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Good Lovelies Return to Holiday Music Roots with ‘Evergreen’ – Touring Ontario Until Dec. 22

December 7, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on 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 [,,,]
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Kris + Dee Dig Deep on Powerful and Compelling New Album – Browse Line

November 27, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on 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 [,,,]
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Prong Release Two New Tracks on Special Five-Song EP – Age of Defiance

November 21, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on 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 [,,,]
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Lynne Hanson Talks Inspiration for Single True Blue Moon, Adventurous New Mindset for Forthcoming Album

November 20, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on 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 [,,,]
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Charm City Devils Continue to Derive Inspiration From the Tribulations and Perseverance of their Hometown

November 20, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on 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 [,,,]
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Dark Station Release Intense, Delightfully Enigmatic Debut Album – Down in the Dark

November 20, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on 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 [,,,]
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Samantha Martin Talks The Future of Blues, Challenges Within the Music Industry And More!!

November 20, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on 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 [,,,]
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‘Unveiling’ Sees Sarah Smith Shed The Skin of Her Old Life in Anticipation of A Bright, Beautiful New Future

November 20, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on ‘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, [,,,]
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The Wardens Capture Unique Spirit of Canadian West on Tour and on Record

November 19, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on 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 [,,,]
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‘Morning Light’ Sees Dayna Manning Reach New Level of Creative Excellence

November 8, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on ‘Morning Light’ Sees Dayna Manning Reach New Level of Creative Excellence
As successful and admired as singer/songwriter/producer Dayna Manning has been over her quarter century career navigating through the sometimes harsh [,,,]
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Dillon and Headstones Give No ****s on New Album – Peopleskills

November 7, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Dillon and Headstones Give No ****s on New Album – Peopleskills
Hugh Dillon is refreshingly no-nonsense in everything he does. He does not suffer fools lightly and is delightful devoid of [,,,]
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New Miranda Mulholland album Radiates Old World Charm

November 7, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on New Miranda Mulholland album Radiates Old World Charm
In the right hands, with that rare combination of talent, time, serendipity, and the appropriate songs, music has the power [,,,]
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Frantic Amber Honours Legendary Women Warriors on Explosive and Intense ‘Bellatrix’

November 6, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Frantic Amber Honours Legendary Women Warriors on Explosive and Intense ‘Bellatrix’
Bellatrix is a bold, adventurous new album by Stockholm-based metal quintet Frantic Amber – a collection of songs based on [,,,]
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Colorado Punk-Pop Quartet The BRKN To Unleash Debut EP in early 2020

November 6, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Colorado Punk-Pop Quartet The BRKN To Unleash Debut EP in early 2020
With the release of a pair of infectiously melodic, lyrically dynamic and highly memorable songs – Your Existence and The [,,,]
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Kennedy Road Brings together Carabine and MacMillan For Delightful New Musical Partnership

October 25, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Kennedy Road Brings together Carabine and MacMillan For Delightful New Musical Partnership
Sheila Carabine and Brian MacMillan had known each other and of each other for a number of years as regulars [,,,]
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‘Burning Sermons’ is the Powerful Next Step in the Evolution of Swedish Metallers Liv Sin

October 25, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on ‘Burning Sermons’ is the Powerful Next Step in the Evolution of Swedish Metallers Liv Sin
Swedish metal quintet Liv Sin have stormed back into the metal lover’s consciousness with an epically lush, cinematic and devilishly [,,,]
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Catherine MacLellan Deals With Love, Loss and The Wisdom In Between on Powerful New Album – Coyote

October 25, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Catherine MacLellan Deals With Love, Loss and The Wisdom In Between on Powerful New Album – Coyote
Like a gentle but insistent breeze coming in from the east, Catherine MacLellan’s new album Coyote is a delightfully immersive [,,,]
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White Flags Sees American Tears/Mark Mangold Riding the Crest of a Creative Wave

