Barber Shop Podcast

If you follow scripture, Jacob is a pretty heavy dude. Jacob Moon is pretty heavy too, his voice strong and pure, his music a tapestry of sound and rhythm. Taking his cue from the friends and family that filled his childhood home, the sir was cast from an early age. Endless hours wood shedding and word smithing revealed a brilliant gem of a singer/songwriter who could silence a room in a measure. Moving to Hamilton and witnessing the depth of musical reserves was a daunting but altogether nurturing experience as both his repertoire and reputation grew exponentially. With each record produced, the rarest of gifts was honed to an edge on these mean streets, delivering on the promise of greatness. Fresh off his appearance on CBC, Jacob does the right thing and visits his hometown barber for some good conversation, a few videos, a little in house performance and a track from his brand new album, Fascination. It's all good..... On Barber Shop Podcast

There is something righteous about music when it's done from the heart. When Brad and Jaret both bad bands implode at the same time the seeds for Killin' Time Band were sown. Morphing the tipsy patio party duet into a band that made laughter and liquor flow in many people and places. With Paul and Brian on board, in 2004, the boys started putting pen to paper and the message to the medium and released their debut album Killin' Time Band in 2008, followed by 2010's 3 day weekend and most recently One Set To Freedom in 2013. Considerable skill in social media and the technical end of the business, Brad and Jaret churn out a steady stream of snappy on point videos and regular live shows to keep their fans in the green. It's another great night of smart insight, good vibes and kick ass original music as good as anything out there. Killin' Time Band takes you to a very good place, and tonight that's Barber Shop Podcast

Working in the factories and fields is a sure way to accumulate the stuff required to fuel music of a fertile mind. Famous Framus was just little Mike when he was forever changed by a large scary man pouring out his heart during one of his parents late night kitchen parties. Knowing then and there that his calling would somehow involve the power and the glory of performance, the truth of music and the beauty if the truth. Shift work and fatherhood took him to task, their toll high on the artist in relief. Taking his cue from his down time, learning to read and write music in tablature form led to the great awakening that comes from producing original music. Songs poured from him, self taught and stylistically unique, Famous Framus took the name of an old ill-gotten church guitar and started playing the devils music on it. Teaming up with drummer Dave Gould and harp player and singer M.M. LeBlanc to turn his tunes into rip roaring, foot stomping Mississippi punk folk that is all Hamilton. Kevin and Ryan are ve

The fact that a Southern Ontario country girl and a Muncie Indiana former rock guitar slinger would meet up in Nashville and make beautiful progressive roots music makes perfect sense. Both Tia McGraff and Tommy Parham have long histories of writing and playing with some of the best. Anywhere. Sold to a life of depth and description, these two formed a partnership and a union eight years ago and make the most beautiful of music. Stopping by on a cool spring night, Tia and Tommy play live, spin a few tales, and a few tunes from her 6th album, 2013's Break These Chains, recorded in Ottawa at Cardavae Studio and mastered by the incomparable Nick Balgona. Get to know Tia McGraff and get in touch with what real songwriting, real emotion, and a higher calling sounds like on this episode of Barber Shop Podcast

Hamilton is music country - and country music is a big part of Hamilton. Chelsea Crites looks like the kind of country singer you see atop the heap in America, picture perfect and dressed for the part. You'd be forgiven for thinking it all smoke and mirrors but this firebrand walks the walk with confidence and style. Rising through the ranks at a very young age, singing competitions and talent contests introduced her to the hard realities of disappointment punctuated by ever increasing moments of success and reaffirmation. Professional at 13, Chelsea Crites demonstrated the work ethic and wise choices fostered by her supportive parents. Playing many shows in many different venues, the teenage sensation began to build the kind of buzz that makes both newcomers and jaded critics take notice. Working with some top flight writers Such as Beau Fuller and Mike Nash as well as contributing her own songs, the process of recording her first professional full length album began in Nashville at John Willis's Willis Sou

Kindred spirit Rae Billing began her music career late after the loss of a treasured sole. Writing the arrangements and turns of phrase that danced in her head , learning to play and leaning hard into a new, some would say, dangerous, direction. Rae continued to pour her heart into it, bringing the naked truth foreword through progressive years and three albums. Catching the ear of bass ace Michael Hickey at a West Town open stage, the two played many shows as a duet before snagging choice time keeper Nick Burson and session guru/guitar player Michael Birthelmer to form the band that puts all the pieces together. Settling in at Birthelmer's Pine Street Studio in Hamilton, Billing and company set about crafting a superlative effort, textured and rich with ballads and stories of love, loss, truth and justice. When completed, Walls and Fences bore witness to a testament worthy of this city, as good as anything out there. Live, in-studio, Alt-Country goodness is the special of the day at Barber Shop Podcast with

