SIRIUS Canada hosts national tour to test Canadians’ music trivia knowledge

TORONTO – June 24, 2009 – SIRIUS Canada, the country’s leading satellite radio company, today announced the launch of its national SIRIUS Face the Music Tour. This Name That Tune style challenge will test Canadians’ music trivia knowledge at kiosks appearing at some of this summer’s hottest events as well as online, with the highest scorer winning an ultimate concert experience for two in New York or Los Angeles.

Kicking off with a media charity challenge today at the SIRIUS Satellite Radio Stage at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, the SIRIUS Face the Music Tour will test Canadians’ knowledge of artists and song titles from a wide variety of music genres, from the 1960s to today. The tour will also highlight SIRIUS’ great entertainment value including sports, news, talk, entertainment and commercial-free music content. Additionally, Canadians can play along online at home at www.facethemusictour.com.

“Music lovers are often also music trivia buffs, and we love the idea of putting them to the test in this fun way,” said Janet Langille, Vice President, Marketing, SIRIUS Canada Inc. “The SIRIUS Face the Music Tour not only challenges Canadians’ musical knowledge, it also allows them to discover new artists and genres they might not be familiar with and gives them a chance to win amazing prizes. It’s also a great introduction to all the other great sports, news, talk and entertainment content available on SIRIUS.”

Those competing in the SIRIUS Face the Music Challenge, whether at a kiosk or online, will be faced with music-related questions on everything from 60s Pop Hits and 80s Hair Bands to Canadian Indie and 60s and 70s Country.

The SIRIUS Face the Music Tour will make stops at Ottawa’s Canada Day Celebrations, the Calgary Stampeders home opener on Canada Day, the Collingwood Elvis Festival, the Merrit Mountain Music Festival, the Edmonton Grand Prix, Whistler’s Mountain West Music Fest, and Live Nation Concerts among others. Please visit www.facethemusictour.com for more information.

You probably remember these guys when they played a show at The Habitat on Feb. 19th with Library Voices and Twin Crystals. They put on a great show!

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“There’s just something compelling about this band, whether it’s Burns’s earnest delivery (shades of a baritone Neil Young), the catchy tunes underpinned by rock solid musicianship, or the fact that one of their songs calls for a sound effect created by chewing candy into the microphone.” – ChartAttack

Fields of Green will be playing live June 19, at 8:00 pm PST.
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June 26 Gordon James (Country folk single)
July 17 Yoko (RnB duo)
July 10 Leah West (Indie Pop duo)
July 24 Major Mambo (Latin/Jazz duo)
July 31 Johnny vs Johnny (Pop/Rock duo)

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Corbin Murdoch & the Nautical Miles
Tuesday, June 16th
at the Minstrel Café

June 21 Patrick MacGibbon (jazz sax single)

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