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The John Bassett Theatre in Toronto’s Metro Convention Centre has become best known as the home of Canadian Idol, but the concert hall will be filled with many of the people who inspire the Idol hopefuls next month. The Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame will be inducting a selection of great Canadian songs and their writers on February 8 and the list of performers who will celebrate the songs is just as impressive. A Canadian all-star band featuring Tom Cochrane, Three Days Grace, Ian Thornley, Jeff Healey and Margo Timmins of The Cowboy Junkies will gather to perform The Guess… Read more »

With their new disc, Sum 41 have made it clear that they’re more mature and a little more metal. Trading in their pop-punk roots for some crunchier riffs is one thing, but for one performance The Sums are going gangsta and trying their hand at rap. The Ajax foursome have accepted an offer to act as the back up band for Ludacris on Saturday Night Live, but while that may sound pretty exciting, the gig forces the group to shuffle around some shows on their upcoming tour. The result of Sum 41 joining the rapper to perform his single “Get… Read more »

Simple Plan will be headlining HOT 99.5’s 3rd Annual Mess Fest in Washington DC on January 29. A portion of the proceeds for the show will go to UNICEF to help survivors of the tsunamis that devastated coastlines in the Indian Ocean. Tickets for the all-ages show go on sale tomorrow (January 7) at 10am via ticketmaster for $17.50. The band are getting ready to kick-off a three month world tour with the release of their new single, “Shut Up”. Their latest album, Still Not Getting Any…, was released in October and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

After a couple weeks on Christmas vacation, those Ajax punks are back on the road for another run of their home country. The new and more serious Sum 41 will be touring all around Canada up until the middle of February when they head off to the land of the rising sun. With shows in most markets already on sale, you’d better run to grab tickets fast because the first Toronto date on the tour is already sold out. Goons in the Big Smoke aren’t entirely out of luck though – the Sums have just added another date. In addition… Read more »

Well, they do say that the squeaky wheel gets the grease and apparently no rock fans squeak louder than the Motely Crue faithful. When the Crue announced their reunion/farewell Red, White & Crue Tour last month, Canadian hair metal fans were outraged that the famously debauched ’80s rock band were only planning to make stops in Ottawa and Toronto. Regional radio stations began rallying the troops, petitions were started and much to their own delight, Motley Crue earned a whole lot of free publicity. And these fans weren’t looking for a nostalgic trip through irony-land either – they were dead… Read more »

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. – Independent record label Legend Heart Records announced today the long awaited debut performance of Legend Heart at the historic Pantages Theater in Tacoma, New Years Night at 8pm. The band debuted earlier this year, with the release of their successful self-titled CD on February 14th. Since then, Legend Heart’s website has grown to over a half a million hits per month. Upcoming plans for the band include recording their second album, and a forthcoming single. Additionally, they are planning to perform a series of live shows in selected cities nationwide in 2005. A portion of the… Read more »

Los Angeles – The raucous rulers of the sex-and- drugs-fueled nightlife on L.A.’s Sunset Strip have returned to their old stomping grounds. All four original members of Motley Crue, the glam-metal gods who’ve sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and who paved the way for other seminal rock acts, have reunited for the first time in six years, announcing a new world tour – VH1 & VH1 Classic Present “Motley Crue: Red White & Crue Tour 2005… Better Live Than Dead,” – and giving their fans a live taste of it. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, December 11th… Read more »

After ages of speculation, ’80s metal fans’ holiday wishes have finally been confirmed: Motley Crue are indeed preparing to embark on a 2005 tour. The outing will be the original four’s first tour since 1999. The Motley Better Live Than Dead Tour will take the band throughout the United States and will also include a load of overseas dates, but for now, there are only two Canadian shows on the schedule. The band will hit Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on February 23 and Ottawa’s Corel Centre on February 27. Tickets for both gigs go on sale this Friday (December 10)… Read more »

Worried you won’t be able to land a ticket to your favorite concert this summer? Not to fear, the music industry has a club you can join. For a small fee. In a trend that started with the Grateful Dead and has taken off in recent years, artists are offering tickets to members of their fan clubs before sales open to the general public. Even some venues have exclusive – and pricey – clubs fans can join with the promise of premier seating. The artist fan clubs offer an increased chance – but no guarantee – of getting a concert… Read more »

Well, last year we bid a sad and final farewell to Molson Park in Barrie, a favourite summer concert/festival venue in Ontario for the past 20 years and the host of many past Edgefests. The 2003 Edgefest made history by being the last event to ever be held at the Park. But with Molson Park sadly out of the picture, the state of Edgefest’ s existence was left up in the air. We weren’t sure if there was even going to be another Edgefest, let alone where the next one would be held. But Edgefest 2004 is a go and… Read more »