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The 7th Annual Kensington Market Jazz Festival Announces Return October 1 and 2, 2022

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The 7th Annual Kensington Market Jazz Festival Announces Return October 1 and 2, 2022

The annual Kensington Market Jazz Festival (KMJF) will return to in-person entertainment Oct. 1-2 in Toronto’s vibrant neighbourhood of art, vintage shops and multicultural cuisine, a designated National Historic Site of Canada.

Created and helmed by award-winning jazz vocalist Molly Johnson, KMJF will kick off at Tom’s Place (190 Baldwin St), the hub of the festival’s solo piano series, hosted by Holly Nimmons. The other participating venues include Tapestry (formerly Poetry Jazz Café), Handlebar, Supermarket and Pamenar with seven shows each per day. There are also Pay-What-You-Can shows in Bellevue Square Park on Saturday and Sunday from 1-2:30pm and 4-5:30pm.

The weekend concerts run from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m.

There are no advance tickets. All shows will operate in the traditional KMJF format of ‘Audience Pays Artist,’ – Cash Only – where the trusted KMJF volunteers collect a cover charge at the door. For full transparency, KMJF takes a 10% service charge to go towards festival production and the remaining 90% is given to the band leader. This format works for all as KMJF has a track record of filling venues through word-of-mouth, and extensive promotion through the festival themselves and artists working together. 100% of the proceeds from CD sales during KMJF go directly to the artist.

The Kensington Market Jazz Festival is a Charitable organization, committed to presenting live music in the heart of Toronto’s heritage market neighbourhoood throughout the year and with a festival in early fall.

Parking is limited and the neighbourhood very pedestrian-friendly. Please come by transit, bicycle or your own two feet.

Trend-Setting Celtic Punks The Mahones Announce New Album ‘Jameson Street’ Out Oct 7

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Trend-Setting Celtic Punks The Mahones Announce New Album ‘Jameson Street’ Out Oct 7

Jameson Street – set for worldwide release on October 7, 2022 via True North Records, is like a guided tour down a cobblestone road in Dublin delivering a record packed with “positivity and good vibes”.

“Jameson Street is meant to make you feel like you’re having a night out,” frontman Finny McConnell explains. “No politics, no religion, just good times, and everybody having fun. Unity is the underlying message.”

For this fun-loving group of musicians, there are few things better than loving, drinking, fighting, and a splash of hope to get them through the day. It is no surprise that these are the elements fueling the songs on Jameson Street – with shanties harking on good times and comradery – and a little bit of tin whistle and fiddle for good measure. The song “Holloway Jack” is a perfect example of what it means to be in the Mahones. The song features lyrics by the late Paddy Cuncanon, a long-time friend of the band, sending their friend off with a pint and good cheer.

The Mahones’ brand of Celtic-Punk energy is on full display on the group’s drinking pub jig, “A Devil In Every Bottle.”

The Mahones do bartenders everywhere a favor by including the song “Last Call At The Bar” on the album. Finny reflects “It’ is a song that bartenders can relate to – that feeling you get when you tell everybody to bug off and go home. It’s a fun song that sticks in your head, and it fits the Jameson Street theme.” The good times on Jameson Street don’t stop at drinking songs, though. The album runs the gamut from toe-tapping instrumentals to heartfelt love songs to a cover of a Pogues classic, “If I Should Fall From The Grace Of God.”

The album features previous colleagues and long-time friends including Dave Barton (The Peelers), Nicholas Smyth (The Dreadnoughts), Glenn Milchem (Blue Rodeo), and Stuart Cameron (Crash Test Dummies). There are also a handful of co-writers including Barton, Greg Norton, Owen Warnica, Paddy Concanon, and Jonathon Moorman.

