How many times has someone brought you to their car and showed you a double barrel shotgun in the trunk? How many times was it a legendary musician who used it to show strength? Well – Sax player and Chicago -born Blues player Johnny Beaudine may be one of very few who can answer in the affirmative. Please listen to find out who the … Continue reading Johnny Beaudine; History of Chicago Blues – Part Two
The man sees every type of person born under a bad sign … He has cleaned up under every type of condition imaginable. He is the unpaid psychiatrist of the world. The listener. The guru of gossip. He is also the man who has listened to every song played on every jukebox this side of Foreigner. He is Dave the Bartender … Email any … Continue reading Ask Dave the Bartender; Episode Six
For over three decades Powder Blues has been one of Canada’s leading blues bands. Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll and R & B. Four styles is what you get each and every time the band takes the stage. On November 2nd at Club Soda – the Powder Blues Band does just that along with The Downchild Blues Band. Two acts, one cause. Two acts … Continue reading Tom Lavin; The Water in the Powder ‘ed’ Blues
Over the years, the Rolling Stones’ cover band; ‘The Stone Doctors’ – have raised over 160,000 for various charities in Canada and the United Sates. That’s a lot of good happening … Please listen to Liam Chapman, Francine Boyer and Tim Thomas give three viewpoints of all three parties involved for this Saturday night’s latest fundraising effort. Please attend and help the good folks at … Continue reading The Stone Doctors; Got Live If You Want to Raise Money for WIAIH
He’s the guy who drowns your sorrows … The man who can answer almost any genre of question related to music. Can you stump Dave the Bartender? Send your questions to rickkeene2@gmail.com and find out if you can! Buy Tickets for Replay Sixties Invasion Right Here ! Continue reading Ask Dave the Bartender; Episode Five
As Barney from the hit show ‘How I met Your Mother’ once said; Legend … wait for it … ary! Eric Burdon possesses one of the true voices in not only Rock n Roll history – music history as well. A man who believed in himself, his convictions and passed those messages on through unmatched live and studio appearances. Ranked 57 on Rolling Stone magazine’s Top … Continue reading Rick Keene Speaks to Eric Burdon …
Mark Baxter is not a household name. Except where it counts the most. At his household. Please listen below as Mark talks about some sad things, some happy things, his music, his music friends and … hockey? Mark? Visit Mark Right Here! Tune in Thursdays at 6:15pm on k103.7fm Continue reading Mark Baxter; Living the Dream …
There is a huge difference between being someone and paying homage to someone. Marcus Cahill – a resident of Australia, knows the feeling well. Marcus has been doing his John Lennon Tribute; Imagine – The Tribute, for one hundred years. For him, playing at the Cavern Club more times than The Beatles themselves – makes a few years seem very long indeed. Please … Continue reading Marcus Cahill ‘Imagines’ The Beatles …
Fifty years ago today … Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play … Ok – not really but close. The Fab Four passed through Montreal on Sept.8th, 1964. It was supposed to be a day longer but Ringo received death threats so the group cut short their stay in Montreal. Who says the world is more violent today? Please have a listen as John … Continue reading All You Need is Police Protection! Fifty Years Since The Beatles Played in Montreal
Once upon a time … Men like Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley were dominating the musical landscape. They were the ‘kings’ of Rock n Roll. Teenagers were screaming, crying and tossing various items of clothes toward stages filled with energy. Parents were appalled. Priests tossed their hands into the air to combat the ‘devil music’ which possessed so many teenagers. Fast forward … Continue reading The Slacks; Montreal’s Oldest / Newest Rock Band
Michael Phillip Jagger has been fronting The Rolling Stones for fifty years. Fifty … and counting … Maurice Raymond has been fronting a Rolling Stones’ cover band for thirty-four years. Thirty-four … and counting … Please listen as Maurice speaks of his legacy as one ( if not the best ) of the Mick Jaggers of the world. It did not start … Continue reading Maurice Raymond; Montreal’s Mick Jagger – Complete Three Part Interview
It is the people of Montreal that make the Jazz Festival so good. ‘If you build it – they will come …’ Musicians from Zaire to Atlanta, each and every one of them, during the Jazz Festival or in the cold winter months, exude the same sentiment. “Montreal has the best crowds …” Maybe it is the winters which make us appreciate everything. Perhaps it … Continue reading Montreal International Jazz Festival 2014 – Recap Part Two.
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