Head down to the Performing Arts Pavillion in beautiful Foster Park located in Downtown Kokomo, Indiana for An Intimate Evening with Rik Emmett & Dave Dunlop Friday July 6th. This is a FREE concert in the park!
Interview with Mississauga.com on the latest Troubs release
The latest album by Mississauga band The Troubs started off as a challenge between the band’s two members, Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop.The two were kicking around ideas to help flesh out their set list and were considering what cover songs they’d like to perform live. Talk quickly turned to what songs would be interesting to play, considering the band is essentially just two men and two acoustic guitars.
Fundraiser Benefit for Dana Cox and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
He’s no Ordinary Man. Rik Emmett makes his way to the Rock to Fight the Good Fight with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and a special guest Dana Cox. Rik makes a special appearance performing two of his classic songs to help raise money and awareness for an amazing cause!
Songwriting Workshop in Chatham, ON on Sat, Apr 21 2012
Aspiring musicians can attend a Songwriters Workshop led by Rik Emmett. The workshop will feature valuable information about music composition, lyric writing, and the business of songwriting, with the highlight of the day being the “Demo Makeover”.
An Acoustic Night of Triumph in Chatham, ON on Sat, Apr 21 2012
Emmett will be hitting the Capitol Theatre stage at 8pm for an Acoustic Night of Triumph Hits. He will be accompanied by Emmy-winning composer and musician Don Breithaupt to present classic hits such as “Lay It On The Line”, “Magic Power”, “Hold On” and “Suitcase Blues” in a way you’ve never heard before.
Review: ““reCOVERy room 9” delivers on all fronts”
Jaimie Vernon (Cashbox Magazine) reviews the latest album from The Troubs. “ If you’re going to buy any cover albums this year, I suggest “reCOVERy room 9” if for the final tracks alone. Here’s hoping there will be a volume 2.”
No Rest For The Wicked – Live solo performance available now!
Our first video from Stealing Home Productions. A live solo performance of ‘No Rest For The Wicked’. Shot live in February 2012, this video is now available for purchase in cross-platform mp4 format in 1080p for only $1.99!
Rock talk with Rik
Mississauga guitar god Rik Emmett was centre stage at Metalworks studio on Monday night, chatting about songwriting and his life in the music business at the second Backstage Pass event.
The Troubs “ReCOVERy Room 9” goes Top 10 at Maple Music
reCOVERy Room 9, the latest album from The Troubs (Rik Emmett & Dave Dunlop) has climbed to #6 on Maple Music Top 10 Sellers list. This marks the 4th CD by The Troubs to go top 10 at Maple Music.