Top Five Things to See and Do in Summer 2014
Summer is undoubtedly the busiest season for events and festivals in the city of Kingston. Tourists flock to the city to take in annual spectacles such as the Buskers Rendezvous, while local residents...
View Article#ygkPlaylist: October 2015
This month’s #ygkPlaylist puts the spotlight on a very well-known Kingston artist, an up and coming local band and a budding blues guitarist. Miss Emily can be heard performing anywhere from Market...
View ArticleHoliday Rock Show returns another year
On December 22nd, Kingston’s annual Holiday Rock Show will once again return, now in its 21st year. This year, expect to see lots of familiar acts: Sarah Harmer and Luther Wright, Deck the Halls with...
View ArticleBest of 2015: #ygkPlaylist for 2015
In March 2015, we set out to create a monthly mixtape featuring Kingston’s best and brightest musical talents. The #ygkPlaylist was subsequently born, and over the past nine months we’ve worked...
View Article#ygkPlaylist: July 2016
From one month to the next, the #ygkPlaylist shines the spotlight on local bands and musicians. Unfortunately, we often don’t have enough room on the playlist to include all the great music that comes...
View ArticleTop Five Things to See and Do in March 2017
We survived winter, March is finally here, and if you believe the trusty groundhogs, that means we’re in store for a smooth transition from gross snow to budding flowers and song birds. With March...
View ArticleMiss Emily: Land Of Greed
The music video for Land of Greed by Miss Emily is from her recently released 5th studio album titled In Between. Fans of a little-known band called The Tragically Hip will undoubtedly notice the...
View Article#ygkPlaylist: March 2018
This month’s #ygkPlaylist offers some great tunes from Kingstonian musicians with a history. Whether they’ve been at it since they were kids like Emily Fennell, experimenting with various styles and...
View ArticleKingston Music Scene Year in Review 2018
With 2018 planted firmly in the rearview mirror, it’s time for Kingstonist to take a look back at the year in local music. Our thriving local music scene continued to provide great new music for us to...
View ArticleStolen Miss Emily merch returned
The Kingston music community is now able to report its third positive ending to a bad situation this year. Earlier this month, Jonas Lewis-Anthony, lead singer of The Wilderness, was reunited with...
View ArticleLocal musicians join ‘Music Across the Border’ to benefit United Way
If you’re from Kingston (or anywhere in Ontario, really) and you’re a music fan (or even if you aren’t), chancesThe post Local musicians join ‘Music Across the Border’ to benefit United Way appeared...
View ArticleMiss Emily preps her first paid online concert
Maple Blues Award-winning Kingston musician Emily Fennell, aka Miss Emily, has been struggling through the COVID-19 shutdown like all musicians. The post Miss Emily preps her first paid online concert...
View ArticleKingston ranks third on GoFundMe’s list of Most Generous Cities in Canada
The global fundraising platform GoFundMe released its annual Year in Giving Report on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. Kingston has ranked The post Kingston ranks third on GoFundMe’s list of Most Generous Cities...
View ArticleA Grand Celebration
The Grand Theatre opened its doors in 1902 on the site of what was once Martin’s Opera House, which burnt down in 1898. The original structure, built in 1879 by local businessman William C. Martin, saw...
View ArticleTop Five Things to See and Do in Summer 2014
Summer is undoubtedly the busiest season for events and festivals in the city of Kingston. Tourists flock to the city to take in annual spectacles such as the Buskers Rendezvous, while local residents...
View Article#ygkPlaylist: October 2015
This month’s #ygkPlaylist puts the spotlight on a very well-known Kingston artist, an up and coming local band and a budding blues guitarist. Miss Emily can be heard performing anywhere from Market...
View ArticleHoliday Rock Show returns another year
On December 22nd, Kingston’s annual Holiday Rock Show will once again return, now in its 21st year. This year, expect to see lots of familiar acts: Sarah Harmer and Luther Wright, Deck the Halls with...
View ArticleKingstonist Concert Reviews: Back to the Farm marks triumphant return of...
Kingstonist Concert Reviews On Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, Back to The Farm Beer and Music Festival made its return for the first time since the pandemic pushed the pause button on live events. With a...
View ArticleHoliday Rock Show returns another year
On December 22nd, Kingston’s annual Holiday Rock Show will once again return, now in its 21st year. This year, expect to see lots of familiar acts: Sarah Harmer and Luther Wright, Deck the Halls with...
View ArticleBest of 2015: #ygkPlaylist for 2015
In March 2015, we set out to create a monthly mixtape featuring Kingston’s best and brightest musical talents. The #ygkPlaylist was subsequently born, and over the past nine months we’ve worked...
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