2019 Hillside Festival Line-Up! We called some people and sent some emails and rang some doorbells to get this summer’s line-up all together for you and here’s who’s playing Hillside July 12-14 in twenty nineteen: &More Alan Doyle Altin Gün Alysha Brilla Andrew Craig Bird City Birds of Chicago Bruce Cockburn The Burning Hell Busby Marou Carmanah […]
You heard correctly, folks, the 9th annual Gain Music and Arts Festival has begun! This is my second year being involved with the festival, though last year I strictly worked cover at Van Gogh’s Ear, the entrance to three floors of musical magic, in coordination with DSTRCT & DSTRCT Lounge. This year, not unlike […]
Hey everyone, Cody James McDusa just started a subreddit called r/GuelphOnMusicHis hopes are to try and get a place where all local musicians and fans of music can share their music, or find band/jam members or post about shows or anything of that sort.hope to see a bunch of you over there. https://www.reddit.com/r/GuelphOnMusic/ Also looking […]
This Is A Call To Arms The Weakerthans are a beloved Canadian Indie rock band formed in 1997 by John K. Samson in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Our Mandate is simple: We’re putting together a Tribute Album, have gotten the OK from the band and submissions are currently open. We aim to present proceeds both to CAMH […]
Local Guelph country/folk singer Danielle Todd‘s new single “Crazy” has been released! Check it out via https://danielletoddmusic.ca/ or…
On Friday, DSTRCT hosted a wild show on its second floor featuring Catl, The Namedroppers and The Essential Letdowns. DSTRCT is a divey 2-floor entertainment venue that brings together a strong community of local and international musicians alike, whose fruits cover the wide spectrum of genres available for consumption. The second floor is usually home […]
HILLSIDE INSIDE ANNOUNCES 2019 SHOWS Featuring Whitehorse! William Prince! Birds of Chicago! Cécile Doo-Kingue! much more TBA! February 8-10, Downtown Guelph TICKETS ON SALE NOW! The Hillside Festival is pleased to announce its initial line-up for our 2019 edition of Hillside Inside! On Friday February 8, acclaimed artists Whitehorse and Birds of Chicago perform at Royal City Church and more information about […]
To aid in kicking off the first weekend of Downtown Guelph’s Music Weekend Series, The Boo Radley Project put on an excellent show at the Brothers Brewing Company Ale House in the historic Petrie Building this past Sunday afternoon. I arrived a bit late, but was able to watch almost all of The Boo Radley […]
https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/9092709-police-say-molly-kurvink-62-died-after-her-iceboat-broke-through-guelph-lake/?fbclid=iwar1ki9grrn7db6kxfrqoiz2tfriuyouuwebexlrlpbtmmxmuv9wbhpr7xok With a heavy heart we sadly report the passing of Molly Kurvink of Guelph-based Tamarack. She passed away Tuesday after her iceboat broke through Guelph Lake. Harri Palm is still in hospital and I’m sending my best wishes to him. I only met Molly briefly at Jimmy Jazz, but Harri had a show on CFRU after […]
*Correction: Management at Sunrise Records prefers that you contact Sarah at stoneroad@sunriserecords.com concerning getting your music on their shelves. The manager of the Guelph location is Sarah at stoneroad@sunriserecords.com! Sunrise Records in the Stone Road Mall has a section of music dedicated to local artists! Bry was perusing the mall during the Black Friday sale to see what […]
On Saturday November 17, Pink Lemonade Records debuted three of their recently signed bands. The Story Of…, Botfly and Hellbent took the Jimmy Jazz down a dismal path of tenacious expression and left several people I know bruised and without proper hearing. It was a show that made me dizzy and broke my glasses, so […]
Meet Bryan. Hi. I’m Bryan. I work 2 jobs often 7 days/week, am involved with environmental issues and keep the calendar updated as well as I think I can (still not as busy as those folks over at GAIN Music), but I’m always striving to do better! That being said, there are some venues that […]
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing this explosive downtown Guelph super-group perform a couple of times. Once it was in this same, intimate Jimmy Jazz venue. This, I’m going to highlight right here. http://musiclives.ca/event/pink-lemonade-showcase-at-the-jimmy-jazz/
Kent Vodden stood at the bar, holding his excitement back behind his spectacles, under his wool flat cap. He was talking to the bartender about his lengthy musical endeavours. The bartender, turning toward me said, “You should probably talk to Bryan, he’s been involved in music promotion for a long time. Kent came over and introduced […]
Prolific bassist performs at River Run Centre Friday, October 26 GUELPH, ON October 11, 2018 – Throughout eight albums and countless live performances, Jason Raso has proven a masterful musician. The prolific Guelph-based bassist, composer and bandleader is joined on stage by his “funktet” during a performance at River Run Centre on Friday, October 26, at […]
Join us today, Friday October 12th for an in-store acoustic performance by Revive the Rose! Performance will take place inside the Sunrise Records at Stone Road Mall. Don’t miss it! A gutsy, every-man band from Niagara. They’re the kind of band that turn heads when they play live. Revive the Rose provides the party and the most […]
🔥 Holy Smokes Music Festival // October 12 & 13 // Guelph, ON 🔥 Performances from: Witch Prophet, Phèdre, BBQT band, For Esmé, OBUXUM, Falcon Jane, Her Harbour, Savannah Taylor, Nezzy, Tiger Bomb, Annie Sumi, Transstar, BABY CAGES, Frosted Pits, Junglecat, M’Damn D, VERSA Tech Crew: Amanda Parker, Emma Bortolon-Vetter, Steph Yates, Catalina Novoa Carrasco,Hannah […]
Iconic Canadian band brings new music, old favourites to River Run Centre October 12 GUELPH, ON September 27, 2018 – One of Canada’s most popular and enduring bands will take the stage when Cowboy Junkies perform at River Run Centre on Friday, October 12, at 8 p.m. The Main Stage performance is presented as part of […]
The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour is proud to announce that Season 5 will roll into 25 communities across Canada this season with a weekend of free outdoor hockey festivities for all ages. Each tour stop is full of activities, prizes, giveaways and great live music from local bands all culminating in an outdoor viewing party […]
Debut Album Produced By Gojira’s Joe Duplantier For fans of Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, In Flames DECATUR Announce Ontario Tour Dates Debut Album “Badder Than Brooklyn” Out Now! Produced By Gojira’s Joe Duplantier Unleashing their debut album “Badder Than Brooklyn” produced by Joe Duplantier of Gojira during October of last year along with a lengthy tour across Canada, Toronto-based metal messiahs DECATUR will […]