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I’ve only really considered myself a “Country Music” fan for about that last 15-16 years and even at that I’m often drawn more to the Canadian indie scene. That said Lee Brice has long been an artist on my bucket list that I’ve been wanting to see and this past week I got the best of both worlds as Lee Brice along with two rising stars on the Canadian Indie scene, Josh Ross and Tenille Arts, paid a visit to Eastern Ontario, first with a stop at Canadian Tire Centre followed by a stop at Kingston’s Leon’s Centre.

Awards To Be Presented In A Drive-In Style Show At New Venue
on the Raceway at Western Fair District

Canadian country artist Eric Ethridge to be first of many in kick-off of weekly “at home” concert series

It’s an uncertain time for all of us but musicians, for the first time in a long time, are unable to make a living. With venues across the globe closed and their fans sequestered to their homes a new era of live music is dawning. Musicians around the world are taking to the internet and sharing their music live online via live streaming platforms. You can see a full schedule of upcoming performances here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/sound-check-entertainment-fans-first/streaming-schedule/497928164235775/.  Along with the individual shows comes one of the first ever completely online digital streaming festival “Diesel Bird”.

Gord Bamford Announces 2020 #REDNEK Music Fest Tour Starring Jess Moskaluke And Special Guests

New Single “To Get To You” Featuring Jess Moskaluke Out Now

It was another stellar day weather wise and the music was red hot on Saturday at Boots and Hearts as two of our favourite performers, Kip Moore and Miranda Lambert, were set to headline the main stage that night.

Chase Rice, Michael Ray, Tim Hicks, Carly Pearce, Mitchell Tenpenny, LANCO & More Will Join Headliners Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris and Cole Swindell

The Canadian country music community is embracing their “like family” reputation as they come together to support one of their own in Toronto on March 3. An Opry-style benefit concert for Runaway Angel singer Cadence Grace, Country Kicks Cancer’s Ass will take place at the Rock ‘N’ Horse Saloon with a handful of country music’s best taking the stage in support of this talented artist. Featuring performances by Jessica Mitchell, Eric Ethridge, Leah Daniels, Genevieve Fisher, Kris Barclay and many more, tickets are available now.

5 years ago this past September Sound Check Entertainment was still in its infancy. I had just started working with a small venue in Eastern Ontario, the Joshua Bates Centre, that had developed one heck of a resume for hosting some of the biggest names in music before they hit it big. One of the artists on the bill for my first season with the JBC was a young man from Alberta named Brett Kissel. Although still relatively unknown Brett was best known, at the time, for his musical plea to the NHL and the players union to come to terms and return to the ice with his song “Hockey Please Come Back”. At the time Brett had just released his debut, major label, single “Started with A Song” the video for which went #1 on CMT that very night.

The Unsigned Only Music Competition has announced its 2018 winners today. Unsigned Only is open to artists who are unsigned to a major record label and has become an important source for discovering new talent. Since its inception in 2012, four Grand Prize winners have been signed to major label record deals.