Corby’s photo album from Winterfolk 2023
Winterfolk 2023 wrapped up in Toronto yesterday. Brian Gladstone’s Annual folk-stravaganza re-situated itself into Kensington Market for the first time this year, with an aggregate of trad, rad and late-by-a-tad performances involving over a hundred artists and bands. Over seven ...
A few of Corby’s favourite songs from 2022
In the best interests of harmony and courage, our Canadian song creators have once again spent this year hip-deep in the high waters of inspiration, engaged in a musical tag and release cull for the benefit of all of us ...
Check out Corby’s beautiful tribute to those we lost in ...
Man it was a tough year for losses in our music community: Vince Fontaine, Koady Chaisson, Harpdog Brown Michael Wrycraft, Pastelle LeBlanc, Shirley Eikhard — and then, right at the end of the year, music journalist Tom Harrison, a giant ...
Miss Emily album launch – Oct. 5 at Revival, Toronto
“Take Miss Emily’s advice and don’t allow the world to lock you into a single description. Be defined by family, friends, and community. Be defined by love.” Manager Gord Hunter Debuting her new record, Defined By Love, Ontario’s incendiary rising ...
Founding Director Alan Davis and dozens of big talents bring ...
In an open field near Toronto’s Fort York, where American troops were defeated by an army of Canadian, British and First Nations soldiers over two centuries ago (they retreated secretly and booby-trapped the munitions area to explode), peace was restored ...
The Maple Blues Awards 2022
“Nobody from here grew up in the blues,” said singer Shakura S’Aida, after she was presented with the distinguished Blues With A Feeling Maple Blues Award at last night’s ceremony at Koerner Hall. ”You have only adopted the music.” Her ...
Corby checks out the proposed new location for Hugh’s Room ...
Venerated Toronto folk venue Hugh’s Room Live held an event last week to show off what it hopes will be its new home. Its board of directors reached an agreement to buy the church at 296 Broadview Ave. after securing ...
Abigail Lapell – Stolen Time
There is a sense of melodicism that leads the way on everything that Abigail Lapell does. Her songs follow a harmonic logic that reassures with its certainty, even though her lyrics may confess dark doubts and attempt to negotiate impossible ...
Sarah Hiltz calmly reflects on Anger in Conversation with Corby
Calm Fury by Sarah Hiltz is a new concept album, a mirage of healing radiating reflections in the desert of hostility, a flashlight probing the catacombs of anger. It features the sounds of a lightly strummed electric guitar laying down ...
Genevieve Racette – March 14 at the Dakota Tavern, Toronto
The moon in the sky is waxing, the snow hills on the boulevard are waning, and in downtown Toronto, starved music fans are coming back to the bars. Even on a Monday night, the Dakota Tavern was brimming with eager ...