Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Lafayette Afro Rock Band vs. Ice

AfroFunkExplosion!

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2016

If the band name doesn't ring a bell, the breakbeats on this double CD set will certainly jog your memory right quick. Formed in the 1970s,...

Gallant

Mod Club, Toronto ON, October 17

PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2016

"What good is a sword, next to a shotgun?" muses upstart R&B artist Christopher Gallant on his single "Shotgun." The theme of human frailty...

Five Things Norah Jones Wants You to Know About 'Day Breaks'

PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2016

At this stage in her career — 50 million records sold worldwide and counting — singer-songwriter and musician Norah Jones has nothing to pr...

King

Velvet Underground, Toronto ON, October 13

PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2016

Together, Anita Bias and sisters Amber and Paris Strother comprise King, a future-forward yet throwback R&B trio that should be getting a l...

Fantastic Negrito

Velvet Underground, Toronto ON, October 12

PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2016

Hailing from Oakland, California, the funky gentleman born Xavier Dphrepaulezz is on a mission. Purveyor of a modern-minded bluesy black ro...

Norah Jones

Day Breaks

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2016

Norah Jones goes back to basics with her new straight up jazz album, Day Breaks. While her 2002 breakout debut Come Away With Me is arguabl...

Adrian Younge

The Electronique Void

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2016

The premise for composer-producer Adrian Younge's latest entry to his expanding musical canon, The Electronique Void, is presented as a lyr...

Banks

The Altar

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2016

As an artist, Banks is still feeling out who she wants to be. Born Jillian Banks, the Cali-based singer-songwriter's 2014 debut Goddess min...