While Kingston, Ontario is widely known as  the home of a maximum security prison and a little band called the Tragically Hip, it may also be known as the home of  the Glorious Sons, who skyrocketed to prominence with their hit singles  “Mama” ” and “ White Noise,” after winning the 2013 HTZ-FM Rocksearch competition.

“Everything happened really, really fast. We just decided to enter this contest and everything happened. We’ve had a lot of luck, but we’ve also worked really hard,” said lead singer Brett Emmons, just waking up and getting ready to do their fourth Cross Canada tour this time with Flash Lightnin’ and  Airbourne, which comes to Average Joes, Sept. 23.

They released their new album “Union” on Sept. 16, which features “Mama” and “White” Noise” and the new single “Heavy.”

“ We just wanted to put our 10 favourite songs on the album and people wanted hard copies of ‘White Noise’ and ‘Mama.’ So it wasn’t really a big deal to put them on it,” he said adding they didn’t change anything on those songs for the album versions.
“ And ‘Mama’  goes well with ‘Union,’” he said.

They are excited about playing with Airbourne.
“ We‘re just trying to keep rocking. We just like to play with anyone. We’re playing a lot of bigger rooms this time. But we all just love playing live. There is nothing better than getting in front of a hundred people and rocking and knowing we’re rewarded with their smiling faces and cheers,” he said.
He noted the band doesn’t have a set songwriting process.

“Someone will bring in an  idea and we’ll expand on it. But it’s all over the place. It’s very loose and it is all about having fun,” he said.
 “There’s no formula for a great song and there shouldn’t be,” he continued.

 He said fans can expect to hear the new album and much more.

“It will be the same raw energy,” he said.

“ We’ll be playing songs from the new album and  songs from the old album. It’s just rock and roll.”

While Kingston music scene is mostly known for the Hip, Emmons observed there isn’t a lot going on in Kingston.
“Like a lot of places in the world, it is dominated by cover bands. Not that there's anything wrong with them. I just got tired of hearing “Sweet Child O’ Mine” every night. So that was the goal of this band — to be an original rock and roll band,” he said adding there is a lot of punk happening.

“ The Hip's (guitarist) Robbie Baker’s kid has a band,” he said.
Airbourne, the Glorious Sons and Flash Lightnin’ rock Average Joes, Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25.