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Martha Wainwright Headlining Woody Guthrie’s Widow’s Huntington Disease Benefit
Martha Wainwright Headlining Woody Guthrie’s Widow’s Huntington Disease Benefit The late Marjorie and Woody Guthrie — photo credit: HDSA.When folk icon Woody Guthrie died in a New York City hospital on October 3, 1967, from the complications of Huntington’s disease, his widow Marjorie ensure a continued battle against the inherited neurological ailment…
Canadian Musicians Rally on Behalf of Humboldt Tragedy Victims
Canadian Musicians Rally on Behalf of Humboldt Tragedy Victims Several Canadian musicians are offering their talents and services to raise money for the survivors and surviving families of the recent tragic and fatal bus accident involving the Humboldt Broncos Junior A hockey team and supporting staff that occurred on April 6. A new web site,…
Gary Slaight Juno Awards Program Exclusive Interview
Gary Slaight Juno Awards Program Exclusive Interview Gary Slaight receives the Humanitarian Award at the Juno Gala Dinner & Awards, March 24, Vancouver — photo credit: CARAS/iPhoto.The benevolence demonstrated by Gary Slaight, this year’s Humanitarian Award recipient at the Juno Awards last month, and the Slaight Family Foundation over which he…
Hip Hop Artist Emmanuel Jal Among Winners Of 2018 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent
Hip Hop Artist Emmanuel Jal Among Winners Of 2018 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent Emmanual Jal — courtesy photo.Sudanese-Canadian hip hop artist and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal is one of three recipients of the 2018 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent, established in 2012 by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF…
Q&A: Author of The Tragically Hip Book Says Earmarking for Charity Is What You Should Do
Q&A: Author of The Tragically Hip Book Says Earmarking for Charity Is What You Should Do Author Michael Barclay with his new book on The Tragically Hip — photo courtesy of ECW Press.The Tragically Hip might at least be pleased that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Michael Barclay’s new book, The Never-Ending Present (ECW Press), about the…
Q&A: Rosie & the Riveters New Album Ms. Behave Tailor-Made for #MeToo Movement
Q&A: Rosie & the Riveters New Album Ms. Behave Tailor-Made for #MeToo Movement Rosie and the Riveters (L to R): Allyson Reigh, Alexis Normand, Farideh Olsen — photo credit: Crystal Skrupski. Few bands mesh the political with the personal, the altruistic with the artistic, quite like Rosie & the Riveters. With their honeyed vocal harmonies,…
John Prine Donates Net Proceeds from Album Pre-Orders to Marjory Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Fund
John Prine Donates Net Proceeds from Album Pre-Orders to Marjory Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Fund Legendary folk singer and songwriter John Prine is releasing his first album of new material in 13 years with a magnanimous gesture: the proceeds of every pre-ordered copy of Tree of Forgiveness bought through the PledgeMusic website prior to its April 13…
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt to Perform Charity Song at March For Our Lives
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt to Perform Charity Song at March For Our Lives Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tony Award-winning actor Ben Platt cut charity song Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tony Award-winning actor Ben Platt will perform their new charity song “Found/Tonight” at the March For Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. this…
Q&A: Arkells Frontman Max Kerman Puts Himself in the Shoes of Refugees
Q&A: Arkells Frontman Max Kerman Puts Himself in the Shoes of Refugees Arkells promo shot — courtesy of Universal Music Canada. Canadian rock act Arkells have become one of the country's biggest bands since forming a dozen years ago. So big, in fact, they've created their own music festival at a stadium in their hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, just…
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to Receive Award at MusiCares Concert Feat. Slash, Nancy Wilson, Mike Ness and More
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to Receive Award at MusiCares Concert Feat. Slash, Nancy Wilson, Mike Ness and More Pearl Jam's Mike McCready will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the 2018 MusiCares Concert For Recovery on May 10 — photo credit: Karen Loria. Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the 2018 MusiCares…
Sam Roberts Band to Headline Free-For-Activists Global Citizen Event in Vancouver
Sam Roberts Band to Headline Free-For-Activists Global Citizen Event in Vancouver Sam Roberts Band — photo courtesy of Global Citizen.The Sam Roberts Band will anchor the Global Citizen advocacy organization's first-ever concert event in Vancouver, British Columbia — and its only open to those who join the social advocacy movement and take action. Taking…
Q&A: Skye Wallace Song Inspired by Canada’s First Battered Woman Defence Case
Q&A: Skye Wallace Song Inspired by Canada’s First Battered Woman Defence Case Skye Wallace promo shot — photo credit: Oliver Mann. It’s not widely known but the story of Angelina Napolitano is a flashpoint in the early development of women’s right in Canada. And it is the cornerstone of “Swing Batter,” the intense new single by Toronto’s Skye…
Q&A: Country Combo Nice Horse Bite Back at ‘Mansplainin’ With Vivid New Single
Q&A: Country Combo Nice Horse Bite Back at ‘Mansplainin’ With Vivid New Single L-R: Brandi Sidoryk, Katie Rox, Kaley Beisiegel, Krista Wodelet — photo courtesy of Indoor Recess. Humour is a highly effective and often subversive way of making a serious point, as any late-night television viewer can attest. Yet that strategy seldom crosses over into…
Common Calls Out Trump, NRA In 90th Academy Awards Performance
Common Calls Out Trump, NRA In 90th Academy Awards Performance Common — screenshot via ABC News YTConsciously-minded rapper Common used his appearance at the 90th Academy Awards last night (March 4) to call out U.S. President Donald Trump as well as the National Rifle Association (NRA). Common used a spoken word intro before his performance of "Stand…
Juno Awards and Juno Week Events Help Foster Young Musicians
Juno Awards and Juno Week Events Help Foster Young Musicians Juno Cup 2017 — Rockers look on during skills competition, TD Place, Ottawa — photo courtesy of CARAS. To casual observers, the Juno Awards are star-studded, televised hoopla lionizing Canadian music and the business that supports it. But a closer examination of the Junos — and its attendant…