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Artist: Lee Lindsey CD Review: ABOVE THE MADDING CROWDBy: Dan Brisebois Her ability to change musical directions from soothing pop into a journey of songs spanning several genres full of emotion and personal experiences drives Lee Lindsey’s ABOVE THE MADDING CROWD. The Vancouver native has produced an album that varies stylistically – a rich combination …
Lennie Gallant CD review: Lennie Gallant LiveBy Rachel Jagt There are two key things that I look for in a live show and on live recordings: the quality of the performance on its own and the energy of the audience. This record is strong on both counts. It was about time that Prince Edward Island’s …
Moist CD Review: MERCEDES AND FIVE AND DIMEBy Sherri Paterson Moist, comprised of David Usher (vocals), Mark Makoway (guitars), Jeff Pearce (bass, mandolin), Kevin Young (keyboards, trumpet) and Paul Wilcox (drums, percussion), offers listeners an eclectic mix of raucous alternative rock blended with the occasional offbeat ballad. I’ve followed Moist’s career ever since their first …
The Perms CD review: BETTER DAYSBy: Dan Brisebois Throughout Canadian rock history, Winnipeg has always served as a breeding ground for a lot of the country’s most original music. The Perms are a four-piece band whose honed their chops on the circuit for several years. Comprised by Shane Smith on bass, Chadwick Smith on guitars, …
Pimp-T Artist review There are two types of people in the world: leaders and followers. Troy Neilson a.k.a. PIMP-T is the perfect combination of both: he leads those who yearn to learn; and yearns for the knowledge of his teachers. His dedication to hard work and passion for doing each and every job to the …
Artist: Shift F7 CD Review: CRIMSON DIABLOBy: Dan Brisebois Two years in the making is Shift F7’s debut album, CRIMSON DIABLO. The band is actually a duo – Calgary’s Mihn Dihn Chin Chilleo and Van Roland. Released in the summer of 2008, the record is sometimes eclectic, sometimes dark and mysterious, and always interesting. The …
Shotgun Highway CD review: SHOTGUN HIGHWAYBy: Dan Brisebois This explosive 2011 self-titled debut EP is from one of Montreal’s hottest and hardest independent groups. Formed in 2007, the band consists of frontman Jesse Racicot, guitarists JD Steel and Tony Midas, Dany Toxik on bass and drummer Tod Diesel. They’ve honed their chops around the Montreal …
Simon Walls CD review: DON’T ASK YOUR EYES WHAT THE END LOOKS LIKEBy: Dan Brisebois The 2008 debut from Simon Walls is twelve songs of passion and tenderness that rely on the Toronto artist’s ability to paint a picture of varied emotions in a slick, predominately acoustic environment. If every song has a story and …
Sonica CD review: THE SOUND THAT FISH MAKEBy: Dan Brisebois Complex arrangements and well thought-out songs comprise Sonica’s second CD, THE SOUND THAT FISH MAKE. This Edmonton-based outfit has strived to develop an authentic sound that defies “labels,” in the process developing a genuinely unique style. Kristy Munroe on vocals and guitarist Ted Hamelin Jr. …
Sons of Maxwell CD review: AMONG THE LIVINGBy Rachel Jagt The sixth and latest release from versatile Halifax-based brothers Don and Dave Carroll is much more than just music to my ears. “Among the Living” is the follow-up to 1998’s East Coast Music Award nominated “The Neighbourhood”, and shows that the band has improved upon …