The Perlich Post: 2025

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Robert Plant vs. Pat Benatar

Back in 1966, Robert Plant cut a version of the Young Rascals' "You Better Run" with which Pat Benatar would have more success.

Robert Plant's Saving Grace plays Toronto's Massey Hall on November 10. Get tickets right here.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Happy Birthday William Bell

Cheers to Memphis-born singer/songwriter and producer William Bell on his birthday. Here are a few stellar performances.

Melat Mengesha with Daniel Barnes' Ethio-Jazz Trio @ Hirut Café, Saturday

Melat Mengesha sings with the Ethio-Jazz Trio at Hirut Café on Saturday (July 19) at 8 pm following a free set outside the St. Lawrence Market at 1 pm.

Midweek Mixdown: The electronic sound of Quebec with Heavy Friends

Here's a Heavy Friends selection of electronic recordings created by Quebec artists originally broadcast by CKCU-FM in 2017.

Listen to Electronic Sounds From Canada, Part Deux here. View the playlist below.

Electronic Sounds From Canada – La Belle Province

"Golgot(h)a Prélude": Walter Boudreau - Walter's Freak House - Atma Classique - recorded 1990

"Rouge" [excerpt]: Jean Piché - Heliograms - Melbourne - 1982

"...Et Le Troisième Jour" L'incarnation: Dionne-Brégent - ...Et Le Troisième Jour - Capitol - 1976

Le Grinçant Mr. Smile: Bernard Bonnier - Casse-tête - Amaryllis - 1984 (recorded 1979)

"Arabesque": Mario Campo - Ultimatum - Psyche Industry Records - 1985

"Atmosphères (Beginning)": Nicole Rodrigue - Portrait Musical No.2 - CAPAC - 1975?

"Digital World": Trans-X - Message On The Radio - Matra - 1983

"Utter Space: Men Without Hats - Folk Of The 80's - H.A.T.S. Inc. - 1980

Rouge Barbelé": Kaméléon - Kaméléon - " Pro-Culture - 1981"

"Métal": Soupir - 12" - Pro-Culture - 1983

"Super D.J. (Studio)": Le Show - 12" - Sky Records - 1983

"Erreur Erotique": Fri¢ - 7" - DJ - 1982

"Don't Let It Go" (Instumental):Ray Vista - 7" - Neige - 1983 Canadian

"Tangram": Robert Normandeau - Tangram - Empreintes DIGITALes - 1994

"Sister Of The Night": Charles Foucrault - Panic Panic - Psyche Industry Records - 1985

"IF": Monique Jean - Electricities - Électricités - Canadian Music Centre - 2003

"Neither More Nor Less": Tim Hecker - Mirages - Alien8 / Kranky - 2004/2013

"Resoriff" [excerpt]: Nil Parent - Portrait Musical No.6 - CAPAC - ~1979?

"Do It Again": The Montreal Synthesizer Orchestra - 12" - Gatsby - 1977

"Nova": Pascal Languirand - De Harmonia Universalia - Minos - 1980

"Elevator": IKO - 83 - Manhattan-Formula / Medical Records LLC - 1982, 2014

"Je N'Irai Pas Jouer Live": Les Biberons Bâtis - Ok C'est Correct - Tir Groupé - 2001

"Nuit (1991)": Police Des Moeurs - Police Des Moeurs - Mannequin - 2013

"This Side Of The Border": Rational Youth - Future Past Tense - Artoffact - 2016

"Stompin' At Le Savoi": Kid Koala - Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs - Ninja Tune - 2003

"Love Don't Dance Here Anymore: Tiga - Ciao! - Different, [PIAS] - 2009

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Dun-Dun Band casts a spell @ The Tranzac Club, Tuesday

Craig Dunsmuir managed to round up the gang for a rare Dun-Dun Band getdown at the Tranzac tonight at 9:30pm. $15 or PWYC.

Get a copy of Dun-Dun Band's entrancing album Pita Parka, Pt.I: Xam Egdub via Bandcamp right here.

Remembering Roky Erickson on his birthday

Remembering singer/songwriter Roky Erickson on his birthday with a few performances and an epic tribute from Bongwater.

