Review: Terra Spencer & Ben Caplan, “Old News”
“There is nothing new under the sun,” an old saying goes. Old news will be made new, if you live long enough. What once…
reviews
Take A Chance On Me: PONY, “TV Baby”
I’m sure that you remember the premise for this particular recurring feature, right? That we stumble upon a CD or vinyl from an unknown…
Review: Adam Baldwin, “Concertos & Serenades”
Full disclosure: I’m an American who loves great music, and Adam Baldwin is an incredible gift from Canada. For those of you who were…
Review: Joseph Petric, “SEEN”
Right up front, I’d like to disclose that I’m a novice to accordion music – perhaps you are, too? I know of Weird Al,…
Review: Bywater Call, “Remain”
For serious music fans, sometimes our expectations can be a little too demanding. We’ve all encountered bands that create magic in the confines of…
Terra Lightfoot: Live at the Gravenhurst Opera House
When it comes to enticing a major headlining act to perform at a music event, Muskoka Music Festival curator Miranda Mulholland never fails to…
Commuter Contemplations: Adrian Sutherland, “When The Magic Hits”
After working ‘the paid job’ from home for the last two years, with the easing of Covid-19 related restrictions came the decision by my…
Review: Madison Violet, “Eleven”
James Taylor has half-joking characterized himself as a “professional autobiographer.” To some extent, all who make art put forth something of themselves. But some…
Review: Matthew Barber, “No Singing Or Dancing”
Go ahead and ask me to name-drop who I believe to be one of the busiest people in the Canadian music industry right now,…
Review: Tami Neilson, “Kingmaker”
Tami Neilson’s latest album, “Kingmaker,” arrives at a particularly apt moment in time, a moment when women everywhere (but especially where I’m writing in…