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Updated as of: 05/10/08

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An artist in the true sense of the word, Terry has been an enormous inspiration to me.  His dedication to his job has been my main reason for my getting back into shape.  Hopefully, I can someday follow in his very large footsteps.  Definitely, check out some of Terry's videos!  Poetry in Motion, indeed...

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Possibly the greatest thing to happen to music ever.  Trust me!!!

Go here and download all the free tunes.  Yeahhh!!!!!! Madonnaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!

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Steinar Gregertsen is one of my Norwegian buddies.  He is a stellar studio musician from Norway who has recently fallen in love with the lap steel.  Steinar is a class act all-around!

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Chris Brokaw is a very talented guy...No doubt about it.  His solo stuff is great, but one must conjecture that he also must be super easy to work with given the insanely long list of sideman roles he has juggled.   He has been full or part-time contributing member of the following: CODEINE, COME, COBRA VERDE, MANTA RAY, LOOG, STEVE WYNN, PULLMAN, THE NEW YEAR, THALIA ZEDEK, Consonant, THE WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY, ROSA CHANCE WELL and MOLASSES.

Oh yeah...Chris even did a couple records with G.G. Allin and survived.

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Voodoo Court is a high energy nuclear surf band for the new millenium with an essence of the old surf sound, rooted in Central CA.    A power trio, featuring Mark Kuhn,  the band delivers enough reverb to be heard from L.A. all the way to Miami.

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Bucksnort incorporates very different personalities and create an eclectic blend of rock/punk/funk/ whatever..

... and Reid is a really cool guy.

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I had the opportunity recently to meet and hang out in the studio with Rock and Roll Legend, Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls the last time he was in Hamilton.  Heck, I even sold him a TV yellow Tokai Les Paul Jr. which he ended up using on the session and the rest of his tour.  He was the coolest, most down to earth guy and it was an extraordinary pleasure to meet him. definitely, try to catch him on tour.

Without the Dolls, there really would never have been Punk rock, which would have been a very bad thing.  As far as I am concerned, Syl and the Dolls should be inducted into the rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Doc Hopper were a fantastic Punk band.  Singer/guitarist/all-around excellent guy Chris "Gobo" Pierce has been in tons of other cool bands including the AG's (Drums), Sinkhole (Drums), Dead Guy and No Way Narc.  Also, check out Chris'  Technical Ecstasy recording studio in New Jersey or you can try his Myspace site here. 

Chris' latest thing is THE GROUCHO MARXISTS.  I don't know what else to say other than buy some of his stuff!!!  I have never heard anything that Chris has been involved in that didn't rock entirely!!!!

 

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The Renascent

Up and Coming So-Cal Style Punk with Jacob Round on Guitar.

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Formed in 2000 by Mike Abalienation and Shannon Suicide as a D.O.A cover band (hence the name...the Murder Squad after D.O.A's hockey team).  Decided to go heavier with their originals.  With their feet firmly set in thrash and grind, Mike being the (ex) lead throat and founding member of N.Y's ABALIENATION and BLOODSUCKING FREAKS and Shan's love of thrash metal they play what they know best...heavy and extreme music.  Rounding out the band on guitar is ROB...the chaos master himself.  Shredding,brutal and loud!! on bass, Wounded Paw (Spazmz,ULCER,Spotty Botty) has a history all his own and he also runs SOUND FOUNDATION studio and WOUNDED PAW records.

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Justin Meldal-Johnsen

Gosh...where to begin.  Can you say Diverse?!?!?! Justin has played in many interesting acts.  Certainly, Beck is likely the most notable, but he has worked with many other great acts including Elastic PureJoy with Dave Allen (Gang of Four's original and amazing Bass Player) and Medicine.

Justin has recorded with Marianne Faithful, Frank Black, The Mars Volta, Sean Lennon, Mark Eitzel, Pete Yorn, Ladytron, Turin Brakes, and many others. In addition, Justin co-wrote and recorded an album forthcoming from Macy Gray. He has also contributed to remixes for David Bowie, Moby, and Jamiroquai, to name a few.

More recently, Justin has embarked on his own band project, IMA Robot.

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Presenting the most Monogamous
Rolling Stones Tribute Band in the World...

