Hendrik Pape
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Sound Check Entertainment
http://www.soundcheckblog.ca/
Sound Check is an independent concert and festivals blog written by Hendrik Pape. The blog features in-depth coverage of Music festivals and concerts all across Ontario and beyond.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1278 )
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#BeersInBala with Tim Hicks….
This will be my first post for Sound Check Ent. (cue the red carpet and confetti throwing gymnasts) and it just so happens to be for my favorite Canadian Countr... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Garth Brooks World Tour Kicks off in Chicago
Piece by piece the puzzle known as the Garth Brooks return tour is starting to take shape. We now know that the Garth Brooks World Tour will kick off in Chicag... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
English 101 with Al Yankovic: Word Crimes
As we discussed yesterday Weird Al Yankovic released his 14th, and possibly final, album, Mandatory Fun today. To coincide with the release Yankovic also... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Weird Al Yankovic Mandatory Fun Has Landed!
Weird Al Yankovic Mandatory Fun Nothing makes me happier than a new Weird Al Yankovic album, other than a new Weird Al album the day after my 40th birthday. Read more
Posted on 15 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Ottawa Bluesfest Weekend Preview
The final weekend of the 20th Anniversary party for RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest has arrived. Rather than do a day by day preview we figured it would be... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Brett Kissel – Tough People Do
This song has been one of our favourites from Brett Kissel since we first heard it at his show at the Joshua Bates Centre in Athens, Ontario last fall shortly... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
John Legend – You and I (Nobody In The World)
John Legend is back with his latest single “You and I (Nobody in the World)” off of his album Love in the Future. No surprise that the video has an emotional... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
RIP Tommy Ramone 1952-2014
The curtain has fallen on the last surviving member of the Ramones, Tommy Ramone. Dave Frey, who works for Ramones Productions and Silent Partner Management,... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Rapture All but Guaranteed Tonight at Ottawa Bluesfest!
Kim Perry takes a chainsaw to a tree in The Band Perry’s video for “Chainsaw” It’s hard to believe that we are already on day 7 of 10 of the big 20th Anniversar... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Garth Brooks Makes Announcement, Leaves Questions!
Garth Brooks Garth Brooks sure knows how to build up hype and then make an announcement that still leaves fans with more questions than answers. Read more
Posted on 10 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Rain Or Shine Ottawa Bluesfest Rocked On!
Lawrence Gowan Styx Sure it may have been pouring rain so hard that many of the roads surrounding Ottawa Bluesfest quickly turned into lakes and rivers but... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Garth Brooks Cancels Ireland Shows!
Garth Brooks More Garth Brooks concert news today but not the kind that fans were expecting. The 5 shows scheduled for Croke Park in Ireland have all been... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Ottawa Bluesfest Day 4 Preview
RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest 20th Ottawa Bluesfest Day 4 is all about the country music as we enter the final week of the 20th Anniversary event! Highlights of... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Emma Peckford is the One!
Emma “The One” Peckford Weeks of buildup lead to 20 solid performances (2 from each of the 10 finalists) and it all lead to that moment. The moment that the... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Getting to Know Olivia Penalva
Olivia Penalva We travel all the way to Vernon British Columbia to get to know Olivia Penalva, the next in our series of JUMP 106.9, Ottawa Bluesfest She’s the... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Getting to Know Angelique Francis
Angelique Francis We didn’t have to search very far to find our next of the 10 finalists for JUMP 106.9 and Ottawa Bluesfest’s She’s The One, Ottawa’s own... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
The Wait is Over for Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks If you’ve been to Garth Brooks’ website this week you may have noticed a bit of a teaser. Garth announced late last year that 2014 would mark his... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Getting to Know Jheo Navarro
She’s the One In just a matter of days the top 10 finalists for Ottawa Bluesfest and JUMP 106.9‘s She’s the One will take to the stage at Bluesfest’s Barney... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Styx and Foreigner Tour Busses Smokin’
Styx Foreigner There were some scary moments this afternoon in Philly as two of the tour busses being used by Styx and Foreigner went up in flames. Read more
Posted on 02 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC -
Blackwell Goes Redneck Style
Blackwell Band – Redneck Style Seems fitting that on the same day as Canada’s Birthday one of the next big things to land on the Canadian country music scene,... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC