Summertime is festival time. Whatever groove you desire, whatever pocket of the province you happen to habitat…
Hawk and Steel: The Calm Before the Road Trip
Sometimes the coolest guy is the guy who doesn’t even bother to try. This applies to bands as well. Just write…
This Bragg Is Your Bragg
The near sell-out crowd was a frothy-throated bunch, eager for a liftoff to their weekend. Billy Bragg must have felt…
The Ramblings of a Clean Tramp
Rock memoirs tend to fall into one of two categories: 1) the self-aggrandizement of a misfit whose life is a tsunami…
Return of the Folk-Rock Warrior
For folk-rock veteran Richard Thompson, recording a new album means having to do something a little different each ti…
Bad Brains’ Latest Smokes and Sizzles
Hardcore legends Bad Brains are straight outta D.C. yet again with their latest, Into the Future. After thirty-six ye…
Mark Eitzel: Getting Down to the Heart of the Matter
“If Romney gets in, I’m screwed,” says a candid Mark Eitzel, the 53-year-old singer-songwriter, on …
The Herbaliser’s Latest Stands Seven-Strong
Not to make you feel old, but The Herbaliser (Ninja Tune pioneers) have been scratching and cutting their wicked brew…
Business Is Good for Wanda Jackson
Anyone who saw 74-year-old Wanda Jackson’s performance at Venue this past October knows that there’s a lot of f…
Spanish Impressions
A Dark Boat is the latest work by Patrick Friesen, encompassing a collection of brief, evocative works composed while…
The Vaccines Will Fix You Up Right
Although the Vaccines have been a rising force on the UK scene, with Come of Age hitting #1 on the national charts, t…
The Queen of Rock Cannot Be Stopped
There ain’t no crowd like a rockabilly crowd. Only rockabilly will bring together the punks and the cowpokes, t…
