Tobin Tonight

Tobin chats with Ian Casselman of the Canadian band, Marianas Trench. Ian explains how he joined the band thanks to an ad in the paper, Josh's quick wit, and smarts, and gives some insightful opinions on social media and cancel culture.  Ian also talks about the importance of Much Music to the band's career, being honest, and reaching out to your fans.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad c...

Tobin welcomes back Adam Gregory to the show to see how Adam and his family are doing during COVID, Adam talks about his new album and song Perfect World and discusses the country music scene and how he is trying to balance his style vs the new country style.  Check It Out Here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin welcomes Cayd, Ty, and Dayne Greiner to the podcast. The trio of brothers talk about how they got involved in music, forming the band, NewLaw and they discuss their time on AGT (America's Got Talent).  We also play a game of How Canadian and Music Matcher.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin welcomes TSN Anchor/Sportscaster, Bryan Mudryk to the show. Bryan talks about his career in broadcasting and how that lead him to TSN, his love of sports but not quite being an athlete, and defeating cancer not once but twice. He also has a really funny James Duthie story.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin chats with the Host of The Strombo Show, George Stroumboulopoulos. The two chat about the glory days of Much Music, The Hour, and of course Hockey Night in Canada.  It's almost an hour-long interview but never a dull moment especially if you grew up loving Much Music and wanted to know more about why George left the HNIC team.  Check It Out Here   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Tobin welcomes Cathy Jones from This Hour Has 22 Minutes to the podcast. Cathy talks about getting into comedy with the help of her brother, Andy, and how that lead her to be on CODCO and The Wonderful Grand Band which eventually lead to herself and Mary creating This Hour Has 22 Minutes.  Cathy also explains her relationship with Mary Walsh, and how she came up with the characters she played and...

Tobin chats with Chrystal Leigh and Jimmy Thow of Sons of Daughters. They chat about being in separate countries during COVID, how they came up with such a unique name (Jimmy has his own made-up story), and who inspired/influenced their style. They also open up about their time on CTV's The Launch and what they learned from the show.  Check It Out Here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Tobin welcomes Chidrens Entertainment Duo, Sonshine & Broccoli to the show. The two explain how they got into this line of work, the people they looked up to, and their album Hug Life. They also talk about going through adversity and how they have been keeping themselves busy during COVID.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin chats with Ontario Singer/ Songwriter, Sarah Wickett. Sarah talks about her new song What We Do and her EP. She explains how she traded in her pen and paper for well a pen and paper and guitar. Sarah originally went to school for journalism but decided to pursue her passion in music, that's what I mean.   She talks about how she would practice Christina Aguilera's songs and like many other y...

Tobin welcomes Alee to the podcast, where she talks about her album, her new song, and how she feels she's the odd one out in the country (in a funny way). Alee and Tobin also bond over technology and how things have changed and the music they listened to growing up. Alee even discusses her COLLAGE wall.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin welcomes Toronto-born singer, Mike Ruby to the podcast. Mike talks about his new EP, "You Wrote These Songs", his love of John Mayer, and how his background in jazz has helped him further his career.  Mike and Tobin also talk about life in Canada v.s America and share a few laughs with some stories of their experiences being Canadian.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Tobin welcomes Season 2 Launch Winner, Olivia Lunny to the show. Olivia chats about her time at the Launch, being mentored by Jann Arden and we talk about her new song and album. Olivia gets some advice from Tobin about not worrying about what people label you in music and they play a game of "How Canadian".  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin chats with Canadian singer-songwriter, Jeremy Fisher about creating his live stream for kids during this pandemic. Jeremy explains the importance of having the kids feel like they are a part of the entertainment and where he wants this project to go. Tobin and Jeremy also chat about ties to Newfoundland, and how he got into the music industry.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choi...

Tobin welcomes Coleman Hell to the show to talk about his new album, "Show Em" , and his new song. Coleman talks about growing up in Thunder Bay and NOT playing hockey and creating a band of friends that stick together called Sideways.  Coleman also plays a game of How Canadian with Tobin and we find out what a certain bar in Canada would once allow as ID and a payment method, It's VERY Canadian....

Tobin chats with Scott Harris on how he got into the Dance/Electronic scene, and how he pieces songs together. Tobin asks Scott what things he looks for when creating beats and songs and his upcoming projects.  Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin chats with Carleton Stone of Port Cities. Carleton explains how the band came together, the departure of Breagh MacKinnon and how it took years of performing at small bars before learning how to own a room. The two discuss the impact of East Coast Music on the industry and the mark it left on their lives, and Carleton explains the importance of fellow songwriters like Gordan Sampson on his c...

Tobin welcomes the Ottawa band, Hopper to the show, Nick, Will, Matt, and Josh chat about how the band formed, what their goals are for 2020 and Tobin just has some general fun getting to know the band. For instance, did you know WILL is the Noel Gallagher of HOPPER? They had to DINE the guy to join the group, what an ego eh. Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

Tobin welcomes Canadian Singer Tyler Shaw to the podcast to discuss how he created the Stronger Together video with 25 Canadian artists with his friend Fefe Dobson. He discusses how the project came to be, the work behind it, and what he hopes the song will do. We also talk about how he got into the music business and how a friend from his UPEI days is a major reason why he's here.  Check It Out H...

Tobin chats with Canadian singer/songwriter Marc Jordan. Marc talks about writing songs for Rod Stewart, Cher, and Dianna Ross (just to name a few), and how difficult it was to make it in the industry during his time period being Canadian. We discuss the importance of CANCON to Canadian acts and the growth of singer/songwriters today compared to back in the '70s. Check It Out Here Learn more about...

 Tobin welcomes Canadian Country Singer, Kalsey Kulyk to the show. Kelsey chats about her songs Damn You Love and Roll with It and discusses how she got interested in music. Kalsey also opens up about dealing with cancer, overcoming the battle, and how a certain song would lighten the mood. All of this and more and this week's episode. Check It Out Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Tobin chats with Larkins frontman Josh Noble. Josh talks about forming the band, how he is handling self-isolation and the band creating their own merchandise, and more. We also play a game of favorites and there is some Avril Lavigne talk in the mix. All the way from the United Kingdom, ladies and gentlemen enjoy the interview with Josh.  Check It Out Here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Tobin chats with Nick (Splash) and Taes (Boots) of Treehouse's Splash n' Boots. They talk about how the television show started as a university project at Queens, the choice of colors, and why they got into children's entertainment. We also have some fun with the duo as we introduce a game called How Canadian and find out some of Nick and Taes favorite things. So sit back, relax and enjoy this epi...

Tobin chats with Olympic Silver Medalist Sarah Nurse. She talks about her experience at the Olympics, the formation of a WNHL, the Canada/US rivalry and we play a game of How Canadian and much much more so grab your favorite flavor of chips (salt and vinegar if you're asking) and enjoy the episode. Check It Out Here      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tobin welcomes Canadian Country Singer Eric Ethridge to the show. Eric talks about his new song, Dream Girl, how it came to be, and how the success of his first album kept him on track to pursuing music. Did you know it WAS NOT his first career choice? Did you know Eric met his wife (fellow country singer Kalsey Kulyk) by handing her a trophy? We discuss this and so much more on this week of the p...

Tobin chats with George Sheppard of the band, Sheppard. George talks about their upcoming album and releasing a new song each month, the success of Geronimo and Tobin enlights George on how important Boy Meets World was to his childhood. George also talks about the pros/cons of streaming to an artist and we find out how Canadian George is, plus a cool Keith Urban story.  Check It Out Here Learn mo...