Another lineup announcement for one of our favourite smaller festivals in Northern Ontario. North Bay’s Summer in the Park announced the lineup for the annual event’s country night July 30.
Tim Hicks brings the Crazy to Guelph…
After having sat with Tim Hicks on a few occasions over the last 2 years its been pretty amazing watching his popularity on the Canadian country music scene flourish. I can recall sitting down with Tim 2 years ago at Boots and Hearts and talking about his contentment in just being a part of the country music scene in Ontario. Last night while standing amid a throng of eager, sweat-drenched fans who were belting out word-for-word the lyrics to nearly every song in his set I was overwhelmed by how quickly things have changed.
In Conversation with Jason Benoit
Jason Benoit is somewhat of a an anomaly today he has 4 charting singles at radio and yet no full length albums to follow up. We talked about that and a whole lot more while he was pulling into Thunder Bay the other day to play the 2nd date of the Get A Little Crazy tour with Tim Hicks and Sony Music Canada label mates Cold Creek County. I personally had been following Jason for the last I would say 2 years or so. He had posted something on Facebook and we had a short dialogue at that time and I have been watching as things have just exploded for him on the Canadian Country music scene. Here is our chat.
Cold Creek County – Till the Wheels Come Off
Canada’s latest Country sensation Cold Creek County have released a video to their current single Till The Wheels Come Off. Catch the boys on tour with Tim Hicks & Jason Benoit on the Get A Little Crazy Tour with only 4 dates left and 2 of the 4 already sold out you better act fast and get your tickets NOW! Let us know what you think of the new Video below.
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Tim Hicks – Mason Jar Session – Friends Around Here
Tim Hicks is set to embark on his very first headlining tour across Canada. We sat down with Tim in August and he did a couple cuts off of his 5:01+ album. Here is the only cut off 5:01+ that wasn’t part of his recent Trilogy of videos released to radio for online use a couple of weeks back. Not sure if we are the only ones with an acoustic performance of this one but its a great cut. We also want to wish Tim all the best on the Get A little Crazy Tour . We know you will have lots of friends in the audience during this tour that are ready to get a little crazy with ya. Enjoy folks
Tim Hicks Trilogy… WOW!
How cool is this…Our friend of the site TIM HICKS just released on cool ass idea for on neat little video package. And don’t forget we have partnered up with RGK & Tim Hicks to give you a chance to win #VIP tickets to get into the #GetALittleCrazy Tour starting Nov 1st! Here are the details on the Video!
Hendrik’s Top Country Artists to Watch in 2016
After reading through Corey’s top 10 artists to watch in 2016 I started thinking of who I would put in that list. There are definitely similarities between my 10 and Corey’s, as you will see. 2015 has been a big year for Canadian country music from the tour perspective with all the major players hitting the road, Dallas Smith started the year with his hugely successful “Tippin’ Point Tour” featuring Sundy Best and now this fall Dean Brody and Paul Brandt just wrapped up their “Road Trip Tour”, Brett Kissel and Jordan McIntosh are currently on the road with their “Airwaves Tour” and Tebey kicks off his “Three’s A Party Tour” with Jason Blaine and James Otto on Friday in Halifax and to cap off the year Tim Hicks is hitting the road with Cold Creek County and Jason Benoit for their “Get A Little Crazy Tour”. Notice something missing? Out of all the tours above only the “Road Trip Tour” featured tomatoes as an added ingredient with Lindi Ortega, Jess Moskaluke, Madeline Merlo and Whitney Rose featured throughout the tour.
So let’s take a look at who I think has the greatest chance of breaking out in the coming year, 2016.
Looking ahead to fall 2015
There’s no denying that the summer of 2015 was an incredible one for live entertainment with stellar line-ups at veteran festivals and even the addition of a few new ones including Way Home, Bestival, Capital Country Fest @ Spencerville Stampede to name just a few. Well hold onto your hats because fall 2015 is going to be even hotter and it all kicks off later this week, here’s our look ahead to some of the hottest events and tours still to come before we say farewell to 2015.
