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  • Oproiu Releases “Need Your Love” To Make A 40-Year Musical Journey A Reality

    “Need Your Love” – YouTube “Need Your Love” – Spotify Website Singer/songwriter Mark Oproiu and his mononymousnamed band – featuring Chris Tondreau (lead/rhythm guitars, production); Calvin Beale (bass guitar); Michael Farina (drums/percussion); and Joel Joseph (keyboards) have released their debut single “Need Your Love.” The incessant, groove-oriented rock pastiche finds Mark Oproiu snarling over a tribal…

  • Chris Caulfield Turns Pain Into Alleviative Art In New Single “Walls Come Down”

    “Walls Come Down”  Spotify and YouTube Website Probing intensely poignant themes of self-destruction and relationship turmoil, Chris Caulfield turns pain into alleviative art in “Walls Come Down,” a new single out September 2nd, 2022. The track melds unblemished trap beats with impassioned, 2000s emo-rock sensibilities, akin to the genre-bending amalgam of artists like Machine Gun Kelly and…

  • ANNOUNCES ITS 45TH SEASON FEATURING SIX PERFORMANCE PIECES CELEBRATING DIVERSE CULTURES AND STYLES IN DANCE  INVITING AUDIENCES TO RECONNECT WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE IN 2022 / 2023 

    DanceWorks, a leading presenter of dance in all forms, has announced its 2022-2023 season, presenting unique, and remarkable storytelling through a collection of exceptional works. This season celebrates different cultures and traditions, presenting a selection of experiences that seek to foster connection within the individual and community. DanceWorks will showcase six pieces, offering five in-person, live performances, and…

  • Multi-Honoured Canadian Blues Artist André Bisson is in a Total Funk with “Missing You” 

    Lead Single Lands Ahead of 9th Album “The Ballad of Lucy Stone” Due Out September 30, 2022 Multi-Honoured Canadian Blues Artist André Bisson is in a Total Funk with “Missing You”  “Missing You” Spotify and YouTube Website It’s a sad symptom of the human condition. Sometimes we just don’t realize what we really have until it’s gone. This…

  • 3x JUNO Nominees / 4x CFMA Winning Sultans of String & Friends Release “Walking Through the Fire”, Recording 9th Album with First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Artists

    Watch “Walking Through The Fire” via YouTube Here WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagram Spotify Canadian 3x JUNO Award-nominees and 4x Canadian Folk Music Award-winners Sultans of String & Friends are now embarking on the most ambitious and essential project of their career: Their ninth album entitled “Walking through the Fire”, which will be a beautiful collection of collaborations with First Nations, Metis, and Inuit artists across Turtle Island/Canada. The band has…

  • ACID TESTA Coming-Of-Age Rebellion Fueled by Riot Grrrl Music,a Dysfunctional Family, and LSD OPENING ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS ON OCTOBER 4

    Set in 1992, against the backdrop of the presidential election between Bush, Clinton, and Perot, a Latina teen enters her senior year with life-long plans to attend Harvard. On a night out with her best friend, she discovers Riot Grrrl, an aggressive feminist punk music, and impulsively drops acid. As she drifts farther and farther…

  • The 7th Annual Kensington Market Jazz Festival Announces Return October 1 and 2, 2022

    Featuring 2022 JUNO Award winners Caity Gyorgy and Will Bonness and past JUNO winners including Sammy Jackson, Allison Au and more! KMJF: PROMOTING LIVE MUSICAL EXCELLENCE SINCE 2016 Website The highly anticipated Kensington Market Jazz Festival (KMJF) returns this year for the 7th year of performances, boasting an incredible lineup. Since its inception, the can’t-miss festival has…

  • AVAILABLE NOW: A24’s Pearl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams

    A24 MUSIC RELEASES PEARL ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK WITH MUSIC BY TYLER BATES & TIMOTHY WILLIAMS ON MAJOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS Los Angeles, CA) – A24 Music is excited to announce the release of the Pearl Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with music by Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams, listen here. The 19-track album is available now, and on major digital platforms.  With only six weeks to…

  • Teen Mental Health Thursday, September 29  5:00 PM – 6:15 PM PT On Line Presentation

    Thursday, September 29 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM PTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.Please join UCLA’s Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mindprogram Just Like You about teen mental health.We are losing too many of our children, friends and family living…

  • BANDIT opens Sept 23rd – Starring Josh Duhamel Elisha Cuthbert and Mel Gibson

    (L-R) Kraig Wenman, Josh Duhamel, Olivia d’Abo, Nestor Carbonell, Elisha Cuthbert, Allan Ungar and Berry Meyerowitz attend the world premiere screening of “Bandit” at Harmony Gold on September 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Quiver Distribution) Josh Duhamel (L) and Gilbert Galvan Jr attend the world premiere screening of “Bandit”…

