Q&A: Eliades Ochoa on AfroCubism and Buena Vista Social Club
Last month, one of the biggest supergroups in the world played a free show in Toronto as part of the Luminato festival. AfroCubism is the project that was supposed to be recorded 14 years ago in Cuba,...
View ArticleDiamond Rings announces new album, Free Dimensional
Today, Diamond Rings, a.k.a John O'Regan, announced he'll release his sophomore album, Free Dimensional, on Oct. 23, 2012. O'Regan also unveiled a string of U.S. dates with Stars, which will begin in...
View ArticleCappella Pratensis: getting everyone on the same page
This week on Choral Concert Peter Togni brings you our second program in a two-part series dedicated to all new releases, featuring discs from across Canada and around the world that have come out...
View ArticleCarly Rae Jepsen and Gotye tributes collide in new mash-up
Hardly a week can go by without YouTube spewing forth a new Carly Rae Jepsen or Gotye tribute. That's just fine, because we love most of them, and apparently so do you. This week's viral creation pays...
View ArticleRear-view Mirror: Curtis Mayfield's big risk
Each week on Rear-view Mirror, Rich Terfry and the Radio 2 team look back at a great R&B/soul song from the good ol’ days. In 1972, Curtis Mayfield did something astonishing. He pulled off a move...
View ArticleJacques Lacombe savours sweet success
The list is impressive. Conductor Jacques Lacombe was knighted by the National Order of Quebec, led his New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in a successful debut at Carnegie Hall and was invited to return to...
View ArticlePolaris album of the week: Cadence Weapon's Hope in Dirt City
For the next 10 weeks on CBC Music, we're featuring one album per week from this year's Polaris Music Prize short list. We want to give you the chance to appreciate each of the shortlisted albums, and...
View ArticleThe Colleague Co-Host Initiative w/ Tom "T-Bone" Power
For no real reason, other than it's fun, Tom Power is my co-host today. You usually hear Tom on Radio 2 Morning and Deep Roots, but did you know that Tom is also a Polaris Music Prize juror? You'll...
View ArticleAboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards changes voting rules
The Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards has changed its voting regulations this year. Usually, there are two rounds of voting open to fans – the first one determines the short list, and the second...
View ArticleLive vicariously through Brian Dunn's songs from the road
I don't know about you, but I'm a sucker for songs from the road. The ones that make you think of last-calls at sketchy roadside bars and late-night payphone calls... I like to live vicariously. And...
View ArticleDan Zanes on how to perform music for children
Dan Zanes is a Grammy-winning children singer, but he didn't start out that way. Zanes started his career in music in the 1980s as the frontman for the Boston-based garage act the Del Fuegos, an act...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Friday July 20
Radio 2 Morning starts your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world. Now, you can follow along at home. Here are the stories we're talking about today....
View Article“That’s a guy, not a band?” When band names confuse, Part II
Last week you helped compile a list of band names that sound like solo acts. From Sidney York to Elliott Brood, we covered a lot of ground, but one other thing was brought up: solo acts that are...
View ArticleSocalled's guide to kids' music
Montreal musical renaissance man Socalled, a.k.a. Josh Dolgin, is not only a pianist, producer, composer, arranger, rapper and singer, but also a magician, cartoonist and puppet maker. We felt these...
View ArticleOpera within an opera: Ariadne auf Naxos
In the "opera within an opera," Ariadne auf Naxos, madcap backstage melodrama is just a precursor to onstage expressions of love, loss and spiritual transformation. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor laureate...
View ArticleWoody Allen directs opera, #classicalbands trends on twitter
It's the silly season in the classical music world, as erotic novels inspire a run on a 16th-century sacred motet, Woody Allen directs an opera singer who can only sing in the shower, and classical...
View ArticleMust listen: Doug Paisley's latest alt-country slow burner "Learn to Lose"
Toronto's Doug Paisley brings country sounds to city crowds with "Learn to Lose", his latest alt-county slow burner on Radio 3. http://music.cbc.ca/play/artist/doug-paisley/Learn-To-LoseFrom the album...
View ArticleDaily Stories, Thursday July 19
Each day, Rich Terfry and Radio 2 Drive wraps up your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world. Now, you can follow along at home. Here are the stories we're...
View ArticleJazz Faceoff, the violin edition: Joe Venuti vs. Stéphane Grappelli
Maybe you’ve seen some of our previous jazz faceoffs. Ella Fitzgerald versus Sarah Vaughan. Chick Corea versus Hank Jones. Dave Young vs. Eddie Gomez. If you have, you’ll know it’s a cutthroat...
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MC Chris kicks fan out of concert after criticizing opening act
When Mike Taylor went to see rapper MC Chris on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, he first decided to sit through the opening set, by Richie Branson. As it turned out, Taylor was not a fan of the...
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