Proudly Canadian: Goddo
Story Credit: Jaimie Vernon/The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia Following a successful rock star lifestyle with Canadian Glam Rock outfit Fludd, bassist Greg Godovitz left the fold in frustration as the...
View ArticleThe Hives -- The Buzz Is Back
Submitted By Pat BlythePhoto Credits: PAT BLYTHEA Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker"Hives vocalist Per Pelle AlmquvistBold, brazen, at times frenzied....electric...simply on fire. My introduction...
View ArticleBTW-The Peptides, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, The Darcys, Kenny Brown,...
Submitted by Lenny Stoute Fall is here and the time is right for finding new music strewn like acorns in the street. Ottawans The Peptides is a nine-member band with a larger-than-life pop sound. Five...
View ArticleCarmine Appice Stick It!
Submitted by Sandy GrahamAs drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Carmine Appice set the grooves for the groundbreaking band’s 1967 psychedelic debut, inadvertently inventing Stoner Rock in the process. The Fudge...
View ArticleRosie Mackenzie Releases New Album “Atlantic”
Submitted to Cashbox CanadaOn Thursday, October 6th, at 7:00pm, The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse’s An Seanchai Room in Halifax will play host to the highly-anticipated launch of Cape Breton fiddler...
View ArticleThe Platinum Rock All Stars!
Submitted by Don GrahamImagine an album featuring some of your favourite classic rock songs to hit the charts by the original artists with some of the finest musicians of that era.Acts like The...
View ArticleSouthside Shuffle, Chuck Jackson and Stax is Back
Submitted by Cindy Shibley KouryPhoto Credits: Cindy Shibley KouryPhoto at right: Southside Shuffle 2016The weekend after Labour Day, for eighteen years now, Port Credit has come alive with Blues, Jazz...
View ArticleNicole Rayy Taking Big Steps
Submitted by Don GrahamNicole Rayy Photo Credit: Ian McCauslandNicole Rayy has been paying her dues and finding her path on the Canadian country music scene for about five years now,and has been...
View ArticleJane Harbury’s Discoveries at Hugh’s Room
Submitted by Don GrahamHugh’s Room in Toronto is an iconic listening room supplying established artists and legacy artists. A venue to showcase their talents in an acoustically good room with good...
View ArticleA Downtown Neighbourhood Jazz Festival in Toronto Finds its Feet and Debuts...
Submitted Courtesy of Richard FlohillPhoto at right: Jackie RichardsonPacked houses, enthusiastic crowds, a buzzing neighbourhood: the inaugural Kensington Market Jazz Festival debuted in style on...
View ArticleRik Emmett Set to Release New Album Worldwide
Submitted to Cashbox CanadaPhoto: Left to Right Paul DeLong, Rik Emmett, Dave Dunlop, Steve Skingley Photo Credit Carl CedermanLegendary artist Rik Emmett is set to release a new album on November 11th...
View ArticleBTW-Phish, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Piper Hayes, Raine Hamilton, Brendan...
Submitted by Lenny StouteJam meisters Phish is dropping new studio album, Big Boat Friday, October 7th and everywhere bongs are being loaded to the hilt.Big Boat was announced last week with an...
View ArticleForever Country
Submitted by Don GrahamCountry music needs some savin’. The road has been bumpy with resistance to some of the changes in song content and presentation. Some of the discontent is justified as a lot...
View ArticleRoast ‘N’ Reggae with Jay Douglas & Chris Butcher
Submitted to Cashbox CanadaPhoto: Jay DouglasJay Douglas & Chris Butcher have joined together to create a regular showcase of reggae at the Emerson, 1279 Bloor Street West in Toronto every Sunday...
View ArticleJane Harbury’s Live Discoveries
Submitted by Don GrahamDiscoveries Photo Credit Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera The Picture TakerHugh’s Room in Toronto is a highwater mark for artists and entertainers. It’s a big room and the stage...
View ArticleBTW- Jadea Kelly, Moon Tan, Royal Canoe, Adam Baldwin, Anna Atkinson, Jimmy...
Submitted by Lenny StouteDividing her time between Toronto, ON and Nashville, TN, Canadian Songstress Jadea Kelly is very familiar with life on the road. This fall she'll embark on a tour with...
View ArticleBob Dylan The Rhymes They Are A-Changin’
Submitted by Don GrahamIn 1965, at the height of his appointment as the voice of a generation, Bob Dylan was asked if he thought of himself primarily as a singer or a poet. He replied, “Oh, I think of...
View ArticleDavid Bromberg Band - The Blues, The Whole Blues And Nothing But The Blues
Submitted By Iain PatienceAny new release from US roots master guitarist David Bromberg is bound to whip up a fair music feeding frenzy. For around fifty years, I personally have been an unashamed,...
View ArticleThe Golden Voice of Bonnie Dobson
Submitted by Iain PatiencePhoto: L-R Jim Cuddy, Bonnie Dobson, Gordon LightfootWith a hand cupped to an ear the echoing whisper can almost be heard: '……Who?.... Bonnie who?…..Bonnie Dobson….who?,' as...
View ArticleBTW-MONA, Diamond Mind, Lowlands, Laura Rain and the Caesars, Laughed The...
Submitted by Lenny StouteGood to hear from this crew again. It's been a few years since MONA (Nick Brown, Zach Lindsay, Alex Lindsay, Jordan Young & Justin Wilson) released anything so there\s a...
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