Sound Library Gems: Creeps feat. Camille Sauvage

Along with various dark and sinister drama cues, de Wolfe's "Creeps" from '73 boasts two Camille Sauvage concrete corkers.

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For more of Camille Sauvage's sound library curios, check this site

Monday, July 14, 2025

Remembering Sabu Martinez on his birthday

Celebrating the birthday of conguero deluxe Sabu Martinez with some of his stellar recordings. Snazzy artwork by Olaf Jens.

Watch Gillian Welch & David Rawlings play a Tiny Desk Concert

Some 15 years since their last Tiny Desk Concert, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings return to perform songs from Woodland.

Before They Were Famous: Daryl Dragon aka "The Captain"

Before Daryl Dragon hit the big time with Toni Tennille, he was cutting a surf single with brothers Doug & Dennis as The Dragons.

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Steve Briggs' Summer Sundays w/ Ed Smith @ Artful Dodger, July 13

Singer/guitarist Ed Smith sits in with Steve Briggs & crew at the Artful Dodger (10 Isabella) today from 4pm to 7pm.

Happy Birthday Leroy Hodges of Hi Rhythm!

Raising a glass to bassist extraordinaire Leroy Hodges on his birthday with a couple of performances and recordings. Cheers Flick!

Jerry Teel vs. Dock Boggs

Check out Jerry Teel's update of the Dock Boggs classic "Sugar Baby" after the original. Get a copy via Bandcamp below.

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Jerry Teel & The Big City Stompers SugarBaby

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Happy 80th Birthday Butch Hancock!

Cheers to singer/songwriter and Lubbock living legend Butch Hancock on his 80th birthday. Here are a few of his timeless classics.

Maggie's Wake @ The Cameron House, Saturday

Celtic roots crew Maggie's Wake – feat. The Rizdales' Tara Dunphy & Lindsay Schindler – hit the Cameron tonight at 8 pm.

Remembering Paul Foster of the Soul Stirrers on his birthday

Thinking of Soul Stirrers' powerhouse Paul Foster on his birthday with a few television appearances you may have missed.

B-Side Wins Again: Dennis Bovell aka Sufferer Sound

As "Sufferer Sound," Dennis Bovell cut the dub instrumental "National Front" for Tempus Records later renamed "Suffrah's Dub"

Check out Dennis Bovell's "Sufferer Sounds" compilation on Bandcamp right here.

Friday, July 11, 2025

Kurt Vile & The Violators, Merce Lemon @ Danforth Music Hall, Friday

Since Kurt Vile is in town for a show tonight with Merce Lemon, here are a couple of recent performances to get you up to speed.

Remembering guitar slinger Rev. Charlie Jackson on his birthday!

Celebrating the birthday of Rev. Charlie Jackson with Adam Lore's 50 Miles of Elbow Room tribute and some house wrecking.

One For The Weekend: Los Straitjackets

Watch the clip for "Polaris" off Los Straitjackets new album Somos Los Straitjackets out Sept. 19. Pre-order it here.

Thinking of 78 Collector Joe Bussard on his birthday

Thinking of music collector extraordinaire Joe Bussard with a documentary, a 2016 interview with Otis Gibbs and a few faves.

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Toronto folk legend Bonnie Dobson releases new album, Dreams

Legendary Toronto singer/songwriter Bonnie Dobson recorded the Dreams album (out July 11) with The Hanging Stars.

Here's the scoop...

Jon Mills is joined in the studio by legendary folk singer Bonnie Dobson, most known for composing the songs “I’m Your Woman” and “Morning Dew”. She is back on July 11th with a brand new album "Dreams" written and accompanied by Rich from The Hanging Stars. Check out Bonnie's appearance on Soho Radio's Shindig! Broadcast right here.

Bonnie Dobson & The Hanging Stars - Dreams

Canadian folk singer known for her purity of voice and composer of ’Morning Dew’; once at the heart of Greenwich Village heyday singing with Paul Simon and Bob Dylan joins forces with The UK’s premier purveyors of Cosmic Americana. Riding a wave of creativity and acclaim with two successive classic albums Hollow Heart and On A Golden Shore, the Stars bring their inimitable shimmering sound to Bonnie's new compositions. Get a copy of Bonnie Dobson's Dreams album via Bandcamp right here.

