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Long & McQuade’s Head-to-Head Music Showdown

Long & McQuade’s Head-to-Head Music Showdown

Welcome to Long & McQuade’s first ever online Head-to-Head Music Showdown! Whether you’re a budding Bublé, a fledgling  Feist or an aspiring Arcade Fire – we want to hear your music, and of course ...

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FREE Harmonica Clinic with Gerry Barnum - Nanaimo, BC

FREE Harmonica Clinic with Gerry Barnum - Nanaimo, BC

Don't miss this opportunity to draw a little deeper with Gerry Barnum into the dynamic sounds and styles of the harmonica. Gerry will demonstrate harp styles and techniques, discuss harmonica makes and models, microphones and amplifiers. ...

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Juno Awards 2013

Juno Awards 2013

Congratulations to Metric, who once again won the Long & McQuade-sponsored Alternative Album of the Year Award at this year's Juno Awards. Special congrats also to Cole Schmidt, guitar instructor at Long & McQuade Delta - ...

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TIME CHANGE Meet 'n' Greet with the Appice Brothers - Toronto, ON

TIME CHANGE Meet 'n' Greet with the Appice Brothers - Toronto, ON

Long & McQuade, in conjunction with HMMAC and Dungeon Works Productions, is pleased to be hosting a Meet 'n' Greet with drum legends Carmine and Vinny Appice. PLEASE NOTE, THE EVENT TIME IS NOW 2 - 3:30PM. For more info, contact ...

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Guitar Recording Made Easy - Various Locations

Guitar Recording Made Easy - Various Locations

Join Zoom Sound Labs at your local Long & McQuade location for a free workshop for today's electric guitarist and bassist: Guitar Recording Made Easy! See, hear and learn how to: increase creative potential and focus more ...

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An Evening of Analogue with MOOG - Burlington and Toronto

An Evening of Analogue with MOOG - Burlington and Toronto

Join Long & McQuade and Moog for An Evening of Analogue! The event will focus on the introduction of the brand new Moog Sub Phatty Analogue Subtractive Synthesizer. See and hear the Sub Phatty in action and learn what it can ...

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DRUM Clinic with Mark Kelso - Various Locations

DRUM Clinic with Mark Kelso - Various Locations

Join us for this Yamaha- and Paiste-sponsored series of drum clinics! Originally hailing from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mark Kelso has made Toronto, Canada his home for quite some time. Not only is he a skilled musician who plays ...

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DRUM Clinic with Tony Royster Jr - Various Locations

DRUM Clinic with Tony Royster Jr - Various Locations

Roland and Long & McQuade are pleased to present The Future of Drums and Percussion featuring the one and only Tony Royster Jr!  This is Tony's first exclusive V-Drums Clinic Tour in Canada and is a must see event. Come see ...

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DRUM Clinic with Jojo Mayer - Various Locations

DRUM Clinic with Jojo Mayer - Various Locations

Sonor Drums Canada presents: The Perfect Balance Pedal Clinic Tour - featuring Jojo Mayer. Known for product innovations such as the OMNI cymbals from Sabian and the Perfect Balance Pedal from Sonor, and one of the most successful ...

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FREE Download from the David Barrett Trio!

FREE Download from the David Barrett Trio!

The debut album by David Barrett Trio is produced by Alex Lifeson (Rush), Rich Chycki (Rush, Dream Theater), and Alan Parsons (Pink Floyd, Beatles), and features Toronto musicians David Barrett (guitars), Jason Farrar (bass) and Alexander ...

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Voice Your Concern: Stop the Itinerant Music Program cuts in the Toronto District School Board

Voice Your Concern: Stop the Itinerant Music Program cuts in the Toronto District School Board

At the April 8, 2013 TDSB Budget Committee meeting, the Music Department's proposed cuts were made known and discussed by the committee. They include program hours reductions of 24% for Band, 29% for Strings, 19% for Steel Pan, and ...

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Win the Chance to Attend SongStudio 2013!

Win the Chance to Attend SongStudio 2013!

SongStudio is an extensive, week-long immersion in songwriting, that began life as the Humber Summer Songwriting Workshop in July 2005 - a partnership between the Humber College School of Performing Arts, legendary Canadian guitarist/songwriter ...

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