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Sound Of Music

With festival season quickly approaching the first on our radar is the always great Sound Of Music Festival which takes place in Burlington, Ontario. It is Canada’s largest free music festival and never fails to disappoint! This years festivities will be taking place from June 13th – June 16th. The official line-up release will be this Saturday, May 11th at 1:00 pm. However they have given a few details already to get all their fans excited. 1st announcement was the appearance of April Wine on the concluding day of the festival!! The most recent announcement which occurred a little over an hour ago was Canadian Pop/Alt Rock sensation LIGHTS. To stay up to date with festival announcements be sure to check their Facebook page for updates! You can also check their website for the latest news and press releases.

http://www.soundofmusic.ca/#

There are also still tickets available for the line-up release party which is taking place this Friday, May 10th at the DeGroote School of Business / Ron Joyce Center. Click the link below to get your ticket today!!

http://www.soundofmusic.ca/soiree

We’ll leave you with a few of our favorites from the already announced artists!!


Summer Fun

With an insane amount of festivals, events and concerts hitting T.O and the surrounding areas this summer, which one has your name on it?!

To point out a few, you have;

-NXNE

-Bud Lights ‘Sensation’

-Digital Dreams

-Blues Fest

-Kempenfest

-Boots and Hearts

-Sound of Music

-Veld

-Osheaga 

-City and Colour with Metric, Serena Ryder, Jimmy Eat World and Yukon Blonde 

-The Grove Music Festival

The list can go on an on!!! Which one are you guys excited for?! All I can say for sure is that if you are as much of a music lover as I am then this summer will be one to remember!!

 

 


Canadian Music Week – Weekend Guide!!

We provided you guys with some must see shows for the first few days of the festival, no we’re gonna give you some top choices for the weekend portion!!

Friday March 22nd:

- Protest The Hero                       10:00 Pm/ The Hoxton

- You Vs Me                                   3:00 Am/ The Hideout

- Zedd                                               10:00 Pm/ Sound Academy

- Sirius XM Indie Awards         7:00 Pm/ Kool Haus

- Blackdog Ballroom                   11:00 Pm/ Hard Rock  Bar

Saturday March 23rd:

- Frank Ryan                                 10:00 Pm/ C’est What

- Papermaps                                  11:00 Pm/ Rancho Relaxo

- Matt Dusk                                    9:45 Pm/ Randolph Theatre

- Jessie Giddings                         7:10 Pm/ Tattoo Rock Parlour

- The Treasures                           8:00 Pm/ Dakota Tavern

- Mad June                                    12:00 Am/ The Garrison

Sunday March 24th:

* The whole showcase at Horshoe Tavern!!!!*


Rae Corcoran

A familiar name for those who read our blog and listen to our countdowns!! Definitely one of our favorite artists, Rae has a beautiful voice and incredible song writing skills!! Now she needs everyone’s help! She has just moved on to the second round of voting for CBC Music’s best new artist!! Voting closes March 3rd for this round so let’s get voting people!! Help Canada realize this amazing talent!!

Here is the link for voting!

http://music.cbc.ca/#/Searchlight-All-in-a-Day

Don’t forget to show her your love on Facebook and Twitter!!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rae-Corcoran/202694913206278

https://twitter.com/Rayyyrae


#1 of 2012

Well it’s about that time but before we announce our  #1 song we would like to thank everyone who followed along!! We also want to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Years!!

Coming in at #1, a position they held for 5 weeks earlier in the year, LittleSUNDAY!!!!

1. LittleSUNDAY – Smackdown

http://www.littlesunday.com

http://www.facebook.com/littleSUNDAY

http://www.twitter.com/littlesunday


#2 of 2012

This one was a very tough decision for us as this song and our #1 we have listened to non stop for a very long time!! If I could have made a tie I would have but by a slim margin, coming in at #2 are The Como Brothers!

2. The Como Brothers Band – Underneath It All

http://comobrothersband.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ComoBrothersBand?fref=ts

https://twitter.com/ComoBrosBand

 


#3 of 2012

You Vs Me takes the number 3 spot!!

3. You Vs Me – Said and Done

http://youvsmeband.ca/

https://www.facebook.com/YouVsMe

https://twitter.com/YouVsMe


#4 of 2012

Coming in at #4 is Broken Romeo!!

4. Broken Romeo – Hallelujah https://soundcloud.com/brokenromeo/hallelujah-1

https://www.facebook.com/BrokenRomeoAZ?fref=ts

https://twitter.com/BrokenRomeo

http://www.brokenromeo.com/fr_intro.cfm


#5 of 2012!

Today we will be posting the top 5 individually every few hours or so!! Kicking off our top 5 is Adam Jensen!!

5. Adam Jensen – Save Me From Me

https://www.facebook.com/AdamJensenMusic?fref=ts

https://twitter.com/AdamJensenMusic


Top 40 of 2012 Part 7

6. Liberty Deep Down – Dear Beauty

7. Rachel Corcoran – You Are (The Saddest Song) https://soundcloud.com/rachel-corcoran/you-are-the-saddest-song

8. Highway Lights – Run With Me http://soundcloud.com/highway-lights/run-with-me-highway-lights

9. Sorry Ok Yes – SO! http://sorryokyes.bandcamp.com/

10. Kayla Stockert - Don’t Go Messing With My Heart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L9YuOiDymg


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