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Sean Pinchin - Monkey Brain

John’s Blues Picks March 2016 – Sean Pinchin

Published March 1, 2016 in John's Blues Picks, News

Port Credit’s Sean Pinchin returns following his breakthrough Rustbucket CD of a couple of years ago. That album led to an MBA nomination, excellent reviews and much work, as he played most of the major festivals across the country. He also played on Dione Taylor‘s recent CD, Born Free. We learn this time from his press release that he has been suffering from severe bouts of depression for years. He realized he could write about this and perhaps help himself as he did so. The result is a stunning new album, produced once again by Rob Szabo, the JUNO-winning producer for Steve Strongman, who also supplies keyboards and backing vocals.

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Matt Andersen - Honest Man

John’s Blues Picks March 2016 – Matt Andersen

Published March 1, 2016 in John's Blues Picks, News

For someone who tours as much as this man, it’s a wonder he has time to record a new album at all, let alone one that involves a fair amount of production time. He went to New York to record with Commissioner Gordon, who has worked with many of the greatest in the pop music business. MattAndersen writes in the press release that he was very happy with the new ideas that Gordon brought to the sessions. To Gordon”s great credit, he has made sure that that great voice was front and centre. That voice is in the service of some excellent new songs, all co-writes once again, that while aimed squarely at the mainstream has more than enough to delight all his fans.

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John’s Blues Picks March 2016 – The Way We Was – The Story of the Kendall Wall Blues Band

Published March 1, 2016 in John's Blues Picks, News

Christopher Darton is the filmmaker but the prime mover behind this project is Gary Kendall. Cash Wall was a fellow Downchild alumnus and the matinee they began at the Black Swan every Saturday afternoon on the Danforth became a Toronto blues institution. The documentary tells that story and it is now available for all to see on YouTube. As the documentary shows, the special guest concept proved to be the biggest piece of the puzzle. Darton found an amazing amount of footage of the band performing at the Swan and footage of a remarkable number of the guests.

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March 2016 – Fresh Baked Blues

Published March 1, 2016 in Maple Blues Newsletter, News

“Fresh Baked Blues” Compilation CD launch March 16 at the Jazz Bistro

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February 2016 – Steve Hill & Conor Gains

Published February 1, 2016 in Maple Blues Newsletter, News

Triple MBA winner Steve Hill congratulates Conor Gains on his Cobalt Prize win

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John’s Blues Picks Jan 2016 – Carson Downey Band

Published January 19, 2016 in John's Blues Picks, News

It’s been a while between albums for this Halifax area player but you’ll be pleased to know he still has the blues-rock chops you remember from his first album. Since that disc, he’s been to Afghanistan to entertain our troops there, among his regular festival & club dates mostly in the Maritimes.

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John’s Blues Picks Jan 2016 – Rooster Davis

Published January 19, 2016 in John's Blues Picks, News

Rooster Davis is David ‘Rooster Davis‘ Aide on keyboards & vocals with a second vocalist & partner, Ann Vriend; drums, Peter Hendrickson; and trombone, Brad Shigeta. If with this lineup you’re thinking New Orleans you’re on the money.

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John’s Blues Picks Jan 2016 – Front Porch Roots Revue

Published January 19, 2016 in John's Blues Picks, News

This Edmonton-based group of veterans grew out of a revue called Up On Cripple Creek, which as you may have guessed performed the music of The Band in the Edmonton area, much like Lance Anderson’s revues do here. And equally successfully, it seems. The four who form the core of the new group are Ron Rault on bass & acoustic guitars, David ‘Crawdad’ Cantera on harp, Gord Matthews on guitar and drummer Thom Moon. All but Moon write & sing.

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John’s Blues Picks Jan 2016 – Tim Williams

Published January 19, 2016 in John's Blues Picks, News

The ‘So Low’ is a take off on ‘solo’. Calgary’s Tim Williams performs that way most of the time and decided it was time to record that way – all his previous discs had varying groups of accompanists, one had a full band. As one of our premier blues performers, such a project is not to be taken lightly – if superb country blues is your forte, get this one any way you can.

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John’s Blues Picks Jan 2016 – Derek Miller

Published January 19, 2016 in John's Blues Picks, News

The NMAI is the National Museum of the American Indian and Mohawk bluesman Derek Miller’s contribution is an eye and ear opening survey of First Nations contributions to popular music.

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