The Be Good Tanyas Live at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC February 11, 2012 Concert review by Douglas Heselgrave We’ve all been stuck in the middle of someone else’s argument or witness to a nasty breakup, and no matter how […]
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Reviews by Douglas Heselgrave Thanks to the incredible renaissance that’s been taking place in Montreal for the last few years, Canadian musicians are receiving more attention than they have any time since the late sixties when Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, […]
Review by Douglas Heselgrave This emotive and powerful debut album featuring guest performances from Richard and Teddy Thompson, Martha Wainwright and Sean Lennon is surprisingly beautiful and offers listeners far more than the sum of its parts. If a predilection […]
At last! With ‘Traveller,’ Anoushka Shankar has finally released an album worthy of her immense talent The first time I heard Anoushka Shankar play live, I was completely mesmerized. She was a very young woman then, touring with her father, […]
The escape By Ndidi O Nigerian-Canadian singer channels Big Mama Thornton, Phoebe Snow, Billie Holliday and Joni Mitchell to create an amazing collection of new soul and R and B classics. By Douglas Heselgrave Move over Adele, Joss Stone and […]
By Doug Heselgrave As a music fan, I have always loved reading the inevitable best of lists that every journalist feels compelled (or is explicitly asked) to write, but I hate writing them myself because deep inside I know […]
Review by Douglas Heselgrave The collection arrived in a plain brown unmarked box. It sat inauspiciously on the corner of the front stoop for days before I noticed it. I unwrapped it, pried open the packing staple and pulled it […]
Reviews by Doug Heselgrave Sometimes, there’s a disconnect between an artist’s creative output and the product they produce that finally makes it to the market. The music business is so carefully managed and manipulated today that it’s difficult for […]
(a very late reckoning) By Doug Heselgrave My basement threatens to flood, my house’s foundation is showing its age and the sewer pipes are wound into a chokehold by roots from the 60 foot tall blue spruce in […]
Review by Douglas Heselgrave Doug Cox, Salil Bhatt and company release what may just be the best Blues/ Indian fusion album ever Albums that attempt to bridge the gap between cultures are often hit and miss affairs. For […]
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