Articles by Kerry Doole
Mark Seymour
The Closest Living Thing
PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2009
It's now quite common for singers in popular rock bands to rework their songs in a stripped down or acoustic setting. Mark Seymour (of vete...
Henrys
Is This Tomorrow
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2009
The brainchild of Toronto, ON songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Don Rooke, the Henrys have won fans around the globe (includin...
Greg Brown
Dream City: Essential Recordings Vol. 2, 1997-2006
PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2009
Iowa's Greg Brown is something of a songwriter's songwriter. He has earned major peer respect {count wife Iris DiMent as a fan) and a loyal...
The Mike Plume Band
8:30 in Newfoundland
PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2009
He may now make his living as a songwriter in Nashville but there's nothing assembly line about Mike Plume's new record. It's definitely mo...
B.B. King
Live At Montreux 1993
PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2009
Blues great King has made 19 appearances at the famed annual Montreux Jazz Festival, and his 1993 performance is captured nicely here. It's...
Toronto Jazz Festival
Toronto, ON June 25- July 5
PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2009
Unconstrained by the 'jazz' tag, the festival invited Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings as the opening headline act this year. Smart choice, e...
The Ghost is Dancing
NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009
This Toronto-based group has earned a reputation for boisterous live shows and they pulled out all the stops here. By mid-set, the males in...
The Novaks
NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009
At the Horseshoe, the Novaks imported rock from 'the Rock' (i.e. St. John's, Newfoundland), delivering bar-room riffs short on frills but e...