Sometimes, check that – most times, a music concert turns into noise at one point in the show. There is always those one or two tunes the musicians love playing but the crowd doesn’t know very well. Or – the crowd loves the tune and it just does not parlay nicely from the studio to the stage. The Jim Cuddy Band / one half of … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Jim Cuddy Band Review; Making People Smile
The former front man of Max Webster and the current front man of Kim Mitchell is not dead or stunned. At Petit Champlain in the heart of the old Quebec City on March 31st, Kim Mitchell was very much alive and a tad nervous. Alive? Yes because a couple of years ago the nation almost lost this national treasure due to a heart attack. Nervous? … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Kim Mitchell Review; ‘No No He’s Not Dead, He’s, He’s Restin’!
Tom Gimbel of Foreigner Loves Music. A student out of Berklee College of Music – Tom learned from the best. Following a stint with Aerosmith as a member of the touring band, Gimbel hooked up with Foreigner and has not looked back. Please listen below to my chat with Tom as we talk about Foreigner working with an orchestra ( album out April 27th) … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Foreigner’s Tom Gimbel Orchestrates His Love of Music
Jordan Officer is a student … Rarely do guitarists come along who let their talent take a side car on their ride through music. Officer, on his third album as a Blues solo artist, is a passenger once more on the long and historical trip called the Blues. Please listen below to my chat with Jordan about his new album; Three Rivers. Jordan? What’s … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Jordan Officer Continues His Education in Three Rivers
Turmoil sometimes brings people closer together … Rosie and The Riveters based their name on what became a symbol for women’s empowerment. Unfortunately and fortunately, the recent #MeToo movement has given the trio of ladies an opportunity to speak through song. Please listen below to my chat with Alexis Normand about the new album, the band and their upcoming trip to Montreal at Upstairs Bar … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Rosie and The Riveters; Three Voices Singing for Women
Bartenders give the best advice. Sometimes … Dave the Bartender sees everything but most importantly – hears everything. Family troubles, relationship troubles and sports gossip, you name it Dave the Bartender has heard it all. This knowledge does not go in one shot glass and out the other. Dave the Bartender collects and retains the facts for further regurgitation. The stuff that sticks more than … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Ask Dave the Bartender
Bartenders are a breed apart. That’s why they are kept behind wooden fences … In Hog town, in Toronto – there is such a fellow. Banned from Montreal, tossed from his family – Dave the Bartender stands alone. Secure in his thoughts and confident in his musical knowledge. Join me as I travel to Toronto and ask Dave the Bartender musical questions sent in by … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Ask Dave the Bartender. Part Two.
Bartenders are a breed apart. That’s why they are kept behind wooden fences … In Hog town, in Toronto – there is such a fellow. Banned from Montreal, tossed from his family – Dave the Bartender stands alone. Secure in his thoughts and confident in his musical knowledge. Join me as I travel to Toronto and ask Dave the Bartender musical questions sent in by … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Ask Dave the Bartender. Part One
Gabriela Martina yodelled as a young girl in Switzerland. That is where the similarities between her and Maria Von Trapp ends. Gabriela’s story is real … Please listen below to my interview with Gabriela ! Visit Gabriela Here ! Continue reading Gabriela Martina – Her ‘ Sound of Music’ is Real ! Full Interview.
Jean -Michel Blais is a newcomer. Sort of … Jean – Michel Blais started playing the organ at a young age which – in turn, led to the piano. Even though, a love-hate relationship developed for a while between Jean – Michel and music, it is now part of his life in a big way. It may even get bigger … Please listen … Continue reading Jean-Michel Blais – A Pianist Making Waves …
The artist formerly known as ‘ the artist formerly known as Prince‘, aka ‘Prince‘ or ‘Prince‘ Rogers Nelson – passed away. His death, echoing around the globe with thunderous fanfare via social media. Why ? The obvious reasons are acute. Fame, fame and more fame. The brighter the flame, the harder to extinguish. The brighter the flame, the more it spreads with the oxygen provided … Continue reading The Real Reason We Mourn Prince’s Death …
If musicians did not speak, noone would understand anything behind the art. Please listen below to my Top Ten Interviews of 2015. It wasn’t easy reducing over one hundred interviews and condensing them into ten. Find out who and why the following artists are included in the Top Ten. Thanks for listening ! Talk soon … Stay tuned for the number one interview of 2015 … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene Top Ten 2015 Interviews – Part One ,Two and Three
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