November 2012

November 29

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Artist – Title – Album

Rheostatics – Fan Letter to Michael Jackson – Introducing Happiness
Rheostatics – Stolen Car – The Nightline Sessions
Bidiniband – Last of the Dead Wrong Things – In the Rock Hall
The Lowest of the Low – Salesmen, Cheats and Liars – Shakespeare My Butt…
The Lowest of the Low – The Last Recidivist – Sordid Fiction
Ron Hawkins & The Rusty Nails – Crackstatic – Crackstatic
The Do Good Assassins – A Spy in the 9 to 5 – Rome
Romi Mayes – Heavy Heart – recorded live on UMFM
Romi Mayes – Let Me Run – Sweet Somethin’ Steady
Turnpike Troubadours – Diamonds and Gasoline – Diamonds and Gasoline
Turnpike Troubadours – Kansas City Southern – Diamonds and Gasoline
Corb Lund – It’s Hard to Keep a White Shirt Clean (for Willie P. Bennett) – Losin’ Lately Gambler
Corb Lund – No Roads Here – Five Dollar Bill
Geoff Berner – Don’t Play Cards for Money with Corby Lund – live recording
Picture the Ocean – Wake Me Up – Picture the Ocean
Yukon Blonde – Stairway – Tiger Talk
Two Hours Traffic – Amour than Amis – Siren Spell EP
Liam Titcomb – Cicada – Cicada
The Damnwells – She Goes Around – No One Listens to the Band Anymore

November 22

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Artist – Title – Album

Lee Harvey Osmond – Big Chief – The Folk Sinner
Colin Linden – Remedy – Still Live
The Do Good Assassins – Fire Alarm – Rome
Jay Sparrow – Cold Winter Song – White
James Murdoch Band – Junebug – Wondering Where the Rush Has Gone
Murdoch & Sparrow – Inkerman – Dominion Day
Great Bloomers – Honey Blanket – Speak of Trouble
Great Bloomers – The Fire Burns Strong – Distant Fires
The Wooden Sky – It Gets Old to Be Alone – Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun
The Wooden Sky – Angels – If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone
The Wooden Sky – North Dakota – When Lost at Sea
Xavier Rudd – G.B.A. – Solace
Mike Plume – Long Line of Fools – Five Crow Silver
Mike Plume Band – If There Was Ever A Fool – Song & Dance, Man
Mike Plume Band – She’s Still Everything To Me – Fools for the Radio
Mike Plume – Steel Belted Radio – recorded live on UMFM
Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere – Magic
Bruce Springsteen – Rocky Ground – Wrecking Ball

November 15 – Neilfest

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Artist – Title – Album

The Sadies – Lay Down Your Arms – Stories Often Told
The Sadies – Tiger Tiger – Stories Often Told
The Sadies – Idle Tomorrows – Darker Circles
The Sadies – The Continental – Tales of the Rat Fink Original Soundtrack
The Sadies – Jason Fleming (with Neko Case) – In Concert Volume One
The Sadies – The Shape I’m In – Garth Hudson Presents A Canadian Celebration of The Band
Los Lobos – Marie Marie – Ride This: The Covers EP
Los Lobos – Come On, Let’s Go – Wolf Tracks: The Best Of
Los Lobos – Good Morning Aztlán – Wolf Tracks: The Best Of
Neil Young – Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) – Rust Never Sleeps
Skydiggers – Mr. Soul – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young
Rheostatics/Bourbon Tabernacle Choir – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young
Alana Levandoski – Don’t Be Denied – Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young
Stephen Fearing – Thrasher – Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young
Kathleen Edwards – Unknown Legend – live recording
Gillian Welch – Pocahantas – Music from the Revelator Collection
Neko Case – Dreaming Man – Canadian Amp
Charles Bradley – Heart of Gold – No Time for Dreaming
The Wheat Pool – Neil Young – Township
Trent Dabbs – Neil Young – Southerner
Will & The Bushmen – Neil Young – Gawk

November 08

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Artist – Title – Album

Iris DeMent – Go On and Go Home – Sing the Delta
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson – Wreck and Ruin – Wreck & Ruin
Kasey Chambers – Return of the Grievous Angel – Storybook
Shane Nicholson – The Broken Things – Bad Machines
Paul Kelly – Deeper Water – Deeper Water
Little Birdy – Brother – Confetti
Colin Hay – I Can’t Get Up Out of This Bed – American Sunshine
Andrew Combs – Devil’s Got My Woman – Worried Man
Andrew Combs – Please, Please, Please – Worried Man
Dan Griffin – Stars and Satellites – Leave Your Love
The Spades – 49 Tons – Live from the Narrows
Bonnie Raitt – One Belief Away – Fundamental
Dale Murray – Dream Mountain Dream – Dream Mountain Dream
James McMurtry – Ruby and Carlos – Just Us Kids
Robbie Fulks – Countrier than Though – Georgia Hard
The Gourds – Lower 48 – Blood of the Ram
Bruce Springsteen – Shackled and Drawn – Wrecking Ball
Harlan Pepper – Little Miss Sunshine – Young and Old

