Dolly Parton I Believe In You Sony Music It’s been 50 years since Dolly Parton released her first album. Since then, she has gone through many incarnations. I am not just referring [...]
Aerialists Group Manoeuvre Fiddlehead Records This past summer, I saw Aerialists perform for the first time, watching as they took the stage at Guelph’s Hillside Festival. I [...]
Murder Murder @ Monarch Tavern, Toronto September 16, 2017 Alt-Bluegrass band Murder Murder hit the stage at the Monarch Tavern on Saturday night as part of their [...]
Kacy & Clayton The Siren’s Song New West Records Second cousins Kacy Anderson and Clayton Linthicum seem like they’re part of a bygone era. It’s not just their retro [...]
SECOND MUSIC MURAL OVER DOWNTOWN YONGE August 17, 2017 @ McGill Parkette, Toronto A little under a year ago, a crowd gathered at Granby Parkette for the unveiling of a [...]
Jerry Leger @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto August 9, 2017 Jerry Leger took the middle set at the Horseshoe Tavern tonight, performing a series of songs from his catalogue, [...]
Gordon Lightfoot @ Rose Theatre, Brampton July 20, 2017 “I’m Gordon Lightfoot and the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Seventy-eight-year old [...]
Allison Pierce Year Of The Rabbit Sony Music Masterworks After two decades recording and performing with her sister Catherine as The Pierces, Allison Pierce ventures into new [...]
Steph Cameron Daybreak Over Jackson Street Pheromone Recordings Steph Cameron made waves with her debut record Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady (2014), an effort that [...]
Union Duke @ Tranzac Club, Toronto April 1, 2017 During a bluegrass show in the front lounge of the Tranzac, I once saw the grim reaper nonchalantly pass by the glass [...]
Jerry Leger Nonsense And Heartache Latent Recordings Jerry Leger’s Nonsense and Heartache navigates multiple terrains with confidence and flare. Two records combined, the [...]
Gold Star Big Blue Autumn Tone Records Gold Star, aka Marlon Rabenreither, follows up his full-length album Dark Days (2015) with his latest release, Big Blue. The title is a nod to [...]
Folk Fights Back Toronto @ Tranzac Club, Toronto March 21, 2017 Earlier this week, on Brunswick avenue at the Tranzac Club, Folk Fights Back Toronto had its [...]
Shelby Earl The Man Who Made Himself A Name Nine Mile Records Shelby Earl’s new record, The Man Who Made Himself a Name, offers a slight deviation from the brooding, [...]
Holly Macve Golden Eagle Bella Union It’s hard to believe Holly Macve’s Golden Eagle is a debut album. Originally from Galway, Ireland, the 21-year-old singer songwriter exudes [...]
Leif Vollebekk Twin Solitude Secret City Records Four years since North Americana, Leif Vollebekk returns with his latest release and third record, Twin Solitude. The songs [...]
