Happy 148th birthday Canada! Whether you are having a backyard party, taking in the festivities around your town, or heading out to the lake, music will most likely be a part of your day. We were looking for some new ideas to add to our playlist so we decided to ask you what Canadian artists [...]
It was such a pleasure to watch and listen to Sarah McLachlan perform at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton. I never thought it could be possible, but her voice has grown more powerful with time and I am a fan all over again. Sarah McLachlan played two sold out shows in Edmonton on October 30 [...]
Saturday night’s Demi Lovato concert at Rexall Place in Edmonton didn’t hold a candle to the elaborate stage production of last month’s Katy Perry concert. But if their ear-piercing shrieks were any indication, the fans in attendance seemed perfectly satisfied by Lovato‘s more intimate affair. On a simple stage, California pop hip hop duo MKTO [...]
No one can accuse Demi Lovato of not working hard. The Demi World Tour (presented by Tampax) rolled into Edmonton on October 4, and I was lucky enough to cover it for Sheri, who was in Toronto at a conference. As I discovered earlier that day, this is Demi’s second tour of 2014 (her first, [...]
At the end of last month, I ran one of my favourite contests yet when COVERGIRL contacted me to, not only attend and meet Katy Perry, but to also give away two sets of two tickets to readers for the same once in a lifetime opportuity. I had to read the email twice, out loud, [...]
Big Sugar frontman Gordie Johnson has had a life-long love affair with the vinyl record. “I still listen to vinyl almost every day,” says Johnson in an email interview. “I have an enormous library of records, strictly because I have been buying them since I was a kid.” It should come as no surprise then [...]
Vinyl records are all the rage. In fact, it was recently reported that US vinyl sales jumped 32% last year – quite surprising for a format that was all but left for dead by the major record labels in the late 1980s as the industry transitioned to CD. Clearly, some music fans still appreciate the [...]
PINK is definitely worth waiting for. PINK wrapped up the Canadian leg of her Truth About Love Tour in Edmonton last night in style. From the moment she took the stage the arena was filled with an energy that I was glad to be a part of. Singing new and old songs matched with fresh [...]
Award-winning kindie musician Joanie Leeds’ releases her fifth kids’ CD, Bandwagon, on today. Gifted with a soulful, “rock solid” voice and an instinctive knack for capturing the essence of any style she goes for, Joanie Leeds has delivered, with each new album, music that thrills admiring adults yet speaks to kids in a friendly, non-patronizing [...]
The title of Sebastian Bach’s latest album is Kicking and Screaming. It’s a phrase that would also accurately describe his band’s performance at the Capital Ex on July 29. They kicked it into high gear on the last night of the fair, with Bach singing – and screaming – his way through a 75 minute [...]
Frank and I went to Red’s last night to see Tesla (The 5 Man Acoustical Band) in concert. I have to be very honest here — I didn’t recognize any songs…not 1. I thought for sure I would recognize something. Anyway, Frank had a wonderful time and I have to admit, some of their songs [...]