Hailing from Ottawa, Ontario

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The Mofos are a high energy surf instrumental group. Their style is a mix between Link Wray and Motorhead.  If that isn't enough for you to bolt out the door to find their CD, you likely need your gulliver examined.

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Describe Baby Ray?  Imagine if XTC were born in Boston.  Given how much I love XTC and tonnes of Boston Bands, I consider that statement a serious compliment.  I hate to categorize bands, but Baby Ray have the Songwriting chops and super harmonies to live up to a lofty comparison such as that.  Ken also plays with the Weisstronauts

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Montreal's Treblemakers were a stellar Surf band.  Fast & loud, They displayed none of the happy-happy joy-joy melodies that were common in other bands of the genre (and that is a good thing!).  Also, Zak is a really cool guy.

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Pete Weiss, owner of Verdant Studio has been helping artists make unique records since 1989. Weiss' eclectic knowledge of many types of music, organic approach to sound and performance, and his easygoing demeanor have created a high demand for his production and engineering talents with artists from around the world.

Narrowly Described as "The Ventures on rocket fuel", The Weisstronauts are much, much more.  People of every calling in life regardless of age, creed, sex and musical preference will find something enjoyable on a Weisstronauts CD (Can you tell I really like them?).  Go buy one!

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Not every psychobilly band is British, the Danish band, Nekromantix bring along a new and different psychobilly style. The music is best described in terms like "Elvis meets the Wolfman", add punk attitude and spice it up with a universe of monster movies lyrics.  Fun?  Indeed, Just Check out that Coffin Bass.

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Adrenalin-fuelled guitars and Astute lyrics.  Works for me!  How about you?  Annabarbi already rock Hungary and will hopefully have some impact over here as well.

Here is Peter with his Tokai Firebird that I set him up with.

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"...astounding chops, a great sense of harmony, and his sense of time is uncanny..."

Indeed!  Check Scott's website out!

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Des Moines' Reverend of Tone, David Lee is well known on the 'net for his knowledge of tone.  He is a regular on the Harmony Central Boards.  His Pedal Picks reviews are always unbiased, well-written and informative.  David is a real nice cat and a great resource with respect to Tone and the endless pursuit thereof.

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VietGrove

Perhaps, Britain's most obscure band.

Check them out.

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Jeff Virgo spent 5 years as Bassist and Musical Director for VON LMO.  If that isn't a cool enough of a reason to check his stuff out, I don't know what is :-)

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Mindfunk Prod.

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Check out Jake's Gear and Music here:

jakerebol.com

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The Feisty Piranhas is currently a trio of very different musicians that bring their own specialty to the band. A mixture of Punk, Hard Rock, Jazz, Classic Rock, Instrumental Rock, Blues and Classical.

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Check out Jamie Oakes website and then order one of his solo CD's!  Tom Cochrane, Holly Cole, Marc Jordan, Amy Sky and Rob Lamothe regularly call upon this multi-talented artist to fill out their own sounds while exposing Oakes' gifts across Canada, in Europe and as far away as Japan.

Yamaha Canada has also acknowledged Oakes' considerable abilities by inviting him to join Randy Bachman, Rik Emmett and Jason McCoy among others as one of only a handful of guitarists nation wide to be officially endorsed by the legendary company.

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The Terminal Sunglasses were part of the Montreal punk/new wave/alternative music scene from 1983 to 1985. Labelled an "avant-garage" band, they updated 60's garage band influences and Velvet Underground avant-guard tendencies with 1980's punk sensibilities.  I spent alot of time listening to their crazy and incredibly fun record "Wrap Around Cool".  The Site has free high quality MP3 downloads of all their stuff! Dig the cool threads also!!!

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Alone and by themselves the members of "Trio Chroch" - the name comes from the first two letters of each of the musicians first names - are nice young men, who have chosen to be in the business of music. But put them together on stage and strange, crazy, insane and unpredictable things happen in their intuitive and spontaneous music.

Check them out!

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If you like The Hellacopters, Zeke, Motorhead, The Bronx, AC/DC etc, These guys will turn your crank!

Bryan, the Bass Player (previously the drummer for local punk rock heroes, Social Suicide) is also an award-winning Tattoo artist.  Check his stuff out by clicking on his pic below:

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Classic Rock at it's finest!

