Musicians
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend's Teen Cancer America Names Advisory Council
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend's Teen Cancer America Names Advisory Council Teen Cancer America (TCA), founded by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, has named six people from the arts, business, music and charity worlds to help give teens and young adults better experiences and outcomes during their hospital cancer treatments. The Los…
Paul Simon Makes Good On Farewell Tour Commitment to Play Occasional Shows for Charity
Paul Simon Makes Good On Farewell Tour Commitment to Play Occasional Shows for Charity Paul Simon — photo credit: Jake Edwards. Paul Simon, who last year said he intends to do charity shows after giving up concert touring, is set to donate the proceeds from his Aug. 11 Outside Lands Festival headlining performance to two environmental causes, the San…
Jaymz Bee's Caravan of Music Raises $25K for Unison, Gold Guitar String Bracelet Presented
Jaymz Bee's Caravan of Music Raises $25K for Unison, Gold Guitar String Bracelet Presented (L to R) Bill Bell, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Tom Cochrane, Damnhait Doyle, Andy Kim and Jim Cuddy at Jaymz Bee's Caravan of Music, Toronto's Old Mill — photo credit: Cassandra Popescu Canada’s Unison Benevolent Fund presented Lorenzo Digianfelice from Vesuvius…
Q&A: Godsmack Frontman Sully Erna Discusses Launch of The Scars Foundation
Q&A: Godsmack Frontman Sully Erna Discusses Launch of The Scars Foundation Godsmack's Sully Erna — photo by Troy Smith Mental health problems are on the rise in America, and Godsmack’s Sully Erna knows it. He remembers being a troubled kid and all these years later, at 51, feels this is the area he wants to take on and try and do something about it…
Record Store Day: Barenaked Ladies' Kevin Hearn Releases Superhero Songs for MusiCounts
Record Store Day: Barenaked Ladies' Kevin Hearn Releases Superhero Songs for MusiCounts Barenaked Ladies band member and solo artist Kevin Hearn is supporting MusiCounts with the exclusive release of his EP, Kevin Hearn and Friends Present: The Superhero Suite, on Record Store Day Canada April 13. All proceeds from the sale of the limited-edition…
Phish Support $100,000 To Seven New York State Flood Relief Organizations
Phish Support $100,000 To Seven New York State Flood Relief Organizations Representatives from Arbor Housing and Development, American Red Cross – Finger Lakes, Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Hector Food Pantry, Humane Society of Schuyler County, Dundee Fire and Rescue, Valois, Logan and Hector Fire Department, Watkins Glen…
Godsmack's Sully Erna Launches The Scars Foundation to Bolster Mental Health
Godsmack's Sully Erna Launches The Scars Foundation to Bolster Mental Health Godsmack's Sully Erna (third from left) has started The Scars Foundation — photo courtesy of Looters.Sully Erna, the frontman for American hard rock quartet Godsmack, has announced the launch of a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness surrounding mental…
Vancouver Act Galactic Hobos Donating Proceeds From Two New Singles To Parkinson's Research
Vancouver Act Galactic Hobos Donating Proceeds From Two New Singles To Parkinson's Research Galactic Hobos — photo providedVancouver electronic act Galactic Hobos are releasing two new singles as part of Parkinson’s Awareness month with proceeds from the songs going towards The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson’s Research. The first song "…
Roger Hodgson to Play Free Concert for Jake's House Autism Event
Roger Hodgson to Play Free Concert for Jake's House Autism Event Roger Hodgson will perform a free set as part of Jake's House A Legendary Night, April 2, at Sony Centre, for World Autism Day — photo courtesy of Jake's House. Supertramp co-founder and current solo artist Roger Hodgson has donated his signature song “Give a Little Bit” to help raise…
Ten-Room Live Music Caravan Plus Gala to Feature Tom Cochrane, Mary Margaret O'Hara and Andy Kim
Ten-Room Live Music Caravan Plus Gala to Feature Tom Cochrane, Mary Margaret O'Hara and Andy Kim Jaymz Bee — photo courtesy of Jane Harbury Publicity.It's still a little chilly outside so broadcaster/presenter/performer Jaymz Bee, who used to conduct jazz crawls in Toronto, has come up with a fun way to raise money for Unison Benevolent Fund,…
Canadian Music Industry Rallies To Support Veteran Music Journalist Lenny Stoute
Canadian Music Industry Rallies To Support Veteran Music Journalist Lenny Stoute Lenny Stoute — Photo providedThe Canadian music community is rallying to support veteran music journalist and editor Lenny Stoute as he faces an ongoing series of health issues. Stoute, who has interviewed everyone from Bob Seger to Keith Richards to Tim Curry, has written…
Q&A: Recording Engineer Kevin Doyle's Fundraising Efforts Help School In Nicaragua
Q&A: Recording Engineer Kevin Doyle's Fundraising Efforts Help School In Nicaragua Kevin Doyle with students from ABC School — photo providedVeteran recording engineer/music producer Kevin Doyle's recent efforts could soon be helping a number of young people in Nicaragua learn English language skills and improve their lives. Doyle, a "semi-…
Juno Week Loaded with Charitable Opportunities For MusiCounts
Juno Week Loaded with Charitable Opportunities For MusiCounts bülow, MusiCounts executive director Kristy Fletcher; students of St. Paul Catholic Elementary School; Chris Campbell, London Tourism director of culture and entertainment for Tourism London and chair of the London Junos host committee; Theresa Mathers, music teacher, St Paul Catholic School —…
Joe Walsh's VetsAid Gives $795,000 To U.S. War Veterans And Families
Joe Walsh's VetsAid Gives $795,000 To U.S. War Veterans And Families Haim sisters with Drew Carey, Chris Stapleton, James Taylor, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Don Henley — photo credit: Mike Lei Joe Walsh has revealed $795,000 USD ($1.065 million CAD) made from the Eagles/James Gang rocker's VetsAid concert last fall will be distributed to American war…
Fundraising Concert Planned to Benefit Tragic Toronto Fire Victims
Fundraising Concert Planned to Benefit Tragic Toronto Fire Victims Photo from Fire Recovery Fund GoFundMe pageA charity concert will be held Friday (March 8) in Toronto to benefit the victims of a tragic downtown fire that left a 22 year-old man dead, another severely injured and others homeless. The grief that struck the city in the wake of the deadly…