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The Magnettes Attract: They’re Like A Punk Pop Experiment
The Magnettes Attract: They’re Like A Punk Pop Experiment
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Carey Rutherford, Publisher
Dec 15, 2022
Blackie and The Rodeo Kings stretch the Roots rock envelope: They and their guitars sing ‘blood on…
Blackie and The Rodeo Kings stretch the Roots rock envelope: They and their guitars sing ‘blood on…
We have pulled this article because a member of this band has publicly promoted and benefits from the further development of fossil fuel…
Carey Rutherford, Publisher
Nov 10, 2022
Sled Island Returns to Calgary: A Cornucopia of Musical Flavours!
Sled Island Returns to Calgary: A Cornucopia of Musical Flavours!
Really, it’s not “Sled Island in Calgary” so much as “Calgary at Sled Island”. Because we are, finally (at Sled Island again), and there…
Carey Rutherford, Publisher
Jul 22, 2022
Crystal Shawanda Isn’t Bigger Than the Blues, But Her Voice Might Get Close!!
Crystal Shawanda Isn’t Bigger Than the Blues, But Her Voice Might Get Close!!
Crystal Shawanda is driving fearlessly across Michigan while we speak: unlike earlier less-pragmatic musicians we’ve spoken with ( I’m…
Carey Rutherford, Publisher
May 18, 2022
John & I: These Rutherfords Got The Blues
John & I: These Rutherfords Got The Blues
On October 19th, 2021, after potentially crossing each other’s music trails since about 1985, John Rutherford and I sat down to have only…
Carey Rutherford, Publisher
Dec 12, 2021
Kurt Loewen and Folk Friends: A Human Touch Despite Social Distancing
Kurt Loewen and Folk Friends: A Human Touch Despite Social Distancing
Listen to an excerpt of this interview on Apple Podcasts
Carey Rutherford, Publisher
Oct 14, 2021
Keep the fire Burning Part 4: In front of an audience with the Mountain View Festival!
Keep the fire Burning Part 4: In front of an audience with the Mountain View Festival!
When I start complaining about my insistent cat, and how she’s determined to have her own opinions shared during my interview with the…
Carey Rutherford, Publisher
Aug 2, 2021
Keep the fire Burning Part 3: When pop met jazz at the proArts Society
Keep the fire Burning Part 3: When pop met jazz at the proArts Society
When MUSICAlive! first gets Mark Limacher on the phone after listening to his most recent collection of piano improvisations, Things That…
Carey Rutherford, Publisher
May 3, 2021
Keep the fire burning Part 2: From the CPO to U2
Keep the fire burning Part 2: From the CPO to U2
Many artists are trying to Keep Their Fire Burning, usually by playing in small spaces with cameras running, and sometimes releasing…
Carey Rutherford, Publisher
Mar 25, 2021
Keep the fire burning Part 1: The Blues Can Survives!
Keep the fire burning Part 1: The Blues Can Survives!
It’s -27°C, and there’s snow everywhere, and the windchill makes it -38°! What in the hell am I doing going to the bus stop at night, and…
Carey Rutherford, Publisher
Mar 11, 2021
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