Mike LaPointe performs all of the lead and acoustic guitar work with the flash and vigour of a classic rock’n’roll front man. No two shows are the same! Influences include Pink Floyd, Gentle Giant, Steve Morse and classical music from the Baroque period..  Check their site out by clicking on his pic below:

Also, hit their Myspace site as well.

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Up here in Canada, we are blessed with one of the Absolute Best Beatles Tribute Bands around, The Caverners.  Book them!  You will not be disappointed.

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Franjo Obradovic, Croatian guitar player and gun for hire from Germany .  Franjo knows guitar tone.  He is the guy who did many of the demos on the Jacques stompboxes website.  Franjo is also one of my favourite Internet buddies!  Check out his site out by clicking on the pic below:

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David Mirabella.com

Check out David's site.  Breakheart Skyline, his latest solo CD, is a mix of roots rock, pop, folk, alt. country and noisy, lo-fi ballads. Atmospheric and home recorded it has been a very successful indie release.

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Hey Kids! MDC HAVE A NEW ALBUM! THE FIRST FULL STUDIO ALBUM IN 11 YEARS!

X-Con Ron sent me a copy of the Record and It is great. 

 Go buy it here.  These guys were a staple in my record buying diet when I was younger.  So good to see them still hammering it out.

The band is back touring and they never fail to kick some ass.

Also, be sure to check out X-con Ron's Page as well!  Ron is an excellent person and loves to Mtn. Bike almost as much as me :-)

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For DIY tube amp-related information, as well as a selection of components and tube amp parts for sale or trade.  Check out the 

This is not a "company" website...this is the work of an individual who is out of control :-)

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Dan Walsh

In 2001, Dan Walsh was enlisted by Fred Eaglesmith to play Baritone guitar, Dobro, and Lap Steel in the Flying Squirrels.  He tours extensively throughout North America and Europe with Fred and his band performing approximately 250 shows per year.  He is a also a great guy!

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FUNKLE is a New York City based psycha-funk-abilly rock outfit
featuring Michael Lennicx (guitar,vocals), Dennis Lucido (bass,vocals),
Patrick Ruiz (drumma) and Tito Ruiz (guitar, vocals).  The site also features the paintings, illustration, design, and animation of Michael Lennicx.

So really kool stuff here!!!  Check it out!

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Bongos, congas, Korg Mini-Pops, Dr. Beat, Dr. Rhythm, TR-808, ARP Axxe, Farfisa, electric guitars, bass guitar, double-speed bass guitar, Superstar 3000 guitar, saxophones, Casios, double-speed percussion, rototoms, African drum, shakers, toy xylophones, bells, Synare, telephone, voice... You get the idea :-)

You should really check it out.

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3 Guys my age that love DEVO, Turbonegro, Angry Samoans! Obviously, My spiritual brethren.

Check them out here.

Tim is also one of the techs at Carr Amplifiers.  How cool is that?

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Digital Ink is the name of the graphic design and production studio run by Aron Harris. Specializing in logo design and business graphics, Aron has also been playing guitar and bass for nearly 20 years and has a less-than-healthy obsession with effect pedals. He'd be happy to talk to you about any design project you need done. Or the pros and cons of vintage analog effects vs. modern digital ones.

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Described as Angular Welsh Guitar Types, how can you lose!  The frontman, Simon, is a great cat.  Check them out here.

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 Brian Pincombe plays guitar for Rachel Derry.  Brian is a veteran soundman and musician from the Hamilton area and a real nice guy.

Rachel has just completed her new CD, medusa - if you haven't heard her before, visit here to get a sense of her sound and who she is.  Her music, inspired by everyone from Kate Bush to Mozart, is filled with elegance and lyricism and is layered with a strong groove, mature melodies and rich vocal harmonies.

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If you've never seen the band before, and you happen to walk in while they are setting up, you might suspect Mr. Opporknockity is anything but a rock band.  With accordions, a washboard, harmonicas, jingle bells, and featuring Troy Roark (pictured above) on guitars out the ying-yang, you might conjure up other ideas about this group. . .
    Bluegrass band?  Possibly.
    Polka Band?  Well, maybe.
    Stick around for a few tunes and you realize that this is a rock band with a twist.  Sure, they have some definite country influence, but what is coming off of that stage is some seriously fun rock & roll.

