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Blues, Cd Review, Jazz, Review, Rock

Rick Keene Music Scene – Danielle Duval; Injecting Freshness Into Rock n Roll

Sometimes, music needs to be injected with the past.   Danielle Duval, a former Montrealer now living in Toronto, appears to have accomplished the large task of injecting some fresh blood into Rock n Roll. Not inventing the wheel but incorporating sounds she heard from a band which were rather large in the late 70’s and eighties. Please listen below to some tracks from Danielle’s … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Danielle Duval; Injecting Freshness Into Rock n Roll

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Blues, Cd Review, Jazz, Review, Rock

Rick Keene Music Scene – Quite Simply, Some of the Best Female Vocalists and What’s Coming !

Angels are among us … Their voices as forceful and as soft as need be. Sounds of the souls drifting into the air and pollinating those who pay attention. Please have a listen below to some great new tunes and a new / old song from one of Montreal’s wayward daughters. Find out what is coming up on Rick Keene Music Scene  Talk soon ! … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Quite Simply, Some of the Best Female Vocalists and What’s Coming !

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Rock, Uncategorized

A New Guess Who Album with Derek Sharp … !

“Everything is great where I live …” Explains Derek Sharp. ” What’s it called? The Lord of the Rings … Narnia! Everybody is great in my family here in the middle of nowhere …” Sharp is the husband of local Montreal girl -turned-good; Sass Jordan. He is also the lead singer of The Guess Who and is entering his seventh year in that role. An … Continue reading A New Guess Who Album with Derek Sharp … !

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Jazz, Rock, Uncategorized

Gino Vannelli – All Those Nights in Montreal …

Hometown boy turned man; Gino Vannelli, is coming back to Montreal in November … What else is new? The man who started his musical career as a drummer in Montreal and a current resident of Portland,Oregon – often comes home. He frequently visits his Mom and was most recently in Ste. Agathe to play a festival. He was also in Montreal scouting out the location … Continue reading Gino Vannelli – All Those Nights in Montreal …

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Top Ten Interviews of 2012

Next up on my list – two people who helped enormously in putting Canada on the map musically … 4. Sass Jordan I spoke with Sass, not once – twice for a couple of hours each time. She is warm, sweet, funny and tough. A trooper who helped pave the wave for Canadian rockers in the States … https://keenemusic.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/sass-jordan-transplanted-montreal-girl-does-good-part-one/ https://keenemusic.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/sass-jordan-transplanted-montreal-girl-does-good-part-two/ https://keenemusic.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/sass-jordan-transplanted-montreal-girl-does-good-part-three/ 3. Frank Marino Frank … Continue reading Top Ten Interviews of 2012

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Sass Jordan; Transplanted Montreal Girl Does Good – Part Three

Sass Jordan does not sit still … “I just got back from Las Vegas …” She says. ” I was helping out Jake. E. Lee on his new album. He is such a fantastic player who has massive legions of rabid fans! It was an honor to sing with him!” Who is Jake E. Lee? Sass explains… ” Jake was in a band in the … Continue reading Sass Jordan; Transplanted Montreal Girl Does Good – Part Three

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Rock

Sass Jordan; Transplanted Montreal Girl Does Good – Part Two

Sass Jordan has been on her own since she was fourteen. If her fifteen year old daughter tries the same thing – God help her … ” The world is a different place than the 1970’s.” Says Sass. ” I moved out, wanted to be a singer and I never thought about asking my parents if they agreed on my decision. We all had our … Continue reading Sass Jordan; Transplanted Montreal Girl Does Good – Part Two

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Concert Review, Rock

Rick’s Rockin’ Hallowe’en Bash (or How I Met Mick Jagger )

The scene …? Brutopia. The place …? Downtown Montreal. The feeling in the air …? General malaise and spookiness. The reason …? Hallowe’en! A shiek on drums, a nun on bass, a conehead on guitar, a giant – sized man of Haitian  descent on vocals and a straight – unabashed Mexican on the congas … The name of the band? Kebeko … The type of … Continue reading Rick’s Rockin’ Hallowe’en Bash (or How I Met Mick Jagger )

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S.U.N ( SOMETHING UNTO NOTHING )

S.U.N. (SOMETHING UNTO NOTHING) have signed a deal with record company Robo Records (a division of Waterfront Ent. Group), distributed through Fontana / Universal Music Distribution and home to such illustrious artists as John Waite, The Bangles, Brian Ray, Orianthi and Mickey Dolenz.  S.U.N.’s first single “I’m The One” is impacting radio throughout October, 2012…with the full CD release later in the Fall.  Legendary multi-platinum … Continue reading S.U.N ( SOMETHING UNTO NOTHING )

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Sass Jordan; Transplanted Montreal Girl Does Good – Part One

Remember the band – The Pinups? A Montreal group which did the nightclub circuit in the late seventies – early eighties? Clubs such as the Maples, the Moustache and the Pioneer evolving into the band members’ second homes. In that band was a female bass player who went on to become a Juno award winner and a multi- platinum selling artist. Her name is Sass Jordan … Continue reading Sass Jordan; Transplanted Montreal Girl Does Good – Part One

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