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I am not one to usually bitch and whine about other players in the industry, however I feel that the actions of the person I have been dealing with are severely hampering my ability to provide you, our readers, with the quality information you are looking for. We have had many interactions with the artists [...]

Last weekend Phil X made the journey from his new home in Los Angeles to his hometown here in the Waterloo Region to play to a packed house at the Lancaster Tavern. The ever busy Mr. X has taken time out from his hectic schedule, ( including studio work with Chris Cornell, touring Italy with [...]

I had the huge honour of interviewing members of Finger Eleven for the Local Vibe e-zine (http://localvibe.ca).  We met backstage and while their lead vocalist, Scott Anderson, warmed up, I chatted with Rick Jackett and Rich Beddoe (their guitarist and drummer).  Their passion was infectious.  They had such exuberant candor when it came to talking about their [...]

It was no surprise to see hundreds of people lined up down the street and around the corner to get into this year’s “Beat Rocks the Block” in downtown Kitchener this past Saturday. After all, the event was showcasing the likes of Stereos, The New Cities, Marianas Trench, and of course Finger Eleven, along with [...]

What a day. Leaving Cambridge for K-town the threat of rain didn’t dampen the VibeTribes spirits. With our junior journalists and two new interns in tow a dozen of us swarmed the event like bees to honey. 13 bands, 12 hours and 30,000 people. After setting up our table behind 91.5 The Beat we prepare [...]

Well 91.5 The Beat has done it again with a fantastic event with this years Beat Rocks The Block. They managed to top last years attendance with over 30,000 people walking through the gates to feast their eyes and ears on amazing entertainment provided by all 13 of the bands including the likes of Finger [...]

Ian Mackenzie and I went to the April 25th Saturday All Day Benefit and Awareness Concert for MS at the Hespeler Arena hosted by Jeff Vasey and wife, who was diagnosed 2 years ago with MS. They reside right here in Cambridge and had mostly ALL local talent involved. All entertainment and staff volunteered their [...]

Steve Strongman was raised in the Tri-Cities region of K-W and Cambridge and he still refers to it as his home, even now that his residence is in Hamilton, Ontario. He came out to Waterloo’s Starlight Nightclub to promote his new CD called Blues in Colour on Friday April 24th. The CD Release party was [...]

This band kicks ass with no apology their fans know every song and scream it back to them word for word. I had trouble shooting because their sound was so intense. I had to put the cam down and just enjoy the show at The Hive 200 King St. E. Kitchener. Afterwards in an exclusive [...]