Robbie Robertson: A Life In 10 Songs
The news of Robbie Robertson’s death on Aug. 9 at the age of 80 came as a complete shock, partly because he kept his health a closely guarded secret, but mostly because he always seemed so youthful. His longstanding partnership ...
The Chat Room: Ryan McMahon
Ryan McMahon likes to tell people he’s a late bloomer. But when looking at the body of work the 43-year-old from Ladysmith, British Columbia has amassed since 2006, he certainly has made up for lost time. With six releases under ...
The Chat Room: Corey Matheson of Northumberland
It’s fitting that the first song on Northumberland’s self-titled debut album is called “Never Too Old.” As a celebration of rock and roll’s timeless appeal, it leaves a powerful first impression of a band of musical veterans drawn together to ...
The Chat Room: Johnny Eaton
When you’re an artist that hasn’t released new music in 18 years, it stands to reason you’re going to have a lot to say when the right moment comes around again. For Ottawa-based singer-songwriter Johnny Eaton, that moment is now. ...
The Chat Room: John Hewitt
John Hewitt readily admits that every five years or so he gets restless to the point that he has to shake up his life in a radical way. In 2018 he moved from Toronto to Edmonton, and the change of ...
The Man From Waco Arrives In Canada
Charley Crockett / Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, July 5 On a night when I typically would have been happy to shell out for a ticket to see Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at the Molson Amphitheatre, I had already ...
The Chat Room: Krystle Dos Santos of Orchard Sky
Blurring the lines between southern rock, soul and country, Orchard Sky’s fresh new sound comes from a combination of Krystle Dos Santos’s powerful vocals and the hard driving work of lead guitarist Mitch Smith and bassist Andreas Wegner. Dually based ...
The Chat Room: David James Allen
Listening to David James Allen, it often feels as if he’s channeling every cool record you’ve ever owned. He’s been releasing his own music for more than a decade, but over the past five years—after moving eastward from Toronto to ...