Category: Music Reviews
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Day#5 – Mon., Sept. 11th, 2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Team Our day started with a Camera Call: TIFF STORY: Celebrities Battleground: Uniting for a Cancer-Free Tomorrow “1st Annual Battleground: Uniting for a Cancer-Free Tomorrow.” Our day started with Battleground, a celebrity basketball event that raised awareness on mental health and cancer, was where well-known figures from music, film, sports, and television came…
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CNE Bandshell Concerts 2023-Dwayne Gretzky With James Baley,Dionne Warwick With Cheyenne Elliot,William Prince With Opener-Julian Taylor Band And The Kim Mitchell Band-“The Half Way Point” on -Fri.,AUGUST 18 — Mon.,SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Crew It’s the CNE ! Although that often signals the near end of summer… it means a lot more than that..the fun of the CNE and the concerts at the Bandshell! The 2023 year’s line-up of concerts is an amazing one! Plus merch booths sell t-shirts, LPs, posters and other memorabilia at…
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Ann Wilson & Tripsitter@The Danforth Music Hall-Fri.,July 7th,2023
By BKONTHESCENE & Photography By SV PHOTOGRAPHY Ann Wilson, the voice of rock band Heart was front and centre on her solo tour with her backing band Tripsitter for a energetic two hour set. What a catalogue of music history and for almost fifty years the band Heart churned out iconic tunes that are stapes…
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Sepultura,Kreator Death Angel and Spiritworld-“KLASH OF THE TITANS”Tour@The Danforth Music Hall-Thurs.,June 8th,2023
By Franklin Lau It was a night of new and veterans of the heavy metal genre for the tour: “Klash of the Titans.” Sharing the spotlight were three of the most iconic, prolific and influential thrash bands of all-time. Sepultura, Kreator and Death Angel who are the veterans, with Sepultura and Kreator being the featured…
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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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The Legendary Downchild Blues Band 50th Anniversary Concert @ Massey Hall-Sat.,May 13th,2023
By Alex Lam lt was showcased as the 50th anniversary concert, but in fact, it was the 54th year that this iconic Blues band has been together. It was an energetic audience for the sold out Saturday night concert to witness one of the most influential Blues bands around. The crowd was dancing in the…
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Singer-Songwriter Sharron Katz Reinterprets the Adam-and-Eve Tale for Maximum Empowerment on “Leaving Eden”
“Leaving Eden” YouTube and Spotify Website Shaking things up and radically diverging from one’s comfort zone requires a steely resolve and a ton of courage, and folk/roots artist Sharron Katz captures that situation’s fear, exhilaration, and grit in her single “Leaving Eden” – available now. It’s inspired by the Biblical tale of Adam and Eve, which Katz began…
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May Pang Fills in Missing Pieces in Beatles’ John Lennon Story in Explosive New Documentary
THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY set for Domestic and International Release by Iconic Events on April 13thA LOVE STORY THAT TOOK 50 YEARS TO TELLMay Pang’s Revealing Account of Her Relationship with John LennonTheatre/ticketing info here Drops trailer here“A compelling documentary…a fascinating, revealing, and sometimes moving portrait of John Lennon.”—Owen Gleiberman, Variety“Vortex. Love. Icon…This is not your ordinary…
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Country Artist Jessica Sole To Release New EP Hometown Cliché on April 21st
Artist Jessica Sole is excited to release her forthcoming sophomore EP, Hometown Cliché on April 21st via all streaming platforms. Hometown Cliché was recorded at Nashville’s legendary Blackbird Studio alongside award-winning producer Shawn Moore and world renowned audio engineer John McBride. “This EP features some of the best music I’ve ever worked on, and I’m so excited to finally put it out into the world,” said Jessica Sole. “I hope that people…
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Fog Blues & Brass Band Banish The Sadness On “Why Get Up”Single!
