Month: August 2022
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Kitchener Blues Festival-August 4th-7th, 2022.
By Wayne Baggs With 80+ free acts to see, Kitchener Blues Festival is one of the largest blues festivals in Canada. Not only international blues acts, but plenty of local talent. The outstanding music is endless. The lineup included blues masters such as Coco Montoya, Ronnie Brooks, Blackburn Brothers, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and the like. There were also…
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CARMEN will be released in the US Theatrically in major cities and on VOD in the US and Canada on Friday, September 23.
CARMEN Director: Valerie BuhagiarStarring: Natascha McElhone, Michaela Farrugia, Steven Love. US Theaters include: NEW YORK – Cinema VillageLOS ANGELES – Laemmle MonicaWith exclusive engagements in Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco (Bay Area), Columbus and more. US VOD Platforms include:Apple TV/iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, XFinity Cable, and more. CARMEN is perhaps veteran director and accomplished actor…
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Immersive King Tut Experience in Toronto August 9, 2022
by Sally Warburton There’s another immersive experience in Toronto! And it’s a great one, too! The Immersive King Tut Experience opening August 10th in Toronto is not to be missed! Once in the huge ‘immersive’ gallery room and when the Immersive King Tut show starts, you feel like you’re in a tomb. The walls break…
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Boots And Hearts Music Festival @ Burl’s Creek Event Ground – Thurs., Aug. 4th -Sun., Aug.7th, 2022
By BKONTHESCENE & Wayne BaggsIt has been 3 years since the last Boots & Hearts Music Festival. This year the festival was a homage to Canadian artists, also paying tribute to female artists on the final night. The festival may have broken the attendance record for a Sunday, with more than 50,000 country music fans…
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Laurence Lévesque’s Debut Feature Film, Mama No Himitsu
On the occasion of the commemoration of the bombings of Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9), SPIRA and Metafilms announce that the documentary feature film Mama No Himitsu by Laurence Lévesque (Port d’attache) has started shooting. The first images were filmed in Japan in mid-July by cinematographer Sébastien Blais. The crew, which also includes sound recordist Camille Demers-Lambert and the film’s main protagonist, Noriko Oi,…
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Alt-Pop Singer/Songwriter Lisa Humber Urges Critical Thinking & Human Connection on “Shades of Grey”
lisahumber.com One of the most frustrating elements of the pandemic has been the lack of clear information and the inability of everyone to collectively get on the same page. Canadian alt-pop songstress Lisa Humber addresses these frustrations in her piano-driven ballad “Shades of Grey” — available now. Featuring bold piano and moody, dramatic strings, “Shades…
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APRICITY RELEASES COVER OF SCORPIONS “WIND OF CHANGE” WITH EX-CANADIAN TENOR JOEY NICEFORO
“Wind Of Change” featuring ex-Canadian Tenor Joey Niceforo – YouTube Website The Scotland-born, Puslinch, ON-based songstress and entertainer, Apricity, is captivating audiences once again with her cover of the Scorpions 1990 classic, “Wind Of Change,” available now. Teaming with former Canadian Tenor, Joey Niceforo, Apricity breathes new life into “Wind Of Change”, while remaining pure…
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Icarus Films Announces theNorth American Theatrical Release ofMY IMAGINARY COUNTRY
The Latest Film by Master Documentarian Patricio Guzmán Is an Urgent and Inspiring Chronicle of How a Popular Uprising Sparked Deep Political Change The Cannes Film Festival Official Selection Opens September 23 at the IFC Center in NYC, September 30 in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco ** Filmmaker Available for Select Interviews** ** NYC Press Screening TBA ** Icarus Films is…
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Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.
Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 TIFF Tribute Award for Performance The cast of Michael Grandage’s My Policeman — Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett — are the first-ever film ensemble to receive this honourPhoto credit: Courtesy of Prime Video — Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, is delighted to announce that…
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Gerald Peter Project Shares Behind The Scenes Documentary For New Album “Incremental Changes, Pt. 2”
Album Guests Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Julie Elven, Martin Miller This past June, Vienna’s Gerald Peter of Gerald Peter Project shared his latest creation “Incremental Changes, Pt. 2” via Austrian label via GRIDMusic to follow his 2017 debut “Incremental Changes, Pt. 1”. A talented composer, keyboardist, and seaboard player, Gerald Peter Project conjures creative movements to take hold of a listener and catapult them into…
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Up-And-Coming Pop Singer/Songwriter Aggie Express The Importance Of Self Love In Her Newest Single, “Happy” – Available Now!