November 01

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Artist – Title – Album

Matthew Ryan – Amy, I’m Letting Go – In the Dusk of Everything
Matthew Ryan – Killing the Ghost – vs. The Silver State
Matthew Ryan – Me & My Lover – East Autumn Grin
Sunparlour Players – Bless This City – This Beautiful City Soundtrack
Brock Zeman & The Dirty Hands – Down in the Basement – Welcome Home Ivy Jane
Murdoch & Sparrow – Share the Burden – Dominion Day
Jay Sparrow – The Night Calls – White
Ana Egge – Driving with no Hands – Bad Blood
Rose Cousins – What I See – We Have Made a Spark
The Wilderness of Manitoba – Echoes – Island of Echoes
Wintersleep – New Inheritors – New Inheritors
The Jayhawks – I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – Smile
Martyn Joseph – Still a Lot of Love Around Here – Songs for the Coming Home
Jim Bryson & Jeremy Fisher – Mama I Know – Catch & Release
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Adam and Eve – Wreck and Ruin
Turnpike Troubadours – Kansas City Southern – Diamonds And Gasoline
Shooter Jennings – Outlaw You – Outlaw You

Brock Zeman returns to Sunset Saloon, Nov. 5!

We are very pleased to welcome back our very first headliner at Sunset Saloon, and definitely one of our most popular, Brock Zeman on November 5! He christened the Sunset Saloon back in 2009 and returned for another great show in 2010, but it’s been a couple of years, which means that he’s written a lot of great songs since then, including the ones that make up his most recent, and one of the very best albums of 2011, Me Then You.

 

Brock Zeman (trio)
Monday, November 5
7:30
Suggested donation $15-20
All are welcome (bring the kids, friends, family, people off the street, whatever)
As usual, you can bring a beverage of your choice or food to share, but we’ll have plenty of both on hand, so feel free to enjoy whatever’s on hand!

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Brock Zeman isn’t all that old (he was born in the 80s!), but he’s obviously got an old soul, because he writes with a depth and wisdom well beyond his years. He’s also got a songwriting style and quality that fits in with the Texas songwriting greats, even though he’s from Southern Ontario. The guy’s too prolific and too talented to be believed, yet there’s wonderful authenticity in everything he does.

Brock’s right-hand man, the multi-talented Blair Hogan

Over the course of 9 albums and countless tours, Zeman has established himself as a respected and renowned songwriter who has played concerts and festivals all over North America. Whether it’s solo, or with a backing band, Zeman’s shows are always engaging and intimate, but you won’t find a more intimate and amazing environment to catch a show than my living room. He’ll be bringing his talented rhythm section along for a memorable performance at The Sunset Saloon on Nov. 5.

In addition to songwriting and performing, Zeman also founded Mud Records a few years ago to help spread the word about other artists that he’s passionate about. Recently, he produced an album for Tennessee songwriting legend Tom House, which has been hailed as House’s finest work, largely thanks to the input and guidance of Brock Zeman.

He’ll have a million songs to draw from and a whole bunch of stories to tell.

Other upcoming events at Sunset Saloon:

Sunparlour Players, Oct. 29

Murdoch & Sparrow, Nov. 21

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Murdoch & Sparrow @ Sunset Saloon, Nov. 21!

Murdoch & Sparrow
Live at Sunset Saloon (house concert, West Winnipeg)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
7:30
Suggested donation $15-20
All are welcome (bring the kids, friends, family, people off the street, whatever)
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James Murdoch and Jay Sparrow met years ago at the beginning of their diverging musical careers. Although Murdoch had a pop singer-songwriter background and Sparrow leaned toward the punk rock vein, their paths often crossed as they traversed the globe on respective tours and music festivals.

James and Jay both garnered the attention of the Canadian music industry, media and music fans at large as they progressed and grew as songwriters.

Eventually, James and Jay got together and spent 10 days in Nashville writing a concept album that culminated in a LIVE recording at The Arden Theatre in February, 2012.

The result is a collection of songs that follow the lives of two characters as they make their way across turn-of-the-century Canada through heartbreak, tragedy and love.

Murdoch & Sparrow weave heartfelt storytelling with beautiful, often haunting melodies, into a record that is distinctly, “Canadiana”.

“We really feel that this album is greater than the sum of its parts and we’re excited to send it out into the world.”, says Murdoch.

Murdoch & Sparrow release their album “DOMINION DAY”, in June 2012.

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Other upcoming events at Sunset Saloon:

Sunparlour Players, Oct. 29

Brock Zeman, Nov. 5

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October 11, 2012

We couldn’t make it down to the studio tonight, but there’s too much going on for us to be caught sleeping on the job, so we’ve got some great pre-recorded goodness for you this evening.

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Harvest Moon Festival 2012

This year’s Harvest Moon Festival in Clearwater featured a stellar lineup of local talent, including Imaginary Cities, Sarah & Christian Dugas, Greg Macpherson, JP Hoe, Al Simmons, Del Barber, and plenty more. It was a lineup too good to pass up. Here are some photos from that great event.

