Barber Shop Podcast

Triply, mystic, and sweetly fierce, Christine Leakey has been artsy since the zoetrope stage of her life. Born to see shapes and colours and blessed with a gorgeous voice, Leakey made music to put those shapes and colours a life of their own. Fearlessly e

The beautiful, gruesome swinging riot that is Sloppy Jalopy is very much the sum of its parts. Just like the band's namesake, the end product is a an absolutely unique creation of old and familiar pieces. Crafted lovingly by Craig Koshul and Al Barubek a

In every town there is a sly bar room rocker who carries the mail faithfully through rain, sleet and snow to deliver the goods. Be it in his teen years, raging 20's - or in this case, his fabulous four ties, Dougy Flyswatter has been a part of the tattere

If you've seen a show anywhere in the last 25 years, chances are at some point you have seen Frank Koren playing guitar. If you've heard more than a few recordings born of these fertile lands, you have likely heard Frank Koren. Long considered top flight

October 21, 2015 was, as you know, the "future" date in which Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) arrives having been flung from 1985 to 1955 and.... Well.... It was kinda a big deal. Long, long ago, Ryan and Kevin were just leaving the podcast nest when Graham

Chris Altmann is one of those rare individuals for whom music is not just a profession but an all consuming passion. Discovering his chops and purpose in his youth, the gamut from Bon Scott to Bob Dylan made for a very heady mix indeed. Playing pretty wel

Any true work of art begins with the artisan, every painting, sculpture or song a reflection of the hand and mind behind the vision. Crazy Things is not only the name of Duane Rutter’s new record, it is the gem carved and polished from the stone that he

Chris Strei is a perfect example of the guy who make up the overwhelming majority of working musicians, the blue collar grinder. Born and raised in Brantford, the city just west of Hamilton, Strei was one of a throng of pubescent wanna-be's in his high sc

Nate Waldes carries with him the quiet desperate rage of the poet and seeker, perhaps a bit too smart for his own good. When you can see and interpret, channel and reflect with such precision, life can be a bitter pill if you let it. Vision and delivery i

Blues, and Hamilton blues in particular has had its roots in this fertile ground since there were iron horses and steel driving men. The tree that bears so much fruit in the way of all modern music, is based in the call and response of the cotton fields