Mundo Musique: Be Calm Honcho
With the explosion in indie music and DIY artists, having an eye-popping (and sometimes perplexing and nonsensical) name is almost […]
RBC Bluesfest Revue: Tindervox
Remember the 90s? Tindervox sure does. When I hear this band (and especially Kara’s voice), I hear some Joydrop, and […]
CD Review: James Leclaire Delivers on Of What Is Left
James Leclaire sings with a gritty voice (think Steve Earle but without the booze issues) and I’ll admit that I […]
RBC Bluesfest Revue: The Red Rails
Holy $#!%. That’s all I could say when I heard The Red Rails for the first time. Bluefest indeed, these […]
Mundo Musique: SkyBurnsRed
On Mundo Musique, we’ve featured plenty of bands of the “symphonic” or “orchestral variety. There’s the orchestral/choir pop of bands […]
RBC Bluesfest Revue: The Split
RBC BLUESFEST REVUE: THE SPLIT Fans of Lee Fields, Charles Bradley and James Brown should check out The Split when […]
Weekend Stream (June 27): Old Crow Medicine Show, Brian Eno & Karl Hyde, Matthewdavid, and PS I Love You
Here’s your weekly feature of new albums being streamed before their official release dates. There are, however, only a handful […]
Mundo15: Our 15 Favourite Albums of the Second Quarter
In early April, we listed our favourite fifteen albums of the first quarter, and we thought we had a chore in […]
ABOUT LAST NIGHT
THE OTTAWA JAZZ FESTIVAL June 20 – July 1 DUELLING GUITARS JULIAN LAGE & NELS CLINE NAC 4th Stage, […]
EVEN MORE FRANTIC FRINGE REVIEWS
BURNT AT THE STEAK by Carolann Valentino – New York City, USA Carolann Valentino is a force of nature. […]
Mundo Musique: She Keeps Bees share “Is What It Is”
Brooklyn duo She Keeps Bees will be releasing their fourth album, Eight Houses, in September, but on Tuesday they shared […]
New Singles from Woods
In April, we ooh’ed and aah’ed at Woods’ latest album, With Light and With Love. The Brooklyn band is now […]
New Music Alert: PS I Love You
Before The Revue, Kevin did the “Capital Revue” series for The Ottawa Citizen. He invited me to a quick podcast, […]
New Single: Ruthie Foster, “Singing the Blues”
Just last week, I reminisced about seeing Ruthie Foster in 2007, and I wondered outloud when she would release a […]
RBC Bluesfest Revue: Still Winter Hills
With a nice throwback sound, blending catchy melodies and quality musicianship, Still Winter Hills are a band that would feel […]
Mundo Musique: Circulatory System Return with “Mosaics within Mosaics”
For Fans of: Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples In Stereo, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Beatles Athens, Georgia’s Circulatory System came […]
Mundo Musique: The Graceful Self-Titled Debut of Phox
Phox, the multi-instrumental band of six friends from Baraboo, Wisconsin, have established a fine niche for themselves with their unique […]
Mundo Musique: A Sunny Day in Glasgow’s Dreamy Album, “Sea When Absent”
Just out yesterday, the multi-city band A Sunny Day in Glasgow have released quite possibly the album for the summer […]
RBC Bluesfest Revue: Silver Creek
Silver Creek are a pretty phenomenal roots band from Ottawa. They’ve been playing for years, touring around Canada and playing […]
RBC Bluesfest Revue: Sound of Lions
Chill-out pop. A touch of R&B. Brooding bluesy notes. Sprinkle with a bit of trip hop. Add cool beats. Those […]