Category: Arts
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Canadian Rockers Eclecticus in the Running to be Audacy’s Opening Act™
Public Voting for the Chance to Play the Iconic Hollywood Bowl is Open Now! Hi Vote via Opening Act ™ Website Eclecticus Website Music and more Canadian rockers Eclecticus are up for the chance to perform at the legendary Hollywood Bowl as Audacy’s Opening Act™ for this year’s annual concert — and now their fate…
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KDMG, Inc. Brings Moving Coming of Age Drama “Icon” to Audiences Everywhere this August
KDMG, Inc. Acquires Filmmaker Tony Ahedo’s Touching Feature Film “Icon” for North American VOD/Digital & Blu-Ray/DVD August 1st Release (Los Angeles, CA— KDMG, Inc. (Kaczmarek Digital Media Group, Inc.) has acquired the Pretty Sweet Films’ production of filmmaker Tony Ahedo’s touching feature film debut “Icon.”This moving coming of age drama charts the perilous journey to adulthood for our charismatic leads Sam (Parker Padgett) and Ana (Devon Hales). KDMG, Inc. will release “Icon” across all TVOD/Digital…
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Laranah Phipps Ray & La Funkalicious Release Fearless Rendezvous of Precision & Skill with New Single, “Jazz Crimes” — Available Now!
Song Arrives Ahead of Forthcoming Jazz, R&B, Funk & Afrofuturism Album, Game Changer Website A fearless rendezvous of precision and skill, cosmically-wired jazz-R&B artist Laranah Phipps Ray and La Funkalicious unveil the majestic and unbridled new single, “Jazz Crimes” — available now! Embodying the spirited mix of high-energy jazz, R&B, funk, and Afrofuturism start to…
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Folk/Roots Artist Francine Honey Captures The Post-Pandemic Reunion in “One Big Party”
Watch “One Big Party (Official)” via YouTube Here There’s nothing like getting together with friends you haven’t seen in forever, and Ottawa-based Americana artist Francine Honey bottles the excitement of a wild, all-out reconnecting of pals in her new single and video, “One Big Party” — available now! Rocking and rollicking with a driving rhythm…
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Award-Winning Canadian Roots-Blues Duo Blue Moon Marquee Are Ready to “Scream, Holler & Howl” with Release of Soul-Shoutin’ New Single — Available Now!
Co-Produced by Legendary Artist Duke Robillard, Song Lands as Title Track to Forthcoming LP Set for Release this September & Ahead of Summer Tour Schedule July 14 @ The Knox, Parksville BC July 15 @ Hermann’s Upstairs, Victoria BC July 16 @ Vancouver Folk Festival, Vancouver BC July 17 @ Vancouver Folk Festival, Vancouver BC…
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Dance / Soul-House Artists Tortured Soul Know One Thing For Sure: “Your Body Doesn’t Lie”
New Single Available Now via Tstc Music through Slammin Media & Distributed Worldwide by Believe Distribution Assets — “Your Body Doesn’t Lie” Website If there’s one thing dance and soul-house artists Tortured Soul know for sure it’s that “Your Body Doesn’t Lie”… So goes the underlying sentiment of their latest release and accompanying remixes —…
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Filmocracy Fest Returns with Filmocracy Fest III: Hybrid Digital and In-Person Event July 14-17 in Beverly Hills; Feature Slate of Narratives and Docs AnnouncedFESTIVAL ADDS FILM MARKET, IMPACT EXPO
Filmocracy, LA’s hybrid boutique festival, returns for its third edition, with in-person screenings July 14-17 at Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall in Beverly Hills, with its full complement of twenty-six films available online via the Filmocracy digital platform. Filmocracy Fest got its start during the pandemic, when former AFI Fest programmer and Slamdance co-founder Jon Fitzgerald was working with…
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Award-Winning Toronto Pop Artist Harriet Chung Explores the Longing Ache of Fairytale Lovers on Celestial New Single, “Through My Tears” – Available Now!
harrietchung.com Based on a Chinese fairytale about literal star-crossed lovers, Toronto-based award-winning pop artist Harriet Chung’s new single “Through My Tears” – available now – pays tribute to the aching bitter-sweetness of being far apart from the person you love. On “Through My Tears,” Chung’s ethereal vocals float above dreamy piano and soaring, meandering flute…
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Alt-Country Duo Fresh Breath Ask the Tough Questions on Bluesy, Harmonica-Studded New Single, “Find Your Way Home”
Website Some songs become known for one standout, dramatic element – a scream, for example – and Ontario-based alt-country duo Fresh Breath’s new single “Find Your Way Home” – available now – just might be one of them. It’s bluesy, it’s catchy, it’s harmony and harmonica-infused, and it also stops the action in the middle…
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Los Angeles Alt.Rockers Masha and The Fam Are Putting You On “Notice” with Release of New Single
Website Masha and the Fam are raising the flag, setting the signal, and putting you on “Notice” with the release of their new single — available now! The indie alt sextuplet is breaking the barriers of conventionality with their full-bodied opus, complete with horns, raging guitars, and pounding piano. “There’s a lot of anger and…
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MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST – WORLD STREAMING PREMIERE ON PBS.ORGAND WORLD BROADCAST PREMIERE ON PBS/POV BEGINS ON JULY 18!
