Jason Schneider Media
@jasonschneidermedia.com
Canadian music PR company. @AmericanaFest member.
Books include The Longest Suicide: The Authorized Biography of Art Bergmann / 3,000 Miles (A Novel) / Have Not Been The Same: the CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995 (co-author)
Books include The Longest Suicide: The Authorized Biography of Art Bergmann / 3,000 Miles (A Novel) / Have Not Been The Same: the CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995 (co-author)
Pinned
THAT GUN IN YOUR HAND is officially out!
Foreword by Lenny Kaye
Ask your local bookstore for it
CAN orders @anvilpress.bsky.social
US orders @asterismbooks.bsky.social
"A sweeping piece of cultural criticism. I haven't read anything like it since Lipstick Traces by Greil Marcus." Jim DeRogatis
Foreword by Lenny Kaye
Ask your local bookstore for it
CAN orders @anvilpress.bsky.social
US orders @asterismbooks.bsky.social
"A sweeping piece of cultural criticism. I haven't read anything like it since Lipstick Traces by Greil Marcus." Jim DeRogatis
Obv too many Steve Cropper moments to choose from, but the first meeting between Neil Young and the MGs at the Dylan 30th tribute is one to highlight. An unlikely pairing that led to a pretty great tour.
#RIPSteveCropper
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#RIPSteveCropper
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Neil Young with Booker T And The M G 's All Along The Watchtower
YouTube video by the allalongthewatchtower channel
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December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Obv too many Steve Cropper moments to choose from, but the first meeting between Neil Young and the MGs at the Dylan 30th tribute is one to highlight. An unlikely pairing that led to a pretty great tour.
#RIPSteveCropper
youtu.be/YwLtFjvS7-s?...
#RIPSteveCropper
youtu.be/YwLtFjvS7-s?...
Always loved this one for no particular reason
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Always loved this one for no particular reason
Big thanks to @americanauk.bsky.social for featuring The Give 'Em Hell Boys in today's Track of the Day! Get the album More Noise In An Already Noisy World werever you find music!
#CanadianMusic #Alberta #CountrySky #AltCountry #Americana
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#CanadianMusic #Alberta #CountrySky #AltCountry #Americana
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The Give ‘Em Hell Boys “More Noise (In An Already Noisy World)” – Turn it down
Well, here’s a conundrum – should we be welcoming with open arms the intrusion of more noise into a world that seems cursed with unnecessary or disturbing sounds – that click clic…
americana-uk.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Big thanks to @americanauk.bsky.social for featuring The Give 'Em Hell Boys in today's Track of the Day! Get the album More Noise In An Already Noisy World werever you find music!
#CanadianMusic #Alberta #CountrySky #AltCountry #Americana
americana-uk.com/the-give-em-...
#CanadianMusic #Alberta #CountrySky #AltCountry #Americana
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Big thanks to @hollercountry.bsky.social for adding Johnny 99's "Mr. Lonely" and Elliot C Way's "Margaret" to their Best New Country Playlist, available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music 🔽
holler.country/playlists/pl...
#NorthCountryCollective #CanadianMusic #CountrySky
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#NorthCountryCollective #CanadianMusic #CountrySky
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Big thanks to @hollercountry.bsky.social for adding Johnny 99's "Mr. Lonely" and Elliot C Way's "Margaret" to their Best New Country Playlist, available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music 🔽
holler.country/playlists/pl...
#NorthCountryCollective #CanadianMusic #CountrySky
holler.country/playlists/pl...
#NorthCountryCollective #CanadianMusic #CountrySky
Big thanks to @readrange.bsky.social for reviewing Johnny 99's new album Mr. Lonely -- "a record built on heart and grit."
Get it now via North Country Collective!
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #AltCountry #Americana
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Get it now via North Country Collective!
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #AltCountry #Americana
readrange.com/johnny-99-mr...