Forming on St. Patrick’s Day in 1990 The Mahones have been working on their own brand of Irish punk ever since. The group consists of Dublin-born Finny McConnel (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter), Sean Riot Ryan (Bass, Vocals), Michael O’Grady (Tin Whistle, Accordion, Vocals), and newest member Nicole Kaiser (Accordion, Vocals). The Mahones have released 12 studio albums, three compilation albums, two live albums, and two EPs. Their song, “Paint the Town Red” was featured in the climactic final fight scene of the 2 Time Academy Award-winning film The Fighter. Alongside this, their music has been featured in Ecstasy, Dog Park, Celtic Pride, ABC’s Castle, and Lost Girl.

The Mahones were the 2020 winner of Paddy Rock Radios’ Top 5 Albums of the decade, winner of Shite N Onions 2015 Best Album award, and Punk.ie’s 2014 Best Celtic Punk Album. The band has toured through 35 countries internationally, headlined festivals all over the world.

 

Siouxsie And The Banshees ‘All Souls’ Classics & Rarities LP Released October 21

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Siouxsie And The Banshees ‘All Souls’ Classics & Rarities LP Released October 21

ALL SOULS, the new collection of Siouxsie And The Banshees tracks personally curated by Siouxsie Sioux, which collates classic tracks and rarities into an Autumnal celebration, will be released on October 21.

Siouxsie And The Banshees were undoubtedly one of the most influential, fearless, and uncompromising bands to come from the punk era and this selection clearly illustrates their varied and unique musical approach. ALL SOULS opens with 1982’s ”Fireworks” which is one of three iconic singles featured here alongside ”Spellbound” (recently used to end Stranger Things Season 4) and closes with the mesmerising ”Peek-A-Boo.” Also included is ”Halloween” from the band’s classic Juju album mixed with more idiosyncratic tracks such as ”El Dia De Los Muertos,” a B-side from the ”Last Beat Of My Heart” single, ”Something Wicked (This Way Comes) ” from the single of ”The Killing Jar” and ”Supernatural Thing” from 1981’s ”Arabian Knights” single all of which are making their first appearance on vinyl in decades.

All the tracks have been re-mastered at Abbey Road studios with Siouxsie overseeing the process and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell. The record will be released on both 180g black and an exclusive limited edition orange vinyl as well as digitally.

The collection features new and unique artwork directed by Siouxsie featuring a marigold; the symbolic flower of the Mexican Day of the Dead/All Souls Day festivities.

SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES – ALL SOULS

Side A
Fireworks (12” Version) (Single 1982)
Halloween (Juju album 1981)
Supernatural Thing (Arabian Knights single 1981)
El Dia De Los Muertos (Last Beat Of My Heart single 1988)
The Sweetest Chill (Tinderbox album 1986)

Side B
Spellbound (Juju album 1981)
Something Wicked (This Way Comes) (The Killing Jar single 1988)
Rawhead And Bloodybones (Peepshow album 1988)
We Hunger (Hyæna album 1984)
Peek-A-Boo (Peepshow album 1988)

L7’s Bricks Are Heavy North American Fall Tour Kicks Off Oct 3

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L7’s Bricks Are Heavy North American Fall Tour Kicks Off Oct 3

The legends are back! L7 have invited fans to join them in celebrating the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough third album Bricks Are Heavy originally released on April 14, 1992. An electrifying North American fall tour kicks off Oct 3 when, for the first time ever, they will perform this seminal record front to back including fan favorite “Shitlist” famously featured in Natural Born Killers. To help celebrate, they are adding special guest support acts to join them throughout the run including: Downtown Boys, Fea, The Side Eyes, Radkey, Vera Bloom, OMAT and The Black Halos.

Alongside the tour, the Bricks Are Heavy 30th anniversary reissue is set to be released September 30 on Licorice Pizza Records. Originally debuting at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana, Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins), this special anniversary edition will include all 11 tracks digitally remastered by Howie Weinberg (Ramones, Pixies, Metallica) and available with special packaged gold and black vinyl.