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needtobreathe

Signing with Atlantic/Lava Records in March 2005, NEEDTOBREATHE is now actively touring the Southeast in preparation for the release of their debut album, recently recorded with producer Andy Green.  Seth Bolt (pictured above) plays bass and is an excellent guy to deal with.  Watch out for these guys!

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Junior Achiever is Gene Champagne's new band.  Champagne co-founded Warner Recording Artists’ the Killjoys.  Joining Champagne in Junior Achiever is like-minded musician Dave Fritz. Fritz once fronted another poptastic Hamilton group, Trigger, CFNY 1999 Modern Music Search finalists.

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A Northern Ontario music scene staple since 1997, Elephant Band has released two full-length CDs, "Autobus" (June 1998) and "Lessons in Songwriting (April 2002), as well as a CD single "The London EP" (December 2001).

Elephant Band consists of Patrick Rhéal (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Eric Soini (drums, vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Vincent Therrien (vocals, bass, guitar). Patrick Rhéal and Vincent Therrien have been writing and performing music together since the early 90's, and Eric Soini, a welcomed addition to the band, joined in 1996.

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Yawning Man was born in the middle 80´s.  Current members are: Alfredo Hernandez - drums (Across the River, Sort of Quartet, Kyuss, founding member of Queens of the Stone Age, Family Butcher, co-founder of Che and member of Desert Sessions); Mario Lalli - bass (Fatso Jetson, Orquesta del Desierto, Across the River, The Sort of Quartet) and Gary Arce - guitars (The Sort of Quartet, Oddio Gasser, Ten East).

YAWNING MAN was the band that John Garcia (Kyuss, Hermano) and Brant Bjork used to see rehearsing when they were teenagers.  In his own words, B.Bjork said about YAWNING MAN that they are the best live band he has seen ever.  Needless to say how important the YAWNING MAN´s music has been in order to understand the desert rock music scene since the middle 80´s.  YAWNING MAN was responsible for influencing music in the desert and creating a sound which today is still trying to be duplicated.

 

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A music group containing two different bands: Kaze and Page. In the words of Kage, "We group to gather to share our "Music": feelings, emotions, friendship, energy, thoughts, experiences and so on".  Cool!

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Since Fourth Floor Collapse formed in Perth in 1998 they have become the most awarded unsigned band in Australia, winning many Western Australian Music Industry Awards, and having also taken out the Next Big Thing Competition.

Fourth Floor Collapse is an intensely captivating live band. Vocalist Michael Miller mesmerises the crowd with soaring passion and delicate spine-tingling subtleties. Creative arrangements and beautiful songwriting draws the crowd in further with rare drama and intensity creating a live performance that is simply exciting and mind-numbingly spellbinding.

Fourth Floor Collapse have regularly toured around Australia, and have supported bands such as Badly Drawn Boy, Teenage Fanclub, Turin Brakes, the Avalanches, You Am I, Jebediah, The Blackeyed Susans, Big Heavy Stuff, John Butler, Epicure, The Anyones, iOTA, Eskimo Joe, Superjesus, Shihad, Magic Dirt and The Sleepy Jackson. They have also played several festivals including the Big Day Out 2004.
 

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 Avant-Jazz/Rock guitarist, audio innovator Chris Buono is turning heads and leaving audiences perplexed with his fly by the seat of your pants, sonic superhero artistry. Not to be tied down to one genre, Chris Buono has been associated with an impressive list of today’s boldest musical minds. With an undeniably unique and recognizable sound, Chris Buono’s presence is resonating through a myriad of creative circles.
 

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Camarosmith's frontman Ben Rew's Label from Seattle specializes in Rock with the capital R.  Check it out!!!

Check out the Camarosmith website while you are at it.

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Satellite Rides is proving to be a leading band in the Halifax music scene with their unequalled breed of energetic, captivating music.

Jason Mingo, Jason MacIsaac, Shane Gyrofi, and Adam MacIsaac came together bringing with them influences ranging from Ryan Adams to Wilco to The Cars.

