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Ruthless Ones Aint Nuttin’ to F.K Wit

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 20:15

Submitted by Sandy Graham

Photo Credits: Michelle Foran

When the industry moans and groans about the fact that the current music scene has no talent they should hang out at some of the all ages shows booked around town. There you are bound to find some of the best bands going right now. It is refreshing to hear these young, talented up & comers do covers of songs like Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made For Walking”, The Clover’s (and Searchers) “Love Potion #9”, and weirdest of weird, the 1962 Joannie Sommer hit “Johnny Get Angry.”

Sunday, May 20 of the Victoria Day weekend, a CD Launch party in Toronto was held in the unique 2nd floor downtown venue, Hard Luck Bar, where a few hundred young revellers came to party to Free Criminals, Stranded Cruiser and the unique Swamp Yankees.

The crowd was movin’ and groovin’ along and the party seemed set to coast into an easy close when the headliner band, Ruthless Ones hit the stage. The dance floor was immediately overtaken with an instant mosh pit, and Ruthless Ones kicked into high gear. The scene was instantly explosive and it was obvious this band had true, faithful followers.

Music2deal.com Partnering with Cashbox in Canada

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 20:10

Submitted by Cashbox Canada

Music2deal is an online music business community customized to meet the needs of established industry professionals from around the world. From licensing your masters, placing your songs, finding a drummer or booking a venue, Music2deal can connect you with a reliable talent pool of trustworthy international contacts.

Music2deal (M2D) was founded in 2002 in Hamburg, Germany with a focus on trade and export. The service now boasts 6,000 pro-active industry players from 18 countries worldwide, with media partners such as Der Musikmarkt (Germany’s oldest music business magazine).

Through the music2deal community, you connect with professionals from Austria, Brazil, France, India, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Malta, Near East, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scandinavia, South Africa, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.

Music2deal is exclusively designed for the music trade. Membership continues to grow by word of mouth and at a grass-roots level. This service is unique. Every music2deal national office has an in-market specialist overseeing the membership, and every member must be approved and meet specific standards for quality control.

Kevin Chase - Cutting to the Chase!

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 20:05

Submitted by Don Graham

From kitchen parties to touring mainland China, it’s safe to say that Kevin Chase is living the dream he’s been chasing since music became his life’s work.

As a kid in New Brunswick, Kevin’s folks would take him along to the kitchen parties in the area. A “kitchen party” is a traditional Atlantic Canada social gathering and some fine music emanates from these gatherings. It was at these gatherings that Kevin developed his love of country music and when he got a little older he discovered rock. Putting the country and the rock together came as natural to Kevin as putting chocolate and peanut butter together came to other folks at Reeses.

Since making the move into the music arena, Kevin has released two critically acclaimed albums, “Another Road” and “ I Won’t Fall” and his new CD “Hold On Tight” is set for release in North America.

The new single from the “Hold On Tight” CD is a rocking remake of the Waylon Jenning’s classic “Lonesome, Ornery and Mean”C hase explained from his Maritime home, “ I always loved this song by Waylon and I think we brought it into the 21st century and gave it a new edge. It’s a great stage song to jam out on and people seem to love it.”

Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees Dies of Cancer

Submitted by cashbox on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 12:32

Submitted by Cashbox Canada

Robin Gibb passed away May 20, 2012. Gibb had been battling colon and liver cancer since last year and fell into a coma for a week in mid-April after falling gravely ill with pneumonia. He emerged from the coma and, according to reports, was making an impressive recovery however it was short lived.

A statement from a spokesperson says "The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery. The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time." Gibb had been ill for months and in November, 2011, Robin revealed that he had been battling liver cancer - which had spread from his colon - for several months. Since then there have been varying reports that he was on the mend, some saying he was in remission. This month, however, he had to back out of attending the London Premiere of the classical work Titanic Requiem, which he composed with his son Robin John.

Donald “Duck “ Dunn 1941- 2012

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:08

Stax recording artist and member of Hall of Fame group, Booker T. and the M.G.’s ,died while tour in Tokyo, Japan. The Memphis born was 70 years old.

Apart from being a member of Booker T and The M. G.’s and the original bass player for The Blues Brothers, some of the hits he was responsible for the bottom end are: Dock of The Bay, Respect, I’ve Been loving You Too Long by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett’s In The Midnight Hour and Sam and Dave’s Hold On, I’m Coming.

He formed his first band with guitar great Steve Cropper who was on tour in Japan with Duck when he passed. The band was called the Royal Spades which became The Mar-Keys. When Cropper left the band to become a session musician, Dunn followed and they became the house band at Stax.

He was a bass player's bass player and influenced many with his style and steadiness. Bass player George Gardos, co-writer on Mountain’s For Yasgurs Farm was saddened and said “He was my lifetime best bass player influence, Simple, Solid, Soulful, the 3 essences of great bass playing. Hard to believe... RIP.

RIP Duck Dunn, heaven‘s band just got a little funkier!

