Album reviews: Abba, La Luz, Joan As Police Woman

     ABBA – Voyage (Stockholm, Sweden) The record we all never thought would come, it’s a few decades late, but at least it’s steeped in the best of the decades ABBA reigned in. While its slow ballads vastly outweigh the great upbeat bangers with dark stories, there’s at least a

Gord Sinclair releases his debut solo record “Taxi Dancers”

 Gord Sinclair, best known as the bass player for beloved rock band The Tragically Hip, recently released his acclaimed debut solo record Taxi Dancers. An album that is both winsome and sorrowful, Taxi Dancers speaks not only about loss but recovery. Taxi Dancers has received praise from across the country

Bluesfest by day: Kygo, Lennon Stella, Sue Foley and The Trews

 Lennon stella singing with Shades (credit: Sean Sisk) It was a new week going into Bluesfest's one and only Tuesday, and it was a slow ramp-up to the excitement of the night. Thanks to this crescendo of pop and bluesy rock, anyone who had settled down after the weekend was

Bring Sunshine to Your Day with Days of Rain

 Patrick Ballantyne is no stranger to the Canadian music scene --- but usually he is the one creating the tunes instead of singing them. Canrock giant Gordie Johnson (of Big Sugar, Wide Mouth Mason fame), up-and-coming Meredith Shaw (the new Jann Arden) and the Trews are a few who have