It’s all about The Blues Not only does Smoke Meat Pete provide Live Blues – they also provide Blues to listen at home. How cool is that? Please listen below to some great Blues’ tunes. The way the Blues are supposed to be performed. Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Smoke Meat Pete Blues Playlist.
In the with new bathwater – out with the old. Everyone attempts to improve when a New Year arrives. Better lifestyles – better outlooks. Everyone, it seems, not content with their current situation. Why Should Musicians Be Different ? Here are the Top Ten Musician’s New Year’s Resolutions. Stop playing free gigs for my Grandma Start the ball rolling on the band’s bobble head dolls. … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Top Ten Musician’s New Year’s Resolutions
One week it’s a brand of laundry detergent – the next week; another. That is how fickle music can be. A good song however, remains in your head for a while. Maybe – forever. Have a listen below to Part Two of my Best of 2019 Playlist Smoke Meat Pete Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Best of 2019 Playlist Part Two
One week it’s a brand of laundry detergent – the next week; another. That is how fickle music can be. A good song however, remains in your head for a while. Maybe – forever. Have a listen below to Part One of my Best of 2019 Playlist Smoke Meat Pete Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Best of 2019 Playlist Part One
Sometimes questions come to you. Dave the Bartender left his perch behind the bar in Toronto and landed in Montreal. A surprise visit but nothing Dave the Bartender does is less than shocking. Please listen below as Dave the Bartender asks Rick Keene Christmas music questions. The stocking is on the other foot. Smoke Meat Pete Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Ask Dave The Bartender Christmas Special
This could be the last time … Nobody knows what the future holds. You give it your best shot and with a little luck and talent – you may end up on top of the world. A tricky curve ball has sent many stars to the dugout with their tails between their legs. Bartholomew Plus Three, a Montreal band were not necessarily tossed a curved … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Montreal Band Misses The Opportunity to Open For The Rolling Stones
Elegantly wasted. The man voted number one as ‘mostly likely to die’ for a decade and a half. The writer and co-writer of over 400 songs. The guy responsible for keeping Rock n Roll guitar alive in the keyboard driven decade of the eighties. Keith Richards or Keef as he is very affectionately known is a man of musical and life integrity. ‘Black and White’ … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – ‘Happy’ 76th Birthday Keith Richards
Walking in a winter wonderland. In case the snow does not arrive in the following few days, there is only one place to celebrate your No Snow Blues. Two places actually – Smoke Meat Pete and Rick Keene Music Scene. Smoke Meat Pete is decorated on the outside and inside – filled with Christmas cheer and tunes ! Please listen below to some great Christmas … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Smoke Meat Pete Christmas Blues Playlist. Part Two
by Catherine Stamatakos It is easy to hear why Serena Ryder is popular. At The Corona Theatre Friday night in Montreal, the audience contained people who loved catchy tunes, Canadian artists and Christmas. Serena Ryder easily delivered all three of the audience’s favorite things as a premature Christmas gift. Of course – Serena’s recent album Christmas Kisses was ‘the bow’ as those present at the … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Serena Ryder Conquers All
When you speak to as many musicians as I do – arriving at a Top Ten is not easy. There are so many tales of triumph, overcoming obstacles and just pure talent that place musicians on a large or not-so-large stage. There is no ‘best of’ interviews. The list that follows are the ones that stood out in one way or another for various reasons. … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Top Ten Interviews of 2019
What time is it? Time for a great album … The Spin Doctors were one of the top bands in the 90s. The group – opening for The Rolling Stones on a few gigs. A feat many aspire to yet few reach. The co – founder and guitarist of The Spin Doctors, Eric Schenkman has a new solo album out. Who Shot John? is the … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Eric Schenkman of The Spin Doctors Releases New Solo Album
Quit living in the past. There are building blocks of music but let us get past the first three floors shall we? Have a listen below to some great new tunes and find out a couple of shows coming up! Smoke Meat Pete Here Stay Tuned – Eric Schenkman of The Spin Doctors Up Next ! Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Tunes You Need To Know
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