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The Tragically Hip

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Photos: The Tragically Hip @ Scotiabank Centre

Photos by: Lindsay Duncan – 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 the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax last night as part of their ongoing “Fully and Completely Tour”, which features the Kingston-based quintet playing their classic 1992 album of … Continue reading

Jason Aldean, Iggy Azalea, Tragically Hip to play Ottawa Bluesfest 2015

By: Staff –   Ottawa Bluesfest has announced its 2015 lineup. The festival, which is set to take place July 8th – 19th at Lebreton Flats in Ottawa, ON, will feature performances by Jason Aldean, Iggy Azalea, CHVRCHES, The Tragically Hip, Chance the Rapper, and the Full Flex Express featuring Skrillex and Diplo.   Other performers include: Nas, “Weird Al” … Continue reading

Photos: Asaf Avidan, NEFE @ The Opera House

Photos by: Janine Wong –  Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter Asaf Avidan, who released his second solo album, Gold Shadow, on January 12th, 2015 via Telmavar Records / Columbia, which features the singles “Over My Head”, “Gold Shadow”, and “Little Parcels of an Endless Time”, which follows his debut solo album, Different Pulses, which was released in 2012, … Continue reading

Photos: 2014 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off (Featuring: The Tragically Hip) @ Yonge-Dundas Square

Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) & Amy Ryan – Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens fans alike gathered in Yonge-Dundas Square in the heart of downtown Toronto yesterday for the 2014 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off festival, which featured a headlining performance by iconic Canadian rockers The Tragically Hip, who released their twelfth album, Now for Plan A, on October 2nd, 2012 via Zoë Records/Universal … Continue reading

Photos: Justin Rutledge @ The Rivoli

Photos by: Morgan Hotston (@MorganHotston) –   Toronto-based alt country singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge, who released his sixth album, Daredevils, on April 22nd, 2014 via Outside Music, which consists entirely of Tragically Hip covers performed by Rutledge and an array of guest musicians including Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize, and Mary Margaret O’Hara.  

Album Review: Fucked Up – “Glass Boys”

By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) –     In 2009, Toronto-based punk rock group Fucked Up won the  Polaris Prize for The Chemistry of Common Life, and in 2011, they created the acclaimed epic punk-rock opera David Comes to Life. In 2014, what does the Damian Abraham-fronted sextet do for their encore? On Glass Boys, their latest effort, they give us one hell of … Continue reading

Concert Review: Ottawa Bluesfest 2013 (Day 7) – The Tragically Hip, LP, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion + More

By: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – Watching a Tragically Hip show is similar to eating chicken, after you’ve had it a couple of times, its pretty much the same and becomes the baseline for comparing other meats (or bands). They treated long-time fans to the same old show, with the addition of a couple of new songs, beginning right from … Continue reading

Contest: Win a Signed Copy of Joshua Kloke’s New Book ‘Escape Is At Hand-Tales of a Boy and a Band’

Synopsis: Eternal Cavalier Press, a new independent publishing house located in Toronto is launching their first title, Escape Is At Hand-Tales of a Boy and a Band by Toronto-based music journalist and teacher, Joshua Kloke. Escape Is At Hand tells the story of a young man’s journey around the world to follow The Tragically Hip. With a foreword written … Continue reading