Videos: LeE HARVeY OsMOND@Chapters (Ancaster) (April 20, 2013)

Blast From the Past: Tom Wilson@Burlington Ribfest

Links: Lee Harvey Osmond, More Lee Harvey Osmond Stories

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New Paul O'Toole CD: "mistakes included"

Late last year, local singer/songwriter Paul O'Toole released "mistakes included", an astounding sonic journey.

The majority of the album is filled with slow and mid-tempo songs that reveal his vocal power and incredible guitar stylings.  There's a lot of raw emotion to the performances, which are enhanced by Paul's exquisite songwriting.

"mistakes included" is also home to some higher octane numbers like Point of View and the wonderfully-titled Creepy Coated Love Song (great rockabilly tune!).

Paul pulls it all off  with a little help from Russ Wilson (Junkhouse), Guy Westbrook, and others.  The late-great Willie P. Bennett contributed some mandolin to one of the tracks as well.

If your tastes run more to the louder side of things, his rock band Francis recently released an EP entitled Junk.

Both discs are available at his live shows.

Below are a few live version of tracks from the album.







Click here for more videos from the show

Links: Paul O'Toole, More Paul O'Toole Stories, More CD Releases

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News Roundup (Steve Sinnicks, Ed Vandendool, Felicia McMinn)

Local

• Junkhouse 20th Anniversary Facebook Page
• Dr. Disc Local hastag now a seperate Twitter feed
• Kevin's Barbershop Podcast w/Steve Sinnicks: MP3, Video
• Cool homemade blues tie
  

World

• Songs That Sound Alike: Beatles vs the Jam
• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 227, Nothing But the Blues 228, Roadhouse 412

Blasts From the Past

• 2009: Lee Harvey Osmond Videos
• 2010: New Halton Blues Society Live CD
• 2011: Design Hope CD Release Party
• 2012: Andy Griffiths@Moonshine Cafe

 Featured Videos 
 


Links: Ed Vandendool, Video courtesy of Ed Vandendool



Links: Steve Sinnicks, More Steve Sinnicks Stories, Video courtesy of Kevin Barber




 Links: Felicia McMinn, More Felicia McMinn Stories, Video courtesy of Lauren Clendinning

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Tom Wilson and Friends@Corktown (September 23, 2011)(Astrid Young & Ray Farrugia's Stage & Doe, Part 2)

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Tom Wilson (guitar, vocals), Colin Cripps (guitar), Thompson Wilson (Harlan Pepper) (bass), Ray Farrugia (drums), Mimi Shaw (vocals on Jackson)





More Johnny Cash Covers/Stories



Click here for Part 1

Bonus Videos:



Above video courtesy of annaLaPointe



Above video courtesy of vrmet

Links: Tom Wilson, More Tom Wilson Stories

Astrid Young & Ray Farrugia's Stag & Doe@Corktown (September 23, 2011) Part 1

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More Neil Young covers/stories



Last video courtesy of Racebabe

We'll be posting more from Tom Wilson's performance later . . .

Bonus videos of Astrid Young courtesy of thrashedunreal



Links: Astrid Young, Ray Farrugia, Junkhouse, Harlan Pepper

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Sons of the Hammer @ It's Your Festival (July 1, 2011) Part 2

Video courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers

Videos courtesy of Envirotech

Video courtesy of Luv Bug 2112

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Links - Tom Wilson, More Tom Wilson Stories, Teenage Head, More Teenage Head Stories

Sons of the Hammer @ It's Your Festival (July 1, 2011) Part 1

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Sonny Del Rio came up for a song.

More Lou Reed Covers/Stories

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Links - Tom Wilson, More Tom Wilson Stories, Teenage Head, More Teenage Head Stories

New Blackie and the Rodeo Kings CD

There were always three kings in Blackie and the Rodeo Kings (Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing, and Hamilton's own Tom Wilson). Recently, the trio decided to spice things up a little with a few queens.

