Rick Keene Music Scene – Andrea Ramolo Bares All in New Album

  Baring the soul …   That’s exactly what the album Nuda is about. One half of Scarlett Jane’s Andrea Ramolo needed time to reflect and get naked with her feelings. Combining new found musical partners with old school thoughts, Andrea evokes nurturing through music. Please listen below as Andrea explains everything about her new disc. Andrea? What’s up?     She will be in … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Andrea Ramolo Bares All in New Album

Rick Keene Music Scene – Turn Out the Lights and Beware !

  Once a year … A frightening thing takes place. Something so terrifying, the little hair you have left on the top of your head turns white. Things go bump in the night. Chains rattle. Noises make you sit up in fright … Turn out the lights, turn up your computer and listen below to the scariest half hour in Montreal !       … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Turn Out the Lights and Beware !

Rick Keene Music Scene – Associating with An Associate. Full Interview

Guilty by association. No one knows that better than Alec McElcheran . Himself, also an associate. Combining Blues and Rock – Alec ( Bass), Dan Legault (drums) and Alan Springer (guitar) form The Associates. A hard driving machine equipped with the tools required to make a stand in the Montreal music scene. Please listen below to my chat with Alec as he discusses opening up … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Associating with An Associate. Full Interview

Rick Keene Music Scene – Associating with An Associate. Part One.

  Guilty by association. No one knows that better than Alec McElcheran . Himself, also an associate. Combining Blues and Rock – Alec ( Bass), Dan Legault (drums) and Alan Springer (guitar) form The Associates. A hard driving machine equipped with the tools required to make a stand in the Montreal music scene. Please listen below to part one of my chat with Alec as … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Associating with An Associate. Part One.

Rick Keene Music Scene – The Snyders; A Family Affair

Denny Snyder must have been a fan of the television show; All in the Family. Denny – along with his two kids, Lorrie and Phillip, form the trio known as The Snyders. At first listen and glance on stage, it would be easy to label them a Blues trio. Standard Chicago – style or Delta Blues. Ya, ya, seen it before, heard it before.   … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – The Snyders; A Family Affair

Rick Keene Music Scene – The Associates, The Snyders, David Myles, Dale Boyle and See Spot Run

Lots of great new tunes that are not auto-tuned.   If you pay attention away from the mainstream, real music exists without payola in the form of advertising. Lots of places to hear great tunes from great people. Please listen below to a few of those tunes and hear when they may be playing at a venue near you.       Please listen below … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – The Associates, The Snyders, David Myles, Dale Boyle and See Spot Run

Rick Keene Music Scene – The Quebec to Memphis Blues Challenge

If you have the blues, you are lucky.   It is the music that defined the sound of what we hear today. The foundation of popular music. The frame of the Cadillac that Justin Bieber drives today. Every year, the Montreal Blues Society ensures the legacy remains. Each Fall the group accepts submissions for Blues’ bands and solo / duo artists to compete for the … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – The Quebec to Memphis Blues Challenge

Rick Keene Music Scene – The Phantom of the Opera is ‘Magically Delicious’

The touring version of The Phantom of the Opera is the biggest Broadway show ever produced. Judging by the reaction of the punters at Place des Arts last night, producers Cameron Mackintosh and Matthew Bourne can sleep well. Complete with state of the art pyrotechnics, the world famous chandelier, a fifty-two piece orchestra and a stellar cast, The Phantom of The Opera outdoes itself on every … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – The Phantom of the Opera is ‘Magically Delicious’

Rick Keene Music Scene – Dale Boyle; Putting Some Much Needed ‘Gasoline’ Into the Montreal Music Fire

Songwriting is always there but sometimes it takes a while to come out.   This appears to be the case with Dale Boyle.  Originally from the Gaspe region and currently a Dorval resident, Boyle has written five songs that are way ahead of the Montreal curve. Citing one of his major influences as recently departed Tom Petty – it is easy to hear the contributing … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Dale Boyle; Putting Some Much Needed ‘Gasoline’ Into the Montreal Music Fire

Rick Keene Music Scene – David Myles; Real Love

Pop music ain’t what it used to be …     David Myles is doing something about it. Combining old school thoughts with new school riffs without duplicating anything. Easy right? Make people dance right?     Please listen below as David talks about the new album and how he came up with the idea to go backwards – musically.      David? What’s up? … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – David Myles; Real Love

Rick Keene Music Scene – Sheldon Kagan; A Success Story. Part Four

Imagine telling your Mom; ‘I’m moving out!’ (when you are fifteen years of age?)   Imagine the reaction of your parents even if you have a full time job? Imagine the reaction if you only have a couple of events planned at $25.00 each? Welcome to the start of Sheldon Kagan’s career as a mobile disc jockey. A career that has spanned over fifty years and … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Sheldon Kagan; A Success Story. Part Four