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ALBERTA CROSS: ENCHANTING AND HOPEFUL
Last Saturday night at the underrated Club Lambi in Montreal, the American band Alberta Cross showed us how to have a great gig in a small club without riding under the “indie” banner which is used for any non commercial band in the 21th century. They came to present their new release and second album [...]
JOHN BUTLER TRIO MELLOWS OUT AT SOUND ACADEMY
John Butler Trio (JBT) was at the Sound Academy Saturday night bringing his Australian singer-songwriter wares. Playing a lap guitar to start the show using a slide, the instrument sounded more like a sitar than any type of guitar. John Butler meets somewhere between Ben Harper and Xavier Rudd. I did see a didgeridoo on [...]
OTTAWA BLUESFEST DAY 2: ALBERTA CROSS + BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH + THE ROOTS + BEN HARPER
Alberta Cross opened our second day of the Ottawa Bluesfest coverage with their gritty roots rock flowing across the grounds rapidly attracted a large crowd! Many first time listeners chanting along to the chorus creating a buzz of “WHO are these guys? Alberta Cross made many new Canadian fans with their genuine honest performance. VIEW IMAGES OF [...]