By Eric Alper. Fiery blues, rock and soul songstress Caroline Cotto’s first full album is a musical tribute to her quest for her own...

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By Ken Wallis. They say the apple does fall far from the tree. And that’s certainly the case with The Blackburn Brothers. Their father,...

By Ken Wallis. Jim Casson is one of Canada’s premiere drummers and he’s amassed enough awards to prove it, and recently he’s been...

By Ken Wallis. Andre Bisson just had a release party for this 11th album, entitled Latchford. We conducted an interview with him a while...

By Ken Wallis. Brandon Isaak is the product of a dad who has been a musician all his life. His influence started Brandon down the road of...

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By Ken Wallis. Sue Foley is a dynamic, energetic musician whose talent crackles, whether on a studio album or in a live environment....

By Ken Wallis. Every once in a while, you discover something new that somehow escaped your notice. It took Betsie Brown of Blind Racoon...

By Ken Wallis. The Lowdown Dirty Mojos come flying at you from Dundas, Ontario. In a recent review, I wrote about their new album Down...

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By Ken Wallis. The Canal Bank Shuffle ran from 2002-2019 in Thorold Ontario. The festival was mothballed after the death of its founder,...

By Ken Wallis. The Tim Horton’s Southside Shuffle, an annual festival in Port Credit, Ontario, Canada took place September 8th, 9th and...

By Ken Wallis. When Garnetta Cromwell takes the stage, you’re in for a special treat. Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne nailed it when he said:...

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By Erin McCallum. Each instalment of “Behind The Curtain” is written with the intention of investigating – and uncovering – something...