“FEELIN’ ALRIGHT”……. was an understatement for the sold out crowd at The Kent Stage for Dave Mason’s “Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam 2024”. It was the first show of his new…

I have been very fortunate enough to see the incomparable Judy Collins, live in concert, three times in the last 7 years. At the Grammy Awards in 2017, with Stephen…

“Can you hear the sound of an ambulance going downtown? Nobody’s safe tonight!” Lyrics from my favorite Aldo Nova song, “Blood On The Bricks” is the perfect way to describe…

Album Review: Mike Watt – Ring Spiel Tour 95 by Brian McConville It seems like 1995 was forever ago.  I was fresh out of high school and naive to the world.  There…

Album Review: Megadeth – Dystopia by Chris Akin More than any other metal band in history, being a hardcore Megadeth fan is truly a rollercoaster ride. This is a band with…

Album Review: Jonathan Richman – Ishkode! Ishkode! by Brian McConville I recall the very day when I was first introduced to Jonathan Richman. Sometimes I wish I could say it was…

Concert Review: David Gilmour at Air Canada Centre (Toronto) I don’t know what I expected when I drove into Toronto for what has to be one of the last shows…

Concert Review: Southside Johnny And the Asbury Jukes at Hard Rock Rocksino by Bear I have seen Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes, oh hell I don’t know how many…

Album Review: Anthrax – For All Kings by Chris Akin Depending on your perspective, Anthrax is either having a career resurgence or floundering at the end of their career. I’m stunned…

Album Review: Alex Bevan & David Young – Boomer! by Bear Alex Bevan has always been a storyteller. Just listen to “Grand River Lullaby” about lost love, “Rodeo Rider” about…