Keith Richards can no longer play guitar like the Richards of old. Any Rolling Stones review post – coconut tree (shrub) incident must include this fact. Stones’ fans know it, newer fans and people seeing the band for the first time must be educated. A combination of arthritic fingers / memory loss and / or years of living dangerously have left Keef a ‘moonlight … Continue reading Ladies and Gentlemen – The Rolling Stones in Quebec
The 1970’s were a strange decade but a good one. Mood Rings, Pet Rocks, Disco, CB Radios – it was a definable decade of different dimensions. Leisure suits, shag carpeting and waterbeds. Trends which were all the rage while listening to The Carpenters, Heart, The Eagles, Peter Frampton and hundreds of bands and solo artists who made their mark in that ten year period. It … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene Presents; ‘ This ‘ 70’s Show!
Joss Stone In Montreal, it’s called ‘l’eau’ for your soul and that is exactly what Joss Stone provided at Metropolis on Sunday evening as the 36th Edition of The Montreal International Jazz Festival drew to a close. What a way to go out … Joss Stone, complete with a ‘Superheavy’ resume constituting of collaborations with the likes of Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart and Damian Marley, … Continue reading Jazz Festival Reviews – Joss Stone
Justin Townes Earle If anyone has a grumpy outlook on life, or – more to the point, a realistic outlook on life, it is Justin Townes Earle. At Place des Arts, Townes Earle ( son of Steve Earle), was the first act in a triple bill featuring The Mavericks and Lucinda Williams. Justin vented and bared all. His thoughts, his (bad) habits, his love for … Continue reading Jazz Festival Reviews – Justin Townes Earle, The Mavericks and Lucinda Williams
You got to be ‘Hip to be Square …’ Face it, the musical feeling about Huey Lewis and The News circulating the planet some thirty years following the release of their album ‘Sports’ – is not very … musical. It is easy to write off an 80’s band. Even easier to write off a ‘video’ 80’s band. Easier still to write off Huey Lewis and … Continue reading Jazz Festival Reviews – Huey Lewis and The News
Joss Stone is not your stay-at-home-type … The England – born singer continues to strut her ‘free spirit’ mentality with a tour and subsequent album. Determined to sing ‘in every Country in the world’ – Joss is on a musical voyage. Several factors are responsible for her upcoming release aptly titled ‘Water for Your Soul’. Bob Marley’s son had something do with it as well as her … Continue reading Joss Stone – Anything But A Rock As She Heads to Montreal …
Louis Janelle built his first drum kit and also his first guitar … Janelle’s music on his new album ‘ Dance Everybody ‘ – as pure as snowflakes on Willie Dixon’s tongue. Every genre responsible for modern day music is represented by Louis and his band. Please listen below as Louis explains everything about himself ( within reason) and his new album. Louis? Visit … Continue reading Louis Janelle Says; ‘Dance Everybody’ !
A lot coming … Please listen below to what’s coming in Montreal and on Rick Keene Music Scene Stay tuned for my Strangers in the Night 11 Review with awesome photos! Continue reading What’s Coming on Rick Keene Music Scene and in Montreal
It all starts with a name … Gypsophilia are an eclectic bunch from Nova Scotia. A group of women and men who – through music, travel around the globe making people smile. Not just through music, humor as well. Please listen below as guitarist Ross Burns explains everything including their latest album; Night Swimming. Ross? Please visit Gypsophilia Here ! … Continue reading Gypsophilia – A ‘ Flower ‘ in The Montreal International Jazz festival
The Kentucky HeadHunters are living proof – Country Music and Blues make up Rock n’ Roll … Starting in 1968 as The Itchy Brothers – the band came oh-so-close to stardom. An untimely death ultimately killed their chances of becoming ‘America’s Greatest Rock n Roll band’ yet, like Rock n Roll itself – they came back with a vengeance … Please listen to Part One and … Continue reading The Kentucky Headhunters – ‘ John Bonham Dying Killed Our First Shot at Success …
A lot coming … Please listen below to what’s coming and who I will be speaking to on … Rick Keene Music Scene Continue reading Huey Lewis, John Mayall, Mick Taylor, Whitehorse, Johnnie Johnston, The Kentucky Headhunters and Harry Manx
This is the only time of the year – kids should talk to strangers …. Strangers in the Night 11 – is a charity event filled with food, fun and live entertainment. All proceeds go to Starlight Children’s Foundation of Canada. Last year – over 700,000 dollars was raised! Stranger in the Night 10 The Boogie Wonder Band Jesse Jack Please listen below … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene Presents; A Strangers in the Night 11 Preview
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