It never stops here at Barber Shop Podcast as yet another powerhouse act kicks the door down. Weekend Riot Club is a mighty sum comprised of four awesome parts, each a massive energy force sufficient to break shit. When Melissa Marchese met Mike Chetcuti in 2008, it was electric - music forming the serpentine path of their union. Getting serious with a vision and a name, 2010 was the start of Weekend Riot Club, the addition of drummer Paulo Fontes cementing the trio as a heavy hitting unit bent on shaking up a crowed Hamilton music scene. Progressing with the help of some wise and talented session players, the eventual addition of Adam Neumann on bass was the final ingredient in a wickedly good Rock n Roll brew. Releasing their first full length studio effort PSYCHOTROPIA in June 2013, the members of Weekend Riot Club are ready to blow away the winter blahs in a big way with their own brand of rock n roll. Hamilton to the bone, and proud of it. 100 proof, full tilt, no bullshit is what you get from Weekend R

Two days past Daddy’s birthday and after a slate of tasteful chanteuse chorales we at Barber Shop Podcast are blessed with the mindful mindlessness of Hamilton’s Lo-Fi. Born of excessive musicianship and time, the seemingly simple collection of Lips, Ken, Vinnie, and Todd stopped by without the benefit of their drummer but left a smoking crater of an impression. Tight and oh-so- loose, Lo-Fi is at once an adolescent giggle fest and a deep thinking moment. Not at all concerned what you think, Lo- Fi is much more worried about how you feel. Naughty, bawdy, and a whole lot tawdry, we have some great shit in the house tonight. Lo and behold, please give it for sons man sized men from LO-FI at Barbet Shop Podcast

A blistering Nor'easter in the Ides of March cannot stop the mighty power of Hamilton legend Rita Chiarelli and Barber Shop Podcast. Salvatore's little girl was the only native born child of a rough hewn hard working family in the heart of a busy industrial steel town. Always fascinated and captivated by the swirling notes of her youth, the young lioness was turning heads and being recruited by established outfits at the tender age of 14. Years of touring, here, there, everywhere hardened the steel that a woman in the music business needs to break through. Living the creed that to to make your life in music one must love music more than anything or anyone, Rita Chiarelli won the hearts of so many by being honest to music, her fans and herself. Long considered Canada's Queen if the blues, Rita has only a few blocks to go to to visit Kevin and Ryan at the Barber Shop Podcast now that she has returned to her home town. Live, up close and in person - the one and only, Rita Chiarelli - on Barber Shop Podcast

Mary Simon has found quite a bit of success over the years as a solo artist in Canada and the US, yet she has been looking for a band for years. Not "her" band, but a band that existed as something greater than the sum of it's parts. Mississippi Bends is the meeting of minds and more than a little soul. Harvesting the trademark guitar work of Andrew Aldridge, the sublime Carey Ashworth on bass and long time drummer Robin Pieirson, Mary Simon has that group - and that sound she's been looking for. Fresh from recording their debut record at Porcelain Studios, Mississippi Bends has begun the process of making us all aware of their their take on a new tradition in roots music. Smart, funny and wickedly talented, the folks in Mississippi Bends blessed us at Barber Shop Podcast with their very first radio interview, and it's a good one. Get a little sneak peak at yet another Hamilton heavyweight, Mississippi Bends

The birth of spring is a glorious thing to behold, and this winter has taken a mighty toll on all involved at Barber Shop Podcast. There is a warm breeze afoot around here and salvation has arrived just in time. The Monarch Project is a collection of twenty-somethings that possess that rarest of qualities, the perspective and embodiment of an entire generation that preceded them while maintaining absolute integrity and originality. Think of Oasis, Roger Waters and the Beatles spun thru a Billy Joe filter and you might start approaching the plain these guys are travelling on. Having formed around the nucleus of Jose Batista, Jo Boudreau, Wally London, James Rea Girt and brothers Rob and Tom Nagy, The Monarch Project is something special to behold. Hamilton has a deep well of musical talent and this episode of Barber Shop Podcast brings you another piece of heaven for your ears and your soul. No filler, all killer at Barber Shop Podcast with The Monarch Project.

Sue Leonard has had a true blue life in Canadian music. Singing around the family piano with the whole clan, she was always perfect pitch even when marching to her own beat. Hamilton mountain to the inner passages and rugged northern BC, Sue Leonard was making music in a very progressive and individual way. Hooking up with some of the Western creme, soon she was singing with K.D. Lang and making a name for herself as a legitimate singer songwriter. Sweeping melodies, lush arrangements and a texture of pure silk made her most recent record - Bend - another stellar release in a still thriving career. Dropping by Barber Shop Podcast with The Perfect Strangers, the core of Michael Hickey, Cindy Dell and Michael J. Birthelmer take Sue Leonard on a sweet ride back to her home - back to the cradle of music in Hamilton Ontario. Never one to let a good time pass, Sue and company had a great time and played a little live music and shared a few life lessons LIVE on Barber Shop Podcast.

