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Ministry in Calgary, AB – Show Review

Mike Olson — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:32:23 +0000

Front Line Assembly. Gary Numan. MinistryMarch 5, 2024Palace Theatre, Calgary, ABCanadian Beats Passport Front Line Assembly. Gary Numan. Ministry. Three of the most influential and respected bands in the Industrial music industry hit the Palace Theatre in Calgary Alberta on March 5, 2024. Front Line Assembly, fronted by ex-Skinny Puppy frontman, Bill Leeb, started the night off performing hits from their back catalogue that showed why they are legends in their own right in the Industrial music world. Gary Numan, […]

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Black Veil Brides in Calgary, AB – Show Review

Mike Olson — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:22:12 +0000

Black Veil Brides, Dark Divine, Ville ValoOctober 12, 2023Grey Eagle Event Centre, Calgary, ABCanadian Beats Passport Black Veil Brides return to the Grey Eagle Event Centre in Calgary Alberta on October 12, 2023, and this time, they brought with them a 2000’s iconic rock singer from Finland, as well as an up-and-coming band from Orlando Florida. Opening the night of hard rock was Dark Divine, who have been making waves on Sirius Octane with their new single Paper Crown. Following […]

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Corn Stock ’23 in Taber, Alberta – Festival Review

Mike Olson — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:01:06 +0000

This past weekend, the town of Taber Alberta was host to the inaugural carnation of Corn Stock dubbed Corn Stock ’23. While being the home of the iconic sweet and crisp Taber Corn, the sold-out success of Corn Stock ’23 brought by Spider Entertainment will welcome this annual festival for many years to come. This year’s lineup consisted of a plethora of local bands of different genres opening for a lineup of some of Canada’s iconic Classic Rock scene. Friday, […]

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Cornstock to take place July 28-29 in Taber, Alberta

Mike Olson — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:09:56 +0000

Taber, Alberta is about to become sweeter! Being the home to the Legendary Taber Corn, the inaugural Cornstock is going to make things sweeter. Organizer and Founder, Ken Holst of Spider Entertainment is bringing Canadian Classic Rock back to Taber with two nights filled with Rock. July 28 will feature performances by Runaway, a Bon Jovi Tribute act, the multi-platinum band Toronto followed by JUNO award-winning Honeymoon Suite. July 29 will consist of local acts earlier in the day, bringing […]

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Trivium in Calgary, AB – Show Review

Mike Olson — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:37:05 +0000

Trivium, Between The Buried And Me, Whitechapel & Khemmis October 6, 2022 MacEwan Hall, Calgary, AB Canadian Beats Passport On October 6, 2022, guitar-driven Heavy Metal band Trivium brought their Deadmen and Dragons tour to Calgary, Alberta, with support from the progressive Metal legends, Between The Buried And Me; Deathcore band Whitechapel; as well as Metal band Khemmis. Khemmis started the evening off with a short but powerful set consisting of singles spanning the past ten years since their inception. […]

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Mudmen – “Farmers Tan” (Album Review)

Mike Olson — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:09:38 +0000

Band: Mudmen Album: Farmers Tan Release Date: Genre: Celtic Rock https://soundcloud.com/rob-campbell-574455063/farmers-tan?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Canada’s own Bagpipe yielding, Celtic rock playing, Robby and Sandy Campbell, will be celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2023 since their debut as The Campbell Brothers, now known as Mudmen who was recognized by EMI while supporting the Irish Rovers back in 1998. To celebrate this milestone in their historic career as two of the top Pipers, in my opinion, of the world, have released their 11th studio album […]

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Dragonette shares ‘Twennies’, from the forthcoming full-length album Twennies

Mike Olson — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:42:12 +0000

Dragonette returns with “Twennies” ahead of her album of the same name With a career spanning over fifteen years, JUNO and SOCAN award-winning Dragonette returns to the international stage, releasing her latest electro-pop single, “Twennies,” from the newly announced forthcoming album Twennies. “Twennies” is the second single released by Dragonette, preceded by the power-pop anthem “New Suit” and a newly signed global recording agreement with BMG earlier this summer. Dragonette chose to focus on her work with one creative partner […]

