Sonic Cities: the electronic music scene is thriving in Grey Bruce Simcoe

Something unexpected is happening in Collingwood and Owen Sound. There’s a critical mass of DJs in these bayside towns that the parties concerned have organized into the Georgian Bay DJ…
Conor Gains Band’s latest album is a triumph of rock n roll
For an artist who’s been touring, writing and recording as long as Conor Gains has, I often wonder “how do you make something that sounds truly new?” Listening to this new effort from The…
The lost art of the coffee house
The first live performance I ever took part in was at a coffee house that had been put on in the West Hill cafeteria in Owen Sound. I can’t remember if it had happened after hours or if it was…
The Deep Water Gallery is putting the ART in WiARTon
Have you ever had your floors refinished? It’s messy right? Probably best to go stay somewhere else for a couple days? We had ours done last fall, and with a free stay at a Tobermory inn…
Zone out to Adam Ferri’s new project The Smoking Pets
In case you hadn’t noticed, we got hit with a pretty hefty winter this year. January and February especially were pretty full-on with what felt like daily snow storms and squalls (what is the…
Forget Spotify, I miss my iPod
I was watching the Tragically Hip documentary (finally) over the weekend, when all of a sudden, one thing struck me. I haven’t listened to the Hip for a while. As the documentary (highly…
Alison MacGregor of The MacGregor Two is one to keep an eye on
Some female country artists have a commanding powerhouse voice yet are also gentle and soothing to the ear. Alison MacGregor is one of them and has been budding locally with a country-western…
Fourteen Coats is redefining the multimedia experience
We are often taught that building a successful brand means fitting into a mould– one that is polished, marketable, and consistent. Stick to the formula, stay inside the lines. But what if…
Get some home design inspiration at the Home & Cottage Expo
What if your next home project started with a sip of coffee, a leisurely stroll through interactive vendor displays and a chat with the best builders and designers in the business? Sounds…
Collingwood thriller writer Maggie Giles releases two new books in her Twisted Truths Series
To say Maggie Giles has been busy is an understatement. Maggie is a resident of Collingwood and an accomplished thriller writer who is set to release both books in the Twisted Truths Series…