Listen to the 4-hour Best of 2020 show here I labour over my annual Best Of lists like I’m trying to cure COVID or something. I stress over it so much and then usually don’t even post it anywhere … Continue reading
Category Archives: Reviews
Albums that I thought would be great, but left me feeling a bit let down. That doesn’t necessarily mean that they weren’t good, perhaps my expectations were too high. American Aquarium – Burn.Flicker.Die Band of Horses – Mirage Rock Kasey … Continue reading
I’ve been a Shannon Lyon fan since I first heard his album Wandered almost a decade ago. Since then, he’s written some of my favourite songs in the world. They’re gritty, dark, often sad, sometimes beautiful and celebratory, always amazing. … Continue reading
I’m sorry, Canada, but I had to leave you on your birthday. I know that’s a real douchebag thing to do, but it had to be done. I was looking for something important, something that, honestly, you’ve been missing for … Continue reading
I had the opportunity (thanks to Kurtis and Stu) to head down to Bayfield, Wisconsin to see Steve Earle with the Dukes & Duchesses (featuring Allison Moorer and The Mastersons) on July 22, 2011. I’ve been a Steve Earle superfan … Continue reading
I’ve had the great pleasure to see a lot of great shows in my life. Even though I’m an obsessive music nerd with an embarrassing CD collection cluttering up my house, there are surprisingly few artists still remaining on my … Continue reading
Here’s a little taste of the amazing show put on by Jack Marks and a Winnipeg all-star band on Friday, June 17th at Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club. … Continue reading
Hayes Carll dropped by the Winnipeg Folk Fest Music Store on Saturday to play a few songs and sign some CDs. Before Jeremy freaked out and I had to leave, I managed to capture Hayes doing the title track to … Continue reading
After several long years of superfandom, I finally got the opportunity to see The Damnwells live. The band, these days, consists primarily of singer/songwriter/guitarist/god Alex Dezen, and rather than assembling a band himself, he went out and hired himself a … Continue reading
Maybe I’ll get around to writing about this day… If anyone actually reads all of the other writeups and still cares, let me know and I might actually get around to finishing this one! Sure, it might take another 6 … Continue reading