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The Kingston Grand Theatre has officially announced its 2022-23 Grand OnStage season, its 15th season overall and first full programming slate since the start of the pandemic. The venue has a wide range of performances on offer this coming season, with various musicians, comedians, dance troupes, theatre companies, and other
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Earlier this week, Emily Fennell, better known to her fans as Miss Emily, took home the Female Vocalist of the Year award from the Maple Blues Awards in Toronto. The award ceremony was held on Monday, Jun. 20, 2022, and this year’s win bookends her 2020 award in the same
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When Kingston musician Emily Fennell launched her musical career as “Miss Emily” on March 1, 2004, she knew that singing the blues was her calling. Exactly 18 successful years into that career, she received the perfect anniversary gift: a Juno nomination for her album, “LIVE at The Isabel”, recorded at
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With the completion of the first round of the artists-in-residence program complete, the City of Kingston will continue with a second phase of the Grand Theatre Local Arts Residency Program. These week-long residencies offer space and support to Kingston performing artists to explore new ideas, create, self-direct their research, and nurture new directions
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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 skillfully crafted lineup of bands that consisted primarily of local talent, the festival showcased a
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Maple Blues Award-winning Kingston musician Emily Fennell, aka Miss Emily, has been struggling through the COVID-19 shutdown like all musicians. “I lost all of my summer season,” said Fennell. “It was going to be another great festival season for me and the band. We didn’t even get to announce a
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If you’re from Kingston (or anywhere in Ontario, really) and you’re a music fan (or even if you aren’t), chances are you have heard of the two local musicians who will be featured in tomorrow night’s international telethon in support of the United Way. That’s because you’d have to be
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The Kingston music scene got a nice kickstart to 2019, as the Kingston Live podcast launched its first episode on January 1. Since then, they have produced 13 episodes, covering a variety of musical genres, along with all the major festivals, and a healthy handful of non-performing people in the
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The Tragically Hip. Sarah Harmer. The Glorious Sons. Bedouin Soundclash. The Headstones. The Arrogant Worms. These are just some of the bands and musicians that have called Kingston home on their way to national fame. Often, when you hear these names all at the same time, it’s because a Kingstonian
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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 prized acoustic guitar nearly two years after it was stolen. In February, Spencer Evans’ recently stolen clarinet was
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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 2018 from The Wilderness, The Huaraches, Greg
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