Local musician, Kevin Maclean has been rocking with his group the Kevin Maclean Band for a number of years now but they've recently added another success story to their impressive history.
After recording the impressive song, Gotta Be Dundas, for the town's bid to become this year's Hockeyville, Dundas won the competition! Way to go!
Kevin and the gang mix it up with straight ahead hard rocking, some modern flourishes, pop elements, and much more.
It's not too often that you see a local musician with a live DVD. It's even rarer to experience an amazing intimate show that rocks as hard as any big arena spectacle. Luckily, the Steve Strongman Band recorded such an incredible performance with Live at the Barn.
The DVD features Strongman at his best. He kicks off the show with some sweet solo acoustic songs (Keep It To Yourself, River, Birthday Song, etc) and then brings in the band to rock the joint!
He is joined by Hamiltonians Dave King (drums) and Colin Lapsley (bass) on some barn-shakin' rockers (Lie to You, Honey, Mean to Me, etc), a few superb slower moments (Take My Arms, Soul Searching) and all points in between.
To top it all off, there are some wonderful bonus features where Strongman talks about the creative process for a short bit and then we're treated to some more great music (That's What She Does, Emily)
The DVD is available at his shows and online as well. Plans are underway for an audio version of the concert.
Burlington's Sarah Harmer is a singer/songwriter of great renown. She's been nominated for a number of Junos, made Time Magazine's best of year list, and achieved platinum sales. On top of that, Harmer's recorded vocals for Blue Rodeo, Great Big Sea, Rheostatics, Bruce Cockburn, and many others. Quite a big list of accomplishments!
In the 80's and 90's she was a member of the Saddletramps and Weeping Tile. Her solo career began in 1998 and she's never looked back.
Harmer's incredible sound is alternative, poppy, folk-rock. Many of her songs also have wonderful touches of country, roots, and more.
Her newest CD, Oh Little Fire, will be unleashed on June 22, 2010 and it will surely be another great addition to her numerous achievements.
Jack deKeyzer, the Arkells, Jacksoul, and other local musicians made their hometown proud as they brought home a Juno.
DeKeyzer's recorded in Hamilton Live CD, The Corktown Sessions beat out albums from Downchild, Carlos Del Junco, and Colin Linden for Blues Album of the Year. In a Spectator interview, the singer/guitarist said it was only after attending his son's classical guitar performance that he read the news on web.
Rock band the Arkells won for New Group of the Year and the late Haydain Neale's band, Jacksoul, took R&B/Soul recording of the year. Other local winners include Hamilton's Marjan Mozetich (Classical Composition) and Burlington's Adrianne Pieczonka (Vocal and Choral Performance).
Also of interest to our readers:
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO Amelia Curran
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP Good Lovelies
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