Kings and Queens, the group's latest CD, is a collection of duets with the best female roots musicians around. Lucinda Williams, Roseanne Cash, Cassandra Wilson, Pam Tillis, Emmylou Harris, Holly Cole, Serena Ryder, and more add their royal vocals.

From soft, soulful ballads to toe tapping country and all points in between, the queens add a majestic touch to every song. This inspiring idea took three years to complete and it's definitely worth all the effort.

The disc is available at many music stores, online and as downloads on iTunes and eMusic.

Links: Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - More BARK stories

Below are a few videos from the album.






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Astrid Young & Friends@Brantford Station House (June 5, 2011) Part 2

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Astrid Young (vocals), Matt King (guitar), Ray Farrugia (drums)









Bonus video from djmimage



Links: Astrid Young - More Astrid Young Stories

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Astrid Young & Friends@Brantford Station House (June 5, 2011), Part 1

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Astrid Young (vocals), Matt King (guitar), Ray Farrugia (drums)

Astrid and the band jam with Frank Koren prior to the show.



Matt and Ray join opening act Frank and Kim Koren



Above videos courtesy of Dflack1000







Links: Astrid Young - More Astrid Young Stories

Click here for Part 2

Various YouTube Videos (Crowbar, Junkhouse, Kingsnakes, Krickets)

Links: Crowbar, More Crowbar Stories, Videos courtesy of Frelgon.







Videos courtesy of Luispeartree

Links: Crowbar - Junkhouse - Crawlin' Kingsnakes - Rick and the Krickets

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Cool YouTube Videos (Rita Chiarelli, Barney Bentall/Tom Wilson, Max Wray, Kirby)

Links: More videos from this performance - Rita Chiarelli - More Rita Chiarelli Stories

Videos courtesy of Rita Chiarelli.

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Links: Barney Bentall - Tom Wilson - More Tom Wilson Stories

Video courtesy of Racebabe

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Links: Max Wray - More Max Wray Stories - Kirby - More Kirby Stories

Video courtesy of Hamilton Seen

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Mark Vanderheyden and Patrick Lawton @ Rolly Rocket's (July 7, 2010)

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More Rolling Stones covers/stories

Links: Mark Vanderheyden - Patrick Lawton - More Patrick Lawton Stories

Dan Achen (Junkhouse) Passes

Former Junkhouse member and producer, Dan Achen passed away March 15, 2010 after a heart attack while playing hockey.

Achen played guitar for Hamilton rock legends Junkhouse. He was also the owner of Catherine North Studios, where a number of Canadian music stars recorded (Feist, Kathleen Edwards, Marble Index, and many more). Achen was an accomplished producer, as well.

The Chartattack web site posted a wonderful article: 11 Reasons Dan Achan Was Cool.

Our condolences to his family and friends.

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Blues News Bites (Famous Framus, Dan Achen, Groove Corporation)

Local

• We Now Have Over 500 Videos on Our YouTube Page
• Dan Achen (RIP) stories: CBC, Band Release Demo Recordings As Tribute

World

• Free MP3's by Mississippi John Hurt
• Alex Chilton (Box Top, Big Star) Passes

Funny/Weird Stuff

• Humorous Article: 6 Albums That Were Thinly Veiled F-You's (warning, mature content)
• Guitar Related Comic Strip from Hi and Lois
• Guitar Related Comic Strip from Duplex

Featured Videos

Famous Framus Playing Slide Guitar

Links: Famous Framus, More Famous Framus Stories

Groove Corporation at Nathan Phillips Square

New Tom Wilson CD: Live at the Acoustic Grill

Tom Wilson (Junkhouse, Lee Harvey Osmond, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Florida Razors) is now offering a new CD, "Live at the Acoustic Grill" at his shows.

The Juno award-winning Hamilton music legend is joined by the talented Junkhouse/Lee Harvey Osmond drummer Ray Faruggia.

The disc includes wonderful, stripped down versions of songs from throughout his career and a few covers as well (Willie P Bennetts's John Henry the Gambler and John Prine's Christmas in Prison).

More Tom Wilson stories - More Ray Farrugia stories - More CD Releases

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