Articles by Kerry Doole
Lucy Billings
No Other Road
PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2011
Arizona-born, California-based singer-songwriter Billings released a well-received debut album, Open Air, back in 2006. She comes up with a...
David Baxter
Patina
PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2011
Toronto, ON music veteran Baxter has long been the go-to guitarist for such artists as Justin Rutledge and Lori Yates. Of late, he has beco...
Juno Decades: Songs of the '80s
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON January 8
PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2011
Curated by Last Gang, this was the second of the Juno Awards' star-studded tributes to the decades. It drew a capacity crowd, and sauna-lik...
Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Oddities
PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2010
Posthumous releases are, generally, annoyingly inferior, but this is definitely an exception. Apparently, the sisters had long planned such...
Juno Decades: Great Canadian Music From the '70s
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON December 4
PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2010
To celebrate the milestone of the Juno Awards turning 40 next spring, Juno organizers CARAS came up with the fun idea of hosting four night...
The Lowest of The Low's Ron Hawkins
PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2010
It is one of the most fascinating success stories in Canadian indie rock history. 20 years ago, Toronto's punk-fuelled folk-rockers the Low...
Christopher Dignan
Let The Sparks Fly
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010
Guitar slinger/singer Christopher Dignan has paid serious dues to the Toronto, ON rock'n'roll scene. His first band, Suckerpunch, made a sp...
The Songs of Nick Drake featuring Luke Jackson, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Emm Gryner, Kevin Kane
Trinity St. Paul's, Toronto ON November 28
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010
The music of Nick Drake is alive, well and living in Toronto. That was vividly illustrated in this tribute concert featuring some of Canada...