john scully photo ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FEB. 6, 1987 By Steve Newton Not a lot of people showed up for NRBQ's Commodore Ballroom date last Thursday (January 29), but of the 500 or so who did, few went home disappointed. In fact, it's fair to say that you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who's ever … Continue reading NRBQ tars-and-feathers Vancouver, leaves the Cabbage Patch Kids alone
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Newt’s Top 10 albums of 1996
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, DEC. 1996 By Steve Newton Neither of my two favourite recording artists released any music in ’96, but even though I had to suffer through the serious withdrawal of no Jeff Beck or Joe Satriani, the year had its moments. Various Artists Twang! A Tribute to Hank Marvin & the … Continue reading Newt’s Top 10 albums of 1996
NRBQ likes to go by the way it feels at the time
NRBQ stands for the New Rhythm & Blues Quartet, but NRBQ isn't a rhythm and blues band. A bit misleading, wouldn't you say?
Robbie Fulks tears a strip off the Nashville scene on Let’s Kill Saturday Night
Singer-songwriter Robbie Fulks is an up-front kind of guy. He lets people know how he feels, and when he’s feeling pissed off, look out.