Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – August 1st, 2023
CAN’T SEE THE SUN Geanies (Mule Kick Records) *****+
It’s the debt E.P. from this blues influenced alt rock band. Not sure if it’s the...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – July 27, 2023
IN BLOOM Kris Gruen (Mother West) ****
In times of stress the right music can help cool you out. As my wife & I ramp...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – July 19, 2023 – part2
SEVEN PSALMSÂ Paul Simon (Owl Records) *****
January 15th 2019, Paul Simon had a dream so vivid he got out of bed and wrote it down. It...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – July 19, 2023
SUNDANCERÂ Will James (independent/ bandcamp) ****
One word I seldom use to describe a blues album is ‘suave’, but that sums up the new Will James. ...
Welcome to the singles club: The top 22 single releases of 2022
Welcome to the singles club:
The top 22 single releases of 2022
By Shane Collins
Writing for GONZO OKANAGAN allows unique perks. Access to exciting shows, photographing...
Music Reviews by John the Rock Doctor – Dec 2022
WILD MYSTIC MOUNTAIN Charlie Treat (independent) ***
Bluegrass anyone? This East Nashville singer/ songwriter is drawing on his rural upbringing in the raw, rootsy tradition...
Blue Rodeo and Barney Bentall stroll fans down memory lane at SOEC concert
Blue Rodeo and Barney Bentall stroll fans down memory lane at SOEC concert
Canadian music icons Blue Rodeo preformed their Many a Mile Tour delighting...
Shane’s Top 21 Songs of 2021
Shane's Top 21 Songs of 2021
Photo credit and copyrights to Shane Collins & Gonzo Okanagan
2021 has seen a wide spectrum of natural disasters, political...
Back on the block with the Bizkit
Back on the block with the Bizkit
Photo credit and copyrights to Shane Collins & Gonzo Okanagan
Fred Durst may be on to something with his...
The Polish Ambassador
THE POLISH AMBASSADOR
Lush Dubington
In a previous article, I wrote about how the music we listen to changes with the seasons.
For me, I seem...