Return of shoreline festival celebrates dance hall past

Pardon me boy, is that the Canadian Big Band Celebration? If you were in Saugeen Shores this weekend, you couldn’t miss it. Friday night there were five bands playing jazz and blues in three venues. And Saturday afternoon, the music of the ’40s and ’50s, like the famous big band Chattanooga Choo Choo tune with […]

Youth mental health donation made in honour of late musician

The memory of James Cameron lives on at Lucknow’s Music in the Fields. “When they called and asked for our blessing to do this, we all just about fainted,” Cameron’s father Ken told the festival crowd on Aug. 27 about the tribute to his son, who passed away in 2020 following ongoing mental health issues.  […]

PHOTOS: A Rock the Park retrospective

One of London’s biggest summer events is Start.ca Rocks the Park – better known to most music fans simply as Rock the Park – and it returns Wednesday to Harris Park with five nights of big-ticket performers including Alanis Morissette and Dierks Bentley.

Bringing Summerfolk back after changes sparks appreciation

Over the past two years, I kept thinking of a group that worked the festival circuit in the early 80s. They were called The Flying Karamazov Brothers, and their signature juggling stunt was the “Terror Trick.” Pieces for this part of the act were gradually introduced to the audience throughout the show and included keeping […]