July Talk announce North American Tour
Hot on the heals of their new single, Push and Pull and mere weeks after their smokin’ hot performance at Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival July Talk has announced a North American Tour in support of their forthcoming album.
Jason Blaine Honky Tonkin’ & Golfin’ for Charity…
For the 3rd year in a row, Jason Blaine, hit a home run (wrong sport… hole in one?) with his annual Celebrity Classic Charity Golf Tournament. This year’s installment, held in his hometown of Pembroke, raised over $80,000 for local charities including Algonquin College, The Boys and Girls Club, and The Salvation Army.
On this day in 2011 Sound Check Entertainment was born!
It’s hard to believe that it’s really only been 5 years since I first put pen to paper (so to speak) to write the first ever post for Sound Check Entertainment. Back then it was called the Hoedown Blogger and the platform was under the banner of the Ottawa Citizen but had it not been […]
Vance Joy, Dropkick Murphys, Dean Brody to headline 2016 CityFolk
Ottawa’s annual CityFolk Festival is back with a powerhouse lineup that will see it return to Lansdowne Park this September 15 to 18.
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 […]
Hangin’ with Dan + Shay
Dan + Shay dropped their new album Obsessed last Friday. I had a chance to catch up with them last week while they were in Toronto on a promo tour. The last time the boys were in town was when they played The Mod Club with Canaan Smith back in April of 2015. I can remember […]
Fort McMurray Benefit Concert
Wow.. So over the last couple weeks we have been working hand in hand with some of Canada’s leading music industry personel to put together one heck of a night in Toronto in support of the families in Fort McMurray that have lost everything. Here are the details on what is sure to be a […]
Tailgating in London ON before the Circus show
Our friends over at Budweiser Gardens in London, ON, sure know how to throw a kick ass party on a Saturday night. Invite Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year winner, Jason Aldean, to bring his Six String Circus Tour to town with Thomas Rhett and A Thousand Horses, throw in some local country […]
Hangin’ With Thomas Rhett
Yesterday we had a chance to hang out with Thomas Rhett to discuss what it was like playing Boots and Hearts last summer. We also chatted about who inspires him and we may have asked what social media outlet he likes to use most. Check it out below.
The Lovelocks – Home Sweet Home
We had a chance to have The Lovelocks cut a few songs for our Mason Jar Sessions a couple weeks ago at the CCMA “Country Bar of the Year” Boots & Bourbon. Check out the ladies current single Home Sweet Home which they did a smashing job of. Be sure to watch for our […]