October 24, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on White Flags Sees American Tears/Mark Mangold Riding the Crest of a Creative Wave
To call Mark Mangold a successful musician and songwriter is a bit of an understatement. Although the subject of this [,,,]
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Michael Sweet Discusses New Solo Album ‘Ten,’ Importance of Full Albums and State of Rock and Metal

October 23, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Michael Sweet Discusses New Solo Album ‘Ten,’ Importance of Full Albums and State of Rock and Metal
Over his 35 years in the music industry, Michael Sweet has demonstrated his ability to dextrously morph in and out [,,,]
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New Classic Rock-Inspired Power Trio Silverthorne Release First Music

October 23, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on New Classic Rock-Inspired Power Trio Silverthorne Release First Music
If not for Jeff Gutt, the new powerhouse rock trio known as Silverthorne may never have come into being, and [,,,]
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New Additions Rejuvenated Black Star Riders for ‘Another State of Grace’

October 4, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on New Additions Rejuvenated Black Star Riders for ‘Another State of Grace’
Although not as well known in North America as they are in Europe and the United Kingdom, hard rockers Black [,,,]
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Tom Keifer and #KEIFERBAND Celebrate the Power of Perseverance on New Album, Rise

October 4, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Tom Keifer and #KEIFERBAND Celebrate the Power of Perseverance on New Album, Rise
After a few years out on the road with his band, road testing new songs, becoming a tighter, creatively dynamic [,,,]
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‘Moving East’ a Love Letter to Jimmy Rankin’s East Coast Roots

October 3, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on ‘Moving East’ a Love Letter to Jimmy Rankin’s East Coast Roots
Music and the unique heritage and culture of Canada’s east coast has infused the creative output of Jimmy Rankin for [,,,]
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Kennedy Talks About Creation of Incendiary New Alter Bridge Album – Walk the Sky

October 3, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Kennedy Talks About Creation of Incendiary New Alter Bridge Album – Walk the Sky
Alter Bridge is back! The hard-rockin’ quartet has exploded back into the consciousness of rock music fans with the impending [,,,]
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Australian Blues Master Lloyd Spiegel Discusses New Album, Lifelong Love of Touring and Canada

October 3, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Australian Blues Master Lloyd Spiegel Discusses New Album, Lifelong Love of Touring and Canada
Lloyd Spiegel is unabashed in his love for Canada and in his appreciation for how Canadian music lovers in communities [,,,]
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‘Orphans’ A Bombastic, Emotion-Infused Ode to Perseverance for The Agonist’s Psarakis

September 28, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on ‘Orphans’ A Bombastic, Emotion-Infused Ode to Perseverance for The Agonist’s Psarakis
From the moment the first notes reverberate through your soul, it is quite evident that Montreal-based extreme metal band The [,,,]
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Uriah Heep’s Lanzon Explores New Cinematic Musical Horizons on Second Solo Album ’48 Seconds’

September 28, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Uriah Heep’s Lanzon Explores New Cinematic Musical Horizons on Second Solo Album ’48 Seconds’
A long-time member of one of the United Kingdom’s most venerable and prolific rock bands, Phil Lanzon of Uriah Heep [,,,]
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Pop Duo Featurette Return with Don’t Know Me Without You – Second Single from Forthcoming Album

September 28, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Pop Duo Featurette Return with Don’t Know Me Without You – Second Single from Forthcoming Album
With a sweeping, melodic, pop-oriented sonic palate, infused with innovative sounds and a futuristic take on the traditional electro-pop genre, [,,,]
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Hackett Captures the Best of Genesis and Solo Work on New CD/DVD

September 27, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Hackett Captures the Best of Genesis and Solo Work on New CD/DVD
After a career that has spanned five decades, which has included a lauded and legendary stint with one of the [,,,]
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Aldrich Excited for New Direction, New Lineup for Dead Daisies Moving Forward

September 27, 2019 Jim Barber Comments Off on Aldrich Excited for New Direction, New Lineup for Dead Daisies Moving Forward
Fans who have closely and ardently followed the incendiary and super-cool rock conglomeration that is The Dead Daisies, understand that [,,,]

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