Crossroad Music

09/28/2026

Eventide Cioks power supply! In store or online we ship nationwide! 💯 tax free!

09/17/2026

Ddrums at Crossroad Music!

09/17/2026

Parker set these up today! Looking pretty sweet! These are the Ddrums Dios 5pc Satin Black Shell Pack $3,638.60 and $473 in savings. Great deal!

09/16/2026

New stuff you can find at the crossroads! Always 100% tax free and open 7 days a week!
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09/03/2026

Thunder Bay Musicians should get paid because music is work—not a favour, hobby, or decorative background noise.

A musician can spend thousands of hours learning an instrument, developing a voice, rehearsing, learning material, buying and maintaining equipment, travelling, loading gear, soundchecking, performing, and tearing everything down afterward. The audience sees a three-hour show. They don’t see the 10–20 years it took to become good enough to deliver it.

And somehow musicians are routinely expected to accept compensation that would be considered ridiculous in almost any other skilled profession.

A plumber gets paid for expertise.
An electrician gets paid for expertise.
A DJ gets paid.
The sound company gets paid.
Security gets paid.
The bartender gets paid.
The venue sells drinks.
The promoter sells tickets.

Then somebody looks at the band and says, “Think of the exposure.”

Exposure doesn’t buy strings. It doesn’t replace drumheads. It doesn’t put fuel in the van. It doesn’t pay for a $3,000 guitar, $2,000 amplifier, $1,000 microphone, PA equipment, rehearsals, insurance, transportation, or the countless hours spent becoming competent.

More importantly, the musicians are often the product people actually came to experience.

Take away the band and you’ve got a room.

Put a great band in that room and suddenly you’ve got an event.

Music creates atmosphere. It keeps customers in establishments longer. It sells alcohol and food. It attracts crowds. It creates memories. It gives venues content to advertise. It gives festivals their identity.

Stop asking musicians to subsidize everyone else’s business with their talent.

If someone is good enough that you want them performing at your venue, festival, wedding, corporate event, bar, or community celebration, they’re good enough to be paid properly.

And “they love doing it” isn’t an argument against paying them.

Your mechanic might love cars.

You still pay the mechanic.

08/29/2026

08/27/2026

Our EarthQuaker order came in! Come and check it out! We believe in variety, so you can find your sound!

08/26/2026

🎸🔥 **ROCKING THE REZ — THE FINAL SHOW OF 2026!** 🔥🎸

After **15 Saturdays and 33 bands**, we’re closing out another incredible summer of live music at **Crossroad Music**!

Join us **Saturday, August 29** for one last afternoon of live music:

🎶 **2–4 PM — KT & The Rhythm Aces**
🔥 **4–6 PM — The Virginia Creepers**
🎸 **6–8 PM — Mr. Tommy Horricks**

📅 **Saturday, August 29, 2026**
⏰ **2 PM–8 PM**
📍 **Crossroad Music — Fort William First Nation**
🎟️ **FREE ADMISSION**
🌧️☀️ **RAIN OR SHINE!**
🎟️ **50/50 Draw at 7:45 PM**
🍔 **Food on site**

Come help us send off the **2026 Rocking the Rez season** the right way — six hours of live music and one final Saturday together!

**Everyone is welcome. Bring your friends, bring your family, and come ROCK THE REZ one more time! 🤘🔥**