Johnny 99 Finds the Light on Mr. Lonely
The alt-country torchbearer and his City & Colour collaborators return with a record built on heart and grit.
readrange.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Big thanks to @readrange.bsky.social for reviewing Johnny 99's new album Mr. Lonely -- "a record built on heart and grit."
Get it now via North Country Collective!
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #AltCountry #Americana
readrange.com/johnny-99-mr...
Get it now via North Country Collective!
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #AltCountry #Americana
readrange.com/johnny-99-mr...
Happy release day to the long-awaited Johnny 99 album Mr. Lonely, containing the singles "Never Stay Down," "Getting Over You," "Lay Down The Hammer" and the latest "Two Step To Forget"!
Stream here: orcd.co/johnny99-mrl...
#NorthCountryCollective #CountrySky #CanadianMusic
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Stream here: orcd.co/johnny99-mrl...
#NorthCountryCollective #CountrySky #CanadianMusic
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Johnny 99 - Two Step To Forget
YouTube video by _Johnny_99_
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Happy release day to the long-awaited Johnny 99 album Mr. Lonely, containing the singles "Never Stay Down," "Getting Over You," "Lay Down The Hammer" and the latest "Two Step To Forget"!
Stream here: orcd.co/johnny99-mrl...
#NorthCountryCollective #CountrySky #CanadianMusic
youtu.be/H7MS4f3nVVs?...
Stream here: orcd.co/johnny99-mrl...
#NorthCountryCollective #CountrySky #CanadianMusic
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PIQSIQ Share New Christmas Single "Jingle Bells"
PIQSIQ Share New Christmas Single "Jingle Bells"
Inuit throat-singing duo PIQSIQ (sisters Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay) are ushering in the holiday cheer with a newly released
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November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
PIQSIQ Share New Christmas Single "Jingle Bells"
I had the pleasure recently to talk about That Gun In Your Hand with Sal Cataldi for the radio show/podcast Reading Is Funktamental. Check it out!
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The History of "Hey Joe" with author Jason Schneider on Reading Is Funktamental
YouTube video by Reading Is Funktamental
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November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I had the pleasure recently to talk about That Gun In Your Hand with Sal Cataldi for the radio show/podcast Reading Is Funktamental. Check it out!
youtu.be/zBYfjaFxO9U?...
youtu.be/zBYfjaFxO9U?...
Check out Rich Hope's chat with @scummywatertower.bsky.social about his new album Live At The ANZA Club, available now everywhere!
#CanadianMusic #Vancouver #RockAndRoll
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#CanadianMusic #Vancouver #RockAndRoll
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It Come Alive: Vancouver’s Rich Hope Revisits Career On Energetic Live Album (Interview) - Scummy Water Tower
An interview with Canadian singer-songwriter Rich Hope about his 2025 live album Live At The ANZA Club
scummywatertower.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Check out Rich Hope's chat with @scummywatertower.bsky.social about his new album Live At The ANZA Club, available now everywhere!
#CanadianMusic #Vancouver #RockAndRoll
scummywatertower.com/features/int...
#CanadianMusic #Vancouver #RockAndRoll
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Thanks @3amrevelations.bsky.social for including Elliot C Way's new single "Margaret"!
#CanadianMusic #altcountry
#CanadianMusic #altcountry
Songs of the Week: November 17 - 23, 2025 ft MOONRIIVR, Larkk, Elliot C Way, Common Holly
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Songs of the Week: November 17 - 23, 2025 — 3am Revelations
“ You Get Me By ” by MOONRIIVR New MOONRIIVR alert! I can’t believe it’s already been almost two years since their debut album, Volume 1 , and I’m so excited to get new material. “You Get Me ...
www.3amrevelations.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Thanks @3amrevelations.bsky.social for including Elliot C Way's new single "Margaret"!
#CanadianMusic #altcountry
#CanadianMusic #altcountry
New adds at SiriusXM North Americana (Ch. 359):
BirdBelly - "Desert Khaki"
Elliot C Way - "Fool's Gold"
Tune in to hear the best (mostly Canadian) alt-country!
