Musicians
Sebastian Bach and Wife Suzanne Get Behind Medical Cannabis For Kids
Sebastian Bach and Wife Suzanne Get Behind Medical Cannabis For Kids Suzanne and Sebastian Bierk — courtesy photo.Rock singer Sebastian Bach has been posting online to his nearly 900,000 Facebook followers about a cause his wife, Suzanne, has got behind after learning about six-year-old Sophie Ryan whose brain tumor “was destroyed” and vision saved after…
Q&A: A Tribe Called Red's Bear Witness Furthers Halluci Nation Concept Through X Avant Festival
Q&A: A Tribe Called Red's Bear Witness Furthers Halluci Nation Concept Through X Avant Festival Bear Witness of A Tribe Called Red — photo credit: X AvantWhen Ottawa electronic act A Tribe Called Red (ATCR) opened the 2017 Juno Awards broadcast, it wasn't just an important moment of mainstream recognition for the band, it was also a sign, a…
Video for Rise Up Anthem Promotes New Country Version for Charity
Video for Rise Up Anthem Promotes New Country Version for Charity Meghan Patrick sings her line for Lorraine Segato has directed a video for the country cover of her empowering hit single by the Parachute Club, “Rise Up” from 1983. Proceeds from the sale of the song, sung by 17 Canadian country acts, go to four charities of her choosing, and there are…
Dave Grohl Teams with Reverb Gives to Auction Signed Gear
Dave Grohl Teams with Reverb Gives to Auction Signed Gear Dave Grohl — photo credit: Andrew StuartFoo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has partnered with online music gear retailer Reverb.com to raise funds for the Reverb Gives. The program provides instruments and other musical gear for music teachers and music program co-ordinators throughout the United…
From Ashes To New Rapper Talks Anti-Bullying, Campaign for Love Is Louder
From Ashes To New Rapper Talks Anti-Bullying, Campaign for Love Is Louder From Ashes To New — photo credit: Graham Fiedler Lancaster. PA-based rap-rock band From Ashes to New is teaming up with Love Is Louder, the charity co-founded by actress Brittany Snow, to bring attention that October is National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month. The band has launched…
Free Tickets for Nikki Yanofsky She is Equal Event Via Global Citizen
Free Tickets for Nikki Yanofsky She is Equal Event Via Global Citizen Nikki Yanofsky — photo courtesy of Global Citizen"I Believe" singer Nikki Yanofsky is to perform in her native Montreal on Thursday night (Oct. 11) at a Global Citizen event for the Canadian launch of the $500 million She is Equal fundraising campaign. Tickets for the Global Citizen…
Folksinger Brings American Sign Language Interpreter on Tour
Folksinger Brings American Sign Language Interpreter on Tour Raine Hamilton — photo credit: Megan Steen An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will join Raine Hamilton String Trio onstage this week for her Saskatchewan tour to cater to what the recent Canadian Folk Awards nominee describes as “a growing demand” from Deaf and Hard of Hearing…
Bandcamp To Donate Friday Profit Share To Voters Rights Project
Bandcamp To Donate Friday Profit Share To Voters Rights Project Photo credit: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under LawAs a prelude to the upcoming U.S. mid-term elections to be held Nov. 6, Bandcamp, the online retailer for independent artists and labels, is encouraging its clientele to register to vote. Citing statistics on its website that claim…
Q&A: Open Road Founder Rallies Artists and Staff for 15 Acts of Kindness in 15 Days for 15th Anniversary
Q&A: Open Road Founder Rallies Artists and Staff for 15 Acts of Kindness in 15 Days for 15th Anniversary Ron Kitchener and Paul Brandt — photo credit: Open Road. Ron Kitchener began his RGK Entertainment Group a quarter century ago to help manage the careers of up-and-coming Canadian acts, primarily in the country genre. One of his first, a client to…
Kesha’s New Activism Song Inspired by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Kesha’s New Activism Song Inspired by Ruth Bader Ginsburg Kesha — photo courtesy Sony CanadPop music superstar/songwriter Kesha’s new single "Here Comes The Change" is an anthem of empowerment and the positive influence that a solitary individual can have for good in society. Kesha penned an essay for the Refinery 29 website where she outlined the meaning…
Metallica Acoustic Show In San Francisco To Raise Funds For Their Foundation
Metallica Acoustic Show In San Francisco To Raise Funds For Their Foundation Metallica promo shotIconic American heavy metal band Metallica is hosting a special concert on Nov. 3, to help raise funds for their All Within My Hands Foundation. The Helping Hands Concert and Auction will be held at The Masonic in San Francisco, California, and will feature a…
Talib Kweli, Killer Mike and Trae the Truth to Speak at A3C Action Summit
Talib Kweli, Killer Mike and Trae the Truth to Speak at A3C Action Summit Talib Kweli, Killer Mike and Trae the Truth are among thespeakers at the upcoming A3C Action Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, poised to help non-profit organizations educate and empower through the power of hip-hop. The summit is part of the A3C Festival & Conference (Oct. 3 to 7…
Avril Lavigne's First Song In Five Years Kicks Off Campaign To Support Lyme Disease Sufferers
Avril Lavigne's First Song In Five Years Kicks Off Campaign To Support Lyme Disease Sufferers Avril Lavigne — photo by David NeedlemanAvril Lavigne is using the release of her new song "Head Above Water" to help launch a campaign to support those who've suffered from Lyme Disease. The key component of this campaign is the #HeadAboveWater charitable…
Q&A: Splash'N Boots Talks Plus 1 Tour, Hug Pillow and Alan Doyle Album
Q&A: Splash'N Boots Talks Plus 1 Tour, Hug Pillow and Alan Doyle Album Splash'N Boots onstage in Newfoundland — photo credit: Facebook page It’s perhaps ironic that children’s entertainers — though vessels for shiny, happy, sticky singalongs about fantastical ephemera — in many ways carry more responsibility than their rock-and-roll brethren.…
City And Colour, Barenaked Ladies Headline Hayden's Fifth Dream Serenade Charity Concert
City And Colour, Barenaked Ladies Headline Hayden's Fifth Dream Serenade Charity Concert 5th annual Dream SerenadeCity and Colour and Barenaked Ladies will headline Hayden's fifth annual Dream Serenade concert to benefit the Beverley Street School and other special needs related organizations around Toronto. Taking place Nov. 17 at Roy Thomson Hall…