It may have been a cool afternoon in February but social media started to heat up late in the day as the annual Bluesfest TAG 2017 RBC Bluesfest lineup reveal had begun…
Top 10 Must See @ Boots & Hearts 2016
So I have been thinking about this one for awhile and it isn’t easy when you have 35+ artists spanning the course of 4 days of music. But I have managed to get my The Top 10 Must See Artists at Boots & Hearts this week narrowed down. These are artists that put on a hell of a show and usually have you begging for more.
HOT Mid Summer Festival Recap…
So it has been a red hot summer thus far in terms of Festivals we have covered since June 1st. Not just hot shows but the weather has been smokin’ for most of them. I though I might take a shot at a mid summer festival recap and just do a quick review on where we have been so far in this jam filled summer of 2016.
Rock the Park, The Rest of the Story…
After two epic nights of country, Rock the Park shifted gears in Downtown London’s Harris Park. New for 2016 was Virgin Fest 2016, sponsored by 97.5 Virgin Radio, in London. Now, I need to be honest here and say this night’s line up was not one I was really keen on. The line up included local performer, Ria Mae, Canadian rapper Classified, Nelly, and Flo Rida. As a guy who listens to mainly country music and some rock thrown in there, this was bound to be an interesting night.
#RTP2016 – Gone Country Edition…
Last Wednesday & Thursday London became the Country Music Mecha for 2 days. #RTP2016 – Gone Country brought some of Country musics biggest names such at Brad Paisley, Jake Owen, Dallas Smith & Tim Hicks to Harris Park in downtown London, Ontario.
CMT Music Fest
So CMT Canada / Corus Entertainment jumped into the world of Festivals this past weekend full force with CMT Music Fest. The inaugural event took place in Kitchener,home of the OHL Kitchener Rangers and then venue in which the big party was taking place Bingamens. For those of you that haven’t been lucky enough to attend Octoberfest in the KW area Bingamans has hosted some pretty epic parties in the past. Maybe not to this scale but this one was BIG.
Tebey has Somethin’ Brewin’
A couple weeks back we were invited to a hang with Tebey, Warner Music Canada and Road Angel Entertainment for a listening party for some of Tebey’s new music.
Boots & Hearts KICK OFF PARTY Announcement
So…Jake Owen had already been announced to play Boots and Hearts this summer. But we now know that he will kick things off at the Coors Banquet Kick Off Party with Tebey, Emerson Drive, Meghan Patrick & Johnson Crook,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyAhqV15UV0
Barn Burners – March 11
Another week has come and gone and I have had a few new songs thrown my way this week a couple you may find familiar and a couple you will likely have never heard before.
Top 10 Reasons you won’t want to miss Gone Country
So Gone Country in London is set to celebrate year number three of the Country portion of Rock The Park. And we thought it might be fun to put together a top ten list of why you wouldn’t want to miss this years event. So here it is…
10. As the country music genre continues to explode Gone Country is bringing you some of the best of what Canadian and US Country music has to offer all for $109 + Tax for 2 days of AMAZING Country Music!
9. The Fact that River Town Saints are playing the Molson Canadian Side Stage for two days that’s worth the cost of admission alone because these boys know how to bring a party!
River Town Saints set to rock Harris Park – Photo: Scott Burns
8. With Autumn Hill taking part in their first Gone Country event and knowing what kind of set these guys put out we know it will be a heck of a kick off to either night.
Autumn Hill – Photo: Sean Sisk
7. Did we mention that the boys from High Valley are going to be there? One of Canada’s hottest duo’s in the industry with hits like County Line, Make You Mine and current hit rocking the charts Come On Down we know they will bring a party to Gone Country in 2016!
High Valley
6. With Snapback flying up the charts and after witnessing the Old Dominion show on a couple of occasions last summer the boys from OD will be ready to rock Harris Park. Get ready for this set folks.
Old Dominion – Photo: Corey Kelly
5. We know for a fact that Tim Hicks puts on a heck of a show and never disappoints his fans and the fact that he hasn’t played may shows in 2016 or have many announced we think that London is in for a treat with Tim and possibly some new music!
Tim Hicks – Photo: Scott Burns
4. With Dallas Smith hitting the stage for a 2nd time and we know the fans loved him you really couldn’t ask for a better performer to hit the Gone Country Stage…
Dallas Smith – Photo: Sean Sisk
3. So we know there is one more Mystery artist to be added and we love mysteries. I would be inclined to buy my ticket before that Mystery artist gets announced. Yup before it sells out!
2. The always entertaining Brad Paisley will be sure to light up the night in July there is no doubt about that…
1. JAKE OWEN BABY… Yup Mr. Barefoot Bluejean Night, Days of Gold and Real Life hitmaker is going to headline his very first Canadian Headline show in London, Ontario. And if you haven’t seen Jake in concert you won’t want to miss him.
