Month: June 2023
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Triple-Threat Ana Pac Brings The “Good Vibes” With New Single
“Good Vibes” YouTube and Spotify Instagram and TikTok When you take the bold step of naming a song “Good Vibes”, you must live up to that title. The multi-talented singer, dancer and actor Ana Pac does that and more with her new single, a positively perfect banger released just in time for summer. “Good Vibes” continues Ana’s focus of writing…
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Tragically Hip Fans Launch “Getting Hip To The Hip” Podcast
Website Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitcher and All Streaming Services Here Instagram “First thing we’d climb a tree. And maybe then we’d talk. Or sit silently. And listen to our thoughts. With illusions of someday. Cast in a golden light. No dress rehearsal. This is our life.” It’s incredibly hard not to be inspired by those nostalgic…
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A Throwback To Britpop and Indie : Cleveland’s Vanishing Shores’ “I Wouldn’t Change A Thing” New Single Out Now
“I Wouldn’t Change A Thing” YouTube and Spotify Website Formed in Cleveland, Ohio as a vehicle for singer/songwriter Kevin Bianchi, Vanishing Shores is a band that explores beauty wherever it may lead. Combining the melodic elements of Britpop with the urgency of indie rock, Vanishing Shores has spent the last five years exploring a musical…
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Seasoned Canadian Bluesman David Deacon Decries Our Endless Summer of Superficiality with “California Has No Winter”
On cool, Deacon’s sound is the first, last and only word” – Rochester Free Times “When the big guy gets chanting it sounds like Louis Armstrong reading selections from Charles Bukowski” – The Toronto Sun Seasoned Canadian Bluesman David Deacon Decries Our Endless Summer of Superficiality with “California Has No Winter” Guelph, ON-based Blues and…
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Dixonlicious@Daniel Spectrum-Tuesday, June 6, 2023
by Sally W. After a few years absence live, Dixonlicious is back in person! The 6th annual fundraiser event held at Daniel’s Spectrum on Dundas East in Regent Park was a hit! Fundraiser ticket holders enjoyed delicious food from the variety of food booths … every kind of food! and had the chance to speak…
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Singer-Ronnie Platt Talks Concert Tour&Music!ROCK BAND KANSAS REPORTS BRISK TICKET SALES AND INDUSTRY RECOGNITION FOR THEIR 50 YEARS, 50 CONCERTS IN NORTH AMERICAN THEATERS TOUR
We had the pleasure to speak to Ronnie Platt who is the lead singer, backing vocals and the keyboard player since 2014 for Kansas.Here are the highlights of our conversation.We first started the conversation on the topic of Toronto and rockband Rush.Platt said”my admiration is for the band’s albums:Caress Of Steel and 2112 and lead…
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Italian-Born, Dominican Republic-Based Rising Star Shiny Glide Keeps the Momentum Going With “The Best Has Yet To Come”
“The Best Has Yet To Come” YouTube and Spotify Bandcamp Italian-born, Dominican Republic-based emerging artist Shiny Glide continues to mesmerize audiences with his latest synth-rock single about having hope on the horizon for a better day, with the title track on his new album, “The Best Has Yet To Come” — available now! Dripping with ‘80’s synths and anthemic guitar solos, “The…
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Award-Winning Roots Singer/Guitarist JW-Jones Has Everything Now on His New Album On Solid Blues Records, Distributed by Stony Plain
Award-Winning Roots Singer/Guitarist JW-Jones Has Everything Now on His New Album, Releasing May 26 on Solid Blues Records, Distributed by Stony Plain Special Guests Include Jimmie Vaughan, The Texas Horns, Rob McNelley, Stanton Moore and Gordie Johnson (of Big Sugar) MP3s, WAVs, Photos, Bio and All Assets Here “Keeping Me Up” YouTube Spotify and Website Award-winning roots singer/guitarist JW-Jones new solo album, Everything…
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Rock Power Couple ALTERED BY MOM Releases “Waiting On A Sign That’s Already There”
Rock Power Couple ALTERED BY MOM Releases ”Waiting On A Sign That’s Already There” From Upcoming AHEM Album “Waiting On A Sign That’s Already There” YouTube and Spotify Website ALTERED BY MOM is an alt-rock/indie duo from Toronto that combine a knack for infectious melodies and classic songwriting with a quirky sense of humour and a tongue-in-cheek post-grunge aesthetic. They…
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Scrubs In The City In Support Of Sickkids @Evergreen Brickworks-Thurs.,June 1st.2023
The stylish beautiful young and young-at-heart party-goers enjoyed the most-anticipated annual party of the year, with this year’s theme being the jet setters’ summer party paradise of the famous, or infamous, sun-drenched Greek island of Mykonos, all for the ultra-good cause of raising funds for the world-famous Hospital for Sick Children, aka Sick Kids, in…
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The Winners for the 22nd Annual Jim Beam® INDIES are here….
