Review: The Pairs, “Noise”
As we count down the few remaining days of 2019, there comes a sense of desperation to squeeze in a few more mentions of…
reviews
2019 Top Twenty Album List
Last December, I lamented how difficult it had been to select my favorite twenty Canadian albums of 2018, and as we approach the end…
Review: Jeff Stamp, “Love: Stampy”
Falling in love is perhaps the brightest moment in any life. The cycle that pulls two hearts together and draws them deep inside of…
Review: Durham County Poets, “Hand Me Down Blues”
The Durham County Poets, who have recently been nominated for a Maple Blues Award, are a lively and soulful group, who write and perform…
Emily Burgess & The Emburys, “Never-Ending Fling”
Exactly two years since the release of her outstanding “Are We In Love” album, Peterborough, ON, singer-songwriter Emily Burgess (guitar/vocals) returns with her latest…
Snappy Snippets: Dwayne Gretzky, The Marrieds, Noah Derksen
It’s hard to believe that we are now into the last few weeks of 2019, which has proven once again to be a banner…
Review: Miranda Mulholland, “By Appointment or Chance”
Regular readers of this site know that we are unabashed admirers of Miranda Mulholland, who in recent years has become a formidable policy advocate…
Review: The Good Lovelies, “Evergreen”
No matter what musical tastes you may have within the loosely defined folk-roots genre, one of your favorite artists has probably embraced the festive…
Review: Graham Lindsey, “TradHead”
Graham Lindsey is a multi-instrumentalist and composer, he plays as a soloist and side-player with Celtic and folk musicians in Ontario and Québec, with…
New Release: Black Suit Devil, “A Matter Of Time”
Following their impressive 2017 debut album, “The Freedom Sessions,” the Toronto-based acoustic-soul band Black Suit Devil are releasing their sophomore album, “A Matter Of…