NOTE to self; cell phone reception is extremely weak when riding a B.C. ferry. After several dropped calls I finally connect, once again, with East Coast rock and roller Matt Mays. There’s a certain familiarity on the other end of the phone, a place we’ve both been before.
Paul James is one of the most exciting and energetic Canadian musicians — past and present.
It’ll be old home weekend at the Thunder Bay Blues Festival this year. Much of the very best in classic Canadian popular music will be on hand at Marina Park on the weekend of July 5-7 with R&B, modern country, alt-rock and some surprises in the mix. A Canadian Bluesfest is the event’s n…
Music fans mark your calendar for Sept. 14 for the Wake the Giant Music Festival.
The final Live on the Waterfront of the summer is set to go off with a bang.
IT’S BEEN a minute since Edwin has visited Thunder Bay, yet he can still recall fond Northern memories spanning decades in his career as both a band frontman and solo artist.
WHO doesn’t love Sloan? You know, those east coast dudes with the catchy choruses and shaggy hair who have had so many singles you’d be hard pressed to find a music lover who couldn’t sing along at least a few songs. Sloan are mighty Canadian indie-rock kings; they are also a Juno-Award winn…
FOUR Canadian music events are joining an international pledge to fight inequality in the industry by vowing to have gender parity across their lineups by 2022, the Canadian Press reports.
NOT EVEN Mother Nature can keep a metal god down. Max Cavalera is many things to many people. An inspiration and an influencer.
SIX foot high snow banks don’t scare Australian songsmith Kim Churchill. In fact, he’s more than excited to be back on frozen Canadian ground. The 27 year old Aussie musician plays Crocks on March 5, with Alberta singer/songwriter Christian Hudson as part of Churchill’s cross-country tour, a…
SERENA Ryder is a brave Canadian musician. “You’re not really Canadian if you’re not touring in the winter. You’ve got to rock it.
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Leave your troubles outside! Life is disappointing? Forget it! - Cabaret (1972)
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On Oct. 24, St. Paul’s United Church, 349 Waverley St., will resound with the sounds of its magnificent pipe organ, with saxophone. The Cameron Organ Trust is bringing two renowned musicians from Winnipeg to present a very special concert with Allen Harrington on saxophone, and organist Lott…
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Tickets are expected to sell quick for the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra’s Mozart and Martinis fundraiser slated for Nov. 28.
CONCERT PREVIEW: THE GOLDEN VIOLIN (Consortium Aurora Borealis)
Simple Plan played the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium on Tuesday evening to an mixed crowd of both old and new fans. The Montreal based band has been going strong since 1999 winning multiple music awards including a Juno.
Members of the band Mocking Modesty took to the stage at Boulevard Lake on Saturday afternoon, to perform for participants in the I Run and Rock Thunder Bay event.
The Honest Heart Collective closed the annual Live on the Waterfront summertime concert series in front of a full crowd in Thunder Bay's Marina Park Wednesday evening. La Reese and Cold Lake Sun also performed during the last night of the season, which showcases local talent alongside some o…
Thunder Bay favourites Honest Heart Collective will close the city’s Live at the Waterfront music series this week.
Nadjiwan will be releasing a new album in Thunder Bay’s Marina Park next week.
TBT Engineering is the returning season presenting sponsor for the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.
Taw Connors, son of the late Canadian music legend Stompin’ Tom Connors, is bringing his current tour to Thunder Bay Thursday.
The folksy notes of bluegrass music skipped out of the open doors of the large wooden building nestled amongst the trees at the Kakabeka Falls Bible Camp this weekend, defying the overcast sky and occasional downpours of rain.
The latest East Coast music sensation is visiting Thunder Bay for Canada Day. Ten Strings And A Goat Skin will be featured at Canada Day on the Waterfront’s main stage, on July 1.
Like all teens, Steve Strongman had a little secret. He’d tell his mother that he was going to the library to study but head for Kitchener’s famous second-floor blues bar Pop the Gator and listen to the music that would become his life’s mission. “I guess I was really studying,” Strongman sa…
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After 16 years, the final Canadian Celtic Celebration concert in Thunder Bay is set for June 24.
Thunder Bay’s Live on the Waterfront has been selected as a stop in the free ONtour concert series, part of a year-long lineup of events marking Ontario’s 150th anniversary and celebrating the province.
At the time, Canada was only about to celebrate their 100th anniversary. These guys made that anniversary and are ready for more.
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“You can’t stop the beat” this week as the youth in the Paramount Live production of Hairspray JR is taking the stage this week. When she finally gets her shot, she’s transformed from social outcast to sudden star.
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Shades of Grey band members, from left, Dan Campbell on banjo, Eddy Van Ramshorst on double bass, Jim Bird on mandolin, Lou Hebert playing dobro and Jim Pike on acoustic guitar warm up before a performance at the Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre on Sunday.
From Beethoven to Bowie, the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra’s new season is called New Beginnings.
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