The legend of Belle Starr’s been inspiring creativity for a century now: there’s been dime store novels by too many authors to name, movies and songs from artists like Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler that have riffed on the Texas […]
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Justin Rutledge and Carina Round perform the song “Kapuskasing Coffee” for Southern Souls. From the new album Valleyheart. The Valleyheart Tour begins Februa…
Shovels & Rope visited Vancouver’s Biltmore Cabaret for a little show. Oh…apparently they were opening for Lucero, but as near as I can tell no one cared. They were all there for the opener. Review is here: https://nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/shovels-rope-at-the-biltmore-cabaret-april-4-2013
I’m loathe to miss a good show, but sometimes fortune doesn’t shine kindly. The phenomenon known as Shovels & Rope last played Vancouver on August 2nd of 2012, the same night as the phenomenon called Wagons was playing at the Railway Club. […]
The show had just started when the text message came in from a singer/songwriter friend: “Drinking game: everytime Billy Bragg expresses a political opinion, do a shot.” This elicited a solid chuckle from the group of friends I was sitting with […]
Current Swell’s official video of “I Want a Bird” from their album “Long Time Ago” Album ‘Long Time Ago’ available now on iTunes – http://smarturl.it/current…
Canadians, we’re fond of saying, often define themselves as “not Americans.” With so much shared culture the line between what’s Canadian and what’s American can be a blurry one at times. We like hockey a lot more than Americans, we […]
The first time I saw the Milk Carton kids they were opening for the Punch Brothers in one of the most beautiful venues in the city. They were just fantastic, and try as I might to avoid the Simon & […]
The Debut EP “Wild Country” Available Now! Purchase On: iTunes: http://smarturl.it/wakeowlwildcountry Amazon: http://smarturl.it/wildcountryamazon ———-…
When last we met, Vancouver native Dustin Bentall and his Smøkes were playing his hometown’s Waldorf Hotel in celebration of the release of their new Orion EP. That fine collection of songs filled the room pretty close to capacity and gave […]
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