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White Rock studio owner adds bass line to classic yacht rock
Abbotsford News
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July 5, 2025
He's going to be rocking his own backyard. When nostalgic soft rock group The Crew sails back to Blue Frog Studios (1328 Johnston Rd.) Friday, Aug. 15 and Saturday, Aug. 16 for Yacht Rock The Dock, longtime White Rock resident and impresario Kelly...
One Day This Kid explores Queer identity through an Afghan-Canadian lens
The Ubyssey
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July 4, 2025
Alexander Farah began his filmmaking journey in a film studies course that he enrolled in at UBC, despite his degree mainly being focusing on science classes. In a statement to The Ubyssey, Farah explained he “fell in love with the academic part...
Shania Twain Foundation Tackles Food Insecurity With Singer Donating $25,000 To Canadian Food Bank
American Songwriter
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July 4, 2025
Celebrating her country music career, which included selling over 100 million albums, Shania Twain hit the road with her Shania Twain: Live in Concert Tour. Scheduling concerts throughout the United States and Canada, Twain wanted to do more than...
Canadian Club & Peking Duk Are Dropping A Windbreaker Jacket & Bye Bye Winter Blues
Pedestrian
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July 4, 2025
Canadian Club & Peking Duk Are Dropping A Windbreaker Jacket & Bye Bye Winter Blues Time to melt those winter blues away, as Canadian Club and Peking Duk just dropped their hottest collab yet. Prepare to turn heads as you carve up the slopes in...
RavenWood Music Festival spotlights Western Canadian talent for its seventh year
Drayton Valley Western Review
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Edmonton-based country band, the Prairie States, will close out the 2025 RavenWood Music Festival on Saturday evening, July 12. Photo supplied The 2025 RavenWood Music Festival will not only be packed with...
MusicRow Weekly (Artist Roster, News, Charts, More…)
MusicRow - Tennessee
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July 3, 2025
This week’s edition of The MusicRow Weekly captures the energy and evolution of Nashville’s music industry, with new signings, board appointments, legacy tributes and more. Click here to see the full edition. MusicRow has unveiled its 2025 Artist...
Canada Day in Sun Peaks kicks off summer with music, community and mountain energy
Sun Peaks Independent News
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July 3, 2025
Rock band Toque performing at Sun Peaks centre stage on Canada Day. Photo via Instagram/toquerocks Sun Peaks welcomed summer with a high-energy Canada Day celebration that blended classic Canadian music, family fun and community spirit, all set...
Hard Rock marks opening of its first Canadian resort with guitar smash ceremony
Yogonet International
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July 4, 2025
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa officially opened Thursday with its trademark guitar smash, introducing Canada’s first fully integrated Hard Rock resort. Executives, tribal leaders, and local officials took the stage to shatter guitars instead of...
GENE HOGLAN Recalls 'Biggest Lesson' He Ever Got About Music Industry
Blabbermouth - California
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July 4, 2025
At this year's Hellfest in Clisson, France, legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan, who has played with TESTAMENT, DETHKLOK, DARK ANGEL, DEATH, FEAR FACTORY and STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, among others, spoke about being one of the most in-demand...
Kelly Human memorial concert showcases family, cultural pride and community in Portage
The Graphic Leader
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Hundreds of people gathered at Island Park Thursday, July 3 for the third annual Kelly Human Memorial Concert, a heartfelt tribute to a beloved Métis woman whose legacy continues to inspire community connection and giving.Article content The...
Gwen Stefani coming to Churchill Park Music Festival
The Muse
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July 4, 2025
Joining Def Leppard, Blake Shelton, and The Killers Churchil Park Music Festival have announced that Gwen Stefani will be headlining Sunday nights show at the festival. The Grammy-winning frontwoman of No Doubt is known for songs like Hollaback...
'Unsettling': Barrie resident questions downtown safety on Canada Day
Barrie Today
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July 4, 2025
'To say we were shocked would be an understatement,' says man, who described person bragging loudly about doing drugs in front of child With the dust now settled on Canada Day events around Barrie earlier this week, the city’s new “enhanced...
Ottawa Canada Day highlights 2025: A Canadian love-in
Ottawa Times
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July 3, 2025
Thousands gathered at LeBreton Flats Park to celebrate Canada Day with amazing evening of music, dance, and national pride! OTTAWA, ON – Tuesday, July 2 – Thousands gathered at LeBreton Flats Park and tuned in across the country to celebrate...
This concert series in Toronto hosts mystery shows in unexpected locations
Toronto.com
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Do you remember your first concert? Mine was Hilary Duff when she came to Toronto back in the “Metamorphosis” days. But have you ever thought about going to see a show without actually knowing who will be performing? I know it sounds like a weird...
Music plays a key role in Southampton summers
Saugeen Times
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July 3, 2025
On the last summer Sunday of June (June 29) in Southampton, the air was filled with music. It began with the Chantry Singers and their Summer Music Extravaganza held at Southampton United Church. where the acoustics are almost perfect. From...
Van Jams: New Vancouver music from June 2025
The Georgia Straight
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July 4, 2025
Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. You can’t catch a bus in Vancouver without tripping over a struggling indie musician trying to figure out how to turn the pain in their soul into...
Meet Demi Lovato’s Musician Husband Jutes, Her ‘Best Friend’ and ‘Soulmate’
InStyle
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Demi Lovato met singer-songwriter Jordan “Jutes” Lutes while working on her eighth album, HOLY FVCK. The pair were friends before dating. He proposed with an original song in December 2023 and the couple wed in May 2025. Jutes, a pop-punk and...
Review: Eye-popping thrills and bursts of Canadiana take centre stage at 2025 Grandstand show
Calgary Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Theatre Performances, special effects and fireworks come together for one of the best Grandstand shows yet The Young Canadians perform in the Grandstand Show at the Calgary Stampede on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Brent...
Shania Twain donating $25K at upcoming concert to fight hunger in Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw Today
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The funding will help rescue and redistribute 75,000 meals through six local non-profit partners, including the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank. MOOSE JAW — As Shania Twain’s tour rolls across Canada, the country music icon is giving back in a...
‘Uniquely Canadian’: Calgary Stampede begins with parade led by Shania Twain
Sportsnet
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July 4, 2025
Country music superstar Shania Twain, in a white hat and white fringed jacket, sat on top of a white horse that clip clopped to cheers through the downtown Friday as she kicked off the Calgary Stampede and its signature parade. "It's exhilarating....