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Concerts 

Our epilogue to Ottawa Bluesfest 2022 features an interview with the Tea Party

July 22, 2022July 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Headstones, Jeff Martin, Saints and Sinners, Tea Party

[One last time from Ottawa with correspondents Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey. – AC] Before the show, A Journal of

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, October 11, 2021

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Aaron Lewis, Album Artwork, Covid, Holograms, Kanye, Michael Cohen, R Kelly, Radiohead, Staind, Tea Party

Happy Thanksgiving! (To American readers, yes, we have Thanksgiving, too. It’s just that we do it early and don’t make

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Concerts Music News 

The Saints and Sinners Tour has been canceled. Again. And probably for good this time.

August 21, 2021August 21, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Big Wreck, Covid, Headtones, Moist, Saints and Sinners, Sloan, Tea Party

Way back in the Before Times (actually, February 2020, but it feels longer)I made a trip to Facebook HQ in

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Let’s try it again: The Saints + Sinners Tour is back on.

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Alan Cross 6 Comments Headstones, Moist, Saints and Sinners, Sloan, Tea Party

Back in the Before Times, I hosted a Facebook Live press conference announcing the Saints + Sinners Tour, a great

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Recommended Music 

Here’s the world premiere of Tea Party’s cover of Joy Division’s Isolation

May 20, 2020May 25, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cover Version, Joy Division, Tea Party

If things had gone according to plan, Tea Party fans in Canada would have flocked to the Saints and Sinners

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CanRock kids: Here’s the Facebook Live chat about this summer’s Saints and Sinners Tour featuring The Headstones, Big Wreck, The Tea Party, and Moist

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Wreck, Headstones, Moist, Saints and Sinners, Tea Party

If you came of age musically in the 90s, you’ll definitely be at one (or more) of the Saints and

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Hey 90s kids! This new CanRock tour is just for you

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Big Wreck, Headstones, Moist, Tea Party

The 90s were when Canadian alt-rock really came of age. If that was your era, you’re gonna love the new

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Rock My World Canada, Chapter 28: The Tea Party

December 9, 2018December 9, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Mike Carr, Rock My World, Tea Party

The Tea Party is a rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed”Moroccan roll” by the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 819: The 90s, Part 8: The CanRock Revolution

April 6, 2018April 12, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments 54-40, Age of Electric, CanRock, I Mother Earth, Pursuit of Happiness, Spirit of the West, Tea Party, Tragically Hip

Canada is the sixth-largest music market in the world. Only the US, Japan, the UK, Germany and France are bigger.

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Random Music News for Monday, October 30, 2017

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Cover Artwork, Alexa, Apple, Chrissie Hynde, DAB, Drums, fm, Google Home, India, Lido Pmienta, Ludwig, Never Mind the Bollocks, Radio, Sex Pistols, Slingerland, Southwest Airlines, Switzerland, Tea Party, Tom Morello

All Hallow’s Eve Eve? Sure. Let’s go with that. And now some music news for October 30. Chrissie Hynde of

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ONTour, Ontario’s Own Concert Tour Celebrating the Province’s 150 Years, Continues This Weekend

July 21, 2017July 20, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Big Wreck, Crash Vegas, Glass Tiger, ONtour, Skydiggers, Tea Party, USS

ONTour is a 23-date Ontario-only concert tour that’s taking some big name artists all across the province as a way

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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