Really, winning a Juno award for ‘Inner Ninja’ – a collaboration with Classified, comes as no surprise for New Brunswick native David Myles. After all, good things come when you get along with someone so well … “We have known each other for quite a while and we really see eye to eye. He has this amazing ear. He performs music by feel which is … Continue reading David Myles; Dreams Come True
At L’Astral last evening, Terez Montcalm came home and the predominant Francophone crowd – welcomed her with open ‘bras’. Why would they not …? Montcalm, in her somewhat short, six album career, has recorded mostly in French. Her sole English album? Voodoo, released in 2006. Terez is presently touring with her new album; I Know I’ll Be Allright. It is a mixture of jazzed – … Continue reading Terez Montcalm; Voice of a Ragged Angel
Seriously … When is the last time you heard the Flintstones theme played out with drums alone? For that matter, has anyone ever performed the iconic song with percussion alone? Vinny Appice, drummer for John Lennon, Derringer, Black Sabbath and Dio, along with his older brother Carmine (Vaniila Fudge, Cactus, Rod Stewart and Ozzy Osbourne), ventured into the land of Bedrock last night as the … Continue reading Drum Wars; The Beat Goes On …
By Bianca Marques Daniel Gildenlöw’s (lead singer/guitarist) voice filled the room and the audience fell silent. His oral presence – strong yet soothing. Ensuring every member of the audience stood entranced … Ladies and Gentlemen – Pain of Salvation were in the house! The band took the stage at Cabaret Miles End Wednesday night with Gildenlöw’s powerful voice pairing perfectly with the melodic undertones of … Continue reading No Pain – No Gain. A Salvation …
by Bianca Marques “Scream for me Montreal!” The line of the night for the small, dedicated crowd gathered at Olympia to hear Made In Iron play. The Iron Maiden cover band made every effort to duplicate Iron Maiden’s World Slavery Tour of 1984. Before the band even set foot on stage, the audience was drawn in by a trio of fire dancers (the troop is … Continue reading SCREAM for Montreal! Concert Review
What can you say about a band that arrived in Montreal amid little fanfare and left with little fanfare? The Bay City Rollers may have been the best kept secret among forty – something year old women. A secret because it appeared that the majority of these women did not let on to anyone that the mid – seventies boy band was in Montreal. Can … Continue reading The Bay City Rollers – Not Your Sister’s Saturday Night
Jill Barber, according to Jill Barber, took a big chance recording an album in French. Judging by the response in Canada so far – that chance appears to be being paying off. The album is aptly titled “Chansons’. Released in January and inspired by Barber’s performance of a French song at the 2009 Festival International de Jazz in Montreal, it is a wonderful surprise to … Continue reading Jill Barber – ‘In Amour’
How can words describe it? It’s not everyday a living legend takes the stage. A man who learned his guitar – playing craft, not by playing, by listening to the masters of the Blues themselves. Think of J.K Rowling sitting next to John Steinbeck or Ernest Hemingway and learning how to write. That is exactly what Buddy Guy lived. In lieu of these famous authors, … Continue reading Buddy Guy! Live and Alive with Energy!
By Bianca Marques Hamilton-based band Monster Truck opened for Billy Talent last week at the Bell Center. Four hairy beasts that make up the band appeared on stage. Within seconds of starting to play – these guys were nothing short of amazing! After the show, the merch table was the place to be. The band’s EP – a must have ! The four song disc … Continue reading Bianca’s Monster Truck Review; Short and Sweet
By Bianca Marques Standing in the jam-packed Bell Center waiting for Billy Talent to come on stage was like being inside a shaken can of soda. You could feel the excitement building, the crowd getting antsy and the chants getting louder. Finally, after all that build-up, a part in the curtain, and Ben Kowalewicz (vocals) and Ian D’Sa stroll on stage playing “Lonely Road to … Continue reading Billy Talent – Canadian Thru and Thru
Sure as Spring ( except in Montreal), the Rolling Stones dust off their instruments every couple of years and prepare for a tour. Unlike their mammoth ‘A Bigger Bang‘ tour in 2006 which saw the legendary English group play before 1.5 million people in Brazil alone – this time around, it appears that age has finally caught up to them. A little bit anyways. Thus … Continue reading Top Ten Signs The Rolling Stones are Going on Tour
Starting with Muddy Waters all the way to Stevie Ray Vaughn – there are not too many guitar players that have escaped Buddy Guy‘s grasp … Or – is it the other way around? Eric Clapton, considered a rock God by millions of fans around the globe, had this to say about the man who grew up pickin’ cotton in Lettsworth, Louisiana; “Buddy Guy was … Continue reading The Blues Had a Baby and They Named it ‘Buddy Guy’
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