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Sound of Music Festival transforms into Return to Live Series, starting with Monster Truck

For years, Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival was 10 days of nearly non-stop shows throughout the city in June, a

Bands are often much deeper than just a group of people playing music together. For Crowe, a Burlington-based band that

One of the great small festivals anywhere in Canada is the annual Sound of Music Festival in Burlington, Ontario. I’ve

Burlington Ontario’s Sound of Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019. In that time it has grown to

Sound of Music festival is back with more news! The Burlington event announced The Offspring and LIVE as their Kick-Off concert

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival is the latest to announce their headliners, with The Offspring and recently reunited LIVE capping

Off to Dubai tonight on a diplomatic mission. Pray that my nickel-sized kidney stone doesn’t cause any problems on the

Did you know there was an experimental 3D TV broadcast on this date in 1953? Neither did I. And now,

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver