Festivals information
Every single year, Stanfest in Canso, NS, pays tribute to late Canadian people great Stan Rogers with a unique show on Sunday. This calendar year, on Sat. July 22 at 2pm, the fest is also carrying out a Major Stage tribute live performance to Gordon Lightfoot. The ‘Remembering Gordon Lightfoot’ cast features, J.P. Cormier, Dave Gunning, Joe H Henry, Dylan & Jodi Guthro, Matthew Byrne, Danny Michel, Andrea England, and Lisa Richard Music. Details and tix here.
– BreakOut West returns to Kelowna, BC, Oct. 11-15 for its once-a-year music competition and field meeting, and it recently announced the initially wave of artists that will be carrying out live all over the metropolis through the function. Over 60 functions will perform in six venues around 3 times. Festival wristbands are available listed here, and a complete schedule of the BreakOut West 2023 functions will be available here.
– The Barnside Harvest Festival runs Sept. 15-17 in Ladner, BC, with an remarkable lineup that includes The Sheepdogs, Pricey Rouge, The Zolas, 54-40, The Road Hammers, Jordan Klassen, and Jess Roper. The past day for Early Hen tix below is June 30.
– There is an remarkable lineup of free of charge concert events at Toronto’s Harbourfront this July extended weekend. Individuals showcased include things like the TSO, Martha Chaves, Kalàscima and Andrea Ramolo, The Strumbellas, Crystal Shawanda, OKAN and the Lulu All-Stars. Additional information in this article.
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Market news
– Nova Scotia New music Week (NSMW) returns to Yarmouth/Kespukwitk from Nov. 2-5, and Songs Nova Scotia has shared the 1st 40 acts that will be accomplishing there. Noteworthy names featured include Braden Lam, Carleton Stone, Jah’Mila, James Shaw Quartet, Leanne Hoffman, Like A Bike, Rain In excess of St. Ambrose, and Skunk Motel. Delegate Passes and Pageant Wristbands are on sale now listed here
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– Excellent information for the Toronto live tunes scene is the return to action of 1 of the city’s most historic live performance venues. Now recognised as The Concert Hall, the building at 888 Yonge St. has previously been acknowledged as The Masonic Temple, the famous Rock Pile, and, for a spell, The Live performance Corridor. It has performed host to artists ranging from Led Zeppelin, Frank Sinatra, Tina Turner, The Who, and the Grateful Dead to David Bowie, R.E.M., and Iggy Pop.
Narrowly keeping away from demolition in 1997, thanks to its designation as a heritage website, the constructing went on to provide many functions, from housing a information bureau and Tv displays to web hosting listening periods and live shows. In 2012, Information-Tech Analysis Team acquired and renovated the Temple. Now beneath the administration of 888 Yonge Inc., it a short while ago declared shows by Black Region, New Road, Damaged Social Scene, The Wood Brothers, Blonde Redhead, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Far more info and tix right here
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– Songs Nova Scotia has now revealed its AGM 2023 Annual Report. Examine it in this article.
– The properly-curated DT Live performance Sequence in Paris, ON, has announced its forthcoming season of live shows by top rated Canadian artists. It opens on Sept. 27 with Terrific Lake Swimmers, followed by Jenn Grant, Dan Mangan, Wide Mouth Mason, Chris Murphy (Sloan), Terra Lightfoot, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Justin Rutledge, Julian Taylor, and more. Information and tix below
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– June 23 was declared Jackie Shane Day in Toronto, and Heritage Toronto has devoted a plaque in honour of the groundbreaking soul singer at Richmond and Victoria Streets. This building that as soon as housed the Saphire Club where she recorded her stay album. Those people attending the ceremony involved Shane’s niece from Nashville and the actor who portrays Shane in the Heritage Minute clip.
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– Ginger St James has organised the 7th yearly Bands for Boobs Fundraiser for the Cancer Assistance Application, getting position at The Casbah in Hamilton on July 2 (1-8 pm). It characteristics a stellar group of community skills and is remarkably suggested. $20 Tickets at the door. More facts listed here.
– MusicNL has partnered with the Canadian Mental Wellness Affiliation Newfoundland and Labrador (CMHA-NL), and Lifewise to produce the new Jason Cull scholarship valued at $500 to identify and support psychological health and fitness in the new music business. Candidates must be currently enrolled in or planning to show up at school at the higher education, undergraduate, graduate, submit-graduate, or doctoral degree in any songs-connected program, and will have to be a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador. Utilize in this article by Aug. 31.
– A reminder that the submission deadline for the Allan Slaight Juno Master Course is tomorrow (June 30) at 5 pm ET. The prestigious program is made to help rising artists with possibilities to refine their craft and even further produce their new music careers and is valued at more than $100K. Utilize in this article.
Artists information
– Drake studies that a new album is on the way. Shortly after saying his first poetry book on June 24, Drake also teased his future musical job. “I made an album to go with the ebook,” he introduced. “They say they overlook the outdated Drake girl really do not tempt me. FOR ALL THE Canine.” An album release date has not nonetheless been noted. Drizzy’s debut poetry assortment is named Titles Spoil Almost everything: A Stream of Consciousness, by Aubrey Drake Graham and Kenza Samir. Drake took out a whole-website page advertisement in major retailers like the New York Publish, Los Angeles Times and Houston Chronicle to market it. The advertisement contained a QR code top to the website titlesruineverything.com, where by the rap superstar teased his next album. The assortment is now out there for invest in through drakerelated.com and other choose suppliers, such as publisher Phaidon. Resource: Billboard
– Hamilton rockers The Soiled Nil have declared a new operate of Canadian dates including Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal on the Totally free Rein to Passions tour following the launch of their fourth album, a single with that title. This trek kicks off in London on Sept. 29 and includes Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. The band is at the moment playing US exhibits. Tix on sale now. Information right here.
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– Fronted by singer/songwriter Benjamin Hackman, Toronto band The Holy Gasp recently introduced a 3rd studio album, …And the Lord Hath Taken Away, a 65-moment orchestral suite published for an ensemble of 45 musicians and vocalists employing the framing narrative of The Guide of Career. The group’s latest animated movie, The Algonquin Bridge, recently won an award at Cannes.
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– Last 7 days, East Coastline indie pop artist Leanne Hoffman released her sophomore album, The Text Collector, by using Venue Information (dispersed by Fontana North). The album was born from a poetry project in which the multi-disciplinary artist wrote a single poem a working day for a complete 12 months. She performs The Cap in Fredericton on July 6 with Loviet. Here is Hoffman’s new solitary.
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– Atlantic Canadian pop songsmith Jon Mullane has place out a music online video for his new solitary, The Solar in the Summertime, taken from his new EP California (introduced on June 9). The retro seaside-encouraged video was shot on Bayswater Seaside in Nova Scotia in early June, amidst the bushfires, and fittingly introduced on the to start with working day of summer time.