News Archives: August 2009

CBC-TV Documentaries

August 31, 2009

CBC-TV has a couple of very interesting documentaries airing on Thursday nights for the next few weeks.  Each of these programs take a look back at the Canadian music scene in the 1970s and 1980s.  This Beat Goes On focuses on the ground-breaking era of great sounds, from glam and progressive rock to punk and reggae of the 1970s.  From Gordon Lightfoot and Burton Cummings to Trooper and Loverboy, by the end of the decade the Can-rock revolution had arrived.

The second documentary, Rise Up puts the spotlight on the 1980s, an era of big hair and bigger shoulder pads.  MTV and MuchMusic have arrived, giving homegrown artists the ability to take off internationally. The late 80s sees the rise of some diverse new sounds, including the alt-country of our own Blue Rodeo and Cowboy Junkies and the hip hop beats of Maestro and Michie Mee.

Follow and join in on the conversation about these documentaries right now in the BlueRodeo.com forum.   And check your local CBC-TV (and CBC Newsworld) schedules for dates and air times.

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Catch The Swallows!

August 17, 2009

Glenn Michem’s side project, The Swallows, is touching down this Thursday, August 20, at Toronto’s Graffiti’s, located in Kensington Market. This pay-what-you-can show starts around 10, with doors opening at 9:30 pm.

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A Concert for the Kids with the Jim Cuddy Band

August 7, 2009

On October 6, the Jim Cuddy Band will perform at the Grand Theatre in London, ON, for A Concert for the Kids, a fund raising event for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Bethany’s Hope Foundation and the George Bray Sports Association. Tickets for this very special show go onsale Monday, August 10 at 10 am EDT.

You must be a BlueRodeo.com member to take advantage of our presales, so create an account now if you don’t have one already. And for a look at the complete list of upcoming JCB and Blue Rodeo shows, check out the Tour page.

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