Paul Russell

Los Lobos-Fiesta Latina , The White House, Oct 2009

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Los Lobos

May 7, 2025 Paul Russell 0

Los Lobos burst onto the music scene in relatively modest ways in 1973 in East Los Angeles with vocalist and guitarist David Hidalgo and drummer Louie Perez having met at high school. Their success, though, took […]

Gold Dust “In The Light Of Living Shade”

May 1, 2025 Paul Russell 0

Psychedelic plucking a go-go on mesmerising collection with special guests. You’ve got to be a respected musician if you can have Dinosaur Jr supremo J Mascis guest on your new album – and when he does […]

More People Really Should Know About – Matthew Barber

April 1, 2025 Paul Russell 2

Consistently solid writing and performing from Canadian troubadour. It’s inevitable that a musician’s previous life, before they enter this new creative world, will impinge on their songwriting and general ethos. But Toronto-based Barber feels that this […]

John Hewitt “Which Side Are You On?”

March 26, 2025 Paul Russell 0

Alberta troubadour’s latest – a one man band with masterful lyrics. John Hewitt is a truly committed musician – he’s been playing guitar since he was nine years old and he’s immersed himself in the roots […]

Roger Harvey & Simon Flory “Progress”

February 20, 2025 Paul Russell 0

A love letter to the enduring nature of folk music. For Erie native Roger Harvey, punk was his introduction to making music – he loved its ethos and lyrical honesty. As he says “A lot of punk […]