Showing posts with label Daniel Romano. Show all posts
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Friday, December 14, 2018

News Roundup (Cartoons, Annie Sumi, Anthony Tullo, Global Music Awards, more)

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          Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

          Trebleclef is resting. He'll be back next week.

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          Friday, January 12, 2018

          News Roundup (Order of Canada, Jerome Godboo, Poor Angus)




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            The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Music Loving Monkey

            Trebleclef popped in to Stonewalls in Hamilton to experience the very first in a weekly No Cover Sundays show.  They kicked things off with the explosive Jerome Godboo Band. It was incredible!



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            Saturday, June 17, 2017

            GOOD LUCK! Local Artists on Polaris Long List


            3 amazing local artists have taken the first step towards winning the prestigious Polaris Music Prize .  The Long List was recently unveiled and a trio of albums from area musicians are on it. Hamilton rockers Arkells and B.A. Johnston are in the running along with Welland's Daniel Romano.

            Links: Arkells, More Arkells Stories, Video above courtesy of ArkellsVEVO



            Links: B.A. Johnston, More BA Johnston Stories, Video above courtesy of Pigeon Row



            Links: Daniel Romano, More Daniel Romano Stories, Video above courtesy of Daniel Romano [Official]

            The Short List of 10 albums will be unveiled on July 13. The grand prize winner wil be revealed at the Polaris Prize gala on Sept. 18!

            The top spot will win $50,000 and the rest of the Short List will receive $3,000.

            GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!


            Here's the complete list
            Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winner

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            Saturday, June 18, 2016

            GOOD LUCK! Local Artists on Polaris Long List


            The renowned Polaris Music Prize has unveiled their Long List of Canadian Albums for 2016 and quite a few local musicians are on it! 

            Hamilton electronic music-makers Junior Boys and Jessy Lanza grace the list. 
            The announcement of the Short List (which will whittle the long one to just the top ten) will be on July 14, 2016.  The prize winner will be awarded at the Polaris Gala (September 19, 2016 at The Carlu in Toronto).

            The top candidate will earn $50,000 and the rest of the Short List will receive $3,000.

            GOOD LUCK.

            Here is the complete Long List.

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            Thursday, February 25, 2016

            News Roundup (Stingray Music Chart, Prism Prize, Big Johnny Blue, Maggie Ciere)

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            1. The 24th Street Wailers: Where Evil Grows
            2. Andre Bisson: Left With The Blues
            3. Jordan Officer: Blue Skies
            4. Lee Palmer: Like Elway
            5. The Bros. Landreth: Let It Lie
            6. Dione Taylor: Born Free
            7. David Owen: Livin' Life (Produced by Gary Kendall)
            8. Ben Racine Band: A Grand New Brew
            9. Harmonica Shah: If You Live To Get Old, You Will Understand (ft Jack de Keyzer) 
            10. Blackburn: Brothers In This World
            69. Crissinger: Blues Expression (recorded in Hamilton)
              The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

               Trebleclef was at the first session of the brand new Hamilton Regional Songwriters Group at the Artword Artbar.



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              He also visited Mississippi Queen Foods and experience the amazing, bluesy atmosphere and great food



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              The little guy also popped in to Urban Hamilton Artists (co-owned by musician Maggie Ciere) to check out their great printing services and wonderful music merch!




              Links: Maggie Ciere, More Maggie Ciere Videos, Video above courtesy of Maggie Ciere

              Click here for more photos from his visit
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                  Wednesday, February 3, 2016

                  GOOD LUCK! 2016 Junos Get Local!


                  The nominees for the 2016 Junos were recently announced and, as always, quite a few local artists earned some much-deserved recognition.  Hopefully, they'll be boasting a few awards come April 3, 2016 when the ceremony is televised from Calgary this year.

                  Industry veterans, LeE HaRVeY OsMOND (Contemporary Roots Album) and Harrison Kennedy (Blues Album) will be representing Hamilton.  So will Whitehorse (Adult Alternative Album, Producer, Recording Engineer) and The City Harmonic (Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album).



                  Links: Lee Harvey Osmond, More Lee Harvey Osmond Stories, Video above courtesy of Latent Recordings



                  Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories, Video above courtesy of Andrea Cassis

                  Other local nominees include Burlington rockers Walk Off The Earth (Fan Choice, Group, Producer), St. Catharines' City and Colour (Artist, Songwriter, Producer), Daniel Romano (Adult Alternative Album) from Welland and Six Nations performer Derek Miller (Aboriginal Album).



                  Links: Derek Miller, More Derek Miller Stories, Video above courtesy of Silverheels Records

                  Top nominees include The Weeknd (6), rapper Drake (5) and pop sensation Justin Bieber (5).

