ARTIST ARCHIVE

The Tone Rangers Stringband, a collective of seasoned Toronto musicians dedicated to the art of Bluegrass and Old Time music. With their close harmonies and instrumental prowess, The Tone Rangers are true masters of their craft, delivering performances that overflow with energy, passion, and a deep respect for the rich traditions of the genre. 

From die-hard Bluegrass enthusiasts to those who simply appreciate the beauty of great music, audiences of all types find themselves spellbound by The Tone Rangers' performances. 

-- Washington Post

Jesse Corrigan is a folk musician and singer-songwriter hailing from Toronto, Ontario. With a passion for music from a young age, Jesse began playing the guitar at the age of 10 when he asked his mom to teach him a few chords on the nylon string guitar she had lying around. One A chord, D chord and E chord later he knew “Amazing Grace” and there was no turning back.  He has always been drawn to the narrative style of folk music and incorporates this into his own songwriting, often adding a touch of humour and lyrical wit. Throughout his career, Jesse has played at various venues and festivals across Canada and has had the opportunity to share the stage with some of Canada’s finest musicians.

 BLUES HEARTS, blues band is the real deal. Chicago Blues, West Coast Swing Blues, Delta Blues & County Blues. Some of Toronto’s most talented blues musicians have come together to form Blues Hearts to be true to the music and represent what the legends and masters created. Songs from artists include Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Etta James, Little Charlie & The Nightcats, James Harman, and B.B. King, to name a few.

Astrosurf plays catchy melodies on reverb laden electric guitar. We interpret the music of surfers, cowboys and spies that the early electrical Fender guitar influenced so heavily in the 50’s. Depending on the night you might hear us play our own songs using classic sounds, classic TV and movie music, obscure old time songs and other hits from the 50’s.

Sometimes we put on special projects with added musicians. Entire symphonies, like the Dvorak’s New World Surfony, with our 8 piece band, or Tchaikovsky’s, The Nutcracker Surf, John Coltrane’s A Love Surfpreme.

Josh Piché is a Toronto based singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer. Born & raised in Winnipeg, he learned from some of the city's best musicians & earned his degree from Brandon University School of Music. Piché got his start writing, recording & performing with many Toronto based artists including Irene Torres & The SugarDevils, The Julian Taylor Band, Nicole Rayy, as well as jazz organist Ike Stubblefield, blues guitar legend Pat Rush, & performed with Brett Kissel on the 2020 Canadian Country Music Awards.

Josh is currently working on a full-length album featuring collaborations with Kurt Nielsen (Banners) Steve Pelletier, Mitch Lewis and co-writes with Derek Downham (Andy Kim, Broken Social Scene, Serena Rider).

This grassroots duo from Eastern Ontario have released 25 albums over the past twenty years, performed thousands of concerts and traversed the continent more times than one cares to remember.  They are currently collaborating their talents and embark to take you on a journey through their collective songbook; retelling tales of the road, love and loss and life lived on the wrong side of town. 

Their combined lyrical genius and brilliant poetic writing style tends to colour outside the lines with tales of those living outside the proverbial box. They portray a talking blues style, while laying down a slinky late-night groove that fills the soul. 

Nelson Sobral is a singer-songwriter guitarist hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, equally inspired by the vast, wide-open spaces of the country he calls home and the labyrinthine maze of the city in which he resides. Sobral’s music is as much Americana and blues as it is soul and rock’n’roll, perfectly balanced with the energy and sound of each of his respective influences, uniting them all with one, singular mission: to move and energize audiences into an all-night frenzy and travel the world on the might of his song.