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 […]
Rising star takes the stage to launch River Run Centre’s new Magic Music Now series With his sophomore album Intuition dropping at the end of the month, Canadian pop-rock star Tyler Shaw adds the River Run Centre to his lineup on Friday, October 26 at 8 pm. The Main Stage performance launches the new Magic […]
[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE] Call for Artwork: Hillside 2019 No Images? Click here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 6th, 2018 Hillside Festival is seeking an artist to create the artwork for our 2019/20 festival branding! This is a paid commission that requires the conception and execution of two pieces that form a unified pair with similar looks and […]
They’re back… the #HappyMaking project has returned for another month of spontaneous entertainment. Find eight pianos in the downtown core to play your favourite tunes from Don’t Stop Believing, to Für Elise: you can even do you best rendition of Chopsticks. Locations include Grey Rock Clothing Co., Planet Bean, Breezy Corners, River Run Centre, P.I.N People and Information Network (previously the Volunteer […]
Come on out for this Banger of a time Tomorrow night, Wednesday August 29th 2018 and enjoy all the amazing GAIN+ friends have put together for you. Check this out!
Some band cancellations and just the right connections made this night of music possible! Anthony Damiao happened to be having Big Rude Jake and friends over for a BBQ and they decided to fill in at Jimmy Jazz. Anthony Damiao (singer of monster band The Namedroppers) opened the night with his original, unrecorded song “Fuck ‘Em All” and set the tone for […]
Punk Rock Flea Market Guelph is 1 year old! Come on out to Jimmy Jazz this afternoon and check out the various purveyors of fine punk rock memorabilia/merchandise and of course, enjoy food & beverages while being entertained by Guelph’s own oddball folk punk band, Mac N’ Sleeze!| 2pm-6pm We also recommend you join things like GUELPH ONTARIO PUNK ROCK if […]
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“My dudes in Baby Labour have dumped themselves completely into a fucking killer new full length. The dynamic range, the complexity, the #sicriffs are completely worthy of your attention as a music listener. Been blasting it everyday for 2 weeks and I find new stuff every time I listen. Bravo.” #babylabour #fulllegalstop #mathrock #wegotanotherrealcrazylookingbirdhere #blessings😇 #guelph Ryan Turner is a percussionist and all […]
Tune in to GAIN Music at 5pm for the finale winner announcement! Thanks so much to GAIN, all the bands, patrons, fans, staff and fellow judges. Such an awesome experience and Bry was proud to be apart of it. So excited!
This Delta Blues band is a super fun mashup of modern music and 1920’s style blues! I love getting to see them when FRANKIE & JIMMY play at Jimmy Jazz (no relation). I can’t stop smiling when I see these vagabonds play. The combination of Frankie stomping on his bass drum/tambourine midi board and Jim Fitzgerald Jr. singing through his distortion […]
What an awesome show! Even if your forte isn’t 1920s Delta Blues and ragtime, after listening to The Vaudevillian for a couple songs, I’m sure you’d dig them. That was the case last night at Jimmy Jazz, and I watched as patrons who weren’t going to their usual spots like DSTRCT, Frank ‘n’ Steins and […]
How lucky can I be? Seated between Metal Master DWok and Diva Supreme D’eve Archer along with Awesome Jim to judge Battle of the Bands is a new height for me! I was nervous, knees weak, arms were heavy, Big Crunch -too much caffeine in my belly… Graciously, I was introduced by Mr. Nik Wever […]
I first met lead singer Alex Montyro at the Jimmy Jazz (surprise) as Matt Weidinger put his guitar down at the end of his first set, Alex asked him if he could play a song. Matt agreed, and Alex played his version of “Down in Mexico” by The Coasters. I was transfixed at the sound, […]