@siriusxmcanada.bsky.social #countrysky #altcountry #americana
BirdBelly - "Desert Khaki"
Elliot C Way - "Fool's Gold"
Tune in to hear the best (mostly Canadian) alt-country!
@siriusxmcanada.bsky.social #countrysky #altcountry #americana
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New adds at SiriusXM North Americana (Ch. 359):
BirdBelly - "Desert Khaki"
Elliot C Way - "Fool's Gold"
Tune in to hear the best (mostly Canadian) alt-country!
@siriusxmcanada.bsky.social #countrysky #altcountry #americana
BirdBelly - "Desert Khaki"
Elliot C Way - "Fool's Gold"
Tune in to hear the best (mostly Canadian) alt-country!
@siriusxmcanada.bsky.social #countrysky #altcountry #americana
Happy release day to Rich Hope's Live At The ANZA Club, recorded earlier this year in Vancouver
"It seems the rock and roll gods are displeased with us. So they sent us Rich Hope’s Live At The ANZA Club that we may be redeemed." Gordie Johnson, Big Sugar
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"It seems the rock and roll gods are displeased with us. So they sent us Rich Hope’s Live At The ANZA Club that we may be redeemed." Gordie Johnson, Big Sugar
richhope.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Live At The Anza Club, by Rich Hope
9 track album
richhope.bandcamp.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Happy release day to Rich Hope's Live At The ANZA Club, recorded earlier this year in Vancouver
"It seems the rock and roll gods are displeased with us. So they sent us Rich Hope’s Live At The ANZA Club that we may be redeemed." Gordie Johnson, Big Sugar
richhope.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
"It seems the rock and roll gods are displeased with us. So they sent us Rich Hope’s Live At The ANZA Club that we may be redeemed." Gordie Johnson, Big Sugar
richhope.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Big thanks to @americanauk.bsky.social for spotlighting Bobby Dove's "Trans Canadian Blues" video!
"driven along with a brilliant sense of motion and energy"
Bobby's in Winnipeg 11/20 at Times Change(d) and in Ottawa on 11/23 at Red Bird!
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky
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"driven along with a brilliant sense of motion and energy"
Bobby's in Winnipeg 11/20 at Times Change(d) and in Ottawa on 11/23 at Red Bird!
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky
americana-uk.com/video-bobby-...
Video: Bobby Dove “Trans Canadian Blues”
Here’s Canadian alt-country artist Bobby Dove with the immediately-absorbing ‘Trans Canadian Blues’. A great guitar groove, propulsive percussion from Dani Nash and Dove’s u…
americana-uk.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Big thanks to @americanauk.bsky.social for spotlighting Bobby Dove's "Trans Canadian Blues" video!
"driven along with a brilliant sense of motion and energy"
Bobby's in Winnipeg 11/20 at Times Change(d) and in Ottawa on 11/23 at Red Bird!
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky
americana-uk.com/video-bobby-...
"driven along with a brilliant sense of motion and energy"
Bobby's in Winnipeg 11/20 at Times Change(d) and in Ottawa on 11/23 at Red Bird!
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky
americana-uk.com/video-bobby-...
Out today! Elliot C Way's "Margaret," his second single of 2025 via North Country Collective. An epic ode to the importance of family. Find it on all streaming services ▶️ orcd.co/ecw-margaret
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #Americana #AltCountry
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#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #Americana #AltCountry
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Elliot C Way - Margaret (Privet Viewing Link)
YouTube video by Elliot Way
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Out today! Elliot C Way's "Margaret," his second single of 2025 via North Country Collective. An epic ode to the importance of family. Find it on all streaming services ▶️ orcd.co/ecw-margaret
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #Americana #AltCountry
youtu.be/chRc7LGG5hU?...
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #Americana #AltCountry
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Big day as copies of my novel The City Knows have arrived! Thanks to Montag Press for completing my 20-year odyssey with this story.
