Eric Andersen The Shadow and the Light
Submitted by Don GrahamEric Andersen, one of the founding fathers of the great American Folk Family, continues to evolve and reinvent himself. It’s as though he has an unquenchable thirst to create...
View ArticleBTW 27--Megan Bonnell, Botany, Moby, Andy Shauf , Songsbury, Sean McCann,...
Submitted by Lenny StouteSinger-songwriter Megan Bonnell is currently on a cross Canada tour this fall with Great LakeSwimmers. Hitting up five of the provinces, the tour will see Megan perform solo...
View ArticleBobby Vee 1943-2016
Submitted Courtesy of Rob DurkeeCashbox Magazine USAThere’s one very special plaque on display in my Mediabase 24/7 office. It was awarded to me April 7, 1989 to commemorate my final day as an on-air...
View ArticleLest We Forget
Submitted by Don GrahamWhen we heard the words “lest we forget” years ago it really meant “we’re not going to forget”. How could we? There were reminders of the wars everywhere, veterans, freedoms we...
View ArticleJen and John Tour Ontario & Quebec
Submitted by Lee FraserJen Lane and John Antoniuk are coming back to Eastern Canada for a fall tour and it looks like a lot of audiences are going to get to enjoy this heart-warming, down-to-earth...
View ArticleUncovered 10-Bowie & Queen
Koerner Hall- Various ArtistsSubmitted by Lenny StouteFor their tenth anniversary production of the UnCovered series, the folks at Up Stage Theatre went uptown to Koerner Hall to stage the potentially...
View ArticleBTW- Debra-Jean Creelman, Kinnie Starr, Oh Pep, Avery Raquel, Jen Lane,...
Submitted by Lenny StoutePhoto at right: Debra-Jean CreelmanVancouver's Debra-Jean Creelman is making a name in Americana roots circles for her singing and songwriting. An accomplished singer having...
View ArticleLeonard Cohen It’s Closing Time
Submitted by Don Graham“I’m ready to die. I hope it’s not too uncomfortable”. Leonard Cohen said these words not long ago. The iconic singer/songwriter whose work spanned nearly 50 years, died last...
View ArticleProudly Canadian: Big Sugar
Submitted to Cashbox CanadaPhoto Credit Michael MaxxisBig Sugar are a Canadian blues, reggae rock band. They were active from 1991 to 2004 and again since April 2010, currently still performing.Big...
View ArticleBTW - Ween, Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs, Twin Rains, Carl McIntosh & Loose...
Submitted by Lenny StouteThis week, it's a righteously mixed bag. First off, the re-release of Ween's seminal release, GodWeenSatan, and its genesis, as remembered by Dean Ween (Mickey...
View ArticleMaddie Logan: Here She Comes
Submitted by Don GrahamFrom Southern Cal to middle Tennessee, Maddie Logan has made the pilgrimage that so many have made before her. The young singer/ songwriter realized that her love of country...
View ArticleThe Balconies Release Music Video For “Rhonda”
Submitted to Cashbox CanadaAlt-rockers, The Balconies, have had a banner season already with the release of their epic new album, Rhonda, and have kicked off their fall tour that will take them across...
View ArticleBTW- Scott Earl Hardy, Floating Room, Divine Brown, Frigs, Ann Vriend, CoCo...
Submitted by Lenny StouteLike a real-life character out of Bruce McDonald’s classic film Hard Core Logo, Scott Earl Hardy has played the same dives across Canada more times than he’d care to mention,...
View ArticleAndy Kim Christmas!
Submitted to Cashbox Canada Going into its 12th year of Music, Love and Charity, the Andy Kim Christmas has been gathering friends and fans together to celebrate the spirit and generosity of the...
View ArticleBTW-Tribe Royal, Nuela Charles, Thomas D'Arcy/Hawksley Workman, HorseThief,...
Submitted by Lenny StouteGetting off to a folk rocky start withTribe Royal, a four piece out of Ottawa.The band was born from the partnership of Terry O'Brien and Chris Kerwin, two aspiring...
View ArticleDuran Duran with The Music Between Us: Concert Ads of Duran Duran
Submitted by Sandy GrahamIn the years when artists released ‘albums’ their artwork was always their insignia. You knew when Santana had a new album, Grateful Dead always had their logo, The Rolling...
View ArticleVeteran Canadian Radio Host Holger Petersen Releases Second Book of Musical...
Submitted to Cashbox CanadaWhile Holger Petersen’s best known for his blues-based radio programs, he’s just as interested in artists who work in other roots music genres — Cajun musicians Zachary...
View ArticleBTW-Your Boy Tony Braxton, The Funk Hunters, Zoe Sky Jordan, Liam Titcomb,...
Submitted by Lenny StouteEarlier this year, rapper, radio host, and now soft rock singer, Shad released a surprise album, Adult Contempt, under the name Your Boy Tony Braxton. He is preparing to hit...
View ArticleKen Tobias Soul Tune
Submitted by Don Graham Ken Tobias, Canadian music legend is at it again. He has just released a brand new single Soul Tune that ranks up there as one of his best to date. And that’s goin’ some cause...
View ArticleProudly Canadian: Jack Scott
Jack Scott (born Giovanni Domenico Scafone, Jr.), January 24, 1936, Windsor, Ontario, Canada is a Canadian American singer and songwriter. He was the first white rock and roll star to come out of...
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