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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada – October 10, 2010) – The judges have spoken – Karli Purcell, 18, of Listowel, was named the 2010 Oktoberfest Idol winner today at Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest. Karli Purcell has also won the Northern Ontario Open Country Singing Contest and the Harvest Star Search, as well as being a finalist in [...]

Come out and cheer on Kitchener-Waterloo’s finest, as singers both young and old vie for the title of ‘Oktoberfest Idol’! Again, this year there will also be a Junior Competition for 8 – 13 year olds. Happening on October 10th, 2010 at The Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts (Next to The Museum) which can [...]

The biggest event in Brantford, since Canada Day. Three days of warm weather and sunshine in August 13-15, 2010 for Brantford’s Own 1st Annual Ribfest at Cockshutt Park in Brantford, Ontario. An astonishing amount of mouth watering ribs and chicken to be prepared and consumed over the weekend.

Come down and enjoy the entertainment while some of the best “ribbers” from Canada will be competing for “best ribs” and other awards.

Promoted as Canada’s biggest party, and with the website to back it, the Ribfest portion is taking place in London’s Victoria Park this weekend. Don’t kid yourself, this is way more than ribs…With the Top 10 Rib Rigs we get how this is called a Rib festival out of the way in hurry, so on [...]

5th TORONTO INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS CEREMONY
DATE: Fri. July 23rd @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
DOORS: 7:00PM
SHOWTIME: 7:30PM
SHOW TYPE: 19+
HOSTS: D’Anise and Sean Ward
TICKETS: $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door

Maxwell’s Music House is proudly hosting the finals of their Battle of the Bands on Monday night. One of Waterloo’s finest venues and the regions top entertainers is a healthy mix for a Monday night. Follow The Fleet was the winner of the first week, gaining their spot in the finals. Far From Rich took [...]

On November 19, 2009 at Molly Blooms on Manitou Drive in Kitchener there will be a fantastic lineup of local talent performing for the chance to make it into the final round of the Kitchener Singer Songwriter Competition. The competition was loaded with talent in the previous contest held in Cambridge, of which tonight’s first [...]

The Hive in downtown Kitchener and I.R.I.S. Entertainment are hosting The Indie Feast on Saturday, September 12th. All of the bands that have been the weekly winners of the Battle of The Bands taking place at The Joint are scheduled to perform on a flatbed trailer in the parking lot of The Hive.

The Hive has extended their patio license for the event to make sure that everyone can fit in to catch these awesome bands. The entire parking lot is going to be utilized for this event which is going to ensure this is party to remember. The bands planned to take the stage are as follows.

This story was originally published in the Sudbury Star which can be found HERE! If you think your band has the sound and website (or MySpace) to win this fantastic contest, make sure you get your entries in before the deadline of September 15th, 2009. Original posting follows: Slither Productions has decided that since you [...]

The Kitchener Songwriting Competition is still accepting applications until August 31, 2009. The highly successful Cambridge version of this event saw people turned away towards the end as they had completed the roster of applicants, so if you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, you had better get your application in soon.

RJ Entertainment is putting this 13 week long event on with the help of Molly Blooms Irish Pub at 10 Manitou Drive in Kitchener.

Hello again friends. I just wanted to take a moment to remind you of RJ Entertainments next songwriting competition which is set to begin Monday September 7th, 2009 on Monday nights starting at 6pm and runs until November 30th at Molly Blooms Irish Pub on 10 Manitou Dr. in Kitchener. The deadline for entries is [...]