Jason MacNeil 
New Year’s Eve is always a festive event either braving the elements outdoors or ringing New Year’s Day in warmer confines. Toronto indie rock group Hollerado cap off 2018 with two shows which are essentially their own take on the Rolling Stones’ Rock ‘N’ Roll Circus. “Exactly, that’s exactly it!” … Read More
It originally started as a heartwarming one-off for a very good cause at a very thoughtful time of year. Now 14 years in, iconic singer Andy Kim still makes time for the Andy Kim Christmas Show. And while charities reap the benefits from such shows, Kim says the annual event … Read More
Longtime Vancouver-based rock group 54-40 have been a Can-rock staple for well over three decades and show no signs of slowing down. According to bassist Brad Merritt, who has been alongside singer/guitarist Neil Osborne since their inception, the last 12 months has been a resurgence of sorts for the group … Read More
There are singers who are old souls and others who sound like old souls. For singer/guitarist Marcus King, it’s definitely a bit of both. King, leader of The Marcus King Band, has three albums to his credit, each recalling all that is good about the ’60s and ’70s southern blues … Read More
Soul singer Allen Stone has had a hectic but incredibly happy 2018 if personal and professional milestones are measuring sticks. I’ll let him explain it. “Well I’ve done two U.S. national tours both 50 shows each,” he says from a tour stop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. “I got married. I recorded … Read More