So surreal to have two books published in the same year, but it's feast or famine. You can get The City Knows from Amazon ▶️ www.amazon.ca/City-Knows-J...
#BookSky
So surreal to have two books published in the same year, but it's feast or famine. You can get The City Knows from Amazon ▶️ www.amazon.ca/City-Knows-J...
#BookSky
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Big day as copies of my novel The City Knows have arrived! Thanks to Montag Press for completing my 20-year odyssey with this story.
So surreal to have two books published in the same year, but it's feast or famine. You can get The City Knows from Amazon ▶️ www.amazon.ca/City-Knows-J...
#BookSky
So surreal to have two books published in the same year, but it's feast or famine. You can get The City Knows from Amazon ▶️ www.amazon.ca/City-Knows-J...
#BookSky
Vancouver scene legend Rich Hope releases Live At The ANZA Club this Friday! Get a preview and hear the blazing track "It Come Alive" now at @scummywatertower.bsky.social
#CanadianMusic #rockandroll
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#CanadianMusic #rockandroll
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Singles Spotlight: Rich Hope – “It Come Alive” - Scummy Water Tower
Hello reader, How are you today? Ready for another Singles Spotlight? Today, SWT is excited to discuss another rocker/singer-songwriter who is making some great memories for his fans: Rich Hope. The V...
scummywatertower.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Vancouver scene legend Rich Hope releases Live At The ANZA Club this Friday! Get a preview and hear the blazing track "It Come Alive" now at @scummywatertower.bsky.social
#CanadianMusic #rockandroll
scummywatertower.com/features/sin...
#CanadianMusic #rockandroll
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Canadian singer/songwriter Josh Ritchie writes about his new album So Much More Than A Dream in today's Artist Essay at @scummywatertower.bsky.social
A “concept album telling the story of a young adult searching for peace and purpose"
#CanadianMusic
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A “concept album telling the story of a young adult searching for peace and purpose"
#CanadianMusic
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Artist Essay: September Talks By Josh Ritchie - Scummy Water Tower
Editor's Note Last month SWT introduced you to Canadian singer/songwriter Josh Ritchie via a Singles Spotlight feature on his fantastic song "September Talks". The song is featured on his third LP So ...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Canadian singer/songwriter Josh Ritchie writes about his new album So Much More Than A Dream in today's Artist Essay at @scummywatertower.bsky.social
A “concept album telling the story of a young adult searching for peace and purpose"
#CanadianMusic
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A “concept album telling the story of a young adult searching for peace and purpose"
#CanadianMusic
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Great to see that Joe Bussard's record collection has a new life. Nice work by Lance Ledbetter and Dust-To-Digital!
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Great to see that Joe Bussard's record collection has a new life. Nice work by Lance Ledbetter and Dust-To-Digital!
Of all the press I've done so far for That Gun In Your Hand, talking about it with my dear friend Michael Barclay means the most. Subscribe to Michael's Substack That Night In Toronto (3 years and counting!) for some of the best music content in Canada
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Jason, Jimi and Joe
The long, strange legacy of "Hey Joe" fuels Jason Schneider's latest book
michaelbarclay.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Of all the press I've done so far for That Gun In Your Hand, talking about it with my dear friend Michael Barclay means the most. Subscribe to Michael's Substack That Night In Toronto (3 years and counting!) for some of the best music content in Canada
michaelbarclay.substack.com/p/jason-jimi...
michaelbarclay.substack.com/p/jason-jimi...
Happy release day to More Noise In An Already Noisy World, the sophomore album by Edmonton cowpunks The Give 'Em Hell Boys! Maximum C&W!
Get it in all formats from @bandcamp.com 🔽
thegiveemhellboys.bandcamp.com/album/more-n...
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #Americana
youtu.be/0pl1XkZjtWE?...
Get it in all formats from @bandcamp.com 🔽
thegiveemhellboys.bandcamp.com/album/more-n...
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #Americana
youtu.be/0pl1XkZjtWE?...
