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On a vibrant summer night in Toronto, music aficionados and fans of Latin pop sensation Danna Paola

On a balmy Toronto summer night, music enthusiasts from all walks of life gathered at the Budweiser Stage for a nostalgic journey back to the ’80s. The stage was set, and the atmosphere was electric, as three iconic bands – Berlin, Howard Jones, and Culture Club – took the stage to deliver a night of unforgettable performances.

Grand OnStage will be welcoming over 50 diverse and enthralling performances from across Canada and around the world. With an eclectic mix of artists representing dance, theatre, music, comedy, and circus, all of us involved with the Grand OnStage program look forward to seeing you at Kingston Grand this fall.

Country Newcomer Jordan Riley pulls an ‘All Nighter’ with his latest single. Hailing from a small town south of Barrie, Jordan Riley began his country music journey after falling in love with the genre. His roots reflect the small-town values and stories told through country music. Though it wasn’t until 2014 that Jordan had begun songwriting and, a few years later, he hit the studio.

It has been three years since the release of his fourth studio self-titled album, and just over a year since the country music star started his social media hiatus and traded his smartphone for a flip phone phone. Brett Eldredge was soaring the past few years with each one of his singles reaching Gold Certification in the US and his first headlining tour. It is safe to say that Brett Eldredge had a memorable run for both him and his fans. 

The 2020 Maple Blues Male Vocalist of the year recipient, Matt Andersen made a stop at the Shell Theatre in Fort Saskatchewan recently as a part of his Halfway Home By Morning tour and left people wanting more.

Saturday September 14 over 2500 people payed for the privilege to enter Kingston Penitentiary and experience a huge event in Canadian music history.

Welcome to CBMF day 2, it was a wet one out there! Rain poured down during Chad Brownlee and Russell Dickerson’s sets, but that did keep the fans away! Saturday was another action packed day at the beach with lots of homegrown Canadian talent taking the stage, oh and also Carrie Underwood is headlining day 2 of the festival! Check out our recap of the days events below!

Say an airplane carrying a large polar bear were flying above the Nation’s Capital and, say, just say, said polar bear’s carrier were to jangle loose in a bad patch of turbulence that also opened the security hatch whooshing the bewildered bear out and sending it buffeting through the clouds. Now say, and we’re just saying here, that bear plummeted towards a recently upended truckload of beanbag chairs where it fell safe and snugly, shook off the air sickness and rolled into, say, the Rideau Canal where it slowly but surely swam its way towards,I dunno, City Hall? Stepping onto land with a mighty shake, say, and let me reiterate, I’m just saying, it were to sneak somehow undetected unto the grounds of the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, park itself behind those jerks who decided to chat all the way through, saaaayyyyy, a Norah Jones concert, and then, just then, suddenly realize how hungry it was and….

2019 will mark the 8th Anniversary of Boots and Hearts and our 7th year covering the event. As we get ready to kick off our Spring Into Festival Season promotion we thought it would be fun to explore a different side of Boots and Hearts, the family side.