Music is math. Music is science. Music is also an ancient intangible that transcends the first two things with pure emotion. A band with a name like The Acoustics is kinda asking for it. Serious about the business and place of music because North Hamilton parents are paying for, and investing in some lessons from the Ontario Conservatory of Music. Master accordionist Al Spoto along with nephew Enzo form a familial backbone with Bonnie Bell on violin, Andrew Eckhart on bass and drummer Richard Hone to give birth to a Steel City take on the folk roots ache of Canadiana such as Spirit of the West and The Paperboys. Still steeped in the traditions that brought them to attention of the masses, the sweet voice and very believable lyrics of Enzo Spoto turn the screws on some of the best music, from the heart, that you might hazard upon in this musical city. Bringing just the core tonight, Al, Enzo and Bonnie drop by Barber Shop Podcast to bring a little of the real to your cookie cutter day. In the midst of ev

Al Packham is a Hamilton metal head by way of Smithville who at this stage in the game has to know there's no real turning back. On hiatus from his most recent vision of Philosofear, the writing and the playing continues in abundance. Dropping by with friend and Helix guitar player Brent Doerner, Packham gets into the early years and young relationships that still bear some damn sweet musical fruit. On yet another epic winter day, it's rather nice to just sit back, spin a couple...tunes..,and give you some videos of a Frankenstein monster that has a lot of life left in it. Al Packham and Brent Doerner here now for you at Barber Shop Podcast

The thing about Hamilton music is that there are bands that would be, should be, famous in any other city in the world. Hamilton spits out killer outfits like trailer park mamas spit out babys. Fry Truck is about real songs, perfectly executed with passion and conviction. Alt Country, hard folk, deeply soulful, the combination of Dave Pomfret, Danny Medakovic, Carrie Ashworth, Matt Coleman and Linda Duemo comprise the latest and frankly sweetest version of Fry Truck, as hot and ready to satisfy as the name suggests. On the cusp of recording their first album, Barber Shop Podcast gets the band in house to share a little life, philosophy and a lot if live music. Sit back, enjoy the ride with Fry Truck LIVE from BOXO Studio with Barber Shop Podcast

It's that time of year at Barber Shop Podcast when the short, dark, cold days work to suck the joy and energy out of the world and on the big dirty city, you'd be excused for believing that there is nothing in the cupboard at times. Dave Gould is just the tonic for a frozen night in late January as Kevin and Ryan crank up the furnace and dig into the life and times of one of the most creative individuals who make art and music a mission in life here in Hamilton. Artist, musician, seeker and sage, Dave Gould has never been bound by convention, choosing to create sound-scapes and rhythms from all kinds of places, his palate and performance a celebration of all the things music should be, could be. Well versed and accomplished as a singer songwriter, Dave Gould still sees music as a wide open field, with the possibilities limited only by the imagination. Warm words and toasty folks on a frosty night at Barber Shop Podcast with Dave Gould

Every once and awhile we get to feast like a dog when the pork chop hits the floor. Somewhere between the legendary icons and the scrappy up-and-comers there are a myriad of über talented bands that never received the props and exposure they deserve. Yours truly was influenced greatly by three of these Hamiltonian pillars thru the music of Crimson Jimson, Flux AD and Junkhouse. In any other part of the world, this constitutes a super group, but around here it was merely perfectly crafted original rock, layered and shiny, sweet and brutally good. The Kents bring a sensitivity and Hamilton sensibility to this incarnation of the band with stalwarts John Connolly, Grant and Stu Marshall and rejuvenated with the help of the youngster Dave Christie on drums. the Kents deliver a proud, smart lyric, a tuneful melody, sweet harmonies and a spark of trouble to make a sound they can claim their own and at the same time, be the best band you've never heard. Well - you hear them tonight, get a glimpse at yet another gro

The mantle of Bluesman is not one worn casually. Since the birth of the blues, stories and patterns have been repeated over and over, each time with a slightly different inflection. Be it from the Mississippi delta or from the Deep South of Ontario, the blues speaks of love and loss, passion and personal journeys that touch a common chord. Ian Andrews grew up in Guelph, not exactly the blues hotbed of Canada, but close to the timeless recordings that have withstood fad and fashion over time. Freddie King, Stevie Ray, Albert Collins, all were deep cuts in the young musicians table during his formative years. It made sense that the kid who formed a punk band, a rock band and lived to write original tunes would one day front a legitimate blues outfit. Featuring the silky Sean LeSage on bass, Dan Stajov on keys and Tom Lamontagne on drums, the elements of musicianship, verve and mojo have come together to form something special. Bringing together the classic and the new, there is nothing stopping the best new blu

Barber Shop Podcast looks back at 2013 with great pride as we take a trip down memory lane with our year end clip show. Starting with Steve Sinnicks in January, we began to broadcast with video, the look and feel of the show getting stronger every week. Chock full of stand out performances, it is truly a testament to the deep pool of talent we get to swim with around here. Sit back and prepare to be blown away by the people, passion and power displayed each and every week at Barber Shop Podcast. Over 20 in studio performances, back-to-back as they appeared this year. 2013 is in the bag and 2014 is looking good - and everyone looks sooo good after a visit to The Barber.

It's that time of year and Theres no better way to celebrate than to curl up next to the fire and listen to some great tunes with friends and family. So sit back, relax and check out 30 of our friends and former guests, as they offer their gift of music. Two hours of joy from Barber Shop Podcast to you. MERRY CHRISTMAS