                  GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!

                  Click here for the winners: Part 1, Part 2

                  From the Media: Hamilton Spectator, Burlington Post

                  Here are some highlights:

                   CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM 
                  BLUES ALBUM 
                  ARTIST 
                  SONGWRITER
                  FAN CHOICE
                  GROUP
                  ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
                  ABORIGINAL ALBUM 
                  CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM 
                  PRODUCER
                  RECORDING ENGINEER
                  SINGLE
                  ALBUM
                  BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
                  BREAKTHROUGH GROUP
                  COUNTRY ALBUM
                  ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM 
                  ROCK ALBUM
                  VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM
                  JAZZ ALBUM: SOLO
                  JAZZ ALBUM: GROUP 
                  TRADITIONAL ROOTS 
                  WORLD MUSIC ALBUM 
                  INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
                  VIDEO (director in parenthesis)
                  Click here for the complete list

                  Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

                  Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories
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                  Wednesday, January 13, 2016

                  CONGRATS! Whitehorse and Daniel Romano on The Americana Music Association's Top Albums of 2015 List!


                  It may be called Americana but there are many talented Canadians creating unique, beautiful music in the genre.  The Americana Music Association recently revealed their Top 100 albums list for 2015 (based on airplay) and four Canuck artists earned spots on it.

                  Two of them are also local.  Hamilton folk-rock duo Whitehorse took 59th place with Welland artist Daniel Romano following at number 72.  Other Canadians include Winnipeg band The Bros. Landreth (51) and Whitney Rose (94) from Toronto.


                  Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, Video above courtesy of TheVergeOnline



                  Links: Daniel Romano, More Daniel Romano Stories, Video above courtesy of New West Records

                  Here is the top ten with all the Canadians listed below
                  1. Jason Isbell: Something More Than Free
                  2. JD McPherson: Let The Good Times Roll
                  3. Brandi Carlile: The Firewatcher's Daughter
                  4. Alabama Shakes: Sound & Color
                  5. Steve Earle and The Dukes: Terraplane
                  6. Ray Wylie Hubbard: The Ruffian's Misfortune
                  7. Kacey Musgraves: Pageant Material
                  8. Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell: The Traveling Kind
                  9. Chris Stapleton: Traveller
                  10. Mavericks: Mono
                  51. The Bros. Landreth: Let It Lie
                  59. Whitehorse: Leave No Bridge Unburned
                  72. Daniel Romano: If I've Only One Time Askin'
                  94. Whitney Rose: Heartbreaker Of The Year

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                  Sunday, December 6, 2015

                  GOOD LUCK! Please Help Local Artists Win a Spot in No Depression's Best of 2015 List


                  Popular Americana Music website/magazine No Depression is holding a readers poll for their top albums of 2015 list.  Quite a few local acts are in the running and you can help them by voting online here. Deadline is December 30, 2015!  GOOD LUCK!

                  Here's a list of area artists that you can vote for:
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                  Sunday, April 6, 2014

                  Local Musicians up for 2014 Indie Awards


                  The Independent Music Award nominations are jam packed with local talent this year.    Hopefully, a number of them will be coming home with some hardware at the ceremony (Saturday May 10th, 2014 at the Kool Haus in Toronto).

                  Steeltown music veteran Tom Wilson (aka  Lee Harvey Osmond) is up for best Folk/Roots artist and Hamilton singer Diana Panton is nominated for the Jazz award. Other nominees from the Hammer include hard rockers Monster Truck (4 awards) and soul queen Jessy Lanza, who received nods for two categories.



                  Links: Diana Panton, More Diana Panton Stories, Video above courtesy of Leading Pictures



                  Video above courtesy of Hyperdub Records

                  The surrounding area is also represtented.  St. Catharines boy Dallas Green (aka City and Colour) is in the running for an impressive eight awards.  Tim Hicks (also from St. Catharines) and Welland's Daniel Romano are both up for Country Artist.  Recent Juno winners Downchild (featuring members from Brantford and Niagara) will be up for Blues Artist as well.



                  Links: City and Colour, More City and Colour Stories, Video above courtesy of City and Colour

                  Fans can also vote online starting Monday, March 31st at www.indies.ca.

                  Below are a few of the nomination highlights.

                  Blues Artist
                  Country Artist
                  Album
                  Single
                  Group/Duo
                  Artist
                  Female Artist
                  Male Artist
                  Live Artist
                  Songwriter
                  Video
                  Must Follow Artist
                  Collaboration
                  Most Played Artist
                  Best Selling Release
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