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Top Ten Thanksgiving Songs ( or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bird!)

Thanksgiving. A day to be thankful … A twenty-four hour period in which we rejoice for all that we have. Family, love and friends. Three primary reasons aside from good health which enable us to smile as we plunge through the many injustices called life. Sadly – there is one creature whose fate is not as fortunate. A feathery-friend caught rightly or wrongly on the bad … Continue reading Top Ten Thanksgiving Songs ( or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bird!)

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Mundial Montreal;Third Time’s a Charm!

They say good things come in threes. With Mundial Montreal – true as true as true can be … From November 19th – 22nd, the Festival will be featuring artists as ecclectic as a white egg on Easter Sunday. As an added bonus, this year’s edition will also showcase Aboriginal artists from across Canada. Eekwol, Samian,Shauit,George Leach, Leela Gilday  and A Tribe Called Red – a … Continue reading Mundial Montreal;Third Time’s a Charm!

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Top Ten Signs Arcade Fire May Have ‘Jumped the Shark’ !

You love ’em – you hate ’em … That Montreal band-done-good; Arcade Fire. You know – that Grammy- winning, appear- with- Mick Jagger-on-SNL bunch of guys and girls. The band who caused such a publicity stunt with the release and subsequent appearance to support their new album under an assumed name? Ya – that’s the ones … Have they gone too far? Have they ripped … Continue reading Top Ten Signs Arcade Fire May Have ‘Jumped the Shark’ !

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John Lennon in Montreal? Yes and No …

Marcus Cahill was born far from Liverpool. It did not matter … ” My Father was a guitar player and a Beatle fan.” Says Marcus Cahill (aka John Lennon).” To make me go to sleep as a child he would sing ‘Rocky Raccoon‘ or ‘ Yellow Submarine‘. He would do it every night. As I grew up – I would start playing his records. Because … Continue reading John Lennon in Montreal? Yes and No …

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Cubamanos

Rumba is a musical show put together by Cubamanos – a 12-musician band with four dancers; all professionals belonging to the famously rigorous Cuban Music Institute. The artists are based in Manzanillo, Cuba, cradle of Cuban Music where traditional “son” was born. Manzanillo has a 100,000 population with its highest building reaching three storeys. The city hosts some of Cuban most prolific artists. Despite humble living conditions, they bear one … Continue reading Cubamanos

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A New Guess Who Album with Derek Sharp … !

“Everything is great where I live …” Explains Derek Sharp. ” What’s it called? The Lord of the Rings … Narnia! Everybody is great in my family here in the middle of nowhere …” Sharp is the husband of local Montreal girl -turned-good; Sass Jordan. He is also the lead singer of The Guess Who and is entering his seventh year in that role. An … Continue reading A New Guess Who Album with Derek Sharp … !

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Joe Louis Walker Knows The Blues Part Two

Joe Louis Walker is the biggest fan of The Rolling Stones and his opinion is not just biased. It is educated and he wants everyone to also educate themselves before they walk around judging the greatest Rock n Roll band in the world … “You are seeing a part of history!” Says Walker. ” Just go by the T.A.M.I show when the Stones had to … Continue reading Joe Louis Walker Knows The Blues Part Two

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Joe Louis Walker Knows The Blues! Part One

Joe Louis Walker could have easily ended up like several of his friends … Dead. Passed on to that musical graveyard in the sky. A place which houses so many of not only his contemporaries – some of his closest pals. Jimi Hendrix and Mike Bloomfield to name but two. Musicians who – according to Joe, were tempted by the excesses of the music business … Continue reading Joe Louis Walker Knows The Blues! Part One

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The Rialto Theater – Upcoming Events

YUK YUK’S CABARET OPENS Oct. 3, 4 & 5 – YUK YUK’S CABARET: Renowned Canadian comic, Dave (Kids in the Hall) Foley headlines the inaugural week of Montreal’s newest stand-up comedy club. English shows Thursday through Saturday (2 on Sat.) with an all-French line-up every Sunday. $25. Doors open at 7pm; show time 8pm. Saturday shows at 8 & 10:30pm.514-770-7773 or http://www.ticketpro.ca MUSIC Oct. 5 … Continue reading The Rialto Theater – Upcoming Events

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Pssst! April Wine Rocks! (Just Between You and Me)

The year was 1981 … Hockey’s New York Islanders won their second of what would become four Stanley Cups. Actress Natalie Wood died in what was an ‘apparent’ and questionable drowning. The film ‘Cannonball Run‘ – starring Burt Reynolds, was enticing people everywhere to race the world disregarding rules and general etiquette. On the music front – MTV began its sucessful run giving music another … Continue reading Pssst! April Wine Rocks! (Just Between You and Me)

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