Through times of struggle, we are often looking for a light at the end of a tunnel. However, up-and-coming pop artist Aggie is here to remind us that life is what we make of it, and that happiness is almost always obtainable, in her newest single, “Happy” – and it’s available now! There’s nothing sweeter…
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Bri Bagwell Releases “Trenches,” The Third Single From Her Upcoming Album Corazón y Cabeza
NASHVILLE, TN – Texas Country singer-songwriter, Bri Bagwell premieres “Trenches,” the final single to be released off her upcoming album Corazón y Cabeza (Heart and Head). Inspired by her battle with a post COVID world, Bagwell shares her longing to be on a beach somewhere “drowning in sun and mezcal drinks.” Preview the single here. ““Trenches” is a song about struggle and…
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Israel’s StormbounD Is Now Streaming Their Symphonic Debut Album “December”
New Album “December” Out Aug 5th L-R – Yuval Partush (Drums), Rotem Sadia (Keyboard), Ofer Friedman (Guitar & Vocals), Yael Horwitz (Vocals), Shani Friedman (Guitar), Pavel Kleiman (Bass).Photo credit – Yair Abelson.StormbounD have been together since 2018 and after a lot of work over the years, have a debut album ready to share with the world. “December” is…
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The Lazys@The Horseshoe Tavern-Fri., Aug.5th,2022
By Wayne Baggs The Lazys are a hard rock band from Australia that plays music that is loud, fast and aggressive. The crowd at the Horseshoe was electric to say the least, as they ripped through their hits while playing a variety of cover tunes and originals. Everybody knew every word! Loud, sweaty, straight-ahead rock.…
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Folk Artist Gordie “Crazylegs” MacKeeman Has the Whole Family Dancing “All Around The Kitchen” on New Single
Website YouTube — “All Around The Kitchen” Dancing around the kitchen, especially if it’s a crazy chicken dance, can be exactly what the doctor ordered after a hard day, or just for a much-needed break. And “All Around The Kitchen,” the instructive new single – available now – from award-winning Charlottetown, PEI-based family-folk artist Gordie…
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THE OCCULT Presents Relentless And Gritty “Watch You Die” Off S/T Debut
Debut S/T Out August 19, 2022 Montreal, Canada’s The Occult are pleased to present their third single “Watch You Die”, off their upcoming self-titled debut album slated for a release next month. The single is the opening track on the album and a great introduction to a record full of catchy punk riffs, bouncy rock n’ roll energy, gritty…
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Alt-Rocker Harkness Juxtaposes Gorgeous Melodies with Tales of Struggled Love in New Single, “Sugar Bitch” — Available Now!
Website YouTube — “Sugar Bitch” Canadian rocker Harkness is out with his sultry and sweet alternative anthem, “Sugar Bitch” — available now! Harkness’ agility to write a beautiful song, while simultaneously casting a net of sobering lyrics sets the artist apart in his fantastical foray of songwriting. In “Sugar Bitch”, he juxtaposes a track slung…
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Could Gowan see a Stranger Things Moment For “(You’re A) Strange Animal” from Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’?
There is a new wave of music coming out of the world Jordan Peele created in his latest #1 box office film, NOPE, and it’s the sound of Canadian prog-rocker Gowan. No spoilers here. But Jordan Peele has always used music as dramatic irony, using Gowan’s ’80s hit “(You’re a) Strange Animal,” a song where the…
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Long Island Alt-Rockers Last Charge of the Light Horse Capture the Profound Ebb-and-Flow of Everyday Life on Cascading New Single, “Torricelli’s Ocean” – Available Now!
Website YouTube — “Torricelli’s Ocean” There’s a staggering beauty and profundity to the everyday ebb and flow of life, and Long Island-based alt-rockers Last Charge of the Light Horse capture the simultaneous complexity and simplicity on their new single “Torricelli’s Ocean” from their new album Octet — both available now. Named for Torricelli’s quote “we…
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JUST ANNOUNCED: JAKE OWEN WILL HEADLINE FRIDAY NIGHT AT BOOTS AND HEARTS MUSIC FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND
TORONTO, ON. — Sitting atop the U.S. country radio charts for the tenth time this week, multi-platinum entertainer Jake Owen cruises to another career milestone with “made-for-radio head-bopper” (Taste of Country) “Best Thing Since Backroads” landing in the #1 spot on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart. “Let’s go! Boys and girls, the #1 song in all the land of country music,” Owen exclaimed…
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