Articles by Eric Thom

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  The Paperboys

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON - September 29, 2003

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  It's a familiar story: Canadian band finds exuberant acclaim in Europe before anyone realises at home. Recently signed to True North Record...

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  Tab Benoit

  The Sea Saint Sessions

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2003

  Tab Benoit believes in "keeping it real,” preferring to record live versus allowing the studio to control his output. He remains loyal to h...

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  Robert Cray

  Time Will Tell

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  Robert Cray is loved by two distinctive audiences: pure blues fans on one side, R&B fans on the other. Some 13 albums ago, he represented t...

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  Debbie Davies

  Key to Love: A Celebration of the Music of John Mayall

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  Debbie Davies is a serious student of the blues and this disc is a loving tribute to a beloved mentor, having learned her first lessons fro...

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  Kat Goldman

  The Great Disappearing Act

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  Sometimes the things you are searching for are right under your nose. Such is the case with fresh-voiced, quirky, Toronto songstress Kat Go...

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  Twisters

  Long Hard Road

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  The Twisters’ version of the blues is one injected with a joy that is instantly audible, and the best high-test fuel currently available. T...

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  The Acoustic Strawbs / Kat Goldman

  Hugh's Room, Toronto ON - April 24, 2003

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  Quirky singer-songwriter Kat Goldman, who is barely old enough to know what a Strawb is, bravely faced a roomful of their hardcore fans arm...

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  Chris Rea

  Dancing Down the Stony Road

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  After some 21 albums, Chris Rea has found himself more recognised for his pop-rock successes than for his love of the blues and, in particu...