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Check out this wild site, Pink Jimi's site.  Jimi is a HCFX forum regular.  This site is guaranteed to stimulate some serious flashbacks.

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Growing up in the small country-sea town of Madison CT, LazerLloyd spent a lot of time in the woods and by the water. There are certain musical styles that fit in well with these surroundings. Folk, Blues, Country... Early influences were Neil Young, Willy Nelson, Bob Dylan, Stevie Ray Vaughn...

From these influences, LazerLloyd has developed what he terms Folk, Spirit, Blues.  Check it all out here

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Wayne Eagles

A musician for 30 years and a professional guitar instructor for 20 years, Wayne Eagles performs and records both as leader and sideman in a variety of musical styles and ensembles.

Upcoming projects include a trio CD with bassist Mike Milligan and drummer Billy Kilson (best known for his work with Dave Holland). Current projects include The Bitches Brew Tribute Band, the jazz-rock jam band CHUNGA, Moe Tongue (blues-rock & funk) and the N.E.W.S. Quartet.

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A fun, tight and energertic alt-rock country band. Currently recording a 6 song EP for their debut release. In the mean time, The Knifings play quite often around Toronto so check your local club listings for dates and times. MP3's below:

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Rude Mood is Don Brown and Jamie Trollinger sharing guitar duties, Randy Powell on bass, and Keith Hamlin behind the drum kit. They're the kind of Blues band that plays the festival/club/party circuit, and gets asked back often.

For the past ten years, they've been gigging around western NC, drawing those crowds who appreciate the way the band combines it's musical virtuosity with a sense of fun on stage. And hardcore blues fans also appreciate how Rude Mood digs deep and reels off a whole string of obscure gems, not just the usual handful of well-known Rhythm & Blues standards.

Don also has a side business producing killer relic guitars. If you are in the market, please drop him an email here:

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From their first LP in 1973, to their powerful stage presence today, the Marshall Tucker Band has played countless concert venues around the world. With the success of the Volunteer Jam Tour, and 1999 release of Gospel, the good ol’ boys from Spartanburg, South Carolina remain as a powerful force in the world of music.

When Stuart Swanlund joined MTB in 1985 his slide guitar work added a new dimension to the band – on newer material as well as standards like Searchin’ For a Rainbow and Fire on the Mountain.  Stuart also plays for the Tone Generators.

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Linda Manzer says it much better than I can:
"Kenny Smilovitch's soothing and unique voice accompanies a charged and rhythmic guitar style that is rich in tonal colour and paints a gorgeous musical landscape for Kenny's words and emotive stories."

Kenny plays some gorgeous guitars built by Michael Greenfield and Linda Manzer.

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A thirty year veteran of the Canadian music scene , John Findlay has worked with numerous
pop - blues & jazz luminaries including: Matt “Guitar” Murphy , Marc Jordan, Katrina and the Waves,
Carlos Del Junco, Colin Linden, Georgie Fame, Snooky Prior, Sylvia Tyson, Cindy Church
and Richard Carpenter.

As a singer/songwriter/guitarist and pianist John has two CDs releases under his name and is currently working on a third- an effervescent mix of blues-R&B and jazz.

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Musically, Tim Bertulli isn’t afraid to mix things up, skillfully combining the sounds of John Hiatt, James Taylor, and Dicky Betts with the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Satriani, he creates a sound that is as encompassing as it is simple and honest. This purposefully stands in stark contrast to today’s popular music, which is anathema to the songwriter.

Also, Check out Tim's alter ego band.

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Aureole Studios

Here we have an Artist of a different kind to the usual ones listed here.  Arnie McBay has a body of work that includes Drawings, sculptures and all manner of Art.  Check out his site here.

Arnie also plays a mean guitar and is entirely addicted to guitar effects gadgetry just like the rest of us :-)

He plays guitar in sQuat.  You can catch them live occasionally in the Niagara area.

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Out of the ashes of the highly regarded Saddletramps, Loomer guitarist Brian Duguay along with the rest of the crew performed their first show in a sold-out performance at the now lamented and semi-legendary Ted's Wrecking Yard early in 2000.  Since then they have gone on to perform their electrified, twang-soaked, harmony-rich rock ‘n' roll for audiences throughout Canada and the US, including appearances at the Burlington Sound of Music Festival, the Americanarama Festival in New York and NXNE.

