Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Sept. 7, 2022

TRUE TREASURES Leroy Van Dyke (Country Rewind Records) *** ½ More musical archaeology from Country Rewind.  Leroy Van Dyke is not a name I’m...

HodgePodge: 2022-23 hockey predicts

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Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 30, 2022

STILL THAT WAY TODAY South Island Rhythm Kings (Blue Glue Records) **** If you’re up for a traditional early blues adventure, I’ve got just the...

Coffee in Kelowna: Melissa Dinwoodie

Coffee in Kelowna: Melissa Dinwoodie Story by Shane Collins Photo credit and copyrights to Shane Collins & Gonzo Okanagan To begin. How to begin? It’s a perplexing...

Naughty and Nice at Blasted Church 20th Anniversary

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Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 23, 2022

THE DIG 3 The Dig 3 (independent) ***** Old school blues, pure and simple; that’s the debut album from The Dig 3.  The group is...

Coffee in Kelowna: Leila Neverland

Coffee in Kelowna: Leila Neverland Photo credit and copyrights to Shane Collins & Gonzo Okanagan Lightning ripped across the blackened sky last night. I was out...

HodgePodge: Road Trip

Road Trip HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge One of the great things about life is that if we hang around long enough we might be remined of...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 15, 2022

BITCHES BLUES Sass Jordan (Stony Plain) ***** Some people were born to sing the blues, like Sass Jordan. One of the mightiest female blues singers...

Oh the sweet, sweet sounds of summer

Oh the sweet, sweet sounds of summer Photo credit and copyrights to Shane Collins & Gonzo Okanagan How’s everyone doing out there? The summer has flown...