From left, three original members of Alcatrazz, Graham Bonnet, Gary Shea and Jimmy Waldo, shown here at one of their reunion shows in Japan last year. Fans of 1980s rockers Alcatrazz got an early Christmas […]
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Author: Jim Barber
The O’Pears New Album Stay Warm is An Honest but Delightful Homage to the Coldest Season
When the three singing voices and the three songwriting voices of the talented trio that comprises the Canadian contemporary folk group The O’Pears meld seamlessly together, musical magic happens. All three of the band members, […]
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Schenkman Channels the Best of the Blues on Dynamic New Album
Eric Schenkman loves the blues and loves to perform live. So, it comes as little surprise to learn that the talented musician, songwriter, and vocalist is either woodshedding some new riffs at home, hanging out […]
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Jeff Martin Touring Quebec, Talks New Tea Party Music and ‘Stars in the Sand’
Even over the telephone, there is an enigmatic yet unmistakable presence about Jeff Martin. One of the founding members, lead vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and producer for the iconic Canadian hard rock band The Tea Party, […]
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Sarah MacDougall Talks About The Trials and Travails That Inspired Her Powerful New Album
For her fourth album, All The Hours I Have Left To Tell You Anything, Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah MacDougall gathered the disparate and sometimes desperately intense emotions and circumstances of her life over the past two […]
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