More Noise (in an already noisy world)
YouTube video by The Give 'Em Hell Boys - Topic
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November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy release day to More Noise In An Already Noisy World, the sophomore album by Edmonton cowpunks The Give 'Em Hell Boys! Maximum C&W!
Get it in all formats from @bandcamp.com 🔽
thegiveemhellboys.bandcamp.com/album/more-n...
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #Americana
youtu.be/0pl1XkZjtWE?...
Get it in all formats from @bandcamp.com 🔽
thegiveemhellboys.bandcamp.com/album/more-n...
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #Americana
youtu.be/0pl1XkZjtWE?...
Thanks to Tinnitist for exclusively premiering the video for "Parts Of Me," the new single by @msjustinegiles.bsky.social, available wherever you find music online!
#CanadianMusic #singersongwriter #americana
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#CanadianMusic #singersongwriter #americana
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Justine Giles | Parts Of Me: Exclusive Video Premiere - Tinnitist
Justine Giles shows us what she’s made of with the video for her revealing and intimate single Parts Of Me — premiering exclusively on Tinnitist. Shot in a single take in front of a white-curtained wi...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thanks to Tinnitist for exclusively premiering the video for "Parts Of Me," the new single by @msjustinegiles.bsky.social, available wherever you find music online!
#CanadianMusic #singersongwriter #americana
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#CanadianMusic #singersongwriter #americana
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Today on GET LIT Jason Schneider talks about That Gun in Your Hand: The Strange Saga of ‘Hey Joe’ and Popular Music’s History of Violence.
1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here:
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@anvilpress.bsky.social @jasonschneidermedia.com
1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here:
tinyurl.com/5dwu8ht6
@anvilpress.bsky.social @jasonschneidermedia.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Today on GET LIT Jason Schneider talks about That Gun in Your Hand: The Strange Saga of ‘Hey Joe’ and Popular Music’s History of Violence.
1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here:
tinyurl.com/5dwu8ht6
@anvilpress.bsky.social @jasonschneidermedia.com
1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here:
tinyurl.com/5dwu8ht6
@anvilpress.bsky.social @jasonschneidermedia.com
Big thanks to @americanauk.bsky.social for sharing Elliot C. Way's new video for "Fool's Gold"! Find the song on all digital platforms via North Country Collective
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #altcountry #americana
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#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #altcountry #americana
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Video: Elliot C Way “Fool’s Gold”
Check out the outstanding outlaw sound of ‘Fool’s Gold’, the latest single from Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Elliot C. Way, just released via North Country Collective. The so…
americana-uk.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Big thanks to @americanauk.bsky.social for sharing Elliot C. Way's new video for "Fool's Gold"! Find the song on all digital platforms via North Country Collective
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #altcountry #americana
americana-uk.com/video-elliot...
#CanadianMusic #CountrySky #altcountry #americana
americana-uk.com/video-elliot...
Thank you @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social and @rachelcholst.bsky.social for spotlighting Bobby Dove's killer new single "Trans Canadian Blues!"
#CanadianMusic #countrysky
#CanadianMusic #countrysky
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features cruise control, homoerotic tension, Bluenecks, and honoring veterans.
Bobby Dove
@onnor McGee
Maia Sharp
Medium Build + Sydney Rose
@chrishousman.bsky.social
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Bobby Dove
@onnor McGee
Maia Sharp
Medium Build + Sydney Rose
@chrishousman.bsky.social
rainbowrodeomag.com/...
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Thank you @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social and @rachelcholst.bsky.social for spotlighting Bobby Dove's killer new single "Trans Canadian Blues!"
#CanadianMusic #countrysky
#CanadianMusic #countrysky
Had a great time last night with Michael Barclay seeing Robert Plant at Massey Hall, then grabbing a farewell pint at the Imperial Pub. Really gonna miss that place!
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Had a great time last night with Michael Barclay seeing Robert Plant at Massey Hall, then grabbing a farewell pint at the Imperial Pub. Really gonna miss that place!