The Mansion, 506 Princess St, Kingston, ON K7L 1C5 Woodshed Orchestra, Me Man Jack and more this Friday Jan. 13 at the Mansion (door at 9pm, music 9:30) Dave Clark (Rheostatics, Gord Downie, Happiness Project and much more) is bringing his funky musical parade of fun otherwise known as The Woodshed Orchestra to The Mansion. [...]

International folk/soul sensations Po’ Girl are coming to the Kingston for a very special show at the finest venue in town. Rolling Stone says: “With enough sultry ambiance to be at home in either cocktail lounge or New Orleans street corner, Po’ Girl features a simple, polished production of wistful, plaintively slurred vocals over a [...]

False Face recently (okay, not so recently) recorded another group of songs with Matt Rogalsky. They’re available for download and in a run of 50 c10s. Download them here: http://falseface.bandcamp.com or buy them here: http://www.thingitself.com Stream Lifeboat / Bad Coach / I Channel the Animals below or download it here. Lifeboat by False Face

The Gertrudes performed at Kingston’s fourth annual Kingston Unplugged as part of the city’s Earth Hour celebrations. Kingston surpassed the national average of 2.1% energy deduction, with 3.1%, despite the chilly weather. Check out the video! The Gertrudes- Carolina (Earth Hour) from Adrian Vieni (Wood & Wires) on Vimeo. The Gertrudes Online: Website: www.thegertrudes.com CBC [...]

Thursday, March 31st, 7pm @ The Toucan (76 Princess St.),  free Lowest of the Low, legendary 90′s Canadian alt. rock band is coming to the Toucan on Thursday, March 31st. They are promoting the release of the 20th anniversary remastered version of their seminal debut “Shakespeare My Butt”. This album comes in at the 10th spot in Chart magazine’s best [...]

Sunday, February 6th, 2-5pm @ The Mansion (509 Princess St.) Admission by donation/ A family friendly event Please come to this benefit concert for Alba Marquez. Performances by Kyra and Tully, the Gertrudes, and Spencer Evans. See the attached PDF below. Benefit Concert on February 6th

Ghost Town, final number from The Old Haunt, formerly known as The House Is Black, AKA Mr Lucas Huang. A trio performance, with Chris Trimmer, electronics & Matt Rogalsky, slide guitar. Get the track here!

The Arrogant Worms are kicking off their 20th Anniversary Tour on Sat. Feb. 5 right here in Kingston where it all began. Canada’s best-loved musical comedy troup started busking on the streets of Kingston two decades ago. Tickets are on sale now for their upcoming show at their alma mater, Queen’s University. Here’s a very funny [...]

Weeping Tile’s 16th Annual Salvation Army Emergency Relief Fund Benefit Show takes place at 8pm on Tuesday, December 21st at Zappas Lounge, 178 Ontario Street in Kingston. Tickets are $20 and available at the venue, Zap Records at 340 Princess St, and online at: www.maplemusic..com Once again Kingston’s music community dishes up a wonderful night of [...]

Kingston’s Swamp Ward Orchestra rips through three new tracks — download them below! The group is heading to the Calgary Folk Fest and other far-flung shows in the summer of 2011. Alison Gowan is on hurdy gurdy and upright bass, Jan Le Clair plays accordion and cello, Laura Murray plays cello and banjo, and everyone [...]