Sound of Music Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival is back for 2022. Here’s the lineup (so far)

April 6, 2022April 7, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2022, 3 Days Grace, Beaches, Burlington, Festival, Skid Row, Sound of Music, Spencer Smith Park, Trews

After a couple of years of being sidelined by COVID, Sound of Music, Canada’s largest free music festival, returns to

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

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Burlington, Concerts, Festivals, Helix, livestream, Monster Truck, Sound of Music, Sound of Music Festival, Summer Concerts

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

Mike Taylor memorialized in bursary fund from Walk Off the Earth, Sound of Music

September 29, 2020September 28, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Mike Beard Guy Taylor, Mike Taylor, Sound of Music, Sound of Music Festival

To help preserve and celebrate the memory of their late friend, the members of Walk Off the Earth have created

Two Canadian music events have gone virtual. Here’s how they’re managing that.

May 20, 2020May 19, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Expo, Sound of Music

It’ll be a while before we’re comfortable mingling with strangers in close quarters again, so the old ways have to

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Can you mix COVID-19 with The Sound of Music. Yes. Yes, you can.

April 17, 2020April 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, Parody, Sound of Music

This is excellent. Thank you, internet. And you will want to share this. (Via Tom)

Bummed the prospect of winter? Let’s talk about a summer music festival.

December 15, 2019December 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Live on the Lake, Sound of Music, Sum 41, Third Eye Blind

One of the coolest medium-sized music festivals in Canada is Burlington’s Sound of Music, held in Spencer Smith Park on

Random Music New for Thursday, August 24, 2017

August 24, 2017August 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Britney Spears, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Dolby, Freddie Mercury, Hate Groups, James Murphy, KLF, Lambor, LCD Soundsystem, Michael Jackson, Rod Temperton, Sound of Music, Spotify, Stayne Layley, Thriller, Village Voice, VR

Summer colds are the worst. Just sayin’. And now, the music news for August 24. Rapper Joey Bada$$ bragged about

Burlington’s Sound of Music Announces Free 2017 Father’s Day Weekend Lineup

April 28, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments 2017, Burlington, Father's Day, Festival, Free, Sound of Music

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

Burlington’s 2017 Sound of Music Festival Announces Some Big Names

March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Alternative, Burlington, Carnival, Club, Concert, Festival, Headliner, Live, Marketplace, Music, Ontario, Reunited, Rock, Series, Silver, Sound of Music, The Offspring

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

Random Music News for Friday, April 29, 2016

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Idol, Apple Music, Beatboxing, Burlington, Elora, Grateful Dead, Kate Mullady, Monkees, Noel Gallagher, NPR, Phil Lesh, Riverfest, Rivers Cuomo, Sound of Music, Weeze

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

If Bill Gates Were Stuck on a Desert Island, Here’s the Eight Records He’d Want with Him

February 1, 2016January 31, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Bill Gates, Desert Island Discs, Ed Sheeran, Hamilton, Jimi Hendrix, Sound of Music, U2, Willie Nelson

Bill Gates is marooned on a desert island. For some reason, though, he has electricity and a serviceable turntable/CD player/Zune

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