You can pick up their Debut CD here.

Brian is also an excellent electronics tech.  He will be taking care of the B.Y.O.C Pedal Pre-builds up here in Canada.
 

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NON FINIRe mai was born from the ashes of premier Yugoslavian thrash metal band EPIDEMIC ZONE. The band existed from 1987 to 1991 and released two tapes and one 7" EP single, TOUCH AGAINST NORMALITY. They performed with bands like MOTORHEAD, SACRED REICH, ATHROPY, S.N.F.U., and numerous other local and international acts. After several changes in the lineup the original EPIDEMIC ZONE members, Ales (guitar) and Tomi (bass), invited Primoz (drums) and Milos (vocals) to join NON FINIRe mai. In 1992, the band achieved great popularity in the underground scene.

Three years after releasing debut album Pilotinstaller, Slovenian extraordinary Ales Uratnik a.k.a. NON FINIRe mai, produced a new masterpiece entitled "Katzenjammer". It's inspired in part by the Rudolf Dirks comic The Katzenjammer Kids from 1897 featured Hans and Fritz, twins in the battle against any form of authority.

Ales also builds guitars:

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Knock Knock Ginger is an indie-pop band from Waterloo, Ontario. Member-wise, the band is Andy the Mëtler, who plays the bass and theremin, Matt Charters, who plays guitar and trumpet, Melissa Djurakov, who plays the piano, Milosz Sikora, who sings and plays guitar and Owen Cherry, who plays drums.

The band’s sound has been described as "experimental," but they can’t quite figure out why. They’d like you to think they play melodic pop songs with a lyrical slant.

Knock Knock Ginger occasionally steps out from underneath houses to play shows around their hometown and Southern Ontario. They have a lot of fun playing live and hope to make it to new and exciting places in 2006.
 

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The Hiwatts - Proudly playing you a selection of their own material & the "BEST" of British Rock/Mod/Punk Music, from the 60's through to the 90's. Guitar smashing, Microphone twirling & Drum crashing their way through over 2 hours of The Who, Small Faces, Rolling Stones, The Jam, Oasis, The Beatles, Sex Pistols, Ocean Colour Scene, The Undertones, The Buzzcocks, The Creation, and many others.

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“A world in which people like Richard Ashcroft and Thom Yorke are considered stars, and a band like Gluecifer still wander around in pure obscurity, is a world gone fucking mad”

My sentiments exactly :-( 

Gluecifer R.I.P.

Guitarist, Raldo Useless, has been keeping busy producing bands of late.  He is a huge fan of oddball guitars, amps and pedals (Just like ME!!!!)

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The Aimless Blades are a six piece Band with a capital B. The songs' color palette range from acoustic ballads to moody swamp-noir to electric rockers and are inhabited by characters that would be at home in a Jim Thompson or Raymond Chandler novel.

Comparisons have been drawn to the Byrds, the Velvet Underground, Dream Syndicate, Giant Sand, Gram Parsons, Green on Red and the Mekons. Close your eyes and you'll see visions of long abandoned stretches of highways or late nights in the desert and maybe a campfire of two.

The Aimless Blades have played support for the likes of the Silos, Continental Drifters and Paul K.
 

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snack! have played on bills with a wide variety of performers including Rheostatics, Skydiggers, King Cobb Steelie, jacksoul, Andrew Cash, Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Fred Eaglesmith, David Wilcox, Rik Emmett, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Fat Cats, One Step Beyond and Ron Sexsmith .  Their music could best be described as Modern Rock with elements of Jazz, Funk, World and Folk. Their live performances focus on exploring and expanding on the boundaries of these genres within each song's structure.  This attention to their live shows earned them the runner-up position in the Kitchener Waterloo Record's reader's choice award for band of the year.
 

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Since 1996, founding members Dave Battrick (Guitar, Dobro & Vocals) and Jason Colavecchia (6 string Bass & vocals) have forged a unique blend of Blues/Jazz/Funk & Cajun flavours into a well oiled presentation of traditional & modern tunes.

The addition in 2002 of the considerable percussion talents of Fred May has allowed the "syncopated groove" of Mother Blue's Music to gather an ever increasing following of music fans and their fellow musicians.

