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Bara Jonson and Free
Bara Jonson and Free Release New Single “War Is Over”
Cashbox Canada
Fri Jun 06, 2025

We’re not diplomats. We’re not politicians. We’re musicians. So silence is not an option.

Swedish duo Bara Jonson and Free break the silence with their new single “War Is Over”, set for release on June 13. It’s not a celebration of peace – it’s a reminder of its absence.

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Flash Bangs
Toronto-based power pop trio Flash Bangs Release Debut Single "Hide  Away…
Features, Music
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Tomas Jensen Photo Credit JC Labarre
Tomás Jensen Releases New single 'Boum Boum Boum (feat. Bïa)' from…
Reviews, Album
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Sourwood
Canada/US Folk and Bluegrass Collective Sourwood Experiment with…
Reviews, Album
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Toronto-based power pop trio Flash Bangs Release Debut Single "Hide Away…
Reviews, Album
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Strange Advance
STRANGE ADVANCE in Toronto June 13 @Phoenix Concert Theatre
Features, Music
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Peter Foldy (feat. Beki Colada)
Peter Foldy (Feat. Beki Colada) Debuts Smooth New Yacht-Rock Single, “Showdown…
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Flash Bangs
Toronto-based power pop trio Flash Bangs Release Debut Single "Hide  Away"
Sandy Graham
Fri Jun 06, 2025

"Hide  Away" is the debut single from Toronto-based power pop trio Flash Bangs. The three-piece embrace all things pop, rock, and, of course, flash.

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Strange Advance
STRANGE ADVANCE in Toronto June 13 @Phoenix Concert Theatre
Sandy Graham
Fri Jun 06, 2025

While celebrating 40 years since their debut, Strange Advance sold out shows across the country — and now they're bringing the party to Toronto.

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Peter Foldy (feat. Beki Colada)
Peter Foldy (Feat. Beki Colada) Debuts Smooth New Yacht-Rock Single, “Showdown”
Sandy Graham
Fri Jun 06, 2025

Australian pop star, Beki Colada has joined forces with Canadian recording artist Peter Foldy on a chill R&B / yacht-rock-inspired track titled “Showdown.”

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Jason McCoy CMAOntario Awards Photo Credit Grant W. Martin Photography
Acclaimed Canadian Country Artist Jason McCoy Wins the Inaugural Real McCoy Award at the 13th Annual CMAOntario Awards
Sandy Graham
Fri Jun 06, 2025

At the 13th Annual 

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BIRDSONG FUNDRAISER
Birdsong New Music Foundation Announces Summer Fundraiser “HOT, HOT, HOT! at the Duke in Toronto
Sandy Graham
Fri May 30, 2025

Birdsong Music Foundation is set to turn up the heat this summer with a Mid-Summer Night’s Fundraising party at Toronto’s legendary music venue, The Duke, in east end

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Tracey Savein
Picture This! With Tracey Savein
Tracey Savein
Fri May 30, 2025

"Picture This!" Photos and content submitted by Tracey Savein © for Cashbox Canada

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Reviews

Tomas Jensen Photo Credit JC Labarre
Tomás Jensen Releases New single 'Boum Boum Boum (feat. Bïa)' from upcoming album À L’HUMAIN! À LA VERTU!
Cashbox Canada
Fri Jun 06, 2025

Tomás Jensen was born in Argentina, raised in Brazil and then France before settling permanently in Quebec.

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Sourwood
Canada/US Folk and Bluegrass Collective Sourwood Experiment with Perspective and Precision in Electrifying New Single, "Wrong Carolina"
Cashbox Canada
Fri Jun 06, 2025

Following their debut release "On the Road," progressive bluegrass collective Sourwood returns with "Wrong Carolina," a rhythmically complex and narratively playful second single that blurs the lines between heartbreak and highway maps.

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Toronto-based power pop trio Flash Bangs Release Debut Single "Hide Away"
Cashbox Canada
Fri Jun 06, 2025

"Hide Away" is the debut single from Toronto-based power pop trio Flash Bangs. The three-piece embrace all things pop, rock, and, of course, flash.

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Legendary Canadian Icons Blue Rodeo announce 40th Anniversary Tour
Legendary Canadian Icons Blue Rodeo announce 40th Anniversary Tour
Cashbox Canada
Fri Jun 06, 2025

The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. For more than forty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less travelled – and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. The band emerged in the early 80’s as a countrified rock band in the era of hair metal and glossy pop.

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 Code Quartet
Jazz Powerhouse Code Quartet Returns with Bold New Statement on CODE RED
Cashbox Canada
Fri May 30, 2025

 Code Quartet, the powerhouse ensemble of C

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The Heavyweights Brass Band
The Heavyweights Brass Band Announce New Album Knockout and Deliver a “Splacka” Punch of Funk and Soul
Cashbox Canada
Fri May 30, 2025

Fifteen years of brass, boldness, and bringing the bounce — New album out June 27, 2025

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Flashback

Chubby Checker
One of the Most Famous Dance Songs “The Twist” Made the #1 Chart Position – Twice!
Rob Durkee
Fri Jan 14, 2022

The unthinkable happened at this time in 1962. Imagine, a song that was #1 sixteen months earlier...returning to #1.

The Twist – Chubby Checker

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Tribz
Bluesy R&B Unfiltered: Tribz Bring Southern Heat & Indigenous Power With “Long Black Cadillac”
Cashbox Canada
Fri May 30, 2025

A groove born in a garage, built on brotherhood, and powered by bluesy truth

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Michael Gutierrez-May
Michael Gutierrez-May Shines Light on History and Hope with “Light Still Shines The Same” and Songwriting Showcase
Cashbox Canada
Fri May 30, 2025

Sunday, June 1, 2025, singer-songwriter and storyteller Michael Gutierrez-May will take the stage at the Hotel Vernon Shiproom in Worcester for a special ISSA Boston/Northeast Songwriting Showcase, joined by fellow artists Bernie Drury, Tim Maynard, and Peter L’Esperance.

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Matthew Holtby
Canadian singer-songwriter Matthew Holtby New Release “This Is Bliss”
Cashbox Canada
Fri May 30, 2025

Matthew Holtby is a Canadian musician and songwriter whose evocative blend of Americana, folk, and rock has been capturing the attention of listeners across Ontario and beyond.

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Groupe Bruissement boréal no1 - Photo Credit Sylviane Robini
Marie-Véronique Bourque and Christine Tassan Celebrate the Sounds of Nature on New Album ‘Bruissement boréal’
Cashbox Canada
Fri May 30, 2025

When two of Canada’s most accomplished jazz artists - flutist Marie-Véronique Bourque and guitarist Christine Tassan -joined creative forces across nearly 3,000 kilometers of forest, plain, and screen time, the result was more than music.

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Angela Saini
Angela Saini Puzzle Piece
Don Graham
Fri May 30, 2025

In a world where artists are trying to find where they fit in and trying to create to fill that space, it’s refreshing to hear a singer/songwriter who not only is a unique individual but has a style that is unique to her.

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