Articles by Eric Thom

Rory Gallagher
Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005
The luck of the Irish had nothing on Rory Gallagher. A life cut tragically short, this humble, talented man took the blues world by storm w...
Various
To: Kate: A Benefit for Kate's Sake
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005
Christmas wouldnt be Christmas if it werent for thinking of others and opening ones heart to charity. Kate and Caroline Kirk are sufferi...
Alejandro Escovedo / Jon Dee Graham
El Mocambo, Toronto ON - October 4, 2005
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005
Anyone concerned over Alejandro Escovedo's personal health after his near-debilitating bout with Hepatitis C has much to rejoice about. His...
Shemekia Copeland
The Soul Truth
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005
This record should lift right off the page with a voice as powerful as Shemekias, the still smoking gun-for-hire of Memphis guitar god Ste...
Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys
Foggy Highway
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005
Anyone who counts Paul Kelly as one of the most underrated singer-songwriters of our time has something new to crow about. This recording m...
Mark Lemhouse
The Great American Yard Sale
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005
Sometimes you hear something that just cant be pigeonholed into a musical genre and thank goodness for that. Mark Lemhouse has blues runni...
Jesse Colin Young
The Very Best of Jesse Colin Young
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005
Hailing from Greenwich Village in the early 60s, Jesse Colin Young first made his mark in the Youngbloods and their "Get Together became...
Hot Toddy / Isaac & Blewett
Live at the Black Box
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005
The great thing about Canada is the wealth of musical talent that remains largely undiscovered by the rest of us. The joy is in the discove...