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Twin River unveils their EP, When We Think About Time

Mike Olson — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:49:27 +0000

Twin River shares their EP, When We Think About Time When We Think About Time is the first EP released by Vancouver’s own Twin River in six years while showcasing their latest single, “Walking,” with a live performance video. Twin River took a new creative direction of a guitar-driven, raw energy feel compared to the well-rounded production value of previous releases. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Courtney Ewan writes about the importance of personal boundaries and how relationships evolve over time. Persistent affirmations […]

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Canadian Beats Passport – Show Review – Alice Cooper & Buckcherry in Calgary, AB

Mike Olson — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 14:26:09 +0000

Who: Alice Cooper & Buckcherry When: April 14, 2022 Where: Winsport Arena, Calgary AB Icon and rock royalty Alice Cooper brought his highly successful touring band to Calgary Alberta on April 14, 2022, with Buckcherry, who brought with them the old school rock fundamentals that made Alice Cooper the icon he has become. Buckcherry is out on the road heavily promoting their newest album since the pandemic Hellbound. Regardless of this being the second time since October of 2021 that […]

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Canadian Beats Passport – Show Review – Trinity of Terror Tour

Mike Olson — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 18:10:06 +0000

Who: Black Veil Brides, Motionless In White, Ice Nine Kills & Lilith Czar When: March 22, 2022 Where: Grey Eagle Resort, Calgary AB Ice Nine Kills, Motionless In White, and Black Veil Brides have joined forces to bring their Trinity of Terror tour to Canada to melt the faces off of every city they visit with newly reinvented singer/songwriter Lilith Czar. Lilith Czar is out promoting her debut solo album Created From Filth and Dust which was released in 2021 […]

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Hyperia releases new album Silhouettes Of Horror with release show at The Gateway in Calgary

Mike Olson — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 19:49:03 +0000

In 2020, Calgary’s own Hyperia released their debut album, Insanitorium on Latvia’s Sliptrick Records for up-and-coming artists that you need to look out for. Fast forward thru a pandemic that canceled a worldwide tour and a life-changing relocation to Vancouver, 2022 sees Hyperia release their second full-length album Silhouettes of Horror. Silhouettes of Horror is self-produced with Guitarist Colin Ryley behind the soundboard with mixing and mastering of the record by renowned sound engineer, Mika Jussila of Children of Bodom […]

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Caveat to play Dickens Pub in Calgary, AB in celebration of their new album, Alchemy

Mike Olson — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:40:48 +0000

On February 11, 2022, Calgary’s own Experimental Metal band Caveat released their fifth studio album Alchemy, after being delayed due to a global pandemic. The early stages of the recording began in 2018 with the new member, Amanda Marie Bourdon, taking over the lead on the vocals while guitarist and vocalist Greg Musgrove stepped back to support Amanda Marie Bourdon with vocal duties. “Infinite” is the first single of the new album Alchemy and is considered one of the heaviest […]

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Bryan Adams releases new single, “Kick Ass”

Mike Olson — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:03:29 +0000

December 9, 2021, saw the latest single from the highly acclaimed singer/songwriter Bryan Adams, from his upcoming studio album So Happy It Hurts. “Kick Ass” starts off with an introduction provided by the great John Cleese that gives an insight to what “Kick Ass” is about. Alongside the release of the 2022 Pirelli Calendar, Adams released another single and music video for the first single “On the Road”. The music video joins Bryan Adams on a journey giving a visual […]

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Jadea Kelly unveils lyric video for new single, “Any Old Boat”

Mike Olson — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:29:57 +0000

Highly-decorated folk singer/songwriter Jadea Kelly will be releasing her long-awaited fourth studio album in 2022, and now she has released a new single from the album, which is still waiting to be titled. “Any Old Boat” was written several years ago by Jadea Kelly but is now finally being recorded. “I wrote this song several years ago while living and working in Prince Edward County, Canada,” reflects Jadea. “It was one of the most beautiful summers of my life, largely because of […]

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