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  • ARRAY ALLIANCE EXPANDS ARRAY CREW TO CANADA  ON ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ITS LAUNCH

    Launched February 2021 in the U.S. By Filmmaker Ava DuVernay; Dedicated To Balancing Below-The-Line Production Crew Diversity Gap LOS ANGELES, CA – The narrative change non-profit organization ARRAY Alliance has expanded ARRAY Crew beyond the United States to Canada, timed to the one year anniversary of its launch. Created by filmmaker Ava DuVernay and led…

  • Rocker ROBB NASH is Declaring War on Mental Illness 

    The ‘Extraordinary Canadian’ & Governor General of Canada Meritorious Service Medal Recipient’s New Single “This Is War” Is Out Now; New Partnership With Warner Music Canada Watch “This Is War (Official)” via YouTube Here Robb Nash is declaring war on mental illness. Named an ‘Extraordinary Canadian,’ the award-winning Canadian rocker and Governor General of Canada…

  • Blues Guitarist/Singer SUE FOLEY Scores Three Blues Music Award Nominations for Her Pinky’s Blues CD from The Blues Foundation

    MEMPHIS, TN  –  Pinky’s Blues, the new Stony Plain Records album from award-winning blues guitarist/singer Sue Foley, scored a trifecta of nominations at the recently announced nominees from the Blues Foundation for the 43rd Blues Music Awards.  Foley garnered nominations for “Album of the Year,” “Traditional Blues Album,” and “Traditional Blues Female Artist.” “I’m over the…

  • Chris Caulfield Releases Stunning New Rock/Hip Hop “Stockholm Syndrome” Single

    Toronto’s Chris Caulfield is a multi-talented singer/songwriter with eccentric harmonies and punchy composition and continues to defy genre conventions with a cerebral trip to the hottest neon nightclub of your dreams in his latest single, “Stockholm Syndrome” — available now. He’s also an artist who has come a long way to get where he is.…

  • Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters Deliver a Loud and Clear Shout-Out of Mercy Me On New Stony Plain Records Album Coming April 15

    Multi Award-Winning Guitarist and His Band’s Recording Will Be Released on Both CD and Vinyl LP Formats Pre-order CD:  https://stonyplainrecords.com/ronnieearl/ Ronnie Earl, a four-time Blues Music Award winner as “Guitar Player of the Year,” follows up the critical and commercial success of his last album, Rise Up, with Mercy Me,a new set of wondrous music with his long-time…

  • Power-Rocker jsin Unleashes High-Voltage “You Can’t Stop Me” 

    Song is Latest from the Singer/Songwriter New Album, Surrender Watch “You Can’t Stop Me (Official)” via YouTube Here Landing alongside his raucous new release, Surrender, Canadian powerhouse rocker jsin unleashes his inner-dialogue meets high-voltage sound with new single, “You Can’t Stop Me” — available now! Coming from a place of self-reflection, and accepting life at…

  • SINGER-SONGWRITER LILI-ANN DE FRANCESCO RELEASES  NEW SINGLE “idc”

       LISTEN TO THE HEARTBREAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL TRACK HERE Singer-songwriter Lili-Ann De Francesco releases “idc”, her official debut with Maison Barclay Canada / Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company.  “‘idc’ is a really important song to me for many reasons. I decided to talk about the biggest heartbreak I had in my young life. I was always…

  • Kelowna, BC Singer/Songwriter Bree Whitworth Searches for the “Real Thing” in Emotionally Charged New Single 

    Kelowna singer/songwriter Bree Whitworth bears her soul and beautifully articulates true romance with her emotionally charged new single, “Real Thing” — available now. Recorded live pre-pandemic at 12th Street Sound on Canada’s west coast, “Real Thing” resulted from music magic, and is the artist’s first release in what is set to be a massive year…

  •  Alt-Folk Rockers Village Manor Implore the World to Put “Gunsaway” with Release of New Single — Available Now!

