Wed 23 Jul 2008
Check out Victoria artist, Jan Stirling’s Jazz release.
This CD is a real treat for the ears and hopefully it will bring Jan’s outgoing and uplifting musicality to a much larger audience.
As you can hear from the full, crips sound she gets, she has a great pianistic touch and she always swings. Beautifully accompanied by Toronto musicians Keiran Overs on bass and Davide DiRenzo on drums, the trio plays through a wide selection of styles and moods…Oliver Gannon
Wed 23 Jul 2008
When the Twin Towers went down and it seemed the US was at war with an invisible enemy, Pres. Bush went on TV to tell Americans to go out and shop. This would keep the economy at full boil. I don’t know if he mentioned this, but he should have…looking for towels or buying a fishing rod makes people feel like it’s (whatever it is) all going to be all right. Buying the mundane things of this world restores a sense of normality and eases our fears. (more…)
Sun 20 Jul 2008
This week’s show featured some of the players out and about at some of our Local Festivals in and around the Toronto Area, Julian Fauth, Chuck Jackson & Eugene Smith, to name a few…..Add to that some fantastic new Kenny Neal, New Guitar Summit and a little Taj Mahal….Now you’ve got a neat little show happening! (more…)
Sun 20 Jul 2008
I remember a friend of mine once met someone (this was in the mid-1970’s) who thought Frank Herbert (author of the interminable Dune series) was God. I’m not sure if Herbert would have agreed, but this guy’s attitude was replicated in many fans in many genres (The Moody Blues’ “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)” was in response to their fans’ assumption that the Moodies had insights that no one else did). (more…)
Sun 20 Jul 2008
Greetings, all - As of now, At the Crossroads can be streamed (not downloaded, though) from the main page of my site at www.atcblues.ca. The icon is in the top left hand corner of the page, and it will connect to the show from the previous week. Cheers!
AT THE CROSSROADS
Brant Zwicker P.O. Box 20027, Stn. Sahali Mall Kamloops, BC V2C 6X1 zwicker@telus.net www.atcblues.ca (more…)
Sat 19 Jul 2008
Voodoohead News
The BlueVooDoo upcoming Western Tour http://www.thebluevoodoo.com
Kamloops
The BlueVooDoo are on the Road again in a few weeks bringing their brand of blues to Kamloops and Calgary soon. (more…)
Wed 16 Jul 2008
We’ve got a double whammy this time. Kush, masters of the chillout world, have listed their two CDs on BullFrogMusic.
Streams of Consciousness Volume 1
Sun 13 Jul 2008
Sunday Night Soul “Playing The Music That Radio Forgot”, every Sunday Night at 10PM…on AM1430…..get all your information, artists, labels, distributors at www.sundaynightsoul.com Sunday Night Soul Playlist for Sunday June 29th
Drink House - SCRAPOMATIC - Sidewalk Caesars - Independent - www.scrapomatic.com Sweet L’il Daisy - SONNY BOY MICK - Love Peace & Sonny Boy - independent - www.sonnyboymick.com (more…)
Sat 12 Jul 2008
A good friend of mine just excitedly informed me that her daughter just got accepted to one of Canada’s lesser known universities so she could pursue her desire to be involved in Public Relations. I suggested that said daughter could find similar employment in a brothel and would benefit humanity by not adding another useless tit to society. She was offended rather than enlightened by my inappropriate comment. (more…)
Tue 8 Jul 2008
Death takes the innocent young, The rolling in money, The screamingly funny, And those who are very well hung.
So I’ve lost another friend. Damned careless on my part but they will keep dying don’t you know. This one sort of hurts more than most as I knew this guy for upwards of 30 years. It doesn’t matter what his name is, you won’t have heard of him. He was just your average person with a gentle manner and a heart as big as the outdoors.
I often thought that his job didn’t suit him very well; he would have been at his happiest sitting in a smoky room, a cigarette in one hand, a glass of wine by his side, writing poetry of uneven quality.
I had to pick out a card today to send to his partner. You ever notice how sappy those cards get (Know that our thoughts are with you in this time of sorrow.)? I picked out a card with a drawing by Rudyard Kipling of a cat, walking away from the observer down a lane lined on both sides by trees.
It seemed appropriate because my friend was a cat of a singular colour.
AT THE CROSSROADS