HodgePodge: Old Steve
Old Steve
HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge
Since it was too hot to work outside this morning I decided to sort some boxes in the shed. After...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JULY 8
LIVE AT SPA CE Dave Specter (Delmark Records) ****+
Over 3 decades into his career with this label, Specter is releasing his 14th album. Live At Space is,...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JUNE 30
CARRYING MONSTERS Christopher Titus (I Tunes purchase) *****+
‘Funny’ and ‘brutally honest’ are not concepts that often go together, unless you’re Christopher Titus. Carrying Monsters is the title...
HodgePodge: 9 lives reduced by one
9 lives reduced by one
HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge
Some recent visitors insisted I tell this tale again and so I defer.
I'm comfortable suggesting Scaredy Cat's...
HodgePodge: Dawson signs to boot, Rockets sign winner
Dawson signs to boot, Rockets sign winner
HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge
Don’t toss this rag away to soon – it’s the last hockey related column I...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JUNE 24
TALKIN’ HEAVY DK Harrell (Alligator Records) *****
If you want to talk about exciting blues guitar players, DK Harrell’s name has to come up in that...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JUNE 16
WINGS OF ADELAINE Abon (Flatcar Records/ Fontana North) ***
‘Haunting’ and ‘ethereal’ are just two appropriate ways to describe the new album from this Edmonton-based Danish/...
HodgePodge: Mixed emotions with Father’s Day
Mixed emotions with Father’s Day
HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge
Well, it’s arrived. That moment I pondered about yet tossed away with a quick shrug of the...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JUNE 10
THE GREAT WOMEN IN BLUES Lisa Mann’s Northwestern All-Stars (Roseleaf Records) *****
This is as breathtaking a live blues record as you’ll ever to hear. Lisa...
HodgePodge: Ryan Donn plays Red Bird Brewing June 12, Go Oilers Go
Donn plays red bird
HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge
Okay, so forget all my previous NHL playoff predictions about the Toronto Maple Leafs winning the Stanley Cup...