The long awaited Styx album is coming out in June! No , this is not a ‘Grand Illusion ‘ nor are you ‘ Fooling Yourself ‘ … The new album , ‘The Mission‘, the band’s first in fourteen years – is out June 16th ! Stay tuned for exclusive interviews on Rick Keene Music Scene ! Watch New Song Here ! … Continue reading First Time in Montreal! New Styx Song on Rick Keene Music Scene !
Bartenders are a breed apart. That’s why they are kept behind wooden fences … In Hog town, in Toronto – there is such a fellow. Banned from Montreal, tossed from his family – Dave the Bartender stands alone. Secure in his thoughts and confident in his musical knowledge. Join me as I travel to Toronto and ask Dave the Bartender musical questions sent in by … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Ask Dave the Bartender. Part Two.
Bartenders are a breed apart. That’s why they are kept behind wooden fences … In Hog town, in Toronto – there is such a fellow. Banned from Montreal, tossed from his family – Dave the Bartender stands alone. Secure in his thoughts and confident in his musical knowledge. Join me as I travel to Toronto and ask Dave the Bartender musical questions sent in by … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Ask Dave the Bartender. Part One
Special submission. Author not Rick Keene Legendary music producer Marshall Chess revealed to Billboard details of the late great Chuck Berry’s funereal. The father of rock and roll died on March 18 2017 and his funeral was held on April 9. Chess revealed that 800 people attended the funeral, including 200 members of Berry’s family, to pay tribute to one of music’s brightest stars. Tributes … Continue reading Marshall Chess Speaks About Chuck Berry’s Funeral
Harry Manx enjoys seeing things fresh. The big picture. The whole deal is what Harry listened to when he returned to his back catalog and revisited some of his own songs. Different times in life can evoke different feelings. Harry decided to rework or re-chart some of the ‘ancient’ tunes and add them to a string section. Or – add the string section to the … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene; Harry Manx Talks New Album ‘Faith Lift’. Part Two
Harry Manx enjoys seeing things fresh. The big picture. The whole deal is what Harry listened to when he returned to his back catalog and revisited some of his own songs. Different times in life can evoke different feelings. Harry decided to rework or re-chart some of the ‘ancient’ tunes and add them to a string section. Or – add the string section to the … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene; Harry Manx Talks Blues and New Album ‘Faith Lift’. Part One
Once North Korea and The United States finish blowing us all up – what will be left ? Music … One way or another, tunes will remain. Maybe recordings played on a generator- hooked- up -to -a- CD player will navigate the puffs of radiation circling the globe. Perhaps, mutants will create rhythm by banging each other on the side of their heads … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene; Bryan Ferry’s Guitarist, Canada’s Guitarist and Some ‘News’ .
Times change … Many of the pioneers of popular music have left us for the ‘great gig in the sky’. Just one example of how fast things can change in the music business. Records, with all their idiosyncratic faults are practically non existent. 45s? Forget about it … Things change quickly ! Here now are the … Top Ten Signs The Business of Music ‘Ain’t … Continue reading Top Ten Signs The Business of Music ‘Ain’t What it Used to Be’.
‘Too Many Cooks’ spoil the broth … Unless of course you are talking about ‘the band’. ‘Too Many Cooks’ exploded onto the Quebec scene in 1986 and their rise was meteoric. Mesmerizing. Monumental. Fast forward to 2017, the band is no longer a working unit and Richard D’Anjou has been out of the music spotlight for ten plus years. The former ‘addict’ and current sober … Continue reading ‘Too Many Cooks’ Down to One; Richard D ‘Anjou Delivers the Best Quebec Rock Album of the Year
Bored? No need to sit around and do nothing. No need to listen to music on your ghetto blaster. Wake up the neighbors and call the kids! Or – better still, have the kids wake the neighbors with loud music ! Please have a listen below to some shows that are coming up. Listen to what interviews are coming up. Hear some fantastic tunes that … Continue reading What’s Going On in Montreal Musically?
Jordan Officer has hit his stride … With two Blues albums behind him, Jordan Officer has officially passed ‘hump day’. All that lay ahead is weekend after weekend of fun as he digs further and further into the roots of Blues, Country and Rock music. Jordan is on an interesting journey and one that may not be as complete without the influence of Chuck Berry … Continue reading Jordan Officer; Paying Homage to Chuck Berry with Words and Chords
If music could be bottled – Bryan Ferry and his band would be the proper vintage … Ferry and his band of merry men and women were at Theatre St. Denis last night and it was a lesson in musicality. Wisdom of notes, melodies and spaces were relayed through the sold out venue like candy on a well lit street on Halloween. ‘Slave to Love’ … Continue reading Bryan Ferry in Montreal – An Education in Musicality
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