‘POV’ Delves Into Abundant Yet Painful History of Payahuunadü In Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust Debuts on PBS Television Nationwide Monday, July 18, 2022 and Free Streaming on PBS.org Through August 18, 2022 POV, America’s longest running documentary series, now celebrating its 35th anniversary season, exposes the legacy of colonization, racism, and environmental injustice in the Payahuunadü region (California’s Owens Valley).…
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Pop Songstress Astrid Tanton Takes Us On A Journey of Self Respect with New Single “Comfort” – Available Now!
Watch “Comfort (Official)” via YouTube Here Sometimes the wrong person can give us what at first seems like comfort, and it’s up to us to get right in our heads and figure out how to not abandon our self-regard. That’s what the new single by Canadian pop songstress Astrid Tanton, appropriately titled “Comfort” – available…
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Folk-Pop Artist Francesca Panetta Walks the Fine, Blurred Line Between Excitement and Fear of New Love in “So Few Words (love letter)” — Available Now!
Loving someone intensely is both exhilarating and scary as hell and, when you throw in a tendency towards anxiety and depression, the stakes can feel even higher. Which is what “So Few Words (love letter),” the new single — available now — by Toronto-based indie folk-pop artist Francesca Panetta is all about: that smudgy blurred…
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Award-Winning Kindie-Rocker Russell Sprout Inspires Canadian Children to Get Up & Active with Supercharged New Exercise Anthem, “The Health Hustle” — Available Now!
Produced by GRAMMY-Nominee & JUNO-Winner Ken Whiteley (Raffi, Fred Penner), Song Arrives off New Album, Together Watch “The Health Hustle (Official)” via YouTube Here Kids across the country are moving and grooving with award-winning Canadian children’s music artist Russell Sprout and his new get-up-and-active anthem, “The Health Hustle” — available now! Following in his continuous…
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TIFF announces Clement Virgo’s film Brother as World Premiere screening
TIFF announces Clement Virgo’s film Brother as World Premiere screeningPhoto credit: Courtesy of Guy Godfree/Elevation Pictures TIFF is proud and delighted that Clement Virgo’s film Brother will make its festival debut with a World Premiere at the 47th edition of the Festival. Adapted for the screen by Virgo from David Chariandy’s prize-winning novel of the same name, Brother is the story…
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Country Artist Travis Dolter Glances Back Fondly While Looking Ahead in Jangly “Senior Year”
Watch “Senior Year (Official)” via YouTube Here Whenever we’re about to close one life chapter for the next, there’s guaranteed to be a flood of memories and emotions, and graduating from school is certainly no exception. Award-winning Canadian country crooner Travis Dolter captures the heady yet scary experience of leaving college for the real world…
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Indigenous Artist Hayley Wallis Takes A Cathartic Journey Through Heartbreak In “Think Of You”
Watch “Think Of You (Official)” via YouTube Here Young love can be difficult to navigate, especially when it ends… Canadian singer/songwriter Hayley Wallis captures this raw vulnerability and longing ache in the aftermath of a breakup in her new single, “Think Of You” — available now. With an emphasis on the craft of storytelling, “Think…
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TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2022 Festival-June 24th-July 3rd,2022
By Wayne Baggs I’ve been to a lot of festivals over the years and I’ll be the first to admit that most of them are fun, but pretty much all of them have the same thing in common: they play the same artists, they have the same crowd and they have a roughly 6-hour span…
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HBO FYC: GEORGE CARLIN’S AMERICAN DREAM, Directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio
George Carlin’s American Dream is a 2022 two-part documentary film about comedian George Carlin directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio.Then he discovered drugs. Carlin unpacked his mind, stopped shaving his beard, and changed his act. What “George Carlin’s American Dream” really captures is how much its subject was willing to shift and change, never…
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The Tea Party@HISTORY-Sat.,July 3rd, 2022
By Wayne Baggs History as a venue is beautiful; the crowd was energetic, and The Tea Party was amazing. Since their first album, Splendor Solis, I’ve been a fan. Canada’s most misunderstood band. It was great to see them embracing their older material while still creating new music. The band sounded great and Jeff Martin’s voice…
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