Music has so many voices. The sounds can be rough.The sounds can be soft. The sounds can make you feel just right for the mood. What mood are you in? Have a listen below to some new tunes and some new information . You can’t make it better than that can you? Thanks for listening ! Advertise Here and Support the Arts. Smoke Meat Pete … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Dance, Absorb and Caress
It is good to be blue sometimes … The essentials, the base – the cement floor to the skyscraper known as music. That is what The Blues are. The fundamental tools required to make it in music. If you don’t know the Blues – there is no point trying anything else. Please listen below to some great Blues tracks from around the world. Visit Smoke … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Smoke Meat Pete Blues Playlist
Get out into something new. One of the cornerstones of popular music is Jazz. Some of the most talented musicians are performing in this genre and it is worth checking out all the new discs being released daily. Listen to some new Jazz below Lots of artists coming to Montreal in the coming weeks. Listen below to some of the artists performing. Smoke Meat Pete … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – New Jazz Tracks and Live Music Shows To Check Out
High octane. Period. Old school energy on record and live cannot be beat. Sometimes in music these days,those elements are missing. Thanks to guys like Mark LeClerc and Fuel Junkie – the sounds of the building blocks are kept alive. Have a listen below to my chat with Mark and hear some great tunes! Smoke Meat Pete Music Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Fuel Junkie Goes ‘All Out’ On Latest Disc!
Boo ! Don’t be afraid. Don’t cry. “I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again. (I think I made you up inside my head.) The stars go waltzing out in blue and red,And arbitrary blackness gallops in: I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead. I dreamed that you bewitched me into … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene Hallowe’en Special; Songs and Stories That Go Bump in the Night
Live music cannot be beat. Daniel Tate and Rob Bowman have put together a book which is long overdue. Canada (and in this case Toronto) has a long and historic past with music concerts. Please listen below to my chat with the originator of The Flyer Vault; Daniel Tate. Buy the Book Here Smoke Meat Pete Music Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – 150 Years of Toronto Concert History
The Blues are a good thing. Any song that touches your heart contains elements of The Blues. The only genre of music that can be found all over the world. Have a listen below to some great Blues tracks from around the world and locally. Smoke Meat Pete Music Schedule Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Smoke Meat Pete Blues Playlist
It is all about caring. Lori – Lynne Johnson is a compassionate person. A long time nurse whose first gig was at the Kingston Penitentiary – taught her quite a bit about compassion. Lori has taken all her experiences and put them into music. It is a new beginning for someone who has always loved music. Please listen below to my chat with Lori-Lynne and … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene. Lori – Lynne Johnson; A Long Way from The Kingston Penitentiary
Quebec appears to know The Blues. Whether it is the ubiquitous political crap or the never ending construction – Quebec musicians tend to flock to The Blues. Every year, a contest is held to send the best Quebec Blues band or artist to Memphis – the Holy land of music. Every year,Quebec artists do very well in Memphis. The pressure is now on to live … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Here Are Your Quebec to Memphis Blues Finalists
One day – it can all disappear. Lawyer Suzanne Jarvie was living life with four kids. All of them doing what kids do. One day, nine years ago, a spiral staircase changed everything including Suzanne’s soul. ‘I played music my entire life. I sang a lot, I played piano and guitar. It was only after my son’s accident I started writing songs. That was the … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Suzanne Jarvie’s Tragic Family Accident Creates Magic
Everybody’s heard about the bird. Most people, some people or none at all – eat Turkey at Thanksgiving. Now that the political correctness is out of the way, let’s dance and sing shall we? Please listen below to some great tunes about birds and some … er .. funny things about birds? Visit Smoke Meat Pete Here! Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Thanksgiving Day Special
Music heals … Without realizing it – most Canadians are healed daily by music. It is the bandage of the soul. Authors Terry Stuart and Robert Carli have decided to share this news in the form of music tales. Famous, not so famous and just plain good old Canadians share their experiences of what music has done to help them or the people in their … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Author Terry Stuart Talks Awesome Music Project
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