Dawn Tyler Watson has the throne … She is Queen of the Montreal Blues scene and is continuing her reign with a great new album. Mad Love is the name of the disc and features some very special guests. Please listen below to my chat with Dawn and hear some tunes from the new album Dawn? What’s Up? Visit Dawn Here ! Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Dawn Tyler Watson is Mad About Love on Her New Disc !
Everyone from the sixties and seventies owned a K-Tel Record. Philp Kives, the founder of K-Tel products and records was an innovator. One of those few people who come along every couple of decades. K-Tel Records was the very first ‘streaming’ service. The original Spotify. Amassing hits and not-so-hits into collections on disc. If not for K-Tel Records and Mr. Kives; many artists or music … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Samantha Kives; Keeping K-Tel Records Alive !
Murray McLauchlan is a founding Father of modern day Canadian music. It is – that simple. Mr. McLauchlan has won eleven Juno Awards and is a member of the Order of Canada. Not bad for a guy who decided to ride freight trains when his schooling was done. Please listen below to Part Two of my chat as Murray talks about his career, his new … Continue reading 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 eleven Juno Awards and is a member of the Order of Canada. Not bad for a guy who decided to ride freight trains when his schooling was done. Please listen below as Murray talks about his career, his new album and Voices That Care; a … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Canadian Music Legend Murray McLauchlan Talks ‘Voices That Care’ Part One.
Marc Jordan has appeared on thirty-five million CDs. Put that in your MP3 player and smoke it … Marc has written for or co-written with the who is who of the music business. Rod Stewart, Josh Groban, Diana Ross, Chicago, Kansas, Manhattan Transfer, Kenny Loggins, Amanda Marshal, Bette Midler, Natalie Cole, Roch Voisine, Canadian Tenors, Shawn Colvin, Olivia Newton-John, Joe Cocker and Bonnie Raitt. To … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Canada’s Most Prolific Songwriter Marc Jordan Bares ‘Both Sides’ on New Disc
Once a drummer, always a drummer … Ben Winkelman is an accomplished pianist now and by no means an ‘artist’ behind the kit. Does his first instrument play into his mentality on his latest disc Balance? Perhaps … Please listen below to my chat with Ben. Hear some great tunes as well ! Ben? What’s up? Visit Ben Here ! Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Ben Winkelman ‘Balances’ Latin Rhythms to Jazz On Latest Release
On The Corner was not received well upon it’s release in 1972. Times change … The (now) landmark album by Miles Davis was ahead of it’s time. A precursor to 1970’s Funk, Rock and eventually Hip Hop. Miles – as usual, ahead of his time and ahead of the times. Dave Liebman was on that album with Miles and it gave Jeff Coffin (Dave Mathews … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Jeff Coffin Of The Dave Mathews Band Talks ‘On the Corner’
In 1989, Colin James had ‘Miles to Go’ in his career. Colin was given the Juno Award for Most Promising Male Artist. It was the same year that Back to the Future Two was released and Game Boy was one of the most popular toys on the market. Colin, the film and the (then) technologically advanced toy were all signs that life was changing. The … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Colin James Talks Blues and A Juno Nomination
Canadian women going to Texas to play the Blues was not an everyday event … The year was 1989 and Foley was planted deeply within the Austin Blues scene. It was a time for learning and because the (then) twenty – one year old Sue took her craft seriously, a quick assent took place. Foley cut her ‘chops’ in the subsequent years and it all … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Juno Nominee Sue Foley is ‘The Ice Queen’
To make it in this business – bands must have that ‘thing’. Any experienced DJ will tell you, all it takes is a three minute listen to separate the ‘men’ from ‘the boys’. The ‘it’ in question is many times not explainable. A unique sound, voice or chemistry. It is basically magic. A wondrous thing found at Hogwarts. Please listen below to my chat with … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Arcaydium; A Breath of Fresh Musical Montreal Air
Once a Montrealer – always a Montrealer … Elizabeth Shepherd is a traveler. Physically and spiritually. Searching for new within herself and within the world of music. Her latest release brings her back to Montreal to discover things that were always under her nose. In the album Montreal – Shepherd brings the listener on a trip through her hometown. Please listen below to my chat … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Elizabeth Shepherd Loves Montreal on Her New Record
It is not easy ‘riding’ global accolades … For the Western Canadian band The Sheepdogs – that is precisely what they are doing. And – doing it well. When Rolling Stone magazine proclaims you as the band to watch out for, that is a lot of pressure. Judging from their performance at MTelus on a double bill with Montreal’s own The Damn Truth, the pressure … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – The Sheepdogs Take Montreal On a Ride
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