Maneli Jamal – The Ziur Movement
Progressive Finger Style
Maneli Jamal is originally from Iran and has travelled the world. He has performed in the U.S.A., Canada and England to name a few. He has just recently acquired his Canadian citizenship and in turn written a song called Morning in Adanac which spells Canada backwards.
It’s a witty name which reflects the turning [...]
Lawrence Collins – Superman is Dead
I have had the good fortune of meeting a musician from France with nearly 20 years of experience under his belt, his name is Lawrence Collins. This man is by far the most captivating performer I have seen in ages. He has one of the most dynamic voices I’ve heard in a long time. His [...]
Rob Szabo – Life and Limb
The MP3 Download Card
Rob Szabo has done it all; toured, produced, written, engineered, merchandised, grant funding, and much more. He is a full-time artist playing at a comfortable pace of 100 shows per year and one album per year.
One of his most innovative presentations was his merch stand at Graffiti in Kensington Market, Toronto. It [...]
Andrew Austin – Just The Way I Feel
The Canadian Idol
As you may or may not know, Andrew Austin is a veteran cast member of Canadian Idol 2007. He lived in the Royal York hotel for a couple of months and played the part of a talented singer… not a talented songwriter. Andrew stumbled upon the open call audition for Canadian idol while [...]
Daniel Roth – I Should Have Known (Live at C’est What)
Guitar Layers
I had the pleasure of playing a show with Daniel Roth this past week. He’s’ a solo singer/songwriter from Toronto. On stage he has an acoustic guitar with a few fx pedals and a loop recorder. His repertoire is similar to that of Now Yr Taken or Marco Solo, but Daniel Roth brings a [...]
Marco Solo – Your Ghost
Set Your Pace
If you’re an independent artist debating whether or not to sign to a label, I’d like to introduce you to Marco Difelice, former front man of Super Garage and now the solo looping artist Marco Solo. The man has toured the UK, U.S and Canada with rock band Super Garage, composed scores for [...]
Machete Avenue – Cut to Pieces
Take a stroll down Machete Avenue
London’s Machete Avenue was at Wakestock this past weekend where the dark duo performed two sets including an acoustic set at the MySpace stage as seen above. Despite being ‘sick as a dog,’ Machete’s front man, Chad Michael, put on a great show for the crowd of people intimately sitting [...]
Rody Walker Kicks off Wakestock 2007
Get a taste of Rody’s infamous video blogs as he introduces Wakestock 2007 on Toronto Island, the world’s biggest wakeboarding event. With skateboarding competitions hosted by Element skateboards in vert and street skate for a grand prize of $10,000. There was live music by I Hate Sally, The Flatliners, From First to Last, Ten Second [...]
Peter Katz – Posters
Peter Katz is definetly one of the best singer/songwriters I’ve seen in a while. His rawness reminded me of Jonah Matranga of Onelinedrawing and Far, while his soothing melodies made me think of Jeff Buckley. I also identify with Peter’s path in life. He’s done theater, writing, performing, and he even manages himself. He is [...]
Mike Celia – Dry Out
I met Mike Celia through Sean Pinchin both of whom perform a the Lost Lounge quite regularly. Mike comes from a musical family with an older brother who has been signed to Warner Music; David Celia, i.e. www.myspace.com/davidcelia. Mike is a well rounded musician, I’ve seen him play bass, guitar, and belt out his voice [...]