Dizzy release new single, Open Up Wide

By Will McGuirk

Smart pop from the Dizzy, going from the serene bedroom pop of their first couple of albums to this -we’re live now so we ‘got to get the kids in front headbanging’ - anyway this should sort out anyone who thinks the Dizzy are softcore. They have a bunch of opportunities to get the kids headbanging coming up, including a headlining slot at Springtide in Uxbridge June 9 to 11, and at the downtown Kingston Spring Reverb June 1 to 4 2023. The band are currently working with producer David Pramik on a new album due in August.

Gigs This Week: Springtide Music Fest in Uxbridge runs July 21, 22, 23

By Will McGuirk

At the core of Springtide, a music festival which runs July 21 to 23 in the Township of Uxbridge, is a community; an arts and music community which, with this annual festival, celebrates first and foremost its local voices using intimate, locally owned venues throughout the downtown. Restaurants, pubs, parks, sidewalks, the Music Hall, and even a bookstore, will host events at this family-friendly festival.

Springtide Music Festival will welcome Bedouin Soundclash after a ten-year hiatus. The Indie rock reggae outfit are on the road again, creating new tunes and making a stop at the opening celebrations at Uxbridge Music Hall on Thursday, July 21, along with two-time Juno award nominee, Julian Taylor, and two-time Oshawa Music Award winner, Tania Joy.

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Kalle Mattson and Jim Bryson make stop at Uxbridge's Springtide on the Road to Riverfest tour.

By Will McGuirk

Ottawa-based artist Kalle Mattson has been pushing the boundaries of what this whole singer/songwriter moniker is since the get-go. He started out as folk singer, moving into folktronica and now full-on techtronica with this remix from Rainer & Grimm, folks have worked with Drake and The Weeknd. Mattson will be playing the Springtide Fest in Uxbridge Apr 26 2019. Its a stop on a roadtrip to Elora’s Riverfest. Jim Bryson will be onboard.