Industry 45 - From the Drum Throne

Niagara Radio Legend Pat Porter was kind enough to invite me onto his radio show at 4680q in Niagara Falls.

Pat and I will chat about the upcoming Welland FoodFest happening Saturday September 30 and Sunday October 1st on Merritt Island in Welland and full Live Music Lineup.

We also chat about the re-issue of Honeymoon Suite Clifton Hill album that came out in 2008 and I will be the Emcee at the Re-issue party on September 27th at Doc Magilligan's Irish Pub & Restaurant on Lundy's Lane. It includes 2 opening acts and an acoustic performance from Johnnie and Derry 

We will also talk about the All 80's Rock & Talk on 4680q which i host along with Bobby R Rock and Michael Hanson

Get your tickets for the Honeymoon Suite event here

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Check out everything Welland Foodfest here 

https://wellandfoodfest.com

All 80s Rock & Talk Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/0jE2zzg9CwXQpmxBuY3srq

Stream 4680q

Bill and I chatted about his early days as a MUCH VJ, his brand new book titled A HAPPY HAS-BEEN- Exciting Times and Lessons Learned by one of Canada's Foremost Entertainment Journalists. We talk about the documentary 299 Queen Street West tour that starts in Toronto on September 22nd and also makes a stop in Hamilton on NOV 4th.  

Who was your fav Much Music VJ? 

Coming the FALL of 2023 I will have a brand new Radio Show. The Rockin' Rewind Radio Show which will be featured on Classic 1220 Radio in Southern Ontario. It will also be fully streamable and in podcast form as well.  The show will run for 2 hours on Saturdays and repeat again on Sunday on Radio.

The show will feature great Classic Rock music mostly from the 80s with interview clips, special co-hosts and music features. It will also incorporate a local artist portion to help support up and coming Rock Stars.

Here are 2 teaser Reels that were created for the show produced by Dean Malton.  Looking forward to bringing you the  Rockin' Rewind Show this Fall. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPDPpE1A6Z8

Upon meeting Singer-Songwriter, Jessica Pearson , you are sure to feel the warmth she so effortlessly conveys. There is a grounded current of energy that runs through Jessica's music. Her soul-stirring melodies and gorgeous modern folk-country arrangements, will move you to see fields of heather on a foggy day. She is the sunlight that leaks through your windows, and the laugh that brightly echoes through your day. 

Her love for storytelling, drawing on folk, outlaw country, and Celtic traditions, is evident in her songwriting. The stories she tells are like lovingly-sewn patchwork quilts, stitched together by soul-stirring melodies and gorgeous modern folk-country arrangements. They are the quilts you spread out under the stars, and the ones you wrap yourself in all winter long. These stories, with their frayed edges, become more beautiful the longer you sit with them. 

In 2021, Pearson received the Folk Music Ontario ‘ Songs from the Heart ’ award for her song Ready My Heart. She was also selected for Global Music Match, a program created to connect artists internationally on social media platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jessica Pearson & the East Wind was also nominated for ‘ Group of the Year ’ at the 2021 Capital Music Awards and nominated for ‘ Album of the Year ’ at the 2022 and 2023 Faces Awards. I won Diamonds in the Rough Showcase performance at the Canadian Country Music Awards 2023. 

Her long-awaited debut album On the Line was released in January 2022 through Willow Sound Records , to a sold-out crowd and her new single “Row ” comes out on June 30th, 2023.

Legendary Rocker Rick Springfield has a brand new album and tour out in 2023. It's his first studio album of new music in 5 years titled AUTOMATIC. It was self produced and Rick plays all the instruments on the album. His I WANT MY 80s Tour stops into 26 City Cities including here in NIAGARA FALLS CANADA on Wednesday August 9th at OLG STAGE Fallsview Casino along with Tommy TUTONE, The Hooters and Paul Young. We talk about his friends John Waite and Sammy Hagar, his Beach Bar Rum and his radio show on Sirius XM!

For more on Rick Springfield and to hear new music--check out ALL 80s ROCK  N TALK with myself, Bobby R Rock and Glass Tiger past member Michael Hanson and we talk about Rick's albums in the 80s and play some of the new songs from Automatic. 

