Month: May 2022
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Unveiling A Brand New Category this Year, the Oshawa Music Awards Extend All Artist & Industry Submission Deadlines to Sunday, May 15th!
Honouring Durham Region’s Top Talent, the 2022 Oshawa Music Awards will Take Place Thursday, September 29th In its commitment to placing Durham Region’s top talent squarely in the spotlight it deserves, the Oshawa Music Awards (OMAs) have announced a bonus submission deadline extension for its annual ceremony! Artists and industry members now have until 11:59pm…
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Shining Bright Amidst All the 80s Vibes, Pop/Soul Artist Nathalie Miranda Wants to Know: “Is This Love”
Soulful Nostalgia Soars in UK-Based Artist’s New Single — Available Now! Watch “Is This Love (Official)” via YouTube Here The ’80s are it right now, and Nathalie Miranda knows. In a powerful throwback soul/pop combo, her newest single “Is This Love” drums up nostalgia fumes rife with neon vibes and fluorescent lights all the way. “Is This…
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Montreal Based Alt-Rapper Shades Lawrence Fights Colonization With Powerful New Anthem, “No Return” — Available Now!
When it comes to pride, there are few more empowered and emboldened by their homeland than Shades Lawrence, and these badges of humility and coat of pride are worn boisterously in the Quebec-based artist’s new single, “No Return” — available now! Shades Lawrence is a queer, Montreal-born hip-hop artist of mixed British, Jamaican, Irish, and…
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Rockers GURTH Offer Up a Potent Post-Hardcore Anthem in New Single, “Take Me Home” — Available Now!
Song Arrives Ahead of This Summer’s Forthcoming Debut LP, The Well Watch “Take Me Home (Official)” via YouTube Here The new track from post-hardcore outfit GURTH is a simple request and, after one spin, you’ll be ready to accept; “Take Me Home” from the Canadian rockers is available now! The band — Taylor Martin (Frontman, Vocals,…
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Blues Dynamos Jim Dan Dee Deliver Premium Grit & Growl with New Single, “Bleed Me Dry” — Available Now!
Hot & Heavy New Single Advances Prolific Foursome’s Much-Anticipated Sophomore Album, Real Blues — Due May 13, 2022 Watch “Bleed Me Dry (Official)” via YouTube Here Racing along the thin, permeable line between blues and rock is the high octane, precision-crafted, musical muscle car driven by Canadian power blues quartet Jim Dan Dee. On the…
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Hot Docs 2022- “Dio: Dreamers Never Die” and “The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks – Tues., May 3rd,2022
Tuesday was a ”double header” for Hot Docs, as we looked forward to screening “Dio:Dreamers Never Die” and “The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks. “Dio: Dreamers Never Die” was a highly anticipated documentary about Dio (Ronald James Padavona his real name), from his classic rock days in Ritchie Blackmore‘s RAINBOW, to replacing the iconic lead singer Ozzy Osbourne in BLACK SABBATH,…
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The 17th Edition Of Fashion Art Toronto-FAT@Design Exchange-Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8, the 2022
Photography By BKONTHESCENE & YYZ Events The 17th edition of FAT took place from Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8, the Spring 2022 event hosted runway shows from 40 Canadian designers and feature fashion-inspired art. Toronto’s longest running annual multi-arts fashion event Fashion Art Toronto returned with a three-day in-person event at Design Exchange (234…
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Hot Docs Film Festival 2022 Toronto-April 28th-May 8th, 2022
In person film festivals are back! And Hot Docs is in person for the first time in 2 years. Although the online viewing has been a good replacement, the in-person experience is what it’s all about. This year’s Hot Docs Film Festival (#hotdocs22) was held in 4 venues. The Rogers Hot Docs Cinema at Bloor…
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Award-Winning Singer Gabi Epstein Pays Tribute to Barbra Streisand with New Single, “Don’t Rain On My Parade” — Available Now!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM-eWvOyTegxaI5wo96p06w Award-Winning Singer Gabi Epstein Pays Tribute to Barbra Streisand with New Single, “Don’t Rain On My Parade” Hailed “Canada’s Queen of Cabaret” by CTV… With Her Toronto Jazz Festival-Featured Stage Show of the Same Name, Song Arrives Ahead of the Leading Stage Performer’s Forthcoming Album, Gabs Sings Babs Hailed “Canada’s Queen of Cabaret” by…
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HOT DOCS WRAPS 2022 FESTIVAL ETERNAL SPRING TAKING BOTH ROGERS AUDIENCE AWARD AND HOT DOCS AUDIENCE AWARD; TOP THREE CANADIAN FEATURES SHARE $50K PRIZE
Hot Docs 2022 wrapped last night, bringing 225 films from 63 countries to audiences in Toronto cinemas and across Canada online. The 11-day hybrid festival featured 318 live screenings on nine screens at four venues across the city with 223 live filmmaker Q&As, and five special extended discussions with filmmakers and special guests as part of the…
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Rockers BLAZE PROJECT Crystallize the Conundrum of Passion With New Single, “Sweet Little Misery” — Available Now!
