High octane. Period. Old school energy on record and live cannot be beat. Sometimes in music these days,those elements are missing. Thanks to guys like Mark LeClerc and Fuel Junkie – the sounds of the building blocks are kept alive. Have a listen below to my chat with Mark and hear some great tunes! Smoke Meat Pete Music Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Fuel Junkie Goes ‘All Out’ On Latest Disc!
Boo ! Don’t be afraid. Don’t cry. “I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again. (I think I made you up inside my head.) The stars go waltzing out in blue and red,And arbitrary blackness gallops in: I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead. I dreamed that you bewitched me into … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene Hallowe’en Special; Songs and Stories That Go Bump in the Night
Imagine standing in front of John Lennon, dressed like … John Lennon? Just one of the tales spun last night at Theatre Maisonneuve as David Crosby and his ‘friends’ put on a surprise ( not surprising ) show. On the heels of an excellent album; Sky Trails, Crosby and his pals are knee deep into a tour of the same name. Montreal ( … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene Concert Review; David Crosby Thrills Montreal
What’s coming to Montreal ? As usual – quite a bit ! Please listen below to some things that are in need of your attention ! Visit Delfeayo Here ! Visit Evenko Here ! Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – What’s Up Doc?
Aside from making ‘America Great Again’ – Delfeayo Marsalis is on a roll … ‘An Evening with Delfeayo Marsalis; Kalamazoo’ is Delfeayo’s newest offering and it combines Jazz standards with a few originals. All recorded in a live setting in the midst of a ten city tour. Marsalis of the world famous and critically acclaimed Marsalis clan, is joined onstage by his Father. The family … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Delfeayo Marsalis; ‘Live’ and Stunning on New Record
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
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 !
The Province of Quebec is filled with the blues. Luckily, it is also filled with The Blues. Music – that is … Come down to Bistro a Jo Jo on October 6th, 12th and 20th to cheer your favorite Blues’ singers as they compete to represent Quebec in Memphis, Tennessee. Three nights of some of the greatest artists in this Province laying their hearts out … Continue reading Quebec to Memphis Blues Challenge – Part Two
So much is going on – even the Pope is gay! As usual – Montreal has a lot to offer in the music field. Concerts, shows – if it has a groove, this city adores it ! Please listen below to what is coming music-wise and find out how to buy tickets online for most of the shows taking place in Montreal and beyond. Thanks … Continue reading What’s Happening in Montreal and On Rick Keene Music Scene – Spooky!
The scene …? Brutopia. The place …? Downtown Montreal. The feeling in the air …? General malaise and spookiness. The reason …? Hallowe’en! A shiek on drums, a nun on bass, a conehead on guitar, a giant – sized man of Haitian descent on vocals and a straight – unabashed Mexican on the congas … The name of the band? Kebeko … The type of … Continue reading Rick’s Rockin’ Hallowe’en Bash (or How I Met Mick Jagger )
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