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XHCFX stalwart, Pierce Backes shares frontman duties with his Brother and plays some nice guitar here.

To my ears, The Yarrows sound like a great mix of garage band energy and subtle neo-psychedelic rock.  Great Songs!  Kind of like the Smithereens if they listened to "On the Beach" and "Tonite's the Nite" or Steve Wynn more often.

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   plays original compositions and covers ranging from Cyndi Lauper to the Foo Fighters. It’s hard to describe their style because there are so many influences being thrown into mix. Marco comes from the early hardcore days. Jay leans toward the classic rock. Sean loves the grungy/alternative sound, Igor (pictured left) digs classic and heavy stuff (and has a serious pedalboard rig!) and Andrew indulges in punk/rockabilly. Now imagine all these influences boiled down to a simmer and then thrown on an open flame!

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Long-time customer, Moshe Tenenbaum is now playing guitar for Paul Burke

Check out their music here.  They are playing out a fair bit.  Keep your eyes open for a gig near you.

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Black Pudding

Black Pudding have been playing since 1999, originally forming out of the demise of Formula 44 with Rock Hardman (Ape Management, Ogden Steers) & Maria Crequer (Sowpuss), and continuing on as a two-piece. After the release of a cass-album, Blood Clot, in 2000, and a number of well received gigs, Black Pudding disappeared from the stage for a period until they were revived through invitation to play what is now deemed as a legendary gig at the Cross with The Bloody Souls and Xanadu, late 2002. Busy with other projects separately, the pair have also been rhythm-section for Brother Love's Free Association, and Rock Hardman's Ogden Steers.

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The Void are the latest incarnation of Dannie Vallely and Ulric Kennedy who began making music together in their late teens.

Ulric and Dannie have appeared in a number of guises through the years including The Mixers (of whom I was a huge fan of in my teens!!!!!), The Golden Dawn, The Fauves, Jenny & The Cat Club, The Catalysts and DHK and their back catalogue includes releases on Sarah Records, Felicite Singles Club and Invicta Hi-Fi to name but a few.

The Void's sound draws heavily on their formative influences - melodic POP shot through with psychedelic colours and transcendent harmonies.

Currently a studio-based project, plans are afoot to develop a multi-media spectacular capable of bringing The Void sound to audiences around the world in the near future.

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Formed in late 2005, The Blood Lines are beginning to build what will be their debut album. You will find some of the songs that will comprise this album here. Also, expect to see tour dates posted here as they come up.

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London, Ontario's Bobnoxious plays infectious, simple, two fisted, twisted rock 'n 'roll that will kick your ass over and over again.

Blowing away Southern Ontario with their electrifying live show over the past two years, Bobnoxious is nothing less than the loud guitars, grooving bass and booming drums any self-respecting rock fan has come to expect, let alone love and adore.

You got to check these guys out!  Bob used to sing for Canadian Metal legends, Razor!!!

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Jonathan Cummins formed Bionic after he left The Doughboys in search of something a bit more rocking. After all, eight and half years of playing power pop is enough drive anybody batty. After a relatively short time spent in the rehearsal space, Bionic came out with both guns blazing and quickly recorded their debut record. The end result was heralded as "one of the most brutalizing pop records since Husker Du's 'Zen Arcade'".
 

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Elvyn play some great pop songs, not unlike Teenage Fanclub (one of my Fav. bands!).  Jason O'Reilly, the Bass player is a great guy who knows his bass gear and is a general gear hound like myself.  The latest EP sounds great.  Well crafted songs with great hooks!  Look for a new Full-length CD in the near future.

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Pierre is involved in photography, independent cinema & documentaries, & music. Check out his site here.
 

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zefangus are a weary band of nomadic ghost-herders from the future. their nights are still and lonely when out on those cold and
desolate haunted plains, tending to their spectral herds. to maintain their sanity and reason in that nightmare twilight, zefangus
create an indefinable form of music to battle against the looming death of the desolate black night. together, they weave stories
of impossible robotic colossi, of great and wrathful forgotten gods and of giant misunderstood beasts raining down death and ruin
unto the world.

Paul, the bass player, is a local and a real nice guy.  He has another band called knife-like objects on the go as well.  He also runs karatemart records.
 

