Rick Keene Music Scene – Paul DesLauriers is Filled With ‘Bounce’ on the New Album. Part Two

One of the best guitar players in Montreal is in a zone. Paul DesLauriers has seen and grown a lot since he first picked up a guitar and started playing. Multiple Maple Blues awards, winner of the Quebec to Memphis Blues Challenge which led to second place at the IBC Blues competition held in Memphis, multiple critically acclaimed albums, an educator and a seasoned touring … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Paul DesLauriers is Filled With ‘Bounce’ on the New Album. Part Two

Rick Keene Music Scene – Paul DesLauriers is Filled With ‘Bounce’ on the New Album. Part One

One of the best guitar players in Montreal is in a zone. Paul DesLauriers has seen and grown a lot since he first picked up a guitar and started playing. Multiple Maple Blues awards, winner of the Quebec to Memphis Blues Challenge which led to second place at the IBC Blues competition held in Memphis, multiple critically acclaimed albums, an educator and a seasoned touring … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Paul DesLauriers is Filled With ‘Bounce’ on the New Album. Part One

Rick Keene Music Scene – David Clayton Thomas; The ‘Spinning Wheel’ Has Never Stopped. Part Three

From jail to a Hooker. David Clayton-Thomas was abused as a kid. Because Fathers never went to jail in those days, many kids like David – ended up in jail. While in prison, David discovered the guitar. Learning the instrument brought David around the world and within the band Blood, Sweat and Tears – David played at Woodstock. The stories, as they say, are historic … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – David Clayton Thomas; The ‘Spinning Wheel’ Has Never Stopped. Part Three

Rick Keene Music Scene – David Clayton Thomas; The ‘Spinning Wheel’ Has Never Stopped. Part Two

From jail to a Hooker. David Clayton-Thomas was abused as a kid. Because Fathers never went to jail in those days, many kids like David – ended up in jail. While in prison, David discovered the guitar. Learning the instrument brought David around the world and within the band Blood, Sweat and Tears – David played at Woodstock. The stories, as they say, are historic … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – David Clayton Thomas; The ‘Spinning Wheel’ Has Never Stopped. Part Two

Rick Keene Music Scene – David Clayton Thomas; The ‘Spinning Wheel’ Has Never Stopped.

From jail to a Hooker. David Clayton-Thomas was abused as a kid. Because Fathers never went to jail in those days, many kids like David – ended up in jail. While in prison, David discovered the guitar. Blues was a genre he already enjoyed so being ‘blue’ in prison and learning the guitar was a natural choice. Shortly after, once his prison sentence was completed, … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – David Clayton Thomas; The ‘Spinning Wheel’ Has Never Stopped.

Rick Keene Music Scene Presents

Good evening … These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equaled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig. Alfred Hitchcock Please Listen below to some scary good tunes. Visit Smoke Meat Pete Here ! Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene Presents

Rick Keene Music Scene – New Releases

Something new is always around the corner. If the world housed only the business type people, the vibes of the universe would pass by us like a ship searching for a beacon under stormy skies. Please listen below to some new releases or soon-to-be released tunes. Thanks ! Visit Smoke Meat Pete Here! Visit Blueberry Guitars Here ! Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – New Releases

Rick Keene Music Scene – The Spirit of Rock

There is life in music – you just have to look and listen for it. Most savvy music fans avoid the radio these days. It is filled with ‘fake tunes’. Corporate – pumped propaganda to coincide with the equally corporate-pumped newscasts. Music along with common sense should not be fueled by a station’s political agenda or beliefs. Have a listen below to some events coming … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – The Spirit of Rock

Rick Keene Music Scene – Reggae Does Rock n Roll

Eric Clapton may have shot the sheriff but he certainly did not shoot the Rastafarian deputy. If Clapton had shot the deputy, the world would be void of rhythms and soul. Reggae is a genre but it is also the source of many a Rock song’s inspiration. Like The Blues, Jazz and Country – Reggae is one of the cornerstones of modern day Rock and … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Reggae Does Rock n Roll

Rick Keene Music Scene – Album Release of The Week

Not many albums are great. Most new albums contain four or five great tracks and the rest are fillers. Not by choice – it is just the nature of the beast. It is hard to write ten or more great songs. It is hard to come up with new stuff in 2019. It turns out young dogs can teach old tricks. Old school music tends … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Album Release of The Week