Australian Born, Alberta Raised.

The most awarded artists in Canadian Country Music. Gord has worked hard to connect with his loyal fanbase that he loves. Gord has received 26 Canadian Country Music Association Awards and multiple Juno Award Nominations. With over 85 million streams and 5 billion audience impressions on the radio globally, Bamford still remains the only two-time winner of the CMA Global Country Artist award. In 2022, "Breakfast Beer" acheived gold status, added to his 10 singles in Canada, including the No.1 hits "When Your Lips Are So Close" and "Dive Bar."Gord proudly released his 10th studio album, Diamonds In A Whiskey Glass, in the early summer of 2021, followed by the Diamonds In A Whiskey Glass (Deluxe Diamond Edition) in May of 2022, it sat as a top seller in Canada for three weeks. Gord was also named the inaugural host of Anthem Entertainment’s first-of- its-kind audio/visual music-focused broadcast and podcast series Real Country Livin’ in partnership with SiriusXM.

Combine high energy country rock with classic country standards and you have the ingredients for a potent four-piece ensemble from Southern Ontario named Johnson’s Creek.

Featuring Glenn Code (lead vocals/guitars), Michael Lanteigne (lead guitar/backing vocals), Mike Crombez (bass guitar/backing vocals) and Jake Adams (drums/backing vocals), Johnson’s Creek have been building a strong reputation for themselves since arriving on the scene in the summer of 2017 with the release of their debut single “Ocean Fantasy”. 

Since that point, Johnson’s Creek released a self-titled, six-single EP in the Fall of 2019 which triggered strong airplay for their anthemic single
"I Like It Dirty” which earned them key bookings with major concerts such as the Stars And Thunder Festival in Timmins, Mattawa Voyageur Days, back to back years at Rogers Hometown Hockey and numerous gigs throughout Northern and Southern Ontario. 

2022 proved big for the band with the release of 2 singles, “Burn It Up” and “Tell Me Something Good” and notching 40+ performances throughout Canada including dates at the famed Cavendish Beach Music Festival in PEI, the Winkler Harvest Festival in Manitoba, 4 dates at The Canadian National Exhibition and a headlining spot Toronto’s Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. 

Whether it’s projecting their high-energy `Redneck Rock n Roll`, inspired by the likes of The Road Hammers and The Georgia Satellites or more classic standards influenced by Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Hank Williams, Johnson’s Creek has the unique ability to appeal to a wide variety of country music demographics.

Award-Winning Canadian Country singer/songwriter Alexis Taylor is just getting started. The Canadian singer and songwriter was born and raised in the small town of Huntsville, Ontario. From a young age, Alexis’ powerhouse vocals combined with emotional lyrics showcased her creativity and love for music in every song. From sharing the stage with The Marshall Tucker Band , Love and Theft , Meghan Patrick and Doug Seegers , triple threat artist/singer/songwriter, Alexis Taylor has quickly established herself as one of country music’s rising stars. Following the release of her first single in 2018, Alexis has appeared live on numerous radio stations and tv stations throughout North America. She has been a part of events such as Canadian Music Week in Toronto, CMA Fest in Nashville, and has performed at the USO Northwest Gala in both 2018 and 2019. The release of her first single also lead to Alexis winning Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2018 Tennessee Music Awards , and would be the first of many nominations and awards to be won in Alexis' career. At the beginning of 2022, Alexis reached #36 on the Sirius XM CBC Country radio charts with her release "Long Way From Home" - A story of Alexis' journey in the music industry. However, Alexis' newest release "Let Me Leave" which was produced by Taylor Carroll (drummer for American rock band LIT), and vocals recorded by Dave Aude (known for more number ones than any other producer on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart) is sure to be an even bigger success. With big plans to get back into the studio before 2023, there is no telling what accomplishments this Nashville girl will see in the year ahead.

Jamie Stever is originally from Prince Edward Country and now Nashville Tennessee! He has a brand new single on Country Radio -- Don't Play with Roses- more on Jamie and the genesis of that new single right here!