Contest: Win 2 tickets to Kasabian in Toronto

Courtesy of the fine folks at Goldenvoice Canada, I'm giving away a pair of tickets to Kasabian's September 18 show at Rebel with Slaves.

Let's keep this simple: To enter the contest, all you have to do is send an email to contests(at)oneintenwords.com with the subject line "I want to go to Kasabian in Toronto" and your full name in the body. You have my absolute no-spam guarantee!

Contest closes September 10. You'll have to get yourself to Toronto and to the venue. Good luck!

The band is incredible, as I found out first hand when I saw them back in 2014. Check out my photos from that show here.

Kasabian's newest album, For Crying Out Loud, is out now. Check out some tunes:

"Bless This Acid House"

"Are You Looking for Action?"

"You're In Love With a Psycho"

Contest / Giveaway: Win tickets to Kasabian at Sound Academy in Toronto

Leicester band Kasabian just released their new album 48:13 this summer. They're on tour and playing at Sound Academy in Toronto on September 30 with special guest, Japanese acid punk band Bo Ningen. I saw Kasabian last time they were in Toronto and I can attest to the fact that they're a killer live band.

Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster. If you want to go for free, the folks at Goldenvoice have a pair of tickets for me to give away for Kasabian's Sound Academy show. Here's how to enter:

• Follow me on Twitter and retweet one of my tweets about the contest OR
• Send an email with your name and contact number in the body of the email and "I wanna see Kasabian!" in the subject line to contests AT oneintenwords.com and you'll be entered. 

I'll pick one random winner Wednesday, September 24. Contest closes Tuesday, September 23 at 11:59pm Eastern time. The winner will be contacted through email or Twitter and must provide full name and contact number to win. If you don't provide the required info, another winner will be picked.

Check out "Eez-Eh" and "Bumblebeee" from Kasabian's latest

And "Dadada" by Bo Ningen.

Contest / Giveaway: Win tickets to Paolo Nutini at Sound Academy in Toronto

Scottish soul singer Paolo Nutini is on tour promoting his latest album Caustic Love and hitting up Toronto's Sound Academy on September 15.

You can grab tickets from Ticketmaster or, you can enter my contest for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Paolo's Sound Academy show courtesy of Goldenvoice. Here's how to enter:

• Follow me on Twitter and retweet one of my tweets about the contest OR
• Send an email with your name and contact number in the body of the email and "I wanna see Paolo!" in the subject line to contests AT oneintenwords.com and you'll be entered. 

I'll pick one random winner next Wednesday, September 10. Contest closes Tuesday, September 9 at 11:59pm Eastern time. The winner will be contacted through email or Twitter and must provide full name and contact number to win. If you don't provide the required info, another winner will be picked.

Check out some of Paolo's tunes:

"Let Me Down Easy" from Caustic Love

"Scream (Funk My Life Up)" from Caustic Love

My favourite Paolo tune, "New Shoes" from his 2006 début These Streets

"Rewind" from These Streets

Pic from Facebook.

Contest / Giveaway: Win a pair of passes to Riot Fest in Toronto!

Wanna go to Riot Fest? Tickets are on sale now for the two-day fest on September 6 and 7 at Downsview Park in Toronto. They're doing a cool "ticket layaway" thing for those of you who want to go but don't have all the funds today. You can buy now and pay for the tickets over the months between now and the show. Details are at riotfest.org. Cool idea.

I've got a pair of weekend passes to give away courtesy of Riot Fest. Here's how to enter:

• Send an email to contests AT oneintenwords.com OR 
• Follow me on Twitter and retweet one of my tweets about the contest and you'll be entered. 

I'll pick one random winner next Sunday, June 15. Contest closes Saturday, June 14 at 11:59pm Eastern time. Include your name and contact number in the body of the email and "I wanna Riot!" in the subject line. Winners will be contacted through email or Twitter and must provide full name and contact number to win. If you don't provide the required info, another winner will be picked.

Check out just 10 of my favourite bands out of the many, many amazing acts who are going to be rockin' Riot Fest. I know I'm looking forward to it!

The Cure

The National

Death From Above 1979

Stars

The New Pornographers

Bob Mould

Mounties

Pup

Radkey

Say Yes