Articles by Michael Johnston

Jane Monheit

Never Never Land

PUBLISHED May 1, 2001

At 22, jazz vocalist Jane Monheit has, no matter how unlikely, endured the heartbreak and romance that populates the lyrics of great jazz s...

Lenni Jabour

Live

PUBLISHED May 1, 2001

Lenni Jabour's recent live recording proves that compelling songwriting and a spirited delivery are at the core of most great pop records....

Tim Easton

The Truth About Us

PUBLISHED May 1, 2001

Alt-country devotees ought to rejoice over the release of Tim Easton's solo debut. Backed by three-quarters of Wilco - bassist John Stirrat...

Eddi Reader

Simple Soul

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

On this sophomore effort, Boston's Reach the Sky continues to hone the brand of melodic East Coast hardcore that they first explored on the...

The Mahones

Here Comes Lucky

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

More punk than Great Big Sea, but less charming than the Pogues, Kingston, ON, quartet the Mahones have barrelled along for over ten years....

Terry Tufts

Walk On

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

Journeyman Ottawa guitarist Terry Tufts, better known for his virtuoso work as a sideman, has established himself as a compelling country-r...

Ted Hawkins

The Kershaw Sessions

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

Had any members of the late ’60s Stax community ever gone "unplugged," they might have sounded like Ted Hawkins. As raspy and soulful...

Folk

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2000

In Western culture, folk music resists one singular definition. Around the turn of the 20th century it was an oral tradition, sung "for the...