Tune in to GAIN Music at 5pm for the finale winner announcement! Thanks so much to GAIN, all the bands, patrons, fans, staff and fellow judges. Such an awesome experience and Bry was proud to be apart of it. So excited!
This Delta Blues band is a super fun mashup of modern music and 1920’s style blues! I love getting to see them when FRANKIE & JIMMY play at Jimmy Jazz (no relation). I can’t stop smiling when I see these vagabonds play. The combination of Frankie stomping on his bass drum/tambourine midi board and Jim Fitzgerald Jr. singing through his distortion […]
What an awesome show! Even if your forte isn’t 1920s Delta Blues and ragtime, after listening to The Vaudevillian for a couple songs, I’m sure you’d dig them. That was the case last night at Jimmy Jazz, and I watched as patrons who weren’t going to their usual spots like DSTRCT, Frank ‘n’ Steins and […]
How lucky can I be? Seated between Metal Master DWok and Diva Supreme D’eve Archer along with Awesome Jim to judge Battle of the Bands is a new height for me! I was nervous, knees weak, arms were heavy, Big Crunch -too much caffeine in my belly… Graciously, I was introduced by Mr. Nik Wever […]
I first met lead singer Alex Montyro at the Jimmy Jazz (surprise) as Matt Weidinger put his guitar down at the end of his first set, Alex asked him if he could play a song. Matt agreed, and Alex played his version of “Down in Mexico” by The Coasters. I was transfixed at the sound, […]
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What an amazing show! Patrons of Doogie’s are so fortunate to be able to be in awe of this music legend, the only performer working longer than the legendary Bruce Hare. A spectacle, nay, an extravaganza of literally timeless hits written by the illustrious, one and only Butch Haller! I entered the sticky floored venue to the […]
This isn’t your typical music post, but it’s an entertainment post for “the heart of live music” and my favourite dive bar, the Jimmy Jazz! For well over a year now, amateur comic Dave MacInnis has been hosting Comedy Night At Jimmy Jazz. Only having been doing stand-up for a few years, Dave has met and grinded with some […]
For the whole of Saturday night, I was posted up at Jimmy Jazz for the White Girl Wasted/Bike Thiefs/Lipstick Fiction show. The gathering of these bands and their people brought to us an evening of high energy and high humidity, also. For those who weren’t there, it was a great night, and for those who were, there […]
What a Blues-Rock treat!!! Unfortunately it was on such short notice, because these 3 guys are monsters in the tri-city music scene. The dynamic rock sound of the classic age that these guys encapsulate is astounding. The big sound grooves are mouthwatering. Taylor Kerr of Crown & Jester and his girlfriend rocked out and screamed. People around me marveled […]
I’ve been to manhattans music club 4 times now, twice to interview Guelph wonderful musical Divas Ambre McLean and D’eve Archer, and now twice for swingin’ jazz/blues and ‘za! This is a classy place with a comfortable tone, and I’ve known some pretty big hitters in the blues/jazz scene play here. Filling up the Music Lives calendar, I’ve read bios […]
Guelph, ON May 23, 2018 – River Run Centre launched its 2018-19 Season of professional entertainment today at a public announcement and celebration. This season has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada and their Season Sponsor The Co-operators. “Today we are thrilled to share with you not only what stars we have aligned […]
This is the first review of any kind that I’ve written for Music Lives. Hey, I’m Dana. Last night I went to a show and now I’m going to write about it, I guess. I have a tendency to say more than I need to, but I’ll really try not to overdo it. To celebrate […]
I’ve seen the back patch. I’ve heard the hype and how great they are. I still didn’t listen. Even after tonight I won’t go out of my way to. After much persuasion from friends, I caved and went to see Michale Graves of Misfits. Having never really heard The Misfits I didn’t really know what […]
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The Namedroppers album, My Funny Hypochondriac review by Bryan McNeill Online sample: https://namedroppers.bandcamp.com/ This is a monster band with Stephen Gomboc, Michael Di Felice, Sammy Duke, and Anthony Damiao all coming together for a funky, psychedelically jazz infused masterpiece. The opening song Hall of the Mountain Thing is explosive and playful with Anthony Damiao‘s familiar caterwauling. Some interesting sped up guitar […]
Amongst The Hurtin Mess is the full length debut of Cambridge punks, Block Parent. First released on cassette on May 11th at Jimmy Jazz and the CD being released on June 3rd at Pin Up. At first listen you would never guess they are only a 3 piece band because they have the melody and […]
I ran up to Dstrct at 935pm, grabbed an Amsterdam 3 speed and dug into the first band ILLICIT which had just started playing for BOTB. Decent pop punk sound maybe need some more stage time.. 3rd song they switched instruments and covered Foo fighters’ “Everlong” with the drummer singing… I wish I could be a fly, […]
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GUELPH, ON, May 10, 2018 – River Run Centre will announce its 2018-19 Season of professional entertainment at a FREE PUBLIC LAUNCH on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Several exciting additions to the season will be announced along with confirmation of a line-up that will offer the community a rich diversity of performing arts experiences from Guelph, […]