Jully Black closed out the Saturday night in Woodbine Park for the Beaches Jazz Festival and simply killed it. This woman has an honesty to her that she shares with everyone in the audience. She speaks of truth, openness and venerability the gives her performance a strong sense of humility. She put a lot of… Continue Reading
Mel Lastman Square hosted the final evening of the Cultura Festival that featured the amazing Lemon Bucket Orkestra. Before they went on there was a smaller stage that featured Stephania Wololshyn from Lemon Bucket Orkestra, as well as Stacey Yerofeyeva and Elelina Ferenc. They have their own group called Blisk. It is a fine mixture… Continue Reading
It is a perfect summer evening and it is being spent in Lee Lifeson Park in Willowdale. The acts performing are David Barrett and Jacob Moon. Crown lands are in the audience representing and they told me how excited they were to be working with Terry Brown, who produced Rush. It feels that this circle… Continue Reading
The great thing about the Jazz fest at the Beaches is it takes over all of July. It is a truly a celebration of Toronto. For this little segment of the festival, I got a chance to witness three very diverse bands. Woodbine Park was a band from Lindsay Ontario called the Kents. The Kents… Continue Reading
Well, I wished I would have seen Pavlo on his first day versus his 19th day of performing at The Jazz Bistro. I would have been promoting the crap out these shows for awhile now. I can admit I have seen and really knew his music before I showed up, but I showed up and… Continue Reading
Where do I begin… Glass Tiger finally are on their 31st anniversary tour. I know it should have been their 30th but a while back lead singer Alan Frew had a stroke and pushed things back a little bit. Mr Frew went and did a short solo tour to re-engage himself with his stage presence.… Continue Reading
Mavis Staples took the Massey hall stage and did what she was born to do. She sang about the truth. Mavis is a powerhouse performer that never needs to apologize or back down from sensitive issues. She started with the song, “If you’re ready (Come go with me)”. The audience knew they were on not… Continue Reading
The Security Project hit the Garrison in fine fashion. If you don’t know who this band is, they are a shackle of musicians celebrating the early works of Peter Gabriel. Just ask Jerry Marotta on drums, he was there at the time. This band slightly reinvents the energy of Peter original work and brings new… Continue Reading
Kingston’s Band The Wilderness released their debut recording Saxton’s River. They have been together for three years and are struggling to make it to the next level. They tour North America hoping to find their audience. I guess they were hoping this recording will push them further. The Band consists of Lead vocalist and guitar-… Continue Reading
Article written by BT Guest author: Maureen Vitelli JUDAS PRIEST ARE STILL METAL GODS as they held service to the 5000 metal maniacs at Casino Rama last night. The band played their 3rd stop in Ontario in support of their new album “Fire Power”. The crowd worshipped lead singer Rob Halford, who still has one of… Continue Reading