BKonthescene

Where the arts come together

Month: January 2023

  • NYFCC awards dGenerate Films / “A New Old Play,” “Blue Island”

    The dGenerate Collection at Icarus FilmsSpecial Award 2022“For invaluable work bringing independent films from China to a wider audience,” the dGenerate Collection at Icarus Films has received a 2022 Special Award from the New York Film Critics Circle. Two dGenerate Films new releases are topping Best Films year-end lists: Blue Island by Chan Tze Woon, which has…

  • “Doug And The Slugs And Me” Special Two Hour Feature Documentary On CBC and CBC Gem

    DOUG AND THE SLUGS AND ME SPECIAL TWO HOUR FEATURE DOCUMENTARY ON CBC AND CBC Following its festival premiere as the closing night gala film at Vancouver’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Teresa Alfeld’s feature documentary Doug and the Slugs and Me premieres on CBC and CBC Gem on January 15, 2023 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT).Doug and the Slugs and Me follows filmmaker Teresa…

  • RIDM’s 25th edition: Celebrating a quarter-century of encounters

    RIDM’s 25th edition: Celebrating a quarter-century of encounters The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)’s 25th edition ended on November 27. After two pandemic years, this anniversary edition allowed audiences to enjoy the festival entirely on the big screen. Film enthusiasts and the documentary community once again had the opportunity to gather around 157 screenings, 3 listening sessions and 5 virtual reality…

  • Randy Begg, Founder of JUNO Award Nominee + Oshawa Music Award Hall of Fame Group Wednesday, Passes Away At 71

    Randy Begg, a founding member, drummer, vocalist, and songwriter of the Canadian band Wednesday, died suddenly in Belleville on December 20 at 71. Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Randy began his drumming career in the late 1960s. A chance meeting in Oshawa in July 1967 of Paul Andrew Smith and Randy Begg set the seed that…

  • Hip Hop Artist Mr. Doo Featured on Sony Orchard Records Artist Chief Reckah “We Goin Rise”

    Canadian Rapper, The 6ix’s UnderGod AKA Mr.Doo started 2023 with a new single and video release feature, “We Goin Rise” with Sony Orchard recording artist Chief Reckah, available now on all music platforms. Following a string of hits the Scarborough hometown Rapper released his new single and music video in celebration of being on the other side and new beginnings.  The…

  • Slamdance Film Festival 2023 Slate of Incredible Feature Films

    “Silent Love” Slamdance Competition Documentary Feature Film About the Film: “Silent Love” is an incredibly intimate documentary looking at the lives of two women in love and raising a pubescent teenager in a small Polish village. Aga plays the role of both mother and father to her teenage brother, Milosz, but there is something vital she isn’t telling…

  • April Wine Founder And Singer Myles Goodwyn Announces Departure from Touring; Marc Parent To Replace

    Singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of Canadian rock legends April Wine, Myles Goodwyn, has announced his departure from touring with the group. Goodwyn will continue to lead the band and he will continue to write new material for the band and produce their recordings. Goodwyn’s last live performance with April Wine will be on March…

  • LASSO IS BACK FOR 2023!MONTREY’ALL TO GO OFF WITH HEADLINERS:KANE BROWN and CHRIS STAPLETON

    KANE BROWN and CHRIS STAPLETON AUGUST 18 & 19, 2023 | PARC JEAN-DRAPEAU 2-day tickets on sale on December 12 at 10amAt lassomontreal.com The inaugural LASSO Montréal festival, presented by Bell in collaboration with Coors Original was such a massive success last summer for fans and artists alike, that there was no question we’d be doing it again! The LASSO experience was pure…

  • THE ARK OF LILBUR ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS NOW

    “Stupid people with a totally stupid project…Thankfully however, all the stupidity makes THE ARK OF LILBURN an engrossing, fun and interesting film.” — AfroToronto THE ARK OF LILBURN follows the journey of a father and son’s dream of transporting their 55 foot long, 19 foot high, and 130,000 pound steel yacht “The Hardship” fromLilburn, GA Lilburn,…

  • Coney Hatch 40th Anniversary Concert@El Macombo-Fri.,Dec. 29th,2022

    By Franklin Lau & BKONTHESCENE It was a night “Under the Neon Palms” at the El Mocambo. As Toronto’s hard rock legends Coney Hatch performed thier debut album in its entirety to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their certified gold record. The show included additional songs from their extensive catalog. Coney Hatch returned to the…

  • Madison Kozak Sets Her Foundation on “Loud House”

    Nothing hits home like a song about the one you grew up in. For Songs & Daughters songbird Madison Kozak, brand new self-penned release “Loud House” is that song, available everywhere today.Written by Kozak with Aaron Eshuis and Emily Falvey and produced by Chris LaCorte, “Loud House” paints a detailed portrait of Kozak’s lived experience as one of eight kids in a house filled to the brim, literally…