The Blues keeps you company. On one hand you may be blue and on the other – you need The Blues. An emotional double-negative which always becomes positive. Listen below to some great Blues tracks. Won’t ya? Smoke Meat Pete Blues Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Smoke Meat Pete Blues Playlist
I hope you start your week off with The Blues Visit Smoke Meat Pete here for their monthly line up and listen below to some great Blues’ tracks ! Smoke Meat Pete Blues Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Smoke Meat Pete Blues Playlist
Marie may have been a little bit Country and Donny may have been a little bit Rock n Roll but they have nothing on The Rolling Stones. From the beginning – The Rolling Stones’ sound has been entrenched in Country music. Is it their Blues’ influence which is also embedded in Country / Folk or was it Keith Richards’ fascination with Roy Rogers? Whatever the … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – The Rolling Stones; The Greatest Country Music Band of All Time?
The Blues are a good thing. Any song that touches your heart contains elements of The Blues. The only genre of music that can be found all over the world. Have a listen below to some great Blues tracks from around the world and locally. Smoke Meat Pete Music Schedule Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Smoke Meat Pete Blues Playlist
It is all about caring. Lori – Lynne Johnson is a compassionate person. A long time nurse whose first gig was at the Kingston Penitentiary – taught her quite a bit about compassion. Lori has taken all her experiences and put them into music. It is a new beginning for someone who has always loved music. Please listen below to my chat with Lori-Lynne and … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene. Lori – Lynne Johnson; A Long Way from The Kingston Penitentiary
Believe it or not – Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are not the only people who release new tunes. Millions of songs are released daily yet unfortunately, the masses will never know. It is the world we live in where substance is overshadowed by advertising dollars. Please listen below to some new releases by real musicians. Support new music by purchasing the artists’ concert tickets … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene -Keep Track of New Tracks and Things That Make You Go Hmm…
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
Somethings come full circle. The Box are one of the most successful Canadian bands of all time. Hit after hit was as easy as pie for principle songwriter and vocalist Jean-Marc Pisapia. Please listen below to my chat with Jean-Marc about the ideas behind the hits and how the setting for Strangers in the Night ties in to The Box’s biggest hit. … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Jean-Marc Pisapia of The Box Talks Strangers in The Night
Let’s get ready to rumble ! Er … rumba …? The Jazz Festival of Montreal, the largest of it’s kind and celebrating it’s fortieth anniversary – gets underway officially today ! Have a listen below to some of the artists that will be performing ! Visit The Jazz Festival Here ! Visit Smoke Meat Pete Here Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Montreal Jazz Festival Preview For Your Listening Pleasure
Sometimes you never hear the songs that are coming to a town near you . Most of the great tunes are released to no fanfare from anyone – let alone to the common man. Have a listen below to some new tracks, a couple of familiar tracks and some shows coming soon to Montreal ! Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Ten Essential Tracks and Show Listings
Stop what you are doing and listen. Won’t ya? Not all great tunes are at your disposal when in the car or on your preferred listening platform. That is why you visit Rick Keene Music Scene – to receive the chats, the info and the tunes from artists you may not know exist . Have a listen below to some great songs, some shows coming … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Ten Essential Tracks
The Montreal International Jazz Festival is celebrating an anniversary with a bang. It has been forty years since those days on St Denis street. A simpler time for the city of Montreal, music and the world. Simple may have been good for humanity but the complexity of The Montreal Jazz Festival is more than welcome. The city of Montreal has become a beacon for all … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Celebrating Forty Years of Jazz!
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