Hot in the City – Virgin Festival Returns to Toronto!

I know, I know; it hasn’t felt like much of a summer of this year in Toronto, but if there’s one event that has the potential to heat up the city, it’s Virgin Festival Ontario, happening on Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30 at the Molson Ampitheatre!

Elvis Is Alive!

Gilles and Luisa of HARMONY RD were too young to have understood the magnitude of Elvis Presley’s death in the late-’70s, but they’re definitely old enough to appreciate the impact his life has made on generations of music fans! 

Artist Appreciation – Memphis Minnie

We are born with the hands that God has bestowed upon us. We go through life using our hands the best way we know how, never asking their real purpose, rarely being grateful for their existence and, at times, abusing their power.

Revisit the Unwritten

This song was in a hair commercial, so that’s all it meant to me – healthy, lush beauty queen hair, until…

Whole Lotta Lolla!

One of the biggest events of the alternative music calendar is almost upon us, and HARMONY RD is fortunate enough this year to be part of the pomp and pageantry that is Lollapalooza!

I Ain’t No Holler(ado) Back Girl…

Actually, I am!

Music Video Musing – Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Heads Will Roll”

The haunting solo keyboard intro invites the viewer to the dark side. There is something uneasy about hearing about heads rolling and dancing until you’re dead in a damp and dreary cave sung by a freakishly dressed, intense performer.

Artist Appreciation – Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix, an artist who believed in music the way a minister believes Jesus will save his soul. He not only had a gift for creating sound (having never taken lessons), but he could feel and see his music, holding it in his soul and releasing its energy to his listeners.

Krivy Keeps the Blues Alive

Joel Krivy
Blues Musician – Guitar and Vocals

The doctor was in the house and you didn’t need a stethoscope to know everyone’s heart was pumping. Joel Krivy, a blues man covering a wide variety of past musicians and creator of his own catchy tunes, shares his talent in local taverns and festivals to help keep the blues alive.

I’ll Miss You, Michael

I lost a friend that I used to dance with and listen to and would always make me smile and inspire me to believe that anything is possible. That’s why I wept upon hearing the news of Jackson’s passing.