Articles by Brent Hagerman

Ridley Bent

Ridley Bent

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

Somewhere in Nova Scotia there must have been two radios tuned to Sheryl Crowe's "All I Wanna Do” and Sugar Ray's "Fly” with Ridley Bent's...

Steve Forbert

Just Like There's Nothin' to It

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

Ping-ponging between record labels for two decades and largely skirting mainstream attention has allowed Forbert to hone his seeing-the-wor...

Dan Reeder

Dan Reeder

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

You can keep your union songs about slaving for a better minimum wage because Dan Reeder has a song that offers the real voice of the Ameri...

Harry Manx

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

With each album Manx releases, his deep Indo-Canadian roots music becomes more defined and further accomplished. The title West Eats Meet i...

Amos Garrett

Acoustic Album

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

Better known for his electric guitar work on myriad studio albums, Amos Garrett has turned off the breaker and put his baritone voice front...

Sophie B. Hawkins

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

The story goes that Hawkins, unhappy with her record label after releasing Timbre, went indie to make art on her own terms. Usually artisti...

Rob Ickes with Blue Highway

Big Time

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

Rob Ickes is one of the finest dobro players working today. Balancing time between session player and solo artist, Ickes has racked up awar...

Morgan Heritage

Live in Europe 2003

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

Morgan Heritage is one of the few reggae bands that really have the potential to set reggae music on fire internationally in a mainstream s...