  • Announcing Fall Exhibitions at the McMichael: Rajni Perera and Dempsey Bob

    Exhibitions at the McMichael: Contemplation and Conversations in Canadian ArtTom Thomson (1877–1917), Petawawa Gorges, 1916, oil on wood panel, 21.4 x 26.5 cm, Purchased with funds donated by Major F.A. Tilston, V.C., McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1981.9.2 September 22, 2022, KLEINBURG, ON – The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce its fall/winter slate of exhibitions; three presentations…

  • The Polaris Prize@The Carlu-Mon., Sept.19th,2022

    By Wayne Baggs Polaris recognizes and markets albums of the highest artistic integrity, without regard to musical genre, “Lifting up artists is more important than ever and we are proud to support the groundbreaking music the Polaris nominees create,” said Gary Slaight, president, and CEO of Slaight Communications. The Polaris Music Prize is one of…

  • imagineNATIVE Announces Programming for 23rd Film + Media Arts Festival

      imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts FestivalAnnounces Programming for 23rd Annual FestivalOctober 18-30, 2022Presenting Partner: Canada Media Fund 147 Works Representing 55 Indigenous Languages Opening Gala: Stellar by Darlene NaponseClosing Gala: ROSIE by Gail Maurice    Click image above for the 2022 imagineNATIVE Festival Trailer(Vivienne Johnson pictured)   The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous…

  • Alma Records Signs #1 Jazz Chart Topper MICAH BARNES To Their Artist Roster

    Canada’s Got Talent’s Music Director to record with legendary label Micah Barnes Website Alma Records Website Micah Barnes & Brampton Big Band In Concert Sat, Sep 24 @ 8:00PM Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton Tickets Alma Records, the Canadian jazz label home to releases from Florian Hoefner Trio, Alfie Zappacosta, Eliana Cuevas, and Hilario Duran…

  • Winnipeg-Based Anishinaabe Singer-Songwriter Ila Barker Releases Inspiring New Album Fool Under Water on October 28

    Winnipeg-based Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Ila Barker is set to release her new album Fool Under Water on October 28 via all streaming platforms.Produced by Sierra Noble and Rusty Robot, Fool Under Water is a highly personal collection of songs that embody Ila’s journey to healing after leaving an unhealthy relationship. On the album’s first two singles, “Intuition” and “25”, thoughtful lyricism is paired with stunning…

  • It’s “Revelation Day” w/ Italian Proggers EVEN FLOW’s Next Single Off Upcoming EP “Mediterraneo” October 2022

    Photo Credit – Claudia Chiodi From the Italian island of Sardinia, proggers EVEN FLOW are unveiling their next single “Revelation Day” with a new lyric video. The track is off their forthcoming EP “Mediterraneo” due out on October 3rd, 2022. The track has a Catholic inspiration and is a song to be discovered musically in its entirety. Listen as the melodic parts…

  • HOLLYWOOD NIGHTMARE RELEASE CRUNCHY NEW SINGLE “TEMPTATION (JAGER SWAG)”PULLED FROM THEIR SOPHOMORE ALBUM INFERNO—OUT NOWFOR FANS OF: Escape The Fate, Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills

    Photo by: Luke NightmareBand members: Luke Nightmare/Drums, Scott Mik/Guitar, Kyle Davies/Vocal, Dex van Rooyen/BassWatch “TEMPTATION (JAGER SWAG)” HEREListen to “TEMPTATION (JAGER SWAG)” HERESeptember 19, 2022 (Cleveland, OH) — Deriving from Hollywood, four-piece metalcore disrupters Hollywood Nightmare have released their punch-to-the-gut, leading single/video “Temptation (Jager Swag),” pulled from their sophomore album Inferno, out now and released independently. Marking the group’s first collection…

  • CBC Searchlight Winner CHAD PRICE Releases New Album Introversion and Single “Love Song”

    “Love Song” YouTube  Today, emerging Canadian Pop R&B artist, and the 2022 Toyota Searchlight winner, Chad Price is releasing a brand new album titled “Introversion”, available everywhere and distributed via AWAL. “Introversion” marks Chad’s third full-length effort in his rapidly rising career, but in many ways, feels like his first: “I’m incredibly proud of this album and proud of myself for reaching emotional and…

  • TIMBER MASTERSON Explores Heartbreak on “Every Time (Jenni’s Song)”

    “Every Time (Jenni’s Song)”  Spotify and YouTube Tim “Timber” Masterson has been in and amongst Toronto, ON’s music scene for as long as he could remember. His earliest memories came from listening to his mother play the family’s 100-year-old Steinway piano, an instrument he now uses to compose his own songs. As a young adult, Masterson was a…

  • Pop Songstress Sam Casey Releases “New Company” Alex Exists Remix

    Website Spotify — “New Company” YouTube — “New Company (Official)” YouTube – “New Company – Alex Exists Remix” Drunk dialing your ex — or, worse, that person with whom you were just in a situationship — is never ever a good idea. And while Toronto pop songstress Sam Casey knows that, first she’s going to…