Articles by Kerry Doole
Sunbear
Moonbath
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2010
For an album recorded in the dead of last winter, there's warmth to this, the second effort from rootsy Toronto, ON trio Sunbear. Recording...
Claude Hay
Deep Fried Satisfied
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2010
Releasing definitely one of the most entertaining blues-rock albums of the year, Hay is a free-spirited Australian singer/guitarist known a...
The Reckoners
...And The Sky Opened Up
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2010
There must be something in the BC air that spawns sweet vocal harmonies. To the likes of harmony-driven groups like the Blue Shadows and th...
Justin Townes Earle
Harlem River Blues
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2010
With four albums in as many years, Justin Townes Earle has a work rate rivalling that of Ryan Adams. Happily, he's getting better with each...
Man Of A Thousand Songs
William D. MacGillivray
PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2010
Outside folk music circles, Ron Hynes isn't a particularly well-known name amongst Canadians, but he's rightfully revered as a regional tre...
Reid Jamieson
Staring Contest
PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2010
Formerly a popular member of Toronto, ON's music community, Jamieson now calls Vancouver, BC home. He has undeservedly flown a little under...
The Rizdales
How The Marriage Ended
PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2010
Given its WASP heritage, you'd expect London, ON, to produce Morris Dancers rather than a fine honky-tonk band. Thankfully, the Rizdales fi...
Jon Langford & Skull Orchard
Old Devils
PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2010
Punk/roots music veteran Langford is certainly prolific, putting out records with the beloved Mekons, Waco Brothers, Pine Valley Cosmonauts...