You come to a Hodge barbecue as Friends and leave as Family
You come to a Hodge barbecue as Friends and leave as Family
HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge
Okay – my turn to say it…Wasn’t that a party!
As...
Lakeboat Vineyard & Winery at Backyard Farm: All Aboard for Flavour
Lakeboat Vineyard & Winery at Backyard Farm: All Aboard for Flavour
Owner Tara Mathison, and Winemaker Mireille Sauvé, Lakeboat Vineyard & Winery, generously invited me...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF SEPT 1
ROLL WITH MEÂ Duke Robillard (Stony Plain Records) *****
Here is an old/ new record from the prolific Duke Robillard.  Roll With Me is a jumpin’ jivin’ pile...
HodgePodge: Where to go, what to do, who to see
Where to go, what to do, who to see
HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge
I am a little late on this one but better late than tooooooooo...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF AUGUST 20
SHEPHERD Bywater Call (independent) *****
This Toronto-based roots, rock & soul band’s third album is a scorcher. Shepherd continues to reach beyond the boundaries of their...
Movie under the stars at Oak Estate Winery in Summerland
Movie under the stars at Oak Estate Winery in Summerland
By Monique Tamminga
Watch a movie under the stars while sipping delicious wine and munching on...
HodgePodge: Happy Canadian Flag Birthday
Happy Flag Birthday
Hodge Podge by Charlie Hodge
For something iconic about to turn 60 there has not been a lot of fuss made.
These past few...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF AUGUST 12
THE BLUES REMIND ME Kelly’s Lot (independent) ****
A powerful, grooving new album here from Kelly’s Lot. The Blues Remind Me, their 17th album, is wonderfully recorded and produced,...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF AUGUST 5
HYPNOTIZEDÂ Spektra (Frontiers) ****
This is a broad and expressive second album for these hard rockers. Led by Brazilian singer BJ, this is like Journey and...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JULY 29
GREAT EXPECTATIONSÂ The Imagine If (independent) ****+
A bold title for a debut album, this. The Imagine If is Toronto-based roots n blues band making quite...