Canadian Music Week AnnouncesWinners for the 22nd Annual Jim Beam® INDIESCanadian Music Week announced the winners for the 22nd Anniversary of the Jim Beam® INDIES which took place June 8, 2023 at History in Toronto. The Jim Beam® INDIES are a celebration of new music, and the artists and teams who inspire the independent spirit, both…
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Pianist Huguette Lavigne Releases Shimmering, Atmospheric “Pixie Dust”
“Pixie Dust” Spotify Website Much like its name, “Pixie Dust,” the new song from Ottawa-based pianist and composer Huguette Lavigne, is shimmering and transfixing, putting the listener under a hypnotic spell. A wholly instrumental piano piece from her new album Jazzed Up Dreams, “Pixie Dust” manages to be both bright and haunting at the same time, evoking…
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Discover Vancouver-Based RnB Powerhouse Tissa Rahim “Before Someone Else Does”
“Someone Else Does” YouTube and Spotify Website Vancouver musician Tissa Rahim has released her latest track, “Before Someone Else Does,”, bringing the Persian Powerhouse to the forefront of the Soul/RnB scene. It’s a mild departure from Rahim’s typical RnB sound, but she maintains her powerhouse vocals and emotional performance while explaining to her theoretical partner that he’s had…
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From Depression To Victory: Boxing Metaphor Takes Center Stage In 10-Million Streamer Matilde G’s New Mental Health Anthem ‘Fighter’”
“Fighter” YouTube and Spotify Website With 10-million streams across her socials, Matilde G continues to give fans and media a new knockout punch with her latest single “Fighter” on May 26, 2023. The song is already making waves for its powerful message of hope and determination. With soaring vocals and a catchy beat, “Fighter” is sure to resonate…
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Commitment by Mona Simpson Open Mind-Tuesday, June 13:5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Registration is required for this free live private Zoom event.Registration Required:https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=cc934c4b-706a-4827-b413-36c40ac6eafd&envId=p-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q&bbeml=tp-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q.jgaGpr3qIKEi7fFMi9hR_yw.r93DMjGQ36EGeTypRaIMx0g.lcG6bbi9dyk2pHEo8nS1HuQMona Simpson’s highly anticipated new book, Commitment is a masterful and engrossing novel about a single mother’s collapse and the fate of her family after she enters a California state mental institution for treatment for mental illness in the 1970s.Moving from Berkeley and Los Angeles to New York…
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Shakespearience Work To Emotional Intelligence &Mental Health In Today’s World-Tuesday, May 30,2023
By Sally Warburton This was an innovative student literary program called Shakespearience and in attendance was creative advisor, Colm Feore (The Umbrella Academy, Bon Cop, Bad Cop) and active contributor, HAMILTON star, DeAundre’ Woods, at a Toronto press day. In the face of growing pressure to eliminate Shakespeare’s plays from the curriculum, Feore, Woods and Shakespearience’s Executive Director, Marvin Karon participated in a live workshop with…
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The 27th Reel Asian Film Festival Luncheon@The Shangri-La-Wed.,May 31, 2023
By Sally Warburton & Photography By Alex Lam Fire Horse Award Presentation Luncheon and Red Carpet at Shangri-La Hotel Toronto The Reel Asian International Film Festival will take place November 8 – 19, 2023 in Toronto, Canada Today was a celebratory event to present the 2023 Fire Horse Award. The return of the Fire Horse…
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