The Last Dance for Donna Summers

Submitted by cashbox on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 15:01

Submitted by Cashbox Canada

Donna Summer’s death has been announced today, May 17, 2012, losing her battle with cancer at the age of 63 years old. Her illness was basically kept a secret by her own wishes. She was actually currently working on a new album. Summer won five Grammys and six American Music Awards, and sold millions of albums. Her best-known hits include Grammy "Hot Stuff," "I Feel Love," "Bad Girls" and "She Works Hard for the Money."

Mothers and Music

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:53

By Don Graham

Mothers Day is this Sunday and what a great time to honour our mothers, whether they are gone or are still here. What does Mothers Day have to do with music and Cashbox? Not a lot, directly I guess, but when I got to thinking about music without mothers or their influence it staggered me to see the importance.

Would we have country music without MOTHER Maybelle? Rock ‘n’ Roll without That’s Alright MAMA? How about The MOTHERS of Invention? California pop without the MAMA’S and Papas? What songs wouldn’t have been written without our connection to mothers? MAMA Tried, Merle Haggard, Your MAMA Don’t Dance, Loggins and Messina, MAMA Told Me Not To Come, Three Dog Night, MAMA liked the Roses, Elvis Presley and all the way back to My MAMMY, Al Jolson. And the list goes on.

So take a little time this Sunday to pay homage to your mother, if she’s already passed on, pray for her, if she’s still here, hug her tighter than ever and thank her for all she’s done.

We all have a lot to do in this busy world we live in but NEVER get to busy to call your Mama!!

S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival, St. Catharines, Ontario

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:44

Submitted by Cashbox Canada

S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival first started in 1996 and had a captive audience of about 800 attendees, by 2005 the event was officially recognized and received cooperate sponsorship including MTV Canada in 2007 and the numbers grew into the thousands. Today celebrating its 16th year S.C.E.N.E. which stands for" St. Catharines Event for New Music Entertainment" is one of the largest annual, one-day, all-ages music festivals in Canada, and a premiere destination for showcasing new independent music. Attracting over 6,000+ fans last year to the streets of downtown St. Catharines each year, S.C.E.N.E. is a hotbed for up-and-coming musical talent of all genres, featuring both Canadian and international talent.

The event is host to thousands of Music fans, hundreds of artists on multiple stages and venues all within a short walking distance of each other. The Marketplace will be "the place to be", to get band merchandise, unique vendors, sponsors booths and interactive entertainment for the whole family. The Marketplace Pavilion is located in the heart of downtown St Catherines and is the main admission area and outdoor stage.

“Legends In Little Rooms” Guitar Series with Jorge Matinez

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:18

Submitted by Cashbox Canada

“Legends In Little Rooms” Guitar Series with Jorge Matinez is a series that introduces Canada’s own Jorge Martinez with very special guest Oscar Lopez.

Jorge Martinez has but one mission at his fingertips: to carry us away, namely to his native Argentina. With remarkable virtuosity, he composes and performs Flamenco-inspired music with Latin and Oriental accents. But be warned: the man plays faster than the speed of light! When he flies off on magical solos, Jorge never does so alone – he takes us with him.

Jorge is already highly regarded in his adopted home – the province of Quebec, but not yet as well-known in the rest of Canada and, to that end he and his stellar band, along with very special guest, Oscar Lopez will appear in concert in three of southern Ontario’s best venues.

Jorge Martinez closes out this first season of the “Legends in Little Rooms” Southern Ontario tours that saw truly amazing concerts from internationally renowned artists, Strunz & Farah and Ottmar Liebert in March and April. Now it’s Jorge’s turn.

He relocated from Argentina to Montreal some ten years ago, and with cross-Canada performances tucked under his belt, he is poised to take off once again. Jorge, last summer, fulfilled one of his greatest dreams when he was invited to open the Paco de Lucia concert in Winnipeg. The year before, he was honoured to share the stage with the legendary Cesaria Evora. He opened for her at one of her last concerts in a packed Place des Arts.

Ryan Laird to play with Emerson Drive

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:16

Submitted by Cashbox Canada

While he's no stranger to Fort McMurray (Ryan Laird played The Summer's End Festival with Dierks Bentley last September) up and coming country sensation Ryan Laird said he's excited to revisit the Oilsands City as the special guest opening act for Emerson Drive's show Friday at the Casman Centre.

"We saw a bear just as we were driving in last year onto the festival site to do the show," said Laird from his home base in Ontario. "For us it was a big deal. It was pretty cool, just on the side of the road there. Just being so far north is really fun, but I really hope we get to see a bear again before this show."

At 19, Laird moved from his hometown of Fergus, Ont., to see if he could make a name for himself in North America's country music capital, Nashville, Tenn. He said he fell in love with the songwriting community in the Music City, appreciating the number of like-minded, talented people.

Prepared for the slow process of breaking into the already bulging music scene, Laird said he knew it was important to make sure his sound was solid before drawing the attention of any major labels. And it paid off, because somewhere along the line, between crashing on friends' couches and buying up ad space on a billboard asking Taylor Swift to produce his album, people started to take notice.

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