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John’s Blues Picks February 2017 – Harry Manx

Published February 1, 2017 in John's Blues Picks

Harry Manx has a Canada 150 show at Koerner Hall on Feb. 3 and it will debut a new touring ensemble. Faith Lift is the new CD to go along with the tour. It is quite a departure from his usual sound in that he is accompanied by a string quartet. On the recording it is members of the Sydney Opera House Strings but at Koerner, it will be the Dévah Quartet (plus Kevin Breit, Davide Di Lorenzo & Clayton Doley).

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Loose Blues News – February 2017

Published February 1, 2017 in Loose Blues News, News

An Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved an application to place HMV Canada Inc. into receivership on January 27.HMV owes nearly $39 million to HUK 10 Ltd and would require between $2 million and $5 million annually in cash to stay open, according to court filings, and the company was losing $100,000 a day as customers turned towards online media in recent years.

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Top Blues – February 2017

Published February 1, 2017 in News, Top Blues

This month’s recommended listening by John Valenteyn, host of John Valenteyn’s Blues on ciut.fm, 89.5 and CD reviewer for Maple Blues.

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February 2017 – Angel Forrest

Published February 1, 2017 in Maple Blues Newsletter, News

Angel Forrest wins big at the Maple Blues Awards

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John’s Blues Picks January 2016 – Holly Hyatt & Jon Burden

Published January 1, 2017 in John's Blues Picks, News

This veteran duo from BC, with Hyatt on electric bass & vocals and Burden on electric guitar and vocals have a live CD that gets a little help from Marvin Walker on subdued drums. They perform a set of covers and originals, with Muddy’s “Blow Wind Blow” and Memphis Slim’s “Mother Earth” opening.

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John’s Blues Picks January 2016 – Lucas Haneman Express

Published January 1, 2017 in John's Blues Picks, News

The Lucas Haneman Express hails from Ottawa. Haneman is a visually impaired guitarist/vocalist/songwriter who has a degree in jazz studies and who won an Oscar Peterson Scholarship to do so. He has now decided to write original material, using his background to take blues in some non-traditional directions. The non-traditional directions include an awareness of current sensitivity to malefemale relationships.

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John’s Blues Picks January 2016 – Debra Power

Published January 1, 2017 in John's Blues Picks, News

Debra Power is a veteran Calgary pianist/vocalist with a long overdue first album. If you haven’t heard of her, it’s because she’s mostly played in clubs in Calgary while raising a daughter. But she is going to represent Western Canada at the IBCs this month and I’m sure her dusky voice and new songs will be well received there.

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John’s Blues Picks January 2016 – The Vaudevillian

Published January 1, 2017 in John's Blues Picks, News

The Vaudevillian is Jitterbug James (vocals/guitar/carzoobamaphone), Piedmont Johnson (vocals/bull fiddle) and Norah Spades (vocals/kazoo/ washboard) and they hail from Hamilton. As the name suggests, they recreate their own vaudeville or medicine show, right out of the twenties or even earlier. Brendan Stephens, as Jitterbug James, writes the original material and handles the lead vocals.

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John’s Blues Picks January 2016 – Mike Goudreau & The Boppin’ Blues Band

Published January 1, 2017 in John's Blues Picks

Mike Goudreau started out a few decades ago leading this band and although he’s released many CDs on his own, he continues to stay close to the Boppin’ Blues brand of horn-led swing blues. Those horns are still by founding members Dany Roy on sax and Maxime St-Pierre on trumpet.

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Loose Blues News – January 2017

Published January 1, 2017 in Loose Blues News, News

Following a difficult month with the loss of several favourite blues-friendly icons like Mose Alison and Leon Russell, the local blues community has been hit hard with the passing of two beloved bluesmen, John Mays and Brian Cober. Social media has been blowing up with loving tributes to two of the most humble and dedicated musicians and all-around great human beings that ever surfaced on the Toronto blues scene.

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