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After being hailed as one of the finest and most distinctive singer-songwriters to emerge in 2003, Kathleen Edwards is poised to vault to the front rank of contemporary music with her superlative sophomore album, Back To Me.  With appearances on Letterman and Leno, touring everywhere and opening for The Stones and AC/DC and Bob Dylan, things can only get bigger.

Integral to the sound is Kathleen's Husband and guitar player, Colin Cripps.

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The Golden Arrows

Chuck Freeman (former bass player from Moving Targets!!) has joined up with Kenny Chambers in a new band.  Some demos will be available up here.

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Yellow Wood is an independent rock band from Canada's forgotten city, Windsor, Ontario. Their music is about the struggles and tensions of life, capturing all of the associated emotions in both sound and lyrics. It is music inspired by failure that can catapult you to victory.

The most common "sounds like" comparisons are to UK bands like Coldplay, U2, Travis, and sometimes Radiohead. In the live setting, you might hear The Mars Volta added to the list, thanks to some interesting pedal manipulations.

Bass Player, Ryan Fields also works with George at Riverside Music Shop.  Great shop w/ Great People.  Highly recommended!
 

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electroluminescent
 

Originally from Waterdown, Ryan Ferguson inauspiciously began recording as Electroluminescent back in 1998. As part of an international bedroom community sprouting from easier access to audience and recording, Ferguson began his musical career as simply a self–serving creative outlet that has now matured alongside the technology that helped originally produce it.

In live performance, he plays guitar, keyboard, and drum pads, often all at the same time, layering the sounds with sampling and delay effects to create mesmerizing, 40-minute long epics that shift and change through rocking, rhythmic passages, to ambient explorations, to distorted feedback freak outs.

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Fuzz and Farfisa!  What more can you ask for?  check out the Madcaps here!  John has some killer gear and a great ear for vintage effects.

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Under One is a rock band based out of Bedford Pa and has been playing together since 2001.  They are one of the best live shows in central Pa and puts every inch of energy in what they do.  Check them out if you get a chance. 

Travis Dunn (ex - Gin 'n Juice, Plazma) has recently joined the band. He brings lots of stage experience with him as well as some great guitar playing influenced by his love for jam bands.

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Burning up the fretboards around Ottawa, Casey has a wicked rig and knows how to use it.  Check his stuff out here

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The Xchange from Jersey play a wild blend of Southern Rock and Hip Hop that works.

Check them out here.

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Turkish pop-punk!  Who knew :-)  Check out Second's website and Myspace

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Great band from Montreal, check them out here and here!!!

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The Golden Ticket is a 5 piece blues rock band based in Brantford, Ontario. Their main goal is to let
people know that there is still a raw, genuine, and pure form of music out there.

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Inspired by U2, The Beatles, their classical upbringing, as well as Top-40 radio faves like Keith Urban and John Mayer, their diverse influences, not to mention relatable insight on the joys and trials of Christian life, is what makes Article One’s music stand out.

Now signed to Nashville-based Inpop Records, these Canada natives are ready to introduce their eclectic brand of pop/rock to the masses

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Day After Nashville, a provocative name, from one of today's most fresh and dynamic original musical acts. Their approach to Country- Pop & Country-Rock is truly unique and is a direct result of their broad array of influences and distinctive chemistry with one another. Day After Nashville (D.A.N.) is comprised of Cory Price, drums & lead vocals; Owen Price, guitar & vocals; and Curtis Chrusch, bass guitar, harmonica & vocals.
 

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Fred Smith Studio is an audio production facility situated in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada that specializes in jingle creation, original music and sound for a variety of applications.

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Qualone have officially disbanded. Former members Andy Samford (guitar/vocals), Brian Holcomb (guitar/vocals/theremin) and John Smith (bass) have joined with drummer Chris Stewart (last two Qualone shows and Ear Mound Shrine) in a new band called TELESTRION.

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Skye Bleu Studios is a professional recording facility with locations in Chicago and Villa Park, IL. Our staff has over 25 years of combined experience in the recording industry. In conjunction with the unique talent, skills and diverse experience of its staff, SBS possesses a keen sense of what clients are looking for in the Chicago metropolitan area.

 

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