Were you at the Martin Sexton concert last week? Whether you were or not, you may be interested in revisiting what you saw or missed. Lucky for you, I had my recorder handy: http://www.tellthebandtogohome.com/MartinSexton.zip … Continue reading
Here’s a clip of Martin Sexton in Winnipeg, April 15, 2009. This is how he started his encore set. Personally, I thought it was the best part of the show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WkZxBjH6vc … Continue reading
This week’s Steel Belted Radio has all of the makings of a classic, and unfortunately, all of the foreshadowing of a disaster: First up, we’re starting at 6 tomorrow to cram it all in. At 6, we are hoping to … Continue reading
’twas a marvellous evening. Even better than I expected. I hope to find more time to write about it at length, but until then, check out some photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tellthebandtogohome/, and even better, check out the video of “The Randall … Continue reading
Jaine and I went to The Park Theatre last night to catch the Other Brothers CD release show. Here are some quick, unpolished thoughts. I’ve been a fan of Chris Neufeld for a long time. I remember a couple of … Continue reading
Well, that’s my plan, anyway, but anyone who’s ever heard Steel Belted Radio knows that things never really go as planned… I’m currently fixated by the new CD from our friend Leeroy Stagger. This kid’s been on my radar for … Continue reading
I’m finding myself really impressed and slightly obsessed with a band called Lucero at the moment. I first looked them up a couple of years ago when NQ Arbuckle covered one of their songs at the Trout Forest Music Festival. … Continue reading
The show is always the best way to know what I’m listening to, but in the spirit of T-Bar’s great short reviews at the Steel Belted site (www.steelbeltedradio.com), I’ll try to let you know about the new arrivals that are … Continue reading
At long last we’ll be visited once again by Chris Neufeld. You may recall (although it’s been a long time) that Chris was on the show years ago and wowed us with his great CD, “Colorado Low.” Since then, he’s … Continue reading
Here’s a last minute announcement that I didn’t have time to make to the email list. Tonight (March 26) we’ll be talking to Slaid Cleaves. We’ve been singing Slaid’s praises since he was at the folk festival 8 or 9 … Continue reading