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Isabel Bader Centre hosts online Summer Music Festival

Written on June 1, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Although quarantine measures remain in place, people can still tune in to Isabel music shows from the comfort of their homes. In the absence of ticket revenue, Isabel Bader Centre Director Tricia Baldwin chose to host music performances online to support the livelihoods of local artists. “The arts...

Chris Jackson and Friends keep Friday nights surprising

Written on February 13, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Chris Jackson’s Friday night gig at BLUMartini has become a neighbourhood staple. For the past three years, the part-time musician has been taking the stage at the downtown restaurant and bar every Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Before his next show this Valentine’s Day, Jackson spoke to The Journal...

Breaking down Canada’s diverse music festivals

Written on May 28, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle.

There’s nothing like jumping around to your favourite song to push the exams you just wrote further into the rear-view mirror. What better way to do that than with thousands of like-minded people at a music festival? This summer, Canada will become home to a diverse range of music festivals across...

The Embassy: Kingston’s holiest live music cafe

Written on January 27, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Earlier this month, Kingston residents made their way downtown to the opening night of the city’s most hallowed new music venue. The Embassy Live Music Cafe’s pop-up is tucked away in the back half of St. George’s Cathedral in an area called the Great Hall. Every Saturday night, the dramatic space...

Live performance is being remixed

Written on November 11, 2016. Posted in Arts.

Consider this an obituary for live music. The music industry has come a long way in recent history. Technological advances within the last decade have gifted us with the ability to listen to music anytime, anywhere. Among the many undeniable benefits of constant and reliable access to new music,...

KC gets funky

Written on March 7, 2014. Posted in Arts.

KC Roberts and the Live Revolution are out to make you forget your troubles. A longtime staple in the Toronto music scene, they have consistently sold out venues like The Annex Wreck Room and The Horseshoe Tavern. Their new album, Parkdale Funk 2: Sides, has it all: techno, hip-hop, funk and rock...

Hometown heroine

Written on February 13, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Teagan McLaren is taking the music world by storm through her sweet country vocals and soulful lyrics. Born and raised in Kingston, McLaren has always felt that songwriting was her true calling, but didn’t embark into the world of singing until recently. “I actually have been singing my whole life,...

Destroyer quiets the crowd at Grad Club

Written on February 11, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Vancouver’s Dan Bejar, more famously known as Destroyer, came to the Grad Club Saturday night for a sold-out solo acoustic set. One might not first associate Bejar with the idea of the archetypal acoustic balladeer. His breakthrough album under the Destroyer name – 2011’s excellent Kaputt – was a...

Sound of skeletons

Written on May 27, 2013. Posted in Arts.

Though it’s a chronological precursor to another Kingston music festival, Skeleton Park Music Festival gains recognition all on its own. One of the Skeleton Park Music Festival’s main goals, according to their website, is to raise awareness of the arts community here in the Limestone City. The Canadian...

Tag: Live Music

Isabel Bader Centre hosts online Summer Music Festival

Chris Jackson and Friends keep Friday nights surprising

Breaking down Canada’s diverse music festivals

The Embassy: Kingston’s holiest live music cafe

Live performance is being remixed

KC gets funky

Hometown heroine

Destroyer quiets the crowd at Grad Club

Sound of skeletons

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