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The Tragically Hip

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Photos: Leah Dou, NEFE @ Adelaide Hall

Photos by: Jessie Lau – Chinese singer-songwriter Leah Dou, who is the daughter of Chinese musicians Dou Wei and Faye Wong, and who released her debut EP, My Days, on April 27th, 2016 via Universal Music Japan, which followed up her 2016 debut album, Stone Cafe, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night with Guelph, ON-based singer/songwriter NEFE, who won the … Continue reading

Photos: Gord Downie @ Roy Thomson Hall

Photos by: Jag Gundu – The Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, who released a new solo album, book, and film entitled Secret Path, on October 18th, 2016, performed at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto last night.

Gord Downie Announces New Solo Album, Graphic Novel, and Film “Secret Path”

By: Staff – Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie will release a new solo album, graphic novel, and film entitled Secret Path. The ten song album will be released by Arts & Crafts accompanied by graphic novelist Jeff Lemire’s eighty-eight page graphic novel published by Simon & Schuster Canada. Secret Path will arrive on October 18, 2016, in a deluxe vinyl and book edition, and as … Continue reading

Canada’s National Photographers Association Appeal Decision To Prohibit Photographers From Tragically Hip Concert

By: Staff – The News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is voicing its concern over a decision to not allow photographers representing independent news outlets access to the final concert of Canada’s iconic Canadian rock group The Tragically Hip taking place later today in Kingston, Ontario. Instead, organizers are offering handout images from the tour photographer. NPAC is lobbying for at … Continue reading

Stream The Flatliners’ Cover of The Tragically Hip’s “Ahead By A Century”

By: Staff – Toronto-based punk band The Flatliners have just released a cover of The Tragically Hip’s iconic 1996 single “Ahead By A Century”. Inspired by Toronto Mayor John Tory’s recent action to make August 10th ‘Tragically Hip’ Day, The Flatliners decided to record their own acoustic version of “Ahead By A Century” to celebrate the band that has been such … Continue reading

Petition Asking CBC to Broadcast Final Tragically Hip Concert Nears 25,000 Signatures

By: Staff – Nearly 25,000 Canadians have signed Kelly McAlpine’s petition asking the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to broadcast the Tragically Hip’s final show at the K-Rock centre in Kingston on August 20th 2016. Her petition continues to gather momentum as fans struggle to purchase tickets for the band’s final tour, which Ticketmaster made available to the public Friday … Continue reading

The Tragically Hip announce 2016 summer tour

By: Staff – Following the announcement yesterday morning that frontman Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer, The Tragically Hip have announced tour dates for a summer tour, which will support their forthcoming album, Man Machine Poem, out June 17th. Check out the full list of tour dates below. The tour, which will serve as their last ever set of performances, kicks off … Continue reading

Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie diagnosed with terminal brain cancer

By: Staff – Gord Downie, lead singer of iconic Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The band announced in a statement this morning that the singer-songwriter learned of the illness in December. “Since then, obviously, he’s endured a lot of difficult times, and he has been fighting hard,” the statement said. “In privacy … Continue reading

Photos: Ottawa Bluesfest 2015 – The Tragically Hip, Dropkick Murphys, Dear Rouge

Photos by: Mark Horton, Scott Penner, & Danyca MacDonald – Iconic Canadian rockers The Tragically Hip, who released their twelfth album, Now for Plan A, on October 2nd, 2012 via Zoë Records/Universal Music Canada, performed at Ottawa Bluesfest 2015 on July 17th, along with celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, who released their eighth album, Signed and Sealed in … Continue reading

Photos: The Tragically Hip @ Molson Amphitheatre

Photos by: Jon Wishart –  Iconic Canadian rockers The Tragically Hip, who released their twelfth album, Now for Plan A, on October 2nd, 2012 via Zoë Records/Universal Music Canada, celebrated Canada Day last night with a performance at the Molson Amphitheatre as part of their ongoing “Fully and Completely Tour”, which features the Kingston-based quintet playing their classic 1992 album … Continue reading