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MICHELLE
RUMBALL
Michelle's
long-awaited solo disc is out, featuring nine original
songs including "Italy", and "Long Time
Home" recorded live-off-the-floor at Hamilton's Catherine
North studio.
www.whirldrecords.com/Michelle
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MELISSA
STYLIANOU
Smart modern vocal jazz from a rising
star, beautifully conceived and impeccably played by a
cast of local heavy-hitters.
www.melissastylianou.com
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SARA
LATENDRESSE
Gorgeous voice, great arrangements and cool and
unusual repertoire, from Springsteen to Harold Arlen.
www.saralatendresse.com
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THE
BACKSTABBERS
This
latest recording by Cameron House Sunday matinee idols the
Backstabbers captures the great energy and spirit of their
live shows from uptempo footstompers to heartbreakers and
murder ballads. The next best thing to being there.
www.thebackstabbers.org
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JUST
THINK
Pianist and composer Dave Olsen's
new vocal jazz project features singer Maureen
Bynoe, guitarist
Warren Greig, drummer Dan Holowachuk, and bassist Ka-Cheong
Liu.
www.justthink.ca
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RALPH
A regular
beatnik Leonardo da Vinci, Ralph does it all; author, poet,
hip 'zine publisher and designer of zillions of hit CD covers. His
new CD "This is For the Night People" is a jazzy
trip through nighttime.
www.bongobeat.com
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ARLENE
BISHOP
Smart,
funny, full of hooks, barbs and an apocalyptic wall of
guitars "Snarky Girl Pop" is the fiendishly
clever follow-up to Arlene Bishop's 1996 pop masterpiece
"Pinky".
www.arlenebishop.com
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NEIL
LEYTON / FADING WAYS MUSIC
Ex-Conscience
Pilate dude and Fading Ways head honcho Neil Leyton heads
"Down Secret Avenue" to explore post-glam and
pop sounds. Check it all out at:
http://www.fadingways.com
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JORDAN
O'CONNOR'S CASH COW
Known for his incendiary bass playing, Jordan
is also a formidable composer. His debut CD features 11
original compositions played by an all-star quartet featuring
Mike Murley (saxophone) Nick Fraser (drums) Craig Harley
(piano) and himself on bass.
www.thebreath.com
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KEITH
ADAMS
East Coast songwriter Keith Adams' debut CD "Goin'
On a Trip" is a rootsy down-home kitchen jam featuring
first-rate songwriting and a mess of local heroes.
www.aflatproductions.com
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RAOUL
& THE BIG TIME
Maple Blues Award winner Raoul Bhaneja busts
loose with some classic blues sounds on his debut CD,
produced by Terry Wilkins.
www.raoulbhaneja.com
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BLAIR
PACKHAM
Ex-Jitter and wizard producer Blair Packham strikes back
with his solo debut and delivers a whole lotta shimmering
jangly pop and soul.
www.blairpackham.com
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LAURA
HUBERT
That voice! The long-awaited solo album by Leslie
Spit Treeo chanteuse Laura Hubert, "My Girlish Ways"
is a knockout.
www.laurahubert.com
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THE
HENRYS
Largely
unsung in their hometown of Toronto, this band plays an
impossible-to-describe and utterly gorgeous blend
of jazz, bluegrass and ambient funk. They have three stellar
recordings, all featuring guest vocals by the legendary
Mary Margaret O'Hara.
www.irus.rri.on.ca/~henry/
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JENNIFER
RYAN
On Jenn's latest CD she fearlessly explores both
standards and original compositions with beautiful ensemble
work by Jordan O'Connor (bass), Craig Harley (piano), Nick
Fraser (drums) and David French (saxophone).
www.thebreath.com
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TONY
HIGHTOWER
He's
not just a star, he's a constellation!
www.nervousnero.com
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CARNIVAL
DIABLO: THE ULTIMATE SIDE SHOW
The
official site of this unique sideshow described as "the
X-Files meets Monty Python" includes a biography
of ringmaster Scott McClelland's grandfather, an early vaudeville/sideshow
pioneer.
www.carnivaldiablo.com
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GUH
With bagpipes,
a Fender Rhodes, a bass trombone, electric guitar and
a whack of horns and percussion, this prolific ensemble
turns a raucous exploration of post-free-jazz territory
into a trippy, melodic house party on "We Are Sunburning",
their latest CD. Check 'em out at :
www.webhome.idirect.com/~briancram
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ASTROGROOVE
The
latest project from Richard Underhill is a spacey trip-hop
act that blends wild live improvisation with a barrage of
electronica, featuring wizard producer Jono Grant on bass
and Rhodes, and the irrepressible Great Bob Scott on drums,
toys and samples, along with Underhill's otherworldly saxophone
treatments.
www.astrogroove.com
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THE
TOWN PANTS
A high-octane Celtic celebration of drink and
debauchery from this raucous Vancouver trio, produced
by Spirit of the West's Hugh McMillan.
www.thetownpants.com
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SPARKJIVER
Gene Hardy's trio delivers classic R&B and
jazz sounds featuring Rod Phillips on Hammond organ and
Jim Casson on drums.
www.genehardy.com
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DRUMMER
Utterly charming garage folk explorations featuring
Shotgun Jimmie, Tania Gill and the Baird brothers, Jesse
and Jay (of GUH fame).
www.thebreath.com
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