Credits:

Bonnie Dobson: guitar and vocals

Richard Olson: guitars and vocals

Parick Ralla: guitars, vocals and percussion

Paul Milne: bass guitar

Paulie Cobra: drums and percussion

Sean Read: horns and percussion

Itamar Rubinger: drums

Herman Ringer: strings, horn and arrangements

Watch the Easybeats 1967 documentary "Easy Come Easy Go"

Here's Peter Clifton's 1967 short film "Easy Come Easy Go" covering breakout Aussie rockers The Easybeats' move to England.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Remembering Lee Hazlewood on his birthday

Raising a glass to songwriter/producer and singer Lee Hazlewood on his birthday with a few clips featuring Nancy Sinatra.

Deke Dickerson readies new"Hot Roddin'" EP for upcoming tour

Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers' new Hot Roddin' four-song 7" EP will be sold at their upcoming shows.

Here's the scoop from Deke...

The countdown is on! We've got everything in the pipeline for our new release: "Hot Roddin' with Deke Dickerson and the Whippersnappers!" If all goes to plan, we'll have these in time for our August/September nationwide tour.

This will be released as a 7-inch vinyl EP (4 songs) with a CD also enclosed in the same package. There will be a limited edition (200 copies) blood red vinyl edition that will only be available on my website (https://dekedickerson.com/) and at our shows.

Fantastic cover artwork by Chris Wilkinson (photo by Michelle LaValley)!

We're also gearing up for the release of the video shot by Chris Magee of Bopflix, for the lead track on the album: "Ridin' With The Devil (Goin' Fast As I Can Go)"

Exciting stuff on the horizon, stay tuned! I just wanted to share a peek of this fantastic cover art with you....

While you're waiting for Deke's new EP and video, check out a recent interview with Deke following performances of "Honky Tonkin' Rhythm," "Payin' For That One Mistake" and "Bucket Of Blood" with the Whippersnappers...

Soulful Ethiopian singer/songwriter Aster Aweke hits The Concert Hall, July 19

Don't miss this rare T.O. show by Ethio-soul great Aster Aweke with the sensational Rahel Getu and Abinet Girma on Saturday.

አስቴር አወቀ fans can get tickets for Aster Aweke's Concert Hall show with Rahel Getu & Abinet Girma right here.

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Toronto's Long Branch launch new Arc of the Sun LP @ Sound Garage, Thursday

Long Branch's Don Pyle, Sally Lee, Lisa Myers & Laura Pitkanen are releasing their Arc of the Sun LP on Friday (July 11).

Here's the scoop from Long Branch HQ...

Long Branch music group are pleased to announce our forthcoming new album, Arc of The Sun! Slated for release on Friday, July 11, the album was engineered by, and co-produced with the band by Jon Drew, and recorded at Taurus Studios.

We are self-releasing it on our Eventual label, and it will be available on deluxe gold melt vinyl, as well and all the usual streamers. The front cover features exquisite art by Rachel Duckhouse, with back cover photo and jacket design by Don Pyle.

The premium inner sleeve has another drawing by Rachel Duckhouse, and full lyrics, with design by Lisa Myers. Arc of The Sun includes special guest Anne Bourne on cello.

The album is distributed in Canada by F.A.B. (https://www.fab.ca/en). The first two “singles” are out now! You can listen to our latest one, "How It Is," on some streamers or on our bandcamp (https://longbranchmusic.bandcamp.com/album/arc-of-the-sun) - where you can also pre-order vinyl LP or digital files.

What's inside? Watch Laura's unboxing of the new Arc of the Sun LP right here.

Tickets for Long Branch's album release show with Ada Lea (solo) and This Is How We Die at Sound Garage (165 Geary) on Thursday (July 10) are $22.55 advance and available right here. Those in Montreal can catch Long Branch with SongPoems and SLURP at the Rocket Science Room (#204 – 170 Jean Talon Ouest) on Saturday, July 12 at 8 pm. Tickets are $15 at the door. For more info, visit the FB event page here.

