Lots coming up … Have a listen to some of the artists I will be interviewing as well as some shows coming to Montreal … Talk soon … *Apologies Styx is touring with Def Leppard not Journey. My mistake. Continue reading What’s Happening on Rick Keene Music Scene
Dave the Bartender – pulls no punches … In fact, he is so quick on his feet, by the time an enemy attempts to punch him – Dave the Bartender is four blocks away. Please listen as Dave the Bartender answers questions sent in by listeners. Dave? The Bartender? Continue reading Ask Dave the Bartender; The Price is Right !
Tomson Highway is the proud son of legendary caribou hunter and world championship dogsled racer, Joe Highway, and artist-in-her-own-right (as bead-worker and quilt-maker extraordinaire), Pelagie Highway. A full-blood Cree, he is a registered member of the Barren Lands First Nation, the village for which is called Brochet (pronounced “Bro-shay”) and which village is located in northern Manitoba where it meets Saskatchewan and what is now … Continue reading Juno Nominee for Aboriginal Album of the Year – Tomson Highway feat. Patricia Cano
As for the Chris de Burgh …. he’s just doing his best … Chris de Burgh has certainly been around. From relative obscurity in the 1970’s globally to a global superstar in the 80’s, back to relative obscurity commercially in the new millennium. de Burgh’s latest album is a masterpiece – musically. In this a day and age of so many smoke and … Continue reading A Preview of Chris de Burgh’s New Album and What’s Coming ...
Sometimes – everyone is lost … Everyone with the exception of Dave the Bartender. He is cool as a cucumber, hot as a dash of Tabasco and smoother than a fine, aged wine. Dave the Bartender hears everything, sees everything and passes this information along as best he can. Or – does he? Dave? The Bartender? … Continue reading Ask Dave the Bartender; What is the Best Single by an Actor or Actress?
Reggae is fairly common on an iPod. Calypso music? Bet the Harry Belafonte farm on it … Music from Madagascar? Not so much … Meet Razia. Originally from Madagascar and a resident of New York City for the past twenty years. Razia – through voice and a blend of traditional Madagascar music and current sounds, is helping to bring attention to the problems in her … Continue reading Nuits D’Afrique; Razia – A Flavor of Madagascar
Tragically Hip Montreal Concert Review 2015, Continue reading Tragically …. Hip in Montreal. Concert Review
Marillion are unique … The Marillion Weekend 2015 – Canada will take place over 3 nights at the stunning Théâtre L’Olympia in Montréal. The concerts will feature a different show every night and will be based around the concerts that are taking place at the Marillion Weekend 2015 – Netherlands. The Canadian convention, however, will be different in that there are no structured outside … Continue reading A Mar – illion Fans Can’t Be Wrong! An Interview with Steve Hogarth
If a musician releases a CD which is 80 percent instrumental – a certain confidence must be present. If said musician plays an instrument which is not ‘accepted’ commercially and releases the same CD; confidence reigns supreme. Confidence and inner peace … Such is the case with Harry Manx. A world traveler who appears to have discovered his inner being and a love for music … Continue reading Harry Manx; The Truth ….Twenty Strings or Not !
In this day and age of digital soundtracks, product placement via artists and / or their music in film, having a live orchestra in a movie theater seems strange. Archaic. Justin Freer is an American composer and conductor – intent on bringing the marriage of music and cinema back to the forefront. Freer, also well-known as a record producer, created CineConcerts, an organisation dedicated to the … Continue reading Justin Freer; Combining Live Music with Cinema – Chicken or the Egg?
Every once in a while – a musician comes along who utilizes their ‘voice’ to ensure people are not only aware of life’s realities, they act to undo the social injustices in the world … Cecile Doo-Kingue is that musician. A resident of Montreal, this transplanted New Yorker continues to bring to the forefront issues not only race related, human related as well. It is … Continue reading Cecile Doo-Kingue; Do the Right Thing !
Everyone loves Dave the Bartender… Except for maybe his Mother … aside from her … how can Dave the Bartender not be adored? He listens to problems, he talks about problems and more often than not – deals with problems every shift. For the above reasons, Dave the Bartender enjoys Sunday evenings as he can relax and answer your musical questions … Dave? The Bartender? … Continue reading Ask Dave the Bartender; Valentine Special Love Song Edition
