JOHN MELLENCAMP TO EMBARK ON CANADIAN “SAD CLOWNS & HILLBILLIES TOUR”
FOLLOWING 100+ SOLD-OUT U.S. SHOWS , CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED SINGERSONGWRITER
Tim Hicks – Shake These Walls Review
Tim Hicks has been collecting fans across the great white north over the last 15+ years playing dive bars to arenas. On September 9th Tim releases his 3rd full length album Shake These Walls. We had a chance to listen to the album and damn, this one is crankin’ it up another notch. I remember chatting with Tim at Boots and Hearts and him stating that he co-wrote every song on the album which today is a tough sell to labels as they try and usually sneak in a couple outside songs. It’s so cool to witness that next step for an artists like Hicks.
Corey’s CMW picks…
Ok,
So the fine folks over at CMW (Canadian Music Week) didnt see fit to accredit my ass for the event this year. Go Figure….
Coming up in spring 2015
Chad Brownlee – Photo by Trish Cassling for Sound Check Entertainment
To say that 2015 has started with a bang is a major understatement. It took the independent Sound Check over a year to hit 100,000 readers and we hit 200,000 in just the first month and a half of 2015.
Our top stories of Q1 2015 included breaking the news of Luke Bryan in Ottawa and the 2015 Ottawa Bluesfest line-up as well as our coast to coast coverage of Dallas Smith’s Tippin’ Point Tour and Chad Brownlee’s When the Lights Go Down tour not to mention our unprecedented concert coverage from New Country 94’s welcome to Ottawa party with Dallas Smith to Florida Georgia Line and ZZ Top in Kingston. All of this and only in the first 3 months of 2015.
Here’s a look at what’s ahead from April to June 2015
Willie Nelson Announces Farm Aid 30th Anniversary Concert
Farm Aid board members: Neil Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews
Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp last night announced that the 30th annual Farm Aid celebration will take place this year on Sept. 19. The pair represented Farm Aid at the 17th annual GRAMMY Foundation® Legacy Concert, where the GRAMMY Foundation honored the organization for its ability to harness the power of music for social change as the longest running concert for a cause.
