Articles by Kerry Doole

John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension / Courtney Pine

Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 23

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2013

When English saxophonist/composer Courtney Pine burst onto the scene in the mid-'80s, he played relatively orthodox jazz. He has gone on to...

Willie Nelson

Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, June 20

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2013

The choice of Willie Nelson as opening act of the Toronto Jazz Festival drew raised eyebrows (and a facile Toronto Star feature), but it ca...

Leeroy Stagger

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2013

Lethbridge, AB-based roots-rock troubadour Leeroy Stagger is one prolific cat. He has just released his eighth studio album, Truth Be Sold,...

Jack Marks

Blues Like These

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2013

Toronto songsmith Jack Marks notched award nominations and rave reviews for his two earlier albums (2010's Lost Wages is a gem), though he...

Jackson Nova

Monarch Tavern, Toronto ON, June 14

PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2013

His Canadian debut performance may not have been totally auspicious, given the sparse crowd in attendance, but English alt-folk singer/song...

Callan Furlong

The Piston, Toronto ON, June 13

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2013

Rootsy Toronto troubadour (and Swamp Yankees member) Callan Furling is just 21 and looks even younger, but this gig showed he has a musical...

T. Nile

Monarch Tavern, Toronto ON, June 13

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2013

At one point in her set, T. (Tamara) Nile declared "I am a folkie, an electro-folkie." The Galliano Island, BC-based singer-songwriter made...

Leeroy Stagger Talks the Process Behind 'Truth Be Sold'

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2013

Lethbridge, AB-based roots-rock troubadour Leeroy Stagger is back on familiar terrain: the road. He has a summer packed full of Canadian an...