As the band’s vocalist/guitarist Donita Sparks states, “ I mean, we thought the record was close to “going Gold” 30 years ago,… but honestly we have no idea. We have yet to receive an official accounting.” Never a band to be hung up on rules, regulations or facts, Donita continues, “ to hell with it, we’re certifying the record “Gold” ourselves and making gold vinyl for the reissue. Get ‘em while they’re hot, before we’re sued by the RIAA.”

To add to the mayhem this tour will bring, for the first time ever, the band has agreed to an intimate Q&A package which includes VIP access to soundcheck for 1 full song followed by a Q&A with members of the band and merch bundle.

Bricks Are Heavy 2022 Tour Dates
* = w/ Vera Bloom
^ = w/ OMAT
# = w/ Downtown Boys
! = w/ The Black Halos
% = w/ Radkey
@ = w/ Fea
$ = The Side Eyes

10/3: Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
10/4: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Heaven) *
10/6: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza ^
10/7: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw #
10/9: Boston, MA @ Big Night Live #
10/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #
10/12: Toronto, ON @ Opera House !
10/13: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall %
10/14: Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall %
10/15: Chicago, IL @ Metro @
10/17: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue @
10/19: Denver, CO @ Summit @
10/22: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre @ – SOLD OUT
10/23: Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre @ – SOLD OUT
10/24: Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall @ – SOLD OUT
10/27: Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater $
10/28: Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater @ – SOLD OUT

The Police ‘Ghost In The Machine’ Limited Edition Picture Disc LP To Be Released On November 4

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The Police ‘Ghost In The Machine’ Limited Edition Picture Disc LP To Be Released On November 4

Ghost In The Machine, The Police’s fourth album which was first released in 1981, is to be reissued as a stunning limited edition picture disc, featuring the alternate, ‘original’ track-listing and sequencing.

To be released on November 4 and now available on pre-order, this special reissue features three additional tracks not included on the original album – “I Burn For You” – the single mix of the track from the “Brimstone and Treacle” album – “Once Upon A Daydream” and “Shambelle.”

To add to the unique nature of this release, and reflecting the personality of the band, four songs (“Spirits In The Material World,“ “Rehumanize Yourself,“ “One World (Not Three)“ and “Hungry For You“) feature Stewart Copeland counting in the tracks – distinctive audio from the recording studio that was not included on the 1981 release.

The discs’ side A design features the logo image from the front sleeve and side B features the inner sleeve image (see below).

Recorded at AIR Studios, Montserrat and Le Studio, Quebec, Ghost In The Machine was No. 1 on the U.K. album chart, No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and a multi-platinum best seller all over the world in which the bands’ jazz influences became more pronounced but still retained the sophisticated pop appeal for which the band had become known.

The original release featured three hit singles – “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,“ “Invisible Sun“ and “Spirits in the Material World.“ Other highlights also include the rollicking “Demolition Man“ (later covered by Grace Jones), the frantic “Rehumanize Yourself,“ and the ballads “Secret Journey“ and “Darkness.“

Tracklisting
Side A:
Invisible Sun
Demolition Man
Secret Journey
Darkness
Spirits In The Material World
Too Much Information
Omegaman

Side B:
One World (Not Three)
Rehumanize Yourself
I Burn For You
Hungry For You (j’aurais toujours faim de toi)
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Once Upon A Daydream
Shambelle

Photo Gallery: Pearl Jam with Pluralone at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre

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Photo Gallery: Pearl Jam with Pluralone at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre

All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com

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Dave Matthews Band Announces Fall 2022 North American Tour

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Dave Matthews Band Announces Fall 2022 North American Tour

Dave Matthews Band announced a fall 2022 North American tour, which will launch on November 2 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC – the first of three Pacific Northwest dates. The headline run, which will include shows at Target Center in Minneapolis (November 13) and Chicago’s United Center (November 15), will conclude the weekend before Thanksgiving with a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City (November 18 & 19).

