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New recovery programs could benefit Kingston's live music sector
CACRP recovery fund will help ease the financial risks for live music venues, festival organizers, promoters and artists.
Kingston musicians: Be featured on YGK Music 2021 playlists
The City of Kingston is seeking submissions from local musicians, groups and organizations that would like to have their music featured on two new YGK Music 2021 playlists. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Friday, March 19.
“YGK Music ...
The Gertrudes spotlight Kingston’s housing crisis
New "Boys' Town" music video a reminder of housing scarcity in city.
Updates to public health measures impacting live music
More restrictions lifted permitting food and drink indoors, return to regular operating hours.
Kingstonist launches online radio station
New free service streams digital music by local Kingston bands and artists 24/7.
Exclusive! The Mahones announce original lineup St. Patrick's Day 2022 hometown show
Frontman Finny McConnell leaks several surprises during rare interview.
Homegrown Live 2022 call for artists
After a tumultuous two years, the all-local music festival is back on for Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Skeleton Park Arts Festival returns
Kingston’s favourite solstice celebration is back after two-year pandemic hiatus.
Kingston Live podcast establishing Kingston as Canadian music capital
Johnny San, co-host of the Kingston Live podcast, has no shortage of praise for the Kingston music scene.
“We’ve talked in almost every episode so far that Kingston has a disproportionate amount of talent for its size,” said San. “...
Queen's conference highlights “The Work That Music Festivals Do in the World”
Queen's University hosts conference addressing roles that music festivals play in our communities, October 14-15, 2022.
Federal support for live music coming
New $60 million Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund to help individual live performance workers
Kingston 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 hear. There were new releases in 201...
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