Song is the Lead Track From the Quebec-Based Band’s Latest LP, Enjoy This Moment Sometimes having a passion can be both a blessing and a curse. Canadian rockers Blaze Project capture this very conundrum with their blues-infused single, “Sweet Little Misery,” from their brand new album, Enjoy This Moment – both available now. “Sweet Little…
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Los Angeles Pop-Soul Artist Natalie Nicole Gilbert Passionately Reimagines Adele’s “Easy on Me”
Pop-Soul Artist Natalie Nicole Gilbert Passionately Reimagines Adele’s “Easy on Me” New Song Arrives as Duet with Chris Sloan & is Available Now! In a riveting reassessment of Adele’s record-breaking single, Natalie Nicole Gilbert transforms her rendition of “Easy on Me” into a desperate plea for vulnerability between two aching lovers in the heat of…
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Jazz Songstress KATIE DITSCHUN Captures A Lonely Sense of Melancholy in Stunning “One Voice”
Song is the Title Track to the New 2022 EP, One Voice — Both Available Now Watch “One Voice (Official)” via YouTube Here In the age of social media, we are theoretically more connected than we’ve ever been, but that connection can prove tenuous when there’s bullying, anger, or unkind words, and Canadian jazz songstress Katie…
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R&B-Soul Singer-Songwriter Jarvis Church Reimagines Bill Withers Classics With A Modern Twist with Release of New Album
The Soul Station Vol 3: A Tribute to Bill Withers and Beyond is Available Now! Tuning into The Soul Station, Jarvis Church’s inimitable ear for inventive tributes to his favourite soul singers continues to soar, this time with Vol 3: A Tribute to Bill Withers and Beyond — available now! Paying fitting homage to the…
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Rocker Joe’s Groove Huddle Pays Homage to the Power of Support During Setbacks with the Release of New Single, “Strong” — Available Now!
Paying homage to the power of support during times of struggle, Jochen “Joe” Kinzig and his rock outfit Joe’s Groove Huddle release a new single, “Strong” — available now! “The song is about the support important persons can give in phases of setbacks or hard knocks,” explains Kinzig. “In a time of increasing uncertainty, it…
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JUNO-Nominated Rockers The Zolas Cover Poppy Family’s “Where Evil Grows” for Push Button Radio Album
Light Organ Records Presents Push Button Radio: CanCon AM Radio Hits from the 70’s is Available Now! Light Organ artists The Zolas have been commissioned to cover 70s Canadian musicians the Poppy Family’s CanCon classic “Where Evil Grows” as part of Light Organ Records Presents Push Button Radio: CanCon AM Radio Hits from the 70s…
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Troubadour Festival is Back Featuring Dwayne Gretzky, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, Dylan Sinclair, Lydia Persaud & MORE
The Relaxed Family-Friendly Open-Air Festival is Set to Take Place this June 24th & 25th Early Bird Tickets Available for Sale this Thursday, May 5th! Troubadour Festival June 24th & 25th Meridian Place Amphitheatre 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie ON Tickets Friday, June 24th Doors to General Public Open at 5:00pm 6:00 – 6:30pm — Josh…
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Flamenco & Rock-Instrumental Guitarist Roland Grant’s New Single is Born of Fire
“Nacido del Fuego” is Available Now! Watch “Nacido del Fuego (Official)” via YouTube Here Award-winning Canadian flamenco and rock instrumental guitarist Roland Grant sets speakers ablaze with his fiery new single, “Nacido del Fuego” — available now! A scorching testament to his incendiary guitar technique, “Nacido del Fuego” has Grant masterfully commanding the frets as…
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ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND TO RELEASE SPECIAL EDITION OF “CREAM OF THE CROP” ON 3-COLOR DISC-VINYL SET FOR RECORD STORE DAY
Fans of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame group THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND will be excited to hear Peach Picks: Cream Of The Crop 2003 Highlights 3 Vinyl Disc Edition, a collection of the best performances culled from six shows in July and August 2003. Set for release April 23in support of Record Store Day, via the band’s Peach…
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Max Montgomery Debuts New Exhibit in Venice and Will Be Capturing Live Portraits at The Gall3ry By Kollectiff- Thurs.,April 21st,2022
Max Montgomery Held First Los Angeles Exhibit of His Famed Celebrity Portraits at IRL Metaverse Gallery and Members Club, Kollectiff Max Montgomery, a celebrity portrait photographer who specializes in black and white film photographs, hosted his first gallery show in Los Angeles at The Gall3ry by Kollectiff on the evening of April 21. The location…
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