Midge Ure and Paul Young are musical figures you cannot avoid. Midge wrote Do They Know It’s Christmas and co founded Band – Aid and Live – Aid along with Sir Bob Geldof. He was also part of Thin Lizzy and Ultravox. The former a band which cut new ground in a decade where many artists sounded the same. Paul Young, although not a hit-maker … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Midge Ure and Paul Young Montreal Review
Legends are few and far between … Dr. Lonnie Smith is one of them. The word is tossed around too loosely based upon false fame. The good doctor has earned his status for performing and creating music for over five decades. He has played with everyone in the Jazz world that is notable and in 2017 – Smith received the highest honor in the … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – 2018 Montreal International Jazz Festival Preview; Dr. Lonnie Smith – A Legend Among Us.
Ranee Lee is class … If you Google the name, the accomplishments are long and outstanding. Ranee loves and cherishes the accolades yet there are things which are more important to her than others. What are they you ask? Well, listen below and you may find out. Ranee? Get Tickets Here ! East of Sunday are opening for Carvin Jones June 21st at … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – 2018 Montreal International Jazz Festival Preview; Ranee Lee Is All Set for Her 39th Performance !
There are bands that buy their way to the top. They use fans and family with little musical knowledge to substitute content with popularity. Then there are East of Sunday … East of Sunday are a hard working group of guys who also have the content to go places. Gigging and paying their dues while getting more and more notoriety because of the songwriting and … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – East of Sunday; Montreal’s Next Rock n’ Roll Superstars
Children are the future … Imagine how the world will appear in ten years? Imagine there is no safe zone at all? Homes and schools – the two places where kids should feel safe. A pair of sacred turfs now affected more and more by gun violence in the United States of America. One of the co – founders of April Wine, Jim Henman , … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene -April Wine’s Co-Founder Jim Henman Has Had Enough of School Shootings and Is Doing Something About It !
Even if you did not dance – your body hurts this morning … Following a very short but extremely successful entrance into the Montreal music scene, The Brooks have funked their way to the top of the heap. Their resume includes opening up for The Doobie Brothers and Kool and The Gang. Two huge blowouts at the Montreal International Jazz Festival are also easy on … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene -The Brooks Take Montreal By Force !
What you hear on stage is only the tip of a musician’s iceberg. Starting with Mashmakhan , guitarist Brian Greenway has had a very colorful and fruitful musical career. The Wackers , The Dudes , April Wine and now two new entities to keep Brian’s musical chops fresh and alive . Brian Greenway’s Blues Bus and Brian’s Attic Dust Solo Show. Please listen below to … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene -April Wine’s Brian Greenway; Part of Canadian Music History
Practice makes perfect … For guitarist Paolo Stante – the less he thinks – the more he feels the music. Just prior to the release of his third disc; At It Again – that is the essence of Paolo’s music. Experience through gigging and writing has brought less panic to Stante’s craft and in turn, At It Again is his most complete album thus far. … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Paolo Stante ; The Next Generation of Montreal Guitarists
Remember when Rock was energetic? The bands, the fans and the music all had big hair and the experience of going to a show was electrifying ? An event? An experience that sculpted you for life ? Not to worry, that experience is back and once you attend a show by the band BackTraxx – your hairdresser will become very rich ! Please … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – BackTraxx; Bringing Hairspray and Rock n Roll Back from The Eighties !
In a music galaxy far, far away – a Canadian band altered the airwaves and sent Canada into an entirely different universe. Crack of Dawn were the first black band to be signed to a major label (CBS) in Canada. Otis Redding’s producer discovered them and the band sold more albums than Earth, Wind and Fire in Canada. They were headed for stardom … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Wake Up Music World, It Is The ‘Crack of Dawn’ !
Without Jim Henman – April Wine may have never been the same. Without The Henman Family, East Coast music may not have been the same. Jim Henman ( bass) along with cousins David (Guitar) and Ritchie (Drums) started the band April Wine. Jim grabbed his old mate from a band called Woody’s Termites and recruited him to join April Wine. That fellow, Myles Goodwyn, … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – April Wine Co – Founder Jim Henman’s Family Affair !
Never shut the door on an opportunity. Up and coming local musicians require all the help they can get. Live venues are closing, CD sales are slumping and the money that comes in from iTunes and other streaming services is barely enough to buy guitar strings for most bands. When out of town musicians arrive in Montreal, people that have toured most of the world … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Local Montreal Band East of Sunday Chosen As The Opening Act For Carvin Jones!
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