“Why Get Up” YouTube and Spotify Website Recording artists Fog Blues & Brass Band capture the wild energy of a Saturday night at a packed blues bar into their latest single, “Why Get Up.” And it’s no accident, because the blues banger came to life in front of an audience before it ever saw the inside of a…
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New Doc ITHAKA – About Julian Assange & His Family’s Fight to Free Him
POWERFUL NEW JULIAN ASSANGE DOC ‘ITHAKA’ OPENS AT THE HOT DOCS CINEMA ON MARCH 19 Original score by Brian Eno WATCH THE TRAILERGabriel and John Shipton (Julian Assange’s brother and father) attending for a Q&A after the March 24 screening.Screens at Hot Docs Cinema on March 19, 20, 24, 25, 26https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/ithaka Ithaka opened last year in the UK…
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Musician & Producer Chris Birkett Receives Community Recognition Award
Musician & Producer Chris Birkett Receives Community Recognition Award YouTube and Spotify Channel Website Earlier this month, Chris Birkett received MPP Chris Glover’s Community Recognition Award. Birkett is a multiple award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer who has worked with such A- list artists as Sinead O’Connor, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Talking Heads, Quincy Jones, and Steve Earle. He was nominated in recognition of his…
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ANDY CURRAN (CONEY HATCH) AND HAREM SCAREM ISSUE NEW LIMITED CLASSIC VINYL / DIGITAL HYBRID RELEASES AVAILABLE THROUGH NEW ONLINE RECORD STORE, SING MARKET
Fans of vintage, Canadian melodic rock should make room in their record collections for two new reissues available today – Andy Curran’s 1990 debut solo effort Whiskey and the Devil 30th and Harem Scarem’s 1993 sophomore offering Mood Swings. Both projects are now being offered as exclusive, limited-edition releases only available on SING Market. Each release includes a vinyl package…
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Winners announced for The 52nd Annual JUNO Awards, celebrating Canada’s best in music, live on CBC
The Weeknd becomes the second most decorated JUNO winner of all time, bringing home five awards total this year Nickelback closed the show with a retrospective performance following their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, presented virtually by Ryan Reynolds, with Connor McDavid appearing on stage. Their Induction and Performance is Presented by…
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Mr! Mouray Releases Beatles + Badfinger-Influenced “Cats Can’t Fly” From What’s The Stouray Album
“Cats Can’t Fly” YouTube and Spotify Bandcamp Hooks and harmonies. Jangly guitars, groovy rhythms, and influences including the Beatles and Badfinger. No drama, no gimmicks. Just good people and good tunes. For Toronto’s Mr! Mouray, it’s all about making music with catchy melodies and a classic rock-and-roll spirit and doing it on their own terms. Bandleader Simon Bedford-James formed…
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Folk/Country And Web3 Leader TATIANA MOROZ Set To Release ‘Love Songs For Idiots’ March 23
MP3, WAV, Photos, Bio and All Assets Here “Whatcha Gonna Do” YouTube and Spotify Website American folk singer-songwriter Tatiana Moroz announces new album Love Songs For Idiots set to release on March 23, 2023. The album focuses on all the emotions someone may feel when playing the game of love. Whether it be heartache, forgiving or happiness, Moroz explores it all in…
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Electric Trio REDPATH TRAFFIC Releases New Single “HEY MONA!”
“Hey Mona!” YouTube and Spotify Website With a mix of blues and rock with a dash of punk, Toronto’s Redpath Traffic tells unique, introspective stories of love, loss, redemption, and change. This electric trio blends sonic moods and sweeping movements into their distinctive original music, creating a sound that’s uniquely theirs. Redpath Traffic features Rick Todd on guitars…
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The Meffs Release New EP ‘Broken Britain Pt. 2’ via Bottles To The Ground + Unleash New Music Video For “No Future”
The Meffs Release New EP’Broken Britain Pt. 2’Produced by Frank Turnervia Bottles To The Ground Listen HEREDrop New Single + Music Video”No Future“Watch HERE Photo Credit – Mabel Hall Friday, February 23, 2023 – British political punk duo The Meffs have today released their latest EP ‘Broken Britain Pt. 2’. Produced by legendary punk rocker and songwriter Frank Turner, the EP is…
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Charlotte-Honolulu Based Rapper Feez Da Popstar Realizes True Love In “All I Need Is”
MP3, WAV, Photos, Bio and All Assets Here “All I Need Is” YouTube and Spotify Website Hailing from New York and now based in Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Honolulu, Hawaii, Feez Da Popstar is showing off his romantic side in his new single “All I Need Is.” It was alongside K-Pop singer Seeon Kang, whose vocals feature on…
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Laranah Phipps Ray & La Funkalicious Awakens A Higher Consciousness With “Game Changer”
“Stand Together” YouTube and Spotify “Connie’s Blues” YouTube and Spotify Website Music has the power to bring people together. This is especially true during troubled times of unrest and uncertainty. New Jersey-based vocalist, songwriter, and producer Laranah Phipps Ray aims to unite people through her Afro-Future jazz-infused funk band La Funkalicious and their new album Game Changer. Produced by Kym Miller…
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