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Random music news for Saturday, December 3, 2022

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Kingston, Music Industry, Rainbow Fish

Cocaine bear. Sounds like trouble. Music news for December 3, 2022 isn’t nearly that dangerous (beyond the first item, that

Has it really been five years since The Tragically Hip’s last concert? Yes, it has.

August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Final Show, Final Tour, Gord Downie, Kingston, Tragically Hip

[Five years ago tonight, the entire nation stopped what it was doing and watched the final Tragically Hip show from

Kasador’s New Album, “Brood & Bloom”: A Deep Dive

October 4, 2019October 3, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Gord Downie, Gord Sinclair, Kasador, Kingston, Miss Emily, Rob Baker, Toronto

“Brood & Bloom,” the first full-length album and second release from the Kingston- and Toronto-based Kasador, is a time capsule

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The triumphant return of Kasador

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bathouse Studio, Boris Baker, Cameron Wyatt, Junofest, Kasador, Kingston, Miss Emily, Rivoli, Stephen Abudofuor, Will Hunter

The brooding, if there was any, might have been backstage and in the year between shows, but as soon as

Nick Babcock’s fateful leap could lead to a Launch

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Alec Benjamin, bazzi, CTV, Jann Arden, Kasador, Kingston, Nick Babcock, Shaun Franc, Shawn Mendes, The Chainsmokers, The Launch

After years of being in a band, Nick Babcock decided to try his luck as a solo artist. Now he’s

A Glorious milestone for Kingston’s Sons

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Amber Healy 1 Comment Billboard, Billboard Modern Rock Chart, Kasador, Kingston, The Glorious Sons, The Tragically Hip

Once upon a time, The Glorious Sons were another hard working rock band from blue collar Kingston, winners of a

MOST READ: Hey, man, thanks: Kingston radio station plays unreleased Tragically Hip track, “Wait So Long”

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Amber Healy 4 Comments Gord Downie, Kingston, KROCK, Rob Baker, Tragically Hip, Up to Here

In honour of the anniversary of Gord Downie’s death, Kingston’s KROCK dubbed itself Gord FM on Oct. 18. All day,

Music News Television

CBC to Rebroadcast Final Tragically Hip Show from Last Summer

May 25, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments CBC, Kingston, Man Machine Poem, Tragically Hip

If you missed last August’s Tragically Hip tour finale in Kingston and are tired of watching bad YouTube video, you’re

Wolfe Island Music Festival Finalizes Return With 2017 Lineup

May 13, 2017May 12, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Hiatus, Kingston, Thousand Islands, Virginia Clark, Wolfe Island Music Festival

There’s just something about a good underdog story: after going on hiatus in 2016 to recuperate from a financial hit

The OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs Raise Over $70,000 for Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research

February 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain Cancer, Frontenacs, Gord Downie, Kingston, Sunnybrook, Tragically Hip

Earlier this year, the Kingston Frontenacs took to the ice against the Mississauga Steelheads in a regular season game. But

Gord Downie’s Birthday Party and the Hip Gets a Commemorative Stone in Kingston. Guess Which Lyrics Made the Cut?

January 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gord Downie, Kingston, Springer Market Square, Tragically Hip

Gord Downie turns 53 on February 6 and this coming Saturday, friends and fans will gather at Adelaide Hall in

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