Features
Shy-Anne Hovorka
I will be one of the first to say that people from Northwestern Ontario are great people and have talent far bigger than one would imagine, coming from a small mining town off the beaten path. Shy-Anne Hovorka is no exception as she was just nominated for the upcoming 2008 Aboriginal Music Awards for best new artist, best songwriter, and single of the year! [more…]
Concert Reviews
Paul Price and John Moore
I had the lovely privilege of attending one of the most amazing acoustic shows that I have ever seen. It was an intimate gathering of friends, family, fans, and of course, there was great music. Paul Price and John Moore are 2 talented singer/songwriters who are preparing to head out on a co-headlining acoustic tour. In preparation for the tour, the pair hosted a soiree at John’s Loft. [more…]
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea LIVE
What I knew about Classic Indie Albums Live when I arrived at The Drake was this – In The Aeroplane Over the Sea is the stuff of indie rock legend, and one of my personal favourite discs. When asked why she chose ITAOTS for the inaugural edition of Classic Indie Albums Live, event co-ordinator Lauren Schrieber cited this precise reason: it is an album that countless music geeks (myself included) have a relationship with (incidentally, this year also marks the disc’s tenth anniversary). It was therefore the logical choice to kick-off what will hopefully be a recurring series, based on the Classic Albums Live model. [more…]
CD Reviews
The Free Press - Half Truths & Whole Lies
“The Only Way Home”, would be to “Weed(s)” through all your “Dirty Little Secrets”, until you get to “Neverland” and collect on the “Little Pieces” at “The Beginning Of The End Of The World”, where only you can “Stop The War” by having “National Pride” in a “State Of Emergency”, all while staring in “Love And Wonder”, while “It's Killing Me That it’s Killing You” that you haven't listened to Half Truths & Whole Lies by The Free Press. [more…]
Parker - Bombshell
Picture this: a Toronto-based band with innovative lyrics, a ridiculous variety of styles (ranging from electronic to folk to alternative), and a vocalist reminiscent of Bono. Meet Parker. On their album Bombshell, they display all of the latter qualities. Listen to the first twenty seconds of their opening track, “Twenty Twenty” and you could easily mistake it for a U2 song. [more…]
Ryan Neilson - Four Walls
Nova Scotia native Ryan Neilson could fall into the same “boy with guitar” category as Jack Johnson, John Mayer and Jason Mraz. On his debut album, Four Walls, Neilson manages to deliver acoustic songs with the odd bluesy solo. However, he lacks something that the preceding artists achieve – originality. Neilson tends to limit himself to one genre, acoustic-pop, thus the majority of his songs end up sounding similar.[more…]