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 23, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Sunday night, Dave Matthews Band wrapped up its traditional Labor Day weekend celebration at the scenic Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA. The band’s summer tour will continue this weekend with two shows at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, CO (September 9 & 10) and wrap up with a two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (September 19 & 20).

With the 2022 tour, Dave Matthews Band will have funded the planting of an additional one million trees, bringing the total amount of trees funded to 3 million. DMB is proud to partner with The Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion Trees program, a global forest restoration effort. Fans are invited to join the band, The Dreaming Tree Wines, DocuSign and other tour partners to help regreen our planet. For more information, visit dmbtrees.org.

Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 25 million tickets since its inception and a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. With the release of 2018’s Come Tomorrow, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Summer 2022
9/9 Greenwood Village, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
9/10 Greenwood Village, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
9/14 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
9/16 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/17 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
9/19 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Bowl
9/20 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Bowl

Fall 2022
11/2 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
11/4 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
11/5 Portland, OR Moda Center
11/8 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center Arena
11/9 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Arena
11/12 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center Arena
11/13 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
11/15 Chicago, IL United Center
11/16 Fairborn, OH WSU Nutter Center
11/18 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
11/19 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

John Legend to Perform for SiriusXM in Los Angeles

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John Legend to Perform for SiriusXM in Los Angeles

SiriusXM announced today that John Legend will play a special invitation-only concert as part of SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series presented by American Express. The intimate performance for SiriusXM subscribers will take place at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 28.

The special concert will feature John Legend performing some of his biggest hits as well as music from his upcoming album Legend, which is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 9.

“I’m so excited to perform music from my new album LEGEND for SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series. I’ve been looking forward to performing these songs live and can’t wait to share a special night of music with friends and fans at the El Rey in Los Angeles,” said John Legend.

John Legend’s Small Stage Series concert will air on Wednesday, October 5 at 6:00 pm ET/PT on The Pulse (ch. 5), at 8:00 pm ET/PT on Heart & Soul (ch. 48) and on the SXM App. Additionally, select songs from the show will air across multiple SiriusXM music channels including SiriusXM Hits 1, The Heat, SiriusXM FLY, Pandora NOW, and 10s Spot.

For information on how to attend SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series featuring John Legend please visit www.siriusxm.com/JohnLegendPR.

With American Express’ long history of supporting small businesses, particularly through its Small Business Saturday and year round Shop Small efforts that support independent businesses and the communities they are a part of, the brands came together on SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series to encourage consumers to Shop Small.

SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series features performances with premier artists spanning music genres and styles, and comedy, and held in small iconic venues. SiriusXM launched its Small Stage Series in August 2021 and to date has announced performances by 2 Chainz, Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne, Brandi Carlile, Coldplay, Dave Matthews, Def Leppard, Ed Sheeran, Glass Animals, The Go-Go’s, H.E.R., Halsey, J Balvin, J. Cole, Jason Aldean, John Mayer, John Mulaney, Kane Brown, Kenny Chesney, Måneskin, Michael Che, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shaggy, Shinedown and Twenty One Pilots.

SiriusXM’s The Pulse, Heart & Soul, SiriusXM Hits 1, The Heat, SiriusXM FLY, Pandora NOW, and 10s Spot are available to subscribers nationwide in their car and on the SXM App. The SXM App is available to subscribers on mobile devices and a wide variety of connected platforms in the home including smart speakers, smart TVs and streaming media players. Streaming access is included with all of SiriusXM’s audio trials and most popular plans.

