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Henry Small CD review: TIMEBy: Dan Brisebois He first earned a reputation as a vocalist with a strong presence in The Group, and later recorded with Gainsborough Gallery, then Scrubbaloe Caine with ex-Guess Who bassist Jim Kale and Paul Dean(later of Streetheart and Loverboy). But Henry Small may best be known to some as the …
JAMES ‘BUDDY’ ROGERS CD review: MY GUITAR’S MY ONLY FRIENDBy: Dan Brisebois With passion and vigor, the debut album from James ‘Buddy’ Rogers shines a new light on the blues, and the exposure is bright, illuminating one of Canada’s hottest young blues exports on the scene today. Most musicians would consider this Vancouver native’s resume …
JFR Project Artist ReviewBy: Dan Brisebois Originally from the Maritimes, Jean Francois Roy now calls Edmonton home, and the indie artist has already gained a steady loyal following over the last eight years. The JFR Project is the accumulation of hard work and perseverence on the road with various lineups. But Roy said it was …
Hi Jimmy & The Sleepers CD review: C’EST LA VIEBy: Dan Brisebois With the debut EP from Jimmy & The Sleepers, Edmonton has once again risen as one of Canada’s hottest markets for the blues. The five tracks on C’EST LA VIE run the gamut of traditional Chicago style blues – brushed off, cleaned up, …
Krome CD review: NEGLECTED Krome is a 4-piece modern rock act that hails from Vancouver. Their sound has been described as ‘sonically modern, in the vein of Nickleback, Puddle of Mudd, Default, and Theory Of A Deadman, yet the songs display a cool variety of “old school influences” such as Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.’ …
KMA CD review: ONE PEACE AT A TIMEBy: Dan Brisebois Released in 2010, ONE PEACE AT A TIME is the third, and most recent album from Karl Andriuk – a neatly packaged collection of totally relateable rock songs, full of energy and emotion that you’re drawn to listen to repeatedly. An occasional listen to this …
Artist: Luke Doucet & The White Falcon CD Review: BLOOD’S TOO RICHBy: Dan Brisebois Leaving the nest of his former group Veal, Luke Doucet has carefully taken his blues, country and rock roots and come out with one of 2007’s most soulful albums – BLOOD’S TOO RICH – his third solo album, a collection of …
LYNNE HANSON CD review: RIVER OF SANDBy: Dan Brisebois RIVER OF SAND shows two things about Lynne Hanson as an artist – her maturity and her persistence. It’s the Ottawa native’s fourth outing, and her most musically complex and diverse. She easily crosses over between most roots rock and country boundaries, and since bursting on …
Melissa McClelland CD review: STRANDED IN SUBURBIABy: Dan Brisebois Melissa McClelland is a Hamilton area-based singer/songwriter who’s honed her chops working with the likes of Hawksley Workman and The Rheostatics. After a self-titled indie album, she signed with The Orange Record Label, and might well break out nationally with her astonishing gem of a sophomore …
Artist: Mike Plume Band CD Review: 8:30 NEWFOUNDLANDBy: Dan Brisebois Wait a few years, and the title track to his new album might very well be looked at as the quintessential three and a half minutes of Canadiana. But Mike Plume said “8:30 Newfoundland” couldn’t have taken shape, had he not moved to Nashville a …