Instruments of Change: An Editorial About Why You Can Always Sit With Me And Why I Will Always Sing For You
The times may be a’ changing, but not quite fast enough. Before Green Day won Grammies for singing of an American idiot, and Rage Against the Machine urged us to take the power back, The Clash wrote intricate songs about isolation, poverty, utilitarianism, and cultural upheaval. Before Bob Dylan won a Nobel Prize for Literature, […]
CCMA – Invictus Party
The content from the CCMA’s just continues to flow in. This time it’s from another one of the parties. This one is all about Invictus. And it was a fantastic night of music indeed. Taking place at London Music Hall I can tell you that Jim Cressman sure knows how to throw a party. […]
Four Chords And The Truth – 6th Confessions
Thursday night at The Dakota Tavern was by far the most diverse instalment of the Four Chords And The Truth series. Really getting to the “kernels of the popcorn”. The songwriters featured at each confession have the opportunity to get back to the roots of each of their songs and give us (the audience) some vulnerable […]
London Gets Fist Punched Hardcore
So here at Sound Check Entertainment we decided it was time to step out of our normal coverage again and cover something a little different for you, our loyal fans. And boy did we step out of the box!
Saturday at Marvest!
One of the stand out features of the annual festival as it continues to expand is the Marvest Folkfest element, which includes a variety of incredible undercurrent talent that are biting at the heels of mainstream success. Hungry bands from all over the region descended on Ottawa for an afternoon of scattered special performances at […]
Ottawa’s CityFolk Fest – Three Days and Counting
Ottawa’s annual Folk Festival returned to Lansdowne Park for a second consecutive year on Thursday, and is continuing strong as we plow through the weekend events, with more to follow starting Sunday afternoon. The festival, now widely known as CityFolk has continued to grow in new and inventive ways, included an expanded lineup of incredible […]
Many CityFolk were Craving some James Bay
As the sun started to set, the black curtain was pulled down and the boys were back, less than 2 years away from their last Bluesfest, Boston’s Dropkick Murphys hit the stage. They brought a whole lot of energy, just guessing, but the next few days may not have the same energy or security at the […]
Life Is Good at Newmarket Jazz+ Fest
This past holiday weekend, Newmarket hosted the annual Newmarket Jazz+ Festival. And what a treat for this town!
Home Sweet WayHome!
It was a sweltering weekend in Oro-Medonte and the weather wasn’t the only thing that was hot. With an attendance upwards of 40,000 people (a 5,000 person increase from last years inaugural event) WayHome was the place to be.
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 […]