The Muppet Christmas Carol Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary With A New Picture Disc Vinyl Album

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The Muppet Christmas Carol Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary With A New Picture Disc Vinyl Album

Released on 14th October, The Muppet Christmas Carol celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new, limited edition picture disc vinyl. Join the funny, heartwarming and wonderfully wacky cast of The Muppets and Michael Caine (Scrooge himself) for a retelling of the Dickens’ tale. A beautiful atmospheric score is interspersed with memorable singers including the Ghost of Christmas Present (“It Feels Like Christmas”), the cold-hearted Jacob and Robert Marley (“Marley & Marley”), and the harmonies of Tiny Tim and the Cratchit Family (“Bless Us All”). A highlight of this soundtrack is the broken-hearted ballad “When Love Is Gone,” performed by Scrooge’s lost love, and even a bonus a version by the acclaimed artist Martina McBride. You and your loved ones will be singing along to classics like Kermit’s “One More Sleep ‘til Christmas” or Scrooge’s “With a Grateful Heart” all holiday season! A delightful Christmas album that reminds us all of the importance of sharing kindness and compassion all year long.

Tracklist – 1LP Picture Disc

Side A
Paul Williams – Overture
The Muppet Cast – Scrooge
Honeydew and Beaker – Room In Your Heart
Muppet Brass Buskers – Good King Wenceslas*
Kermit – One More Sleep ’til Christmas
Marley and Marley – Marley and Marley
Miles Goodman – Christmas Past
Sam Eagle – Chairman of The Board
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band – Fozziwig’s Party

Side B
Belle – When Love is Gone
Ghost of Christmas Present – It Feels Like Christmas
Tiny Tim (Kermit) – Christmas Scat
Tiny Tim (Tiny Tim’s Family) – Bless Us All
Miles Goodman – Christmas Morning
Scrooge – Thankful Heart
Ghost of Christmas Present (Tiny Tim, Scrooge, The Muppet Cast) – Finale – When Love Is Found/It Feels Like Christmas
Martina McBride – When Love Is Gone

Maren Morris Raises Over $150k For GLAAD And Trans Lifeline With “Lunatic” T-Shirt

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Maren Morris Raises Over $150k For GLAAD And Trans Lifeline With “Lunatic” T-Shirt

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today shared that Grammy award winning country music singer and songwriter Maren Morris has raised over $150K to date for GLAAD’s Transgender Media Program and Trans Lifeline with the “Lunatic” T-shirt launched last week.

In response to Tucker Carlson calling Maren Morris a “Lunatic Country Music Person” over defending trans youth, the country singer teamed up with @LAAD and Trans Lifeline to create a ‘Lunatic Country Music Person’ and the Peer Support & Crisis Hotline for trans youth: 877-565-8860 black tee.

“By publicly speaking out to support trans youth, country music superstar, Maren Morris is connecting with an audience who may be less familiar with the transgender community and the current wave of attacks on their rights. Not only is she using her platform and influence to help further the conversation and likely change hearts and minds, she is raising crucial funds which will go directly into GLAAD and Trans Lifeline’s work to support the trans community at a time when it’s needed more than ever,” said GLAAD Vice President of Communications & Talent, Anthony Allen Ramos.

“The way that transgender people are talked about on social media, especially by celebrities, has an impact on the wellbeing of trans folks, who already live in a society that does not want them to exist. Social marginalization and stigma cause us to have a significantly harder time accessing community support, safe housing, gainful employment, and affordable healthcare, which push many people in our community toward crisis. We are grateful to Maren Morris for not only calling out transphobia but also using her platform to support Trans Lifeline as we answer calls every day from trans people in crisis,” says Lauren Gray, Trans Lifeline’s Director of Advancement.

Link to purchase online HERE.

GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org or connect with GLAAD on Facebook and Twitter.

Trans Lifeline is the largest direct service nonprofit to trans people in North America, connecting trans people to the community, resources, and support they need to survive and thrive. Trans Lifeline’s hotline cares for trans people in the U.S. and Canada through moments of crisis and suicidality; their microgrants program provides low-barrier grants to trans people in need of legal name changes and updated government IDs, as well as specialized support for trans people who are incarcerated or undocumented; their advocacy program runs the #SafeHotlines campaign to ensure safety, transparency, and agency on crisis hotlines. Trans Lifeline envisions a world where trans people have the connection, economic security, and care everyone needs and deserves – free of prisons and police.

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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