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Tag: Rick Keene
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 – Holly Cole; Like a Fine Wine
Some things improve with age. Holly Cole has always been great. She has always been a throwback to the glory … 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 – Jim Cuddy Talks Jazz Festival
Not many people are Canadian music legends … Jim Cuddy and his band Blue Rodeo will go down in history … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Montreal International Jazz Festival Preview
It is that time of year boys and girls. So many free and paid shows in Montreal – it is … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – SHEMEKIA COPELAND AND CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM TO CELEBRATE BUDDY GUY’S AUSTIN CITY LIMITS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
Alligator Records artists Shemekia Copeland and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram will perform with blues icon Buddy Guy as he is inducted into the Austin City … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – The Best Tunes You Will Hear Today?
Look no further … Most of the good tunes do not make it to your radio dial. That is a … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Rick’s Top Free Montreal Jazz Festival Picks
The Montreal International Jazz Festival is celebrating it’s 40th Anniversary this summer. Aside from the usual top choices of tunes … 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 – The Kids Are All Right …
Old people listen to old people and young people listen to young people. That used to be the rule in … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – The Ten Best Tunes You Will Hear Today
Look no further … Most of the good tunes do not make it to your radio dial. That is a … 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
What’s Coming On Rick Keene Music Scene.com ( Or – How I Stopped Listening to Mainstream And Learned To Love the Bomb)
Blind dates are not for everyone … Some folks like to know what they are getting into before they dress … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Ten Essential Tracks
There are millions of tunes you will never hear. Put that in your CD player and smoke it … Please … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – The Most Important Interview You Will Listen To ( p.s The Music Is Awesome Too ! )
A social conscience will save us. Rupa of Rupa and The April Fishes is a brilliant songwriter and singer. Her … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Christina Martin Takes On The Subject of Addiction on Latest Album
Music heals. Yet not always … Christina Martin, the multi-award winning Canadian singer / songwriter appears to be on a … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Sax Player Michael Eaton Displays Creativity on Latest Disc
It’s all about the sax … For Michael Eaton, normally it is all about the sax. On the album Dialogical, … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Marillion Drummer Ian Mosley; The Beat Goes On. Part Two
What is the process of recording Marillion songs? Marillion drummer Ian Mosley invites punters into the world of Marillion in … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Marillion Drummer Ian Mosley; The Beat Goes On …
What kid does not bang on things? Marillion drummer Ian Mosley was one of those kids and unlike many – … 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 – Riiver Brukes; The Next Sass Jordan?
Raw talent cannot be taught. Please listen below to my chat with Riiver and hear her soon-to-be-hit song Susie. … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Gino Vannelli Is Still Here and Better Than Ever …
Soul Train, the television show which featured Gino Vannelli as it’s first ‘white’ performer is long gone. Gino, on the … 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 – Dawn Tyler Watson is Mad About Love on Her New Disc !
Dawn Tyler Watson has the throne … She is Queen of the Montreal Blues scene and is continuing her reign … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Samantha Kives; Keeping K-Tel Records Alive !
Everyone from the sixties and seventies owned a K-Tel Record. Philp Kives, the founder of K-Tel products and records was … More
Rick Keene Music Scene – Canadian Music Legend Murray McLauchlan Talks ‘Voices That Care’ Part Two.
Murray McLauchlan is a founding Father of modern day Canadian music. It is – that simple. Mr. McLauchlan has won … More
