BreakOutWest

BreakOutWest

Tyler Joe Miller
November 29, 2021
by Kerry Doole

Tyler Joe Miller (pictured) is Top of the Country, BreakOut West announces its  final wave of artists, and Drake and Kanye team up. Others in the news include Avril Lavigne, Jon Mullane, Music NL, Linda Byrne, Indie Weekly, Laura Simpson, Floodstock, BROS, Bryce Clifford and farewell Jim Skarratt and Stephen Sondheim.

UMC's new digital marketing director Fraser MacKenzie. Pic provided.
April 15, 2021
by Kerry Doole

The Juno Awards are postponed to June 6, Fraser MacKenzie (pictured) is promoted at UMC, BreakOut West festival and conference details are announced, and more summer festivals are covid casualties. Also in the news are The Weeknd, the ECMAs, Earth Day,  Alex Henry Foster, Michael Perlmutter, Toronto’s Royal Conservatory and Koerner Hall, Honey Jam Sessions, MNB Awards, Downtown Yonge BIA, Cathy Young, Something Else, André Ethier, APA, and the Betty Webster Award.

Karl Wolf, Instagram
July 20, 2020
by FYI Staff

Karl Wolf (pictured) is excited to get back on stage, the Horseshoe Tavern mulls its options, and the search for a song for this summer. Also in the headlines are Drake, BreakOut West, Kate Boothman, Live Nation, Telefilm, Chi Pig, David Foster, UMG, Marc Geiger, Unison, David Lee Roth, Talking Heads, Instagram Reels, the Chicks, Juice-WRLD, and Maya J.

The Weeknd is one of the headliners at the Quebec City Summer Festival
March 14, 2018
by Kerry Doole

The just-announced lineup for the blockbuster Quebec City Summer Festival includes The Weeknd, CBC's Searchlight names the ten finalists, and Field Trip ditches Nestle. Also in the news are SXSW, CMPA, MerleFest, BreakOut West, Music Moves Me, Fred Turner, Vans Warped Tour, Bender, and Andrew Rathbun, plus farewells to Craig Mack, Nokie Edwards, and Ken Dodd.