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It was standing room only at The Pub in Algoma's Water Tower Inn Saturday night. Music aficionados from across the area gathered to join Rusty McCarthy and Mark Dunn in celebrating their latest releases.

Earlier this month, CBC sent the call out for nominations of Canadian music to be included in '49 Songs from North of the 49th Parallel', a playlist for US President Barack Obama.

15-year veterans of Canadian punk, GOB, will be joined by the fun-loving, almost-nude bringers of ska punk, The Johnstones, at the Sault College Outback on Tuesday, January 27, 2009.

After dazzling the audience at last summer's Bell Border Jam music festival, Tony "Wild T" Springer and the Spirit return to the Sault for a more up close and personal gig.

Two seasoned Sault Ste. Marie musicians are teaming up to celebrate their latest CD releases.

Which Canadian tune is worthy of presidential ears? Is it Stompin' Tom Connors' The Hockey Song , Rockin' In the Free World by Neil Young, or maybe Crystal Shawanda's Dawn of a New Day ? Perhaps Oscar Peterson's Hymn to Freedom should ring through th

As part of Sault Ste. Marie's winter carnival Bon Soo, the Great Northern Hotel and Conference Centre will host a hilarious night of improv and sketch comedy with Second City on Friday, February 13.

Ron Asheton, guitarist and founding member of the Iggy Pop-fronted iconic punk band, The Stooges, was found dead this morning at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Who: Blessed By a Broken Heart (BBABH) from Montreal with guests As It Stands, Upheaval of an Exorcist, Breaking the Fourth Wall, and Deter.

Family-friendly New Year's Eve celebrations seem to be quite a trend in Sault Ste. Marie this year. The Harper/Rowlinson family celebrated a kid-friendly alcohol-free New Year with confetti, treats, hats and noise makers.