    The imploring plea arrives as their debut release, and was inspired by how “tired everyone is waking up every morning to the news of gun violence on a consistent basis,” co-front John Weinberg says. “It’s every single day!” “How many times can we wake up, how many times can we hear,” asks the lyrics. “It’s…

  • Sundance Short HALLELUJAH and World Premiere of Short FIVE—Digital Screening Available Nationwide In celebration of Black History Month

    “” HALLELUJAH Continues Festival Campaign After World Premiere at Sundance and FIVE World PremieresWHAT:HALLELUJAH screens at TBFF after its impressive debut at Sundance. Billed as a “traumedy,” HALLELUJAH is a deft, beguiling clash between darkness and light. After being stuck with the guardianship of their annoying, bookworm nephew, two brothers in Compton, California, must decide if…

  • New works by Jasmine Becket-Griffith

      Presents New Works by Jasmine Becket-Griffith “California Godiva” (original acrylic painting on panel, 18” x 24”) ON VIEW January 8 – February 12, 2022 COREY HELFORD GALLERY 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Visiting Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm (310) 287-2340 On Saturday, January…

  • Great Big Sea Co-Founder Séan McCann Supporting Canadian Artists By Not Releasing Music On Spotify

     “Rolling Sea” – February 18, 2022 With the recent exodus of high-profile artists pulling their catalogues from Spotify in protest of misaligned values, Canadian Celtic folk-rocker and Great Big Sea co-founder Séan McCann is nodding right along in agreement beside them. The chain of events surrounding artists like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell’s departure…

  • ANNERIN PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: CELTIC ILLUSION NORTH AMERICAN 2022 TOUR

    ANNERIN PRODUCTION PRESENTS THE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF TOUR BEGINS IN SPRING, 2022 WWW.CELTICILLUSION.COM Celtic Illusion, (www.CelticIllusion.com) the modern Irish dance and magic stage show, created, choreographed, and starring Anthony Street (Lord of the Dance), will head out on a North American Tour, beginning in 2022.  Tickets for the tour go on sale on February 4 and can be purchased at: www.CelticIllusion.com.…

  • Artist and illustrator Ryan Heshka, entitled Vile-O-Vision, premiering February 19th&ending March 26th, 2022-COREY HELFORD GALLERY-571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA

    “Witches of the Weeds” (oil on canvas, 24” x 18”)  OPENING RECEPTION February 19, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ON VIEW-February 19 – March 26, 2022 COREY HELFORD GALLERY 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Visiting Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm(310) 287-2340  Downtown Los Angeles’…

  • U.S. DEBUT: KUMIHIMO EXHIBITION BY JAPAN HOUSE LA

    Recently opened at the JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles gallery space, the touring exhibition KUMIHIMO | The Art of Japanese Silk Braiding by DOMYO is the first in the United States to illuminate the vibrant art of Japanese silk braiding, or kumihimo (“braided cords”) by exploring its history, craftsmanship, and ways the tradition is innovating for today and tomorrow. Produced by Yusoku Kumihimo…

  • Syrian Pop-Rocker Jano Alek Unleashes Powerful New Single, “Mountain Man” 

    Watch “Mountain Man (Official)” via YouTube Here No stranger to the music scene, and deeply inspired by strong, 90s alternative bands, Montreal-based pop-rocker Jano Alek channels passionate symbolism with emotional overtones in his newest single, “Mountain Man” — available now! Infused with unique Armenian-Syrian riffs and melodies, Jano Alek creates a solid foundation for the…

  • Former The Launch and Mini Pop Kid Grows Up: Punk Rocker Victoria Alex is “Screaming” to Be Heard

    Artist Victoria Alex is “Screaming” to Be Heard in Super-Charged New Song The Toronto-Based Former The Launch Contestant & Mini Pop Kid Previews Forthcoming EP with Debut Single — Available Now! Watch “Screaming (Official) (Explicit)” via YouTube Here Watch “Screaming (Official) (Clean)” via YouTube Here For Canadian alt. pop-punk artist Victoria Alex, the unleashing of her debut…

  • The Norton Simon Museum-Pasadena, California

    The Norton Simon Museum was founded in 1922 and incorporated two years later on August 14, 1924 as a privately endowed, nonprofit institution. Originally comprised of local citizens, the primary goals of the Institution were to establish and maintain a museum and library of art as well as encourage the study of fine arts. After…

  • Kamloops Country Rocker Marshall Potts Brings “The Storm” with New Single

    Available now, Marshall Potts is blowing in strong with “The Storm” — the fierce new single from his forthcoming third album of the same name set to arrive this Spring.  The country rocker from Canada’s West Coast is fusing Americana with classic rock on this heavyweight song — supercharged and ready to rip off the…

  • Ottawa Rocker Edison Rupert Recounts A Tale of Hard Living in “Ticket To A Place”

    Watch “Ticket To A Place” via YouTube Here Life can be punishing, and the world can be a cruel place, and sometimes we just want someone to lay it all out how it really is, without varnish or artifice. Canadian indie folk-rocker Edison Rupert does just that in his rollicking ballad of hard luck, “Ticket…