Interviews
New Skydiggers Album Influenced by Trials of Life and The Tragically Hip
Music can help and heal and broken heart – this much is true. And it’s not just for the listening [,,,]
Year: 2019
Concert Reviews and Photos
The Barra MacNeils at River Run Centre – Guelph, Ontario – December 9, 2019
The Barra MacNeils River Run Centre Guelph, Ontario December 9, 2019 All photos by Scott Barrie ©2019. Please DO NOT [,,,]
Interviews
INTERVIEW with The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord and Gavin Harrison
Prior to their show at the Mod Club in Toronto on November 28th, Music Life Magazine’s Kevin Barrie interviewed Bruce [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
The Pineapple Thief at The Mod Club – Toronto, Ontario – November 28, 2019
Review by Kevin Barrie, The Pineapple Thief played their first gig in Ontario on Thursday, Nov. 28, at the Mod [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
Big Wreck with Texas King at FirstOntario Concert Hall – Hamilton, Ontario – December 4, 2019
Big Wreck with Texas King FirstOntario Concert Hall Hamilton, Ontario December 4, 2019 All photos by Kris Gelder (Snapshots by [,,,]
Interviews
Tami Neilson Strips Down Sound for Raucous and Revelatory ‘Chicka Boom!’ – Coming in February
To the delight of her legions of fans in her adopted homeland of New Zealand, to her followers, friends and [,,,]
Interviews
Goodwyn Continues His Passionate Pursuit of the Blues on ‘Friends of the Blues 2’ Release
Sometimes the phone lines can’t convey subtleties in emotion, even to the most experienced of interviewers and conversationalists. For Myles [,,,]
Interviews
Wide Mouth Mason Dig Deep Into Blues Roots for New Album ‘I Wanna Go With You’
Oct. 25 saw the release of the first Wide Mouth Mason album in almost nine years. A captivating, compelling and [,,,]
Interviews
Good Lovelies Return to Holiday Music Roots with ‘Evergreen’ – Touring Ontario Until Dec. 22
A decade ago, the holiday season in Canada was enlivened by the delightful, charming and harmonious unveiling of Under the [,,,]
Interviews
Ottawa’s Paragon Cause releases anti-holiday song Let Me Be
Let Me Be, the newest single from Ottawa’s Paragon Cause, sees the band mix their characteristic indie/electronic sound with a [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
Dream Theatre at Centre In the Square – Kitchener, Ontario – November 11, 2019
Dream Theatre Centre In the Square – Distance Over Time – Celebrating 20 Years of Scenes from a Memory Kitchener, [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
Amanda Rheaume at River Run Centre – Guelph, Ontario – November 28, 2019
Amanda Rheaume River Run Centre Guelph, Ontario November 28, 2019 All photos by Scott Barrie ©2019. Please DO NOT copy [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
Hellyeah with Nonpoint and Deepfall at London Concert Theatre – London, Ontario – November 26, 2019
Currently touring to support their newest release, Welcome Home, Hellyeah made a stop at the London Concert Theatre in London, [,,,]
Interviews
Kris + Dee Dig Deep on Powerful and Compelling New Album – Browse Line
As the oft-used expression states, the best things in life are worth waiting for. Fans of Kingston, Ontario-based singer/songwriter duo [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
A Day to Remember with Can’t Swim, I Prevail and Beartooth at Big Sandy Superstore Arena – Huntington, West Virginia – November 17, 2019
A Day to Remember with Can’t Swim, I Prevail, and Beartooth Big Sandy Superstore Arena Huntington, West Virginia November 17, [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
Matt Mays with Skye Wallace at Centre In the Square – Kitchener, Ontario – November 9, 2019
Matt Mays with Skye Wallace Centre In the Square Kitchener, Ontario November 9, 2019 All photos by Paul Barrie ©2019. [,,,]
Interviews
Grammy Award-winning guitarist/producer Paul Nelson releases new Christmas tune All I Got for Christmas Was the Blues and a Broken Heart
It’s that time of year again and Christmas is just around the corner! We’re very excited to get a new [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
Hollerado with Deanna Petcoff at River Run Centre – Guelph, Ontario – November 13, 2019
Hollerado with Deanna Petcoff River Run Centre Guelph, Ontario November 13, 2019 All photos by Scott Barrie ©2019. Please DO [,,,]
Interviews
Prong Release Two New Tracks on Special Five-Song EP – Age of Defiance
Through the ups and downs of the minefield that is the modern music industry, New York City metal veterans Prong [,,,]
Interviews
Spirit of the West Singer John Mann Passes Away At Age 57
Spirit of the West singer John Mann passed away yesterday, Nov. 20. Our condolences to Spirit of the West and [,,,]
Interviews
Lynne Hanson Talks Inspiration for Single True Blue Moon, Adventurous New Mindset for Forthcoming Album
Never one to allow herself to be pigeonholed, categorized or classified by the minions of the music business infrastructure, Ottawa [,,,]
Interviews
Charm City Devils Continue to Derive Inspiration From the Tribulations and Perseverance of their Hometown
Drawing on a love for their plucky city, and sharing in its sense of solidarity and overcoming, Baltimore’s Charm City [,,,]
Interviews
Dark Station Release Intense, Delightfully Enigmatic Debut Album – Down in the Dark
A new wave of hard rock bands is starting to arise in the musically fertile and fast moving region of [,,,]
Interviews
Samantha Martin Talks The Future of Blues, Challenges Within the Music Industry And More!!
Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar are bringing the blues to life in a wonderful inventive and unique way. With incomparable [,,,]
Interviews
‘Unveiling’ Sees Sarah Smith Shed The Skin of Her Old Life in Anticipation of A Bright, Beautiful New Future
It may be hard for audience members to tell that Sarah Smith is anything but the passionately expressive, high energy, [,,,]
Interviews
Interview with Canadian Indie-Folk Singer Dan Mangan
Canadian indie-folk singer Dan Mangan has been afforded a great life and has traveled to many great places around the [,,,]
Interviews
The Wardens Capture Unique Spirit of Canadian West on Tour and on Record
Canada is blessed with a veritable cornucopia of geographically, philosophically, ecumenically, and culturally-based forms of folk music, representing the diversity [,,,]
Interviews
Triumph ‘Classics’ To Be Re-Released As A Double LP, Pressed On 180 Gram Silver Vinyl
Originally released 30 years ago, Triumph‘s Classics celebrated the legendary Canadian power trio’s greatest hits. And now, on December [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
Texas Hippie Coalition with Black Star Rising, Deepfall and Very Alora at Manchester Music Hall – Lexington, Kentucky – October 31, 2019
Review by James Stamper It’s a very spooky evening in the Commonwealth as I find myself travelling to Manchester Music [,,,]
Concert Reviews and Photos
Hometown Rising Country Music & Bourbon Festival – Day 2 of 2 – Sept. 15, 2019; Bret Michaels, Gabby Barrett, The Wild Feathers, Mason Ramsey, LoCash, Dillon Carmichael, Brett Young
Danny Wimmer Presents: Hometown Rising – Country Music & Bourbon Festival Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center Louisville, Kentucky September 14 [,,,]