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Del Barber in Inglis, MB

On Sept. 14, Steel Belted fave Del Barber performed a special concert with his band in Inglis, MB, inside of a decommissioned grain elevator. The show was recorded for an upcoming feature length film to be shown on MTS on Demand TV. It was an incredible experience, and a wonderful show. Here’s a look behind the scenes. We’ll be sure to let you know when the film is premiered.

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Minnesota State Fair, 2012

The Minnesota State Fair always boasts a great musical lineup, but this was the first year that I finally made the trek down. It won’t be the last!

In just a couple of days, I managed to see the legendary Wanda Jackson, Will Hoge, a show called Minnesota Music on a Stick, featuring The Jayhawks and Jeremy Messersmith, among others, and the newly reunited Mavericks. I was a huge Mavericks fan during their heyday in the 90s, so when they brought the reunion tour within driving distance, it was hard to pass up.

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Liam Titcomb, Aug. 24/12

Liam Titcomb came to Winnipeg to promote his new album “Cicada” on Aug. 24, 2012. The show was scheduled for The Cube in Old Market Square, but Fish & Bird broke it (THANK YOU!), so this show was moved to a much noisier, busier spot at 201 Portage.

Liam was good enough to drop by UMFM to chat and play a few songs on Aug. 23. Check out the podcast at tellthebandtogohome.com.

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Hot Pick – Shannon Lyon

Shannon Lyon
Broken Things
Busted Flat Records

Shannon Lyon has been a Steel Belted favourite for almost a decade now, since the release of his breakthrough album “Wandered” back in 2003. Since then, he’s continually written some of the most powerful and memorable songs around. He reminds us a lot of Matthew Ryan in his diversity and his way of dealing with darkness and despair in a way that’s anything but a downer. He can do all-out rock & roll and touching and tender ballads, as well as everything in between. Lyon is a pretty prolific guy and has touched on a lot of genres over the years. This latest album sees him in a moody, laid back mode contemplating live, love, and the “Soul of the World.” Recorded near the end of his residency in Holland, where he spent about 12 years recording and performing, and just before his recent return to Canada, where he was born, it’s clear that this album marks an ending, and a longing for a new beginning. It’s surely a culmination of a lot of living and learning over those years, and a look ahead to new adventures. It’s an album full of longing, but hope and happiness, as well. It’s self-produced and largely self-performed (he only brought in two other players, the gorgeous voice of Elly Kellner, and a keyboard player named Mike Roelofs,) so the personal, reflective quality of the songs really shines through. And they are powerful, memorable songs that we’ve come to expect from this great writer. This one might take a few listens to really hit a first-time listener, but we assure you, it’s well worth the repeat listens.

The album was originally released as a pay-what-you-want download on Lyon’s Band Camp site, but has now been released on CD by Shannon’s long-time Canadian label, Busted Flat. The folks at Busted Flat are good music-loving sorts, and well worth supporting.

Hot Pick – Radney Foster

Radney Foster
Del Rio, Texas Revisited: Unplugged & Lonesome
Devil’s River Records

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Way back in 1992, fter years with acclaimed country duo Foster & Lloyd, Radney Foster recorded and released his solo debut, Del Rio, TX, 1959. It came out during the “new country” boom in the ’90s and it contained a few big hits of the day, so in music circles, it kind of got lumped in with a lot of easily forgettable country music of the day. The thing about the album is, it’s anything but forgettable, containing some amazingly powerful writing (“A Fine Line”) and a melodic masterpiece or two (“Nobody Wins.”) There were some stellar guest stars on the album (Mary Chapin Carpenter), some talented co-writers (Kim Richey and Beth Neilson Chapman), and the songs were covered by such big acts as The Dixie Chicks and Hootie and the Blowfish. It’s one of those classic albums that the Steel Belted crew loves, and one that we can surely agree on (and there aren’t too many of those!) But sadly, it’s out of print and so, hard to find. Foster gets requests for that one all of the time, and since record company bumbling has kept him from re-releasing it himself, he went and recorded a new, updated version of the entire album. It’s called “Del Rio, Texas Revisited: Unplugged and Lonesome,” and as such, it’s not a faithful re-recording of the album, it’s a more modern take, and done in a stripped back acoustic style. Again, there are a lot of great guests on the album, including Marty McGuire (Dixie Chicks), Dan Baird, David Henry, Jack Ingram, and a host of other Texas all-stars (those names might not mean much to you unless you read a lot of liner notes like us, but if you look up their resumes, you’ll see the significance.) The 20 years since the release have worn Radney’s voice a bit, but that just serves to draw in more emotion and feeling than the somewhat slick original, which only improves the power of the songs, and will hopefully update the album’s legacy and help new listeners to see it apart from the “new country” phase that surrounded the original. The songs are true timeless classics, well worth revisiting, or discovering for the first time. Highly recommended.