Check out a Long Branch performance at Montreal's BBAM! Gallery back in 2016 following the notes and credits below.

Long Branch – Arc of the Sun

Arc of the Sun was born out of the lockdown era, as isolation slowly gave way to reconnection with loved ones and each other. We then took time to write, arrange and return to the intimacy of creating music together. Co-producer and engineer Jon Drew at Taurus Recording committed to our sound and to the project. He tuned into what each of us brought into the studio, listening to our playing styles, the textures of our amps and effects, our unique musical approaches. From this process of making and creating, Long Branch has ripped into a new level of sonic creation, at times raw, emotional, and unapologetically intense. Out of that connection, we’ve crafted something new: Arc of the Sun. We’re proud to share it, and hope you fully immerse yourself in its resonances.

Credits:
Sally Lee: Bass, Backing Vocals.
Lisa Myers: Guitar, Lead Vocals on Rooftops, Backing Vocals.
Laura Pitkanen: Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Kee Bass, Minimoog Model D, Piano, Rhodes, Vibraphone, Vox Continental.
Don Pyle: Drums, Timpani, Bells.
Special Guest: Anne Bourne, Cello on All Those Lines, Do Tell, At Ease, My Faint Resolve.
Produced by Jon Drew and Long Branch
Recorded and mixed by Jon Drew at Taurus Recording
Mastered by Joao Carvalho

Front cover artwork: Rachel Duckhouse
Back cover: Don Pyle
Outer Cover Graphic design: Don Pyle
Inner sleeve: "Lisa" drawing and handwriting by Rachel Duckhouse
Inner Sleeve Graphic Design: Lisa Myers

Happy Birthday Roy Babbington of Soft Machine, Nucleus, Delivery, etc

Cheers to Roy Babbington on his 85th birthday. Here's a Nucleus performance (1972), Soft Machine (1973) and more.

Remembering musician/producer Aki Aleong on Kogar's Jungle Juice Show

The studio creations of musician/producer and actor Aki Aleong are featured on Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #111. Have a listen.

Here's the scoop...

Get WAY OUT with Kogar’s Jungle Juice Show #111! This rockin’ show features a tribute to the amazing AKI ALEONG! Hear some of his music and the music he produced back in the day! Also featured; Billy Vaughn, Duane Eddy, The Jammers, the Corvets, Big Maybelle, Joe Tex, Red Hewitt, Jesse James, Carl Cherry, Sheriff and the Revels, Ronnie Cook, Aki and the Nobles, The Groupies and The Leather Boy! Full set list with original record labels over at the Boss Radio 66 blogspot! Listen right here.

Monday, July 7, 2025

Soul4Real recirculates Sound Stage 7 & Muscle Shoals soul gems on new EPs

Soul4Real is digging into the vaults of Muscle Shoals Sound and John Richbourg's SS7 & Seventy-Seven for two new soul EPs. Check 'em out!

Muscle Shoals Sound

S4R49 focuses on the legendary MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND STUDIO and features four previously unreleased tracks: two by the wonderful Katie Love; a fabulous version of Phillip Mitchell’s "Hitch Hike to Heartbreak Road" by Curtis Wiggins which more people may know from the version cut by Bobo Mr. Soul; and an exquisite song from Sandra Wright’s lost session at the studio, written by George Jackson and recorded in January 1978—proof that the magic was still alive.

Sound Stage 7 / Seventy-Seven

S4R48 is dedicated to John Richbourg’s iconic labels, SOUND STAGE 7 and SEVENTY SEVEN, featuring the main man Joe Simon and the much-missed Ann Sexton on two album tracks available for the first time on 7”. Completing the EP are two originally unreleased tracks: Roscoe Shelton’s well-known Northern Soul classic "You’re the Dream", and another deep soul gem by Texan Vernon "Geater" Davis, "I'll Meet You."

Remembering jazz guitarist Tiny Grimes on his birthday

Remembering Tiny Grimes with some rare 1940s performance footage for "Never Too Old To Swing" and more.

"Space Dance" Listen here: https://archive.org/details/the-hummingbirds-space-dance
"Moon Song" Listen here: https://archive.org/details/the-hummingbirds-moon-song