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Bloodshot Bill gets personal with new album, Thunder & Lighting

By Marsha Casselman

Montreal’s Bloodshot Bill has been traveling as a one-man swagger-heavy rockabilly band for over ten years and just released Thunder and Lightning, an LP of songs about relationships (many of which are stormy, judging from the title). Prized by renowned Toronto booker Dan Burke, Bloodshot plays the Silver Dollar for his album release party... »

Drunk Woman puts on the country swagger

By Marsha Casselman

By Richard Trapunski From giving up journalism for concert promotion to baiting volatile Memphis punk rockers, Dan Burke may be a perfect embodiment of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Toronto, but he’s devoted one night a week to another great American music genre: Country. On Tuesday night, a Toronto band named Drunk Woman played the first show... »

NXNE festival withdrawal

By Marsha Casselman

Dance – rock -dance around the clock – We covered Toronto’s premiere 4-day music festival (aside from Canadian music week – same thing, different month) and are now weening off eating and breathing music 24/7 Highlights: Once a superfan of the Wu Tang Clan, I thought I’d sit in on GZA interview with Fab 5 Freddy:... »