Articles by Jonathan Rothman

The Herbaliser with More or Les

Revival, Toronto ON November 13

PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2008

In touring their 2008 release, Same As It Never Was, it’s funny that the Herbaliser display precisely the characteristics the disc’s title...

John Metcalfe

A Darker Sunset

PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

UK composer and violist John Metcalfe melds his classical training with a full ensemble of drums, strings and electronics, and with A Darke...

Aline de Lima

Açai

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2008

A fresh voice out of Maranhão, in Northeastern Brazil, via France, Aline de Lima succeeds in creating a listenable second album (fol...

Kevin Laliberte

Sundance: Spicy Spanish Guitar

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2008

A beloved flamenco guitar presence keeping busy in the Pan-Latin music scene Toronto provides, Kevin Laliberté on Sundance manages to wrap...

Various

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2008

African music junkies take note: here’s a strain that could become your new fix. This double-disc alludes to highlife’s origins, from sourc...

Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara

Soul Science

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2008

Rising British guitarist and producer Justin Adams, when he’s not in Robert Plant’s band, is rightly earning accolades for his stellar new...

Various

Essential Italo Disco Classics 1977-85

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2008

A soulful tour of the influence of Italian DJs as a bridge to new versions of the American disco sound, this bass line- and beat-driven com...

Orchestra Baobab

Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON July 3

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2008

The Senegal-based veterans comprising Orchestra Baobab make a perfect choice for an evening concert at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. Found...