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Tag: Montreal music
Rick Keene Music Scene – Montreal Becomes Margaritaville
Who is looking for their shakers this morning ? Gathering outside MTELUS before the Jimmy Buffett concert were Hawaiian and Caribbean style … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Just For Laughs Is For ‘She the People’
Head writer and director Carly Heffernan is bringing some girl power to Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival with She the … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Colin James ‘Returns’ Home
Ya think you know somebody … For many of the audience attending Colin James’ show at the Montreal Jazz Festival … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Peter Frampton Press Conference at Montreal Jazz Festival
Songs and albums bring you back to a special time in your life and they become etched in stone. Even … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – George Benson Changes the Jazz Festival Into Broadway
Some guys are just born with talent. George Benson was here in Montreal Monday evening as part of The Montreal … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Blue Rodeo Retain Their Canadian Crown
There comes a time in a band’s life when they could easily ‘mail it in’. When a few years pass … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Alan Parsons, Rivercat and The Stones Start No Filter Tour Amid Jagger’s Health Concerns
The Jazz Festival is coming and so are musicians from around the globe. There are also many places in Montreal … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Some Upcoming Albums
Music is created daily… Sometimes it is very successful musicians creating new tunes. Other times – it is a guy … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Kevin Breit; One of Canada’s Premiere Guitar Players Shares All. Part Two.
Imagine having a guitar made especially for an album. That is precisely what Kevin Breit did for his new release … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Kevin Breit; One of Canada’s Premiere Guitar Players Shares All. Part One
Come out and join the circus won’t ya? The title above could very well be the name of Kevin Breit’s … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – HuDost Shines Brightly On Latest Album ‘Of Water + Mercy’
Life experiences dictate feelings. HuDost’s Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines have lived life’s up and downs in the past few years. Loss, gain … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Moksha Sommer of HuDost Explains How PledgeMusic Ripped Off Artists
The road to happiness is paved with good intentions, or – something like that … HuDost’s Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines have issued … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Ten Essential Tracks
Stop what you are doing and listen. Won’t ya? Not all great tunes are at your disposal when in the … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – T.Nile; Swallowing Music Profoundly In New Album Beachfires
Music is in the genes. As a child, T.Nile traveled around with her father who was a street entertainer. It … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – StringKatz; Putting The ‘Classic’ Back In Classic Rock
Many Rock n Roll musicians are classically trained … Lawrence Gowan of Styx immediately comes to mind which is ironic … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Gino Vannelli Shines Brightly on New Album
Sometimes – it is worth the wait. Gino Vannelli ( Montreal’s wayward son) made a rule when he was younger. … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Jeff Gunn’s ‘Sonic Tales’ A Must Listen for Every Guitar Player
Adding layers to a canvas sounds easy … Every artist can add and subtract tones from their work of art. … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Canada’s Most Prolific Songwriter Marc Jordan Bares ‘Both Sides’ on New Disc
Marc Jordan has appeared on thirty-five million CDs. Put that in your MP3 player and smoke it … Marc has … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Ben Winkelman ‘Balances’ Latin Rhythms to Jazz On Latest Release
Once a drummer, always a drummer … Ben Winkelman is an accomplished pianist now and by no means an ‘artist’ … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Mike Goudreau Celebrates Twenty Years in Music ‘Acoustically’
You can teach old dogs new tricks. Mike Goudreau started his career before the possibility of Trump becoming President. Things … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Jeff Coffin Of The Dave Mathews Band Talks ‘On the Corner’
On The Corner was not received well upon it’s release in 1972. Times change … The (now) landmark album by … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Colin James Talks Blues and A Juno Nomination
In 1989, Colin James had ‘Miles to Go’ in his career. Colin was given the Juno Award for Most Promising … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Juno Nominee Sue Foley is ‘The Ice Queen’
Canadian women going to Texas to play the Blues was not an everyday event … The year was 1989 and … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Arcaydium; A Breath of Fresh Musical Montreal Air
To make it in this business – bands must have that ‘thing’. Any experienced DJ will tell you, all it … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Elizabeth Shepherd Loves Montreal on Her New Record
Once a Montrealer – always a Montrealer … Elizabeth Shepherd is a traveler. Physically and spiritually. Searching for new within … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – The Sheepdogs Take Montreal On a Ride
It is not easy ‘riding’ global accolades … For the Western Canadian band The Sheepdogs – that is precisely what … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Artist Nominations For Gala Trille Or 2019 ( Franco-Canadian)
L’Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique (APCM) announced the nominations for the 10th edition of the Gala Trille … More
Rick Keene Music Scene -Sass Jordan Releases Her Own Brand of Kick Ass Wine
Is there anything Sass Jordan can’t do? Singer, songwriter, actress, judge, wife and Mother -Sass’ tasks are unique and … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Some of the Best Music Shows in January
Christmas is gone and New Year’s celebrations are fading into either good or bad memories. The winter blues can be … More
