 |
| Deaner of FUBAR is releasing his new Nightseeker epic on April 20 with the T.O. launch the following evening. |
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Nightseeker album release @ The Horseshoe, April 21
Midweek Mixdown: La Grande Bleue
 | |||||
| Pascale Labbe, Yves Masson, Jean-Baptiste Lombard and friends cut this gem in France back in 1983. |
Monday, February 26, 2018
The Tiki Collective, Yasgurs Farm @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Monday
 |
| Don't miss the Tiki Collective featuring Tyra Jutai, George Koller, Michael Davidson and the Great Bob Scott. |
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Saturday, February 24, 2018
Happy Birthday Nicky Hopkins
 |
| Raising a glass to the Rolling Stones' late great piano man Nicky Hopkins on his day. |
Friday, February 23, 2018
Beams LP release w/ Catl, L Con @ Smiling Buddha, Friday
 |
| Toronto's own Beams are launching their new album Teach Me To Love tonight – check out the title track below. |
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages release their first-ever music video!
 |
| Check out "Let's Go To Mars" off Barrence Whitfield's new album Soul Flowers of Titan with a scary sleeve design. |
WATTSTAX screens @ Royal Cinema, Friday
 |
| Check out the Bar-Kays performing "Son Of Shaft" from the WATTSTAX documentary below. |
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Swingin' Neckbreakers vs. Bill Johnson
 |
| The Neckbreakers do a fine job with Bill Johnson's You Better Dig It, thanks in part to producer Eric "Roscoe" Ambel. |
Monday, February 12, 2018
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Whaddya mean you don't know Piotr Figiel
 |
| Polish composer/bandleader Piotr Figiel is behind this bumpin' 1974 jam off Jacek Lech's Bądź Szczęśliwa album. |
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Valerie June @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Sunday
 |
| In advance of Valerie June's much-anticipated Toronto show Sunday, here's her recent performance on KEXP. |
Friday, February 9, 2018
Watch Lindi Ortega perform "The Comeback Kid"
 |
| "The Comeback Kid" and "You Ain't Foolin' Me" appear on Lindi Ortega's new Liberty album out March 30. |
Thursday, February 8, 2018
John Barry vs. Chris Connor
 |
| Did Chris Connor's 1957 recording of Speak Low inspire John Barry's James Bond Theme five years later? Listen below. |
Willie P. Bennett Tribute @ Hugh's Room, Thursday
 |
| Here's a rare clip of the late great Willie P. Bennett performing at Hamilton's Festival of Friends back in 1976. |
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Happy Birthday J Dilla
 |
| Remembering James Dewitt Yancey on his day with an orchestral version of his Slum Village gem Fall In Love. |
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Cover Cop: The Sheepdogs vs. Har-You Percussion Group
 |
| Could The Sheepdogs be into Latin jazz? Only sleeve artist Mat Dunlap knows the real story behind the hilarious Har-You homage. |
Happy 75th Birthday Calvin Keys!
 |
| Raising a glass to guitar great Calvin Keys on his day with a couple of Black Jazz spiritual swingers. |
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Of course, Butch Hancock is also a painter
 |
| This 2016 canvas by the legendary Lubbock singer/songwriter seems somehow very appropriate right now. |
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Happy Birthday Jody Williams!
 |
| Raising a glass to the guitar great with his solo debut as Little Papa Joe from 1955 and "Lucky You" from 1957. |
Okavango African Orchestra @ Alliance Française, Saturday
Celebrate Black History Month with a rare local performance by Juno-winning Okavango African Orchestra at Alliance Française (24 Spadina) on Saturday February 3 starting at 9 pm. Twelve instruments, ten languages, seven countries…one special concert.
Okavango African Orchestra – who took the hardware for “Best World Music Album of the Year” at the 2017 Juno Awards – features a line-up of eight accomplished African-born musicians currently living in Toronto and Montreal: Daniel Nebiat (krar, vocals-Eritrea), Kofi Ackah (percussion, vocals-Ghana), Tichaona Maredza (marimba, nyunga-nyunga, hosho, vocals-Zimbabwe), Donne Roberts (guitar, vocals-Madagascar), Kooshin (kaban, vocals-Somalia), Ebenezer Agyekum (bass-Ghana), Sadio Sissokho (kora, tama, djembe, vocals-Senegal) and Nicolas Simbananiye (vocals-Burundi). Watch Daniel Nebiat, who works as a Toronto cab driver, discuss the surprising music biz recognition.
Friday, February 2, 2018
Watch Shannon & The Clams' new video for "Backstreets"
 |
| Shannon & The Clams release their 5th studio album Onion February 16. They play Danforth Music Hall on March 29. |
One For The Weekend: Indian Ocean
 |
| The Arthur Russell & Walter Gibbons collaborative 12" School Bell/Treehouse has just been reissued by Get On Down. |
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Happy Birthday James Black!
 |
| Remembering Eddie Bo's drummer of choice with his own tune, Magnolia Triangle recorded with Yusef Lateef. |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
