Articles by Michael Barclay

Sloan

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

The good news is that they’re playing and singing better than ever (even with Murphy’s sore throat); the bad news is that the new album is...

B.J Snowden

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

Outsider music icon B.J. Snowden is a 50-something black woman from Boston who has a lot of overly earnest songs about Canadian provinces,...

Sonny Best Band

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

Sharing a bill with Cuff the Duke and the Sadies, the Sonny Best Band played comparatively straight-up ’70s truck-stop country and western...

Unicorns

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

Striking a confrontational pose when faced with a packed room of indifferent yappers, the Unicorns battled bad sound and misfired jokes, in...

M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell And Amen

Alan Alda

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2007

Ever since this aired in 1983, series finales have been trying to top it in both content and impact; however, this remains the most-watched...

Lubo Alexandrov and Kaba Horo

PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2007

Much of the world music contingent at this year's Hillside was of the seated, chin-stroking variety. Not so with Montreal's Kaba Horo, who...

Feist

PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2007

No one is surprised anymore by Leslie Feist's talent, her songcraft or her ability to get amazing people to be in her band. Instead, long-t...

Evan Gordon and the Sad Clowns

PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2007

Of the diminished local presence, these homeboys launched a wide-eyed, foot-stomping barrage of impassioned and gutsy grooves bolstered by...