Adrian Sutherland of Midnight Shine will join Jim Cuddy, Devin Cuddy, Sam Roberts, Dallas Smith, Kathleen Edwards, and more, in 14th Annual JUNO Cup set to go down March 31 in Ottawa. It’s become an annual tradition for hockey and music to join forces for the JUNO Cup. The ‘Rock versus Jock’ celebrity hockey game…
Midnight Shine are kicking-off the New Year with a weekend of performances in Guelph and Toronto. They'll make their debut in the City of Guelph with a performance at the ArtsEverywhere Festival on January 20, followed by a return trip to Toronto with a show at The Horseshoe Tavern on January 21. Midnight Shine’s…
It's been an exciting year for the four 'northern men' who make up Midnight Shine. Their single Northern Man was released to rock and community radio in May, and picking up steam ever since. In late October, the song reached #1 on the National Aboriginal Music Countdown - and locked down the top spot for…
Midnight Shine are heading “south” to Toronto and Ottawa to make their festival debuts in both cities. They'll perform at TURF (Toronto Urban Roots Festival) on September 16 at Lee's Palace, and on Saturday afternoon at the Battle of York Stage. Also at the festival are James Bay, Barenaked Ladies, Matthew Good, Jimmy Eat World, Ween, and…
The Mushkegowuk Council is presenting Creefest this weekend in Attawapiskat - and Midnight Shine is on the bill! This marks the first concert that Adrian Sutherland has performed in his hometown since 2013. Sutherland is very proud of who he is and where he comes from. In the song James Bay, he pays homage to his…
Midnight Shine had the pleasure of performing in Adrian’s hometown of Attawapiskat, during Creefest in August. It meant a lot to the guys to be able to do a show for the community, and spend time together on James Bay. Special thank you to the Elders, the Youth, and everyone who came out to watch…
Midnight Shine frontman Adrian Sutherland recently invited ArtsCan Circle to his home community of Attawapiskat, to put on a music workshop for the youth there. Here on the blog is Adrian's account of what this experience was like -- along with the recording of James Bay made by the kids. (To read Adrian's blog post,…
What a great Canadian Music Week experience we had in May 2016! Last year we had applied to showcase, but were not chosen. It was disappointing, but we tried not to let it bother us. Instead, we chose to stay positive, keep on moving forward, and look to 2016 — and lo and behold, we were…
Well, about all we can say is 'wow' and THANKS, Toronto! For the amazing response to Midnight Shine's music and message. The media interest has been unbelievable, and everyone is really curious about the band's story - the same story that those of you who live in the North can probably relate to. Stan Louttit, bass…
Just in time for Canadian Music Week... Northern Shine have released a new single to rock radio across Canada. The track Northern Man speaks to frontman Adrian Sutherland's experience of life in the North, and pays homage to his Cree culture and community in the James Bay region. The catchy rock beat, heavy bass, and traces…