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Five music festivals have been announced for Canada

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Festivals, Osheaga, Sled Island, Tall Pines, Wintersong

After a couple of years in the COVID desert, festivals are starting to make a tentative comeback in Canada. Here

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Music News 

Osheaga is back for 2022. Here’s the full line-up.

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, lineup, Montreal, Osheaga

If there’s a Candian equivalent to Coachella, the closest we have is probably Osheaga. After a COVID–ahem–hiatus, it’s back for

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Music News 

Osheaga optimistically announces its headliners for 2021

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Cardi B, Foo Fighters, Osheaga, Post Malone

Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts, one of the biggest annual music festivals in the country, got wiped out in 2020

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Music News 

And here’s the full lineup for Osheaga 2020

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Osheaga

If there’s one area of Canada that has its act together more than any other when it comes to staging

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, August 18, 2017

August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Cassettes, Curveball, Discogs, iPhone, Jack White, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Jonathan Davis, Korn, Marty Balin, Michael Jackson, Osheaga, PHISH, Podcasts, Spotify, Tesla, Vinyl

Everyone’s attention was on the death of Aretha Franklin this week, but there is still some other music news to

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Music News 

Here is your 2018 Osheaga Lineup

March 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2018, Osheaga

With big festivals folding all across Canada, we can depend on Quebec to keep things alive. Following some teases on

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, August 7, 2017

August 7, 2017August 6, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple Watch, Arcade Fire, Bay City Roller, Bees, Big Boi, Billy Duffy, Chris Cornell, Dischord, Elvis, Game of Thrones, Liam Gallagher, Mood Music, Morrissey, Mozart, Neil Young, Osheaga, Rob Thomas, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Streaming, Turntables

This is one of those rare holidays that Canada gets but the US does not. Enjoy it. And now, the

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Music News 

Osheaga’s Day-by-Day 2017 Schedule Announced

April 28, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments 2017, Announcement, Daily, Festival, Osheaga, Schedule

Osheaga’s full lineup was announced early last month, but now it’s time for some detailed planning – the daily schedule

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Music Industry 

An Interesting Analysis of This Summer’s Music Festival Circuit

March 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2017, Bonnaroo, Coachella, Governors Ball, Music Festivals, Osheaga, Sasquath, WayHome

Coachella. Sasquatch. Governors Ball. Bonnaroo. Wayhome. Osheaga. These are just some of the mega-festivals that will be staged across North

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Music News 

Osheaga 2017 Lineup Announced

March 5, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2017, Osheaga

[Coverage courtesy Mathew Kahansky. – AC] Montreal’s Osheaga festival has announced its lineup for the fest’s 2017 rendition, and it

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, August 7, 2015

August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Lenny Kravitz, Osheaga, Puddle of Mudd, Rdio, Shazam, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Toronto, U2, Venom

Sixty years ago today, a company called Tokyo Telecommunications Industries, sold its first production: a transistor radio. TTI would soon

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