Articles by Kerry Doole
Gillian Welch Talks Her Return with 'The Harrow & The Harvest'
PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2011
The drought has just ended for fans of Americana star Gillian Welch. She recently released her first album in eight years, The Harrow & The...
David Gogo
Soul Bender
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2011
It's no surprise that this album is already receiving a warm response from Canadian blues fans, as Gogo plays the kind of hard-driving, mea...
Dave Alvin
Eleven Eleven
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2011
Over a career spanning more than 30 years, Californian Dave Alvin has become a genuine (if somewhat undervalued) hero of the Americana scen...
Brad Turner Quartet
It's That Time
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2011
Long a leading light on the Vancouver, BC jazz scene, trumpeter/composer Turner first made an impact in award-winning combo Metalwood, and...
Toronto Jazz Festival featuring Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Los Lobos, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Toronto ON June 24-July 3
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2011
The 25th Toronto Jazz Festival marked the milestone with an impressive and musically eclectic lineup. The Mario Romano Quartet, opening up...
The Re-Mains
Courage...and Shuffle the Cards
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2011
Billed as Australia's best country-rock band, the Re-Mains are clearly committed to conquering Canada too. They're now touring here for the...
Philip Gibbs
The Petroleum Age
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2011
Fans of Texan country-folk would do well to check out this, the fourth album from Austin, TX-based troubadour Gibbs. His mellow, versatile...
Ashley MacIsaac
Crossover
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2011
Let's face it, the expectations for a new MacIsaac album are less than they once were. A self-destructive phase made the East coast star ta...