2011 HIGHLIGHTS
DECEMBER
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NOVEMBER
AL Lukas’ CD is getting national campus play (25+ stations across Canada), charting on blues shows (CHLY in Nanaimo, BC) and stellar press reviews coming in nationally. Check out the reviews below!
THE BELLEVILLE INTELLIGENCER“
it’s obvious that Lukas is a formidable musician; his
guitar is flawless and his voice has that “honey rolled in gravel” quality.”
EXCLAIM/Toronto ON
“Al Lukas’ In My Soul has a great old-school blues/rock feel with some cool husky vocals and great guitar playing, at times very Blues Traveler in spirit. “
SEAWAY NEWS /Cornwall, ON
STAGE DOOR/Winnipeg, MB
Thunder Bay. Lukas’ gutsy virile voice has drawn TOM WAITS references, and he’s also an ace blues-rock guitar player.”
TANDEM MAGAZINE/Toronto, ON
“Lukas’ voice is mesmerizing, a smoky blues shout that, at times,… This isn’t a blues album, but the blues are
certainly present- same goes for rock & roll, with a touch of light jazz.”
GONZO MAGAZINE/Lloydminster, AB“
Tight focused arrangement and playing by Lukas, bassman Carson Webber and drummer Rob Benvegun is right on the money. … A worthy new talent you should check out.”
John Emms/DAILY PRESS/Timmins, ON“In My Soul is Lukas’ third recording and showcases two things thoroughly: Lukas’ guitar skills (acoustic and electric) and his rough whiskey-toned voice…. the mood is deep; the vibe is strong and Lukas’ voice rocks.
VERNON MORNING STAR/Vernon, BC
OCTOBER
Cheryl Thibeau’s debut single debuts at #8 on the TOP 10 Most Active Indie DMDS radio chart!
SEPTEMBER
Blues artist Jimmy Zee still continues holding a Top 100 position on the national Canadian Roots Airplay chart (http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/index.php?page=intchart&country=CANADA) at #43.
AUGUST
Awesome reviews keep pouring in for LTP artists! Here are more highlights:
“an auspicious debut by Amy Cunningham…The Ontario-raised, Vancouver Island-based singer/songwriter is a strong lyricist in a county, folk and pop vein with a pleasant and pleasing voice.”
K-W RECORD (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) for Amy Cunningham
Fine takes us from minimal folk dirges and impeccable arrangements to some fuller experiments….his musical sense is fascinating,
EXCLAIM MAGAZINE (Toronto, ON) for Fine Canadian Forces
“Zee has a big, husky voice with a big, husky guitar to match — bluesy and soulful, with some funk, smooth jazz and rock tossed in for good measure. Zee and his band have fun reviving Sweeny Todd’s 80s hit Roxy Roller.”
K-W RECORD (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) for Jimmy Zee
JULY
Jordan Fine’s FINE CANADIAN FORCES project ‘Hebrew Songs’ charts at #42 on the TOP 50 National Earshot chart!
“Here’s a collection that’s just a lot of loopy , goofy fun… really unleashes his compositional chops … when he turns his hand to rearranging pop standards.
CASHBOX CANADA (Toronto, ON) for Fine Canadia Forces
JUNE
The CCMA invites Last Tango Productions to be a juror of the 2011 Broadcast Awards. Winners to be announced at the 2011 CCMA’s in Hamilton.
Press keeps raving about Last Tango artists….just a few highlights:
“… a raft of fascinating original material written or co-written by Toronto multi-instrumentalist Jordan Fine. …”
John Sakamoto/TORONTO STAR (Toronto, ON) for Fine Canadian Forces
“Calgary’s Candelora are a tight band, both on CD and outside of music. …The production is polished, the music muted and crafted meticulously and the vocals laid on with just the right tinge of emotion. “
CHARTATTACK (Toronto, ON) – for rock’s Candelora
MAY
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APRIL
Sarah Cripps’ cross-country radio tour continues – her live acoustic performance at Country 95.9FM in Windsor, Ontario has 4100 HITS on-line in mere days!! http://country959.com/2011/04/sarah-cripps-in-studio-acoustic-performance/
Jacquie Drew just keeps on rolling with a chart position at #15 in Earshots TOP 20 national Folk/Roots/Blues radio charts.
MARCH
Sarah Cripps’ single ‘Getaway Car’ peeks at #64 on BDS. Sarah’s debut single has now been heard on over 100 stations across Canada (both commercial and non-commercial country radio) and peaks at #69 on the TOP 100 BDS charts! The Belleville Intelligencer says Sarah is…“…poised for a breakthrough in the country-rock scene. Her first EP is skillfully constructed…”
Jimmy Zee is now a featured artist on Galaxie radio’s Blues channel and CBC’s ‘Saturday Night Blues’ show.
Canada’s roots darling Shane Philip hits #134 on the national TOP 200 Earshot chart.
Last Tango Productions is a featured radio tracker for the 2011 Canadian Music Week panel “Street Idol’, a radio tracking information panel sponsored by DMDS.
“Let me thank all of you for what I feel was one of the BEST panels I have ever been associated with. The panellists were great and this would have never worked without the judges. …A special thanks to Yvonne, who hung in there and listened to tunes for a couple of hours at the booth. You are all professionals and I am happy to be associated with all of you. “ Joe Wood, DMDS
FEBRUARY
THE NEW CD FROM JIMMY ZEE DEVIL TAKE ME DOWN IS NOMINATED FOR BLUES RECORDING OF THE YEAR BY THE WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS !
Fantastic reviews rolling in for roots artists Shane Philip, Jimmy Zee’s blues release and pop’s Michelle Owen including:
“… Philip has made his best album so far by not altering greatly what he’s done in the past – mixing reggae, didgeridoo, a gentle voice reminiscent of Xavier Rudd and guitar playing reminiscent of Ben Harper – but intensifying it.
VANCOUVER PROVINCE for Shane Philip
“From Toronto, Owen seems older than her 18 years. Her record has the ghostly haunt of Lesley Gore (who is still alive) or some early 60s girl group or a 70s soul singer.”
VANCOUVER PROVINCE for Michelle Owen
“Every now and again a disc arrives out of the blue that completely takes you by surprise.”
HERE MAGAZINE (New Brunswick) – for Jimmy Zee
JANUARY
Last Tango artists are off to a great start:
Roots artist Jackie Drew charts in Earshot’s TOP 10 national Roots/Folk/Blues chart debuting at #4 in only weeks of release
The results are in – Last Tango artist Ann Chaplin’s Xmas song ‘Underneath The Christmas Tree’ comes in at #4 on the TOP 10 DMDS chart for most downloaded radio singles in Dec 2010!