JUST A SEASON-LEAVE TO COME HOME-REVIEW JOHN EMMS

Just A Season’s third album Leave to Come Home has a gorgeous cohesion that stands it apart from a lot of new albums

Opening with You’re Gonna Be Okay into the life affirmation of the title track over to the “Jessica” Allman Brothers feel of She’s The One there is an alt country band vibe that rings throughout.

Queen of the Underground has a Wilco/early Blue Rodeo vibe that would kill at radio while That Sunday Sound has sweet 70’s feel with a great slide guitar outro.

The album ends with the majestic almost gospel feel of Anything You Want simply one of the best songs I’ve heard this year.

Americana or Canuck essence Scott Smith and his band are sounding fresh and vibrant

JOHN EMMS is a veteran music journalist, Post Media contributor, musician, and former radio and tv host

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DUKE ROBILLARD BAND-THEY CALLED IT RHYTHM & BLUES-REVIEW BY JOHN EMMS

-“The Real Thing Accept No Substitute”

When you have great musicianship and friends chances are when you make an album it will come out joyous

They Called It Rhythm & Blues by The Duke Robillard Band is the real R & B, an album with heaping amounts of special sauce

Check out No Good Lover Featuring Sue Foley, the brash exciting Tell Me Why featuring Kim Wilson and Sugar Ray Norcia blowing hard on Rambler Blues.

Turn it Up I dare you!!!!

You can be professional and Duke and the gang are but when the pros have fun look out.

Chris Cote the band’s vocalist sings the hell out of The Way You Do, In The Wee Wee Hours and Here I’m Is

If that isn’t enough how about John Hammond singing Howlin’ Wolf’s No Place To Go…WOW WOW

Duke’s band is hotter than hell and this is the real thing accept no substitute

JOHN EMMS is a veteran music journalist, POST MEDIA contributor, musician and Juno Awards Judge

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REVIEW KENNY BLUES BOSS WAYNE-BLUES FROM CHICAGO TO PARIS-A Tribute to Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon

Let’s Face it Kenny Blues Boss Wayne is one hell of an entertainer and his new opus Blues From Chicago to Paris: A Tribute to Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon a 17-track album is a clear winner

It’s so damn natural you simply turn it up and groove to it’s straight forward clean no frills style.

Tracks like the 7 minute plus New Way To Love or the 3 minute pleaser Ain’t Gonna Be Your Money Man are so cool Otis Spann would approve

Bassist Russell Jackson and drummer Joey Di Marco and Wayne can’t miss on the The Way She Loves a Man and Somebody Tell That Woman and Don’t Let the Music Die which are all superb gems and a total joy

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John Emms is a veteran music journalist, musician, Post Media Contributor and Juno Awards Judge

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