Vancouver-rasied, Toronto-based musician Patrick Brealey recently released his new album Mercury In Songbirds. On the record Brealey draws upon a wide swath of North American roots music styles. Some songs are mountain stomps, like the banjo-plucker "My End Of The Deal". Some are all cowboy laments like "Learn To Let It Go". Others are flat out bluegrass or country.The album is punctuated by
Back in the day, your skill as a rapper hinged on whether or not you could move a crowd. Folk icons needed to be able to tell a story that inspired revolution. Blues men had to play as if they had stood at the Crossroads and were willing to trade their soul for some licks. But most importantly, radio stars like Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and Elvis had to make you dance. It might be a slow sway with your girl or a sweaty two step all over the dance floor, but music never used to be about standing there [...]
hat das schon tradition? eine labelvorstellung am sonntag? blödsinn, wirklich im rhythmus liegen wir hier nicht. weder mit dieser noch mit jener rubrik. und ein sommerloch haben wir auch nicht. diktiert wird das tägliche klienicum-geschäft lediglich durch die aktuellste entdeckung. nun. boompa records . howdy! oder boompa productions sind in vancouver stationiert und haben einige bekannte künstler aufgelistet. aha- effekte sind vorprogrammiert. da viele releases in europa durch andere companies vertrieben werden, bleibt der ausgangspunkt, nämlich boompa häufig vernachlässigt auf der strecke. the salteens, matt sharp, leeroy stagger sind auf dem kanadischen label ebenso zuhause wie small sins, the [...]
If you're a Bruce Springsteen fan, live in the Vancouver area, and have nothing to do tonight, here's a suggestion: Born in the USA performed live in its entirety by Patrick Brealey, who's classified on his myspace profile as " Folk Rock / Roots Music / Lyrical ". Patrick vs. Bruce Springsteen Friday, June 13, 2008 The Main Restaurant ( 4210 Main St. @ 26th ) Start time: 9:30pm Patrick Brealey - You Shook Me All Night Long [originally by AC/DC] Speaking [...]
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