The Real McKenzies play the WISE Hall By Steve Newton MONDAY: screening at the Rio Theatre of the new concert documentary Carole King: Home Again–Live in Central Park, which depicts her homecoming concert at New York City’s Central Park in May of 1973. Hope she does "I Feel the Earth Move". TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY: Oklahoma … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, February 27 to March 3
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That time I asked bass goddess Tal Wilkenfeld what her career highlight was and she thought about it really…really…hard
By Steve Newton Back in 2016 I interviewed bass-guitar superstar Tal Wilkenfeld on the phone before going to see her gig at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver--which was wicked, by the way. What a band she's got! At one point in the conversation I asked Tal--realizing that she'd already accomplished a helluva lot for someone … Continue reading That time I asked bass goddess Tal Wilkenfeld what her career highlight was and she thought about it really…really…hard
Bass virtuoso Tal Wilkenfeld raves about her band before they blow Vancouver away
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON OCT. 15, 2016 By Steve Newton Tal Wilkenfeld played the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver a couple nights ago, and man, did she impress. Aside from the stunning bass playing she's best known for, the 29-year-old showed great promise as a singer-songwriter as well. My wife kept raving about the poetry in her … Continue reading Bass virtuoso Tal Wilkenfeld raves about her band before they blow Vancouver away
That time I asked bass goddess Tal Wilkenfeld how she got so goddamn good
By Steve Newton Sometimes when I listen to a musician perform I wonder to myself, "How did they get so goddamn good?" And sometimes--if I meet said musician in my capacity as a music writer--I'll just flat out ask them how they got so goddamn good. I did it with guitarist Guthrie Govan in 2015, and … Continue reading That time I asked bass goddess Tal Wilkenfeld how she got so goddamn good