Articles by Kerry Doole

Mary Gauthier Explores 'Trouble & Love'

PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2014

This week marks the release of Trouble & Love, Americana heroine Mary Gauthier's eighth album overall and first studio record in four years...

Luminato's Daniel Lanois tribute with Emmylou Harris, Kevin Drew

Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, June 10

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2014

This year's recipient of a star-studded musical tribute as part of the Luminato festival was Daniel Lanois. Such an event posed more of a c...

Colleen Rennison

See The Sky About To Rain

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2014

It's quite the busy year for Vancouver singer/actor Colleen Rennison. The hard-hitting bluesy rock band she fronts, No Sinner, are making w...

Mary Gauthier

Trouble & Love

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2014

Mary Gauthier does not make dinner party music. Call her style uneasy listening, as her signature is deep exploration of personal pain. Her...

Matthew Barber

Big Romance

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

It's something of a mystery that Toronto troubadour Matthew Barber hasn't had a bigger impact. A handsome lad, he has put out consistently...

John Mayall

A Special Life

PUBLISHED May 13, 2014

At 80, John Mayall remains known as the Godfather of British Blues, thanks to his mentorship of such key figures of the '60s British blues-...

Justin Rutledge

Daredevil

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2014

Given his well-earned reputation as one of the most poetic lyricists in Canadian music, it's a mite surprising that Justin Rutledge would d...

Emmylou Harris / Daniel Lanois

Massey Hall, Toronto ON, April 15

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2014

The ticket stub read "Wrecking Ball tour - Emmylou Harris," but Daniel Lanois deserved equal billing on the night. Not only was he the prod...