Articles by Kerry Doole
The Falcons
Atomic Guitar
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2011
The ranks of instrumental guitar bands are still under-populated, but Vancouver, BC's the Falcons have been flying the flag proudly for 20...
Mike Field
Ashes
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2011
Toronto, ON-based composer/trumpeter/bandleader Field is a classically trained musician who's also studied with jazz great Warren Vache. He...
Jon Brooks
Delicate Cages
PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2011
Those who like their folk sparse and laced with pointed social and political commentary should definitely check out this undervalued Toront...
Sleepwalk Guitar Festival featuring Luke Doucet, J Mascis, Richard Lloyd, Ian Blurton, the Sadies
Great Hall, Toronto ON November 4-6
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2011
The first edition of Toronto's Sleepwalk Guitar Festival featured concerts, workshops and interviews with top Canadian and American guitar...
Chris Isaak
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2011
Considering that his retro yet timeless style owes so much to the early rock'n'roll of the '50s and early '60s, it makes perfect sense that...
Colleen Brown
Dirt
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011
Edmonton, AB-based songstress Brown gained a deserved national profile last year with the re-release of her second album, Foot In Heart. Lo...
Treasa Levasseur
Broad
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011
It has been pleasing to watch the artistic evolution of this talented Toronto, ON roots songstress over recent years, and Broad (her third...
Bill King
Five Aces
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011
Bill King wears many hats: composer, bandleader, producer, festival programmer (the Beaches International Jazz Festival), record label head...