Local Vibe

James Cybulski of TSN, Darrin Pfeiffer of 102.1 The Edge plus drummer for The Salads, and Zeke Meyer who owns the Sound Academy got together to raise funds for the earthquake victims of Haiti. They asked some well known artists, athletes and celebrities to gather down on Polson Pier on February 2nd, 2010, and thus [...]

I had the huge honour of interviewing members of Finger Eleven for the Local Vibe e-zine (http://localvibe.ca).  We met backstage and while their lead vocalist, Scott Anderson, warmed up, I chatted with Rick Jackett and Rich Beddoe (their guitarist and drummer).  Their passion was infectious.  They had such exuberant candor when it came to talking about their [...]

Let me tell you, this was a wonderful event. I was there on Saturday and again on Sunday. The musicians that I liked the most were Colin White who performed early on Saturday, and Cheryl Lescom who was slated to fill all day Sunday. The Ribber that won first place in every judged category was [...]

Steve Strongman was raised in the Tri-Cities region of K-W and Cambridge and he still refers to it as his home, even now that his residence is in Hamilton, Ontario. He came out to Waterloo’s Starlight Nightclub to promote his new CD called Blues in Colour on Friday April 24th. The CD Release party was [...]

Busted Flat Records artists brought Maxwell’s Music House in Waterloo alive, as part of the Beat Goes On presentation of the 3rd annual GO! Music Festival, on Friday April 17th.  You missed a great show and should really try to catch these artists soon at Maxwell’s or another local venue.  Kudos to Maxwell’s for having [...]

Steve Strongman’s releasing a new CD “Blues in Colour” on March 21st, 2009. Support this local talented singer, composer, and outstanding guitarist by purchasing your own new CD, his second masterpiece (following on the heals of “Honey” in 2007). Nominated as the Best New Artist in 2007 at the Maple Blues Awards, and last year [...]