A very proud moment, and a disappointment #MondayMusings

Sometimes I just need to sit back and recall that just 6 summers ago I started Sound Check Entertainment, almost by accident. The traction it received from festivals and events across Ottawa and Ontario almost immediately was mind blowing but nothing compares to the feeling this week as we stage a massive benefit for Fort […]

16 Top Ontario Music Festivals You Have To Go To This Summer

ONTARIO (May 31, 2016) No matter your musical tastes, this province will be offering up plenty of music festivals this season. Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) is thrilled to share an exciting line up of this year’s Top 100 summer Ontario music festivals. We invite you to enjoy musical acts from across Canada, from around the […]

Hey Rosetta! and Dear Rouge to headline 2016 HOPE Volleyball Summerfest

The HOPE Volleyball SummerFest Mainstage every year brings Canada’s most talented musicians to our stage, to entertain our over  20,000 players & spectators. In partnership with NewCap Radio’s Big Money Shot contesting, whose winners play as our opening acts – we will continue to bring the biggest & brightest to rock Mooney’s Bay Beach!

Hedley brings the party back to Ottawa OntariOH!

Hedley is one of those artists that I’ve listened to over the past few years, admittedly even cranked a few of their tunes in the car but never really paid that much attention to…that is until they blew the roof off of the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Saturday night.

Ottawa welcomes Johnny Reid back with open arms!

It may have been less than a year since Johnny Reid brought his high spirited show to RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest but his local chapter of the Tartan Army didn’t have any issues packing into TD Place for, what many who have been to multiple stops on the tour are calling, one of the best shows to date […]

Ottawa Bluesfest unveils 2016 lineup! – UPDATED

Monday night Bluesfest TAG treated us to the first 10 acts of the 2016 lineup of RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest lead by Sam Hunt. Tuesday morning, at midnight, the rest of the monster lineup was unveiled, and it packs a punch!

Sam Hunt leads first 10 acts of 2016 Ottawa Bluesfest lineup

As has become the tradition over the last few years Bluesfest TAG, a youth organization with a passion for music and social media collaborating with the Ottawa Bluesfest to bring unique acts to the festival, has begun announcing the lineup the night before the official launch.

2016 Ottawa Bluesfest Lineup most mysterious ever!

It is officially the eve of the announcement of one of the most anticipated festival lineups in Ottawa, Ontario…heck maybe even Canada. The 2016 Ottawa Bluesfest Lineup will officially be announced tomorrow morning.

2016 Ottawa Bluesfest First Band Clue

It’s that time of year again and Ottawa Bluesfest is starting the annual buildup to their lineup announcement. This year it’s all about the social media with hints coming in via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and SnapChat (ottawabluesfest).