Blog — Parton and Pearl

Review: Steve Rivers, American Side Hustle

Canuck-bred, Nashville-based Steve Rivers releases the self-produced American Side Hustle

CountryKim HughesJuly 21, 2020Steve Rivers, Album Review

The Chicks sound creatively reinvigorated on Gaslighter. It’s abundantly clear that the trio has lost none of its defiance, resilience or relevance.

CountryThierry CôtéJuly 20, 2020The Chicks, Gaslighter, Album Review

Review: httpeepee by Gender? I Hardly Know Them

httpeepee is a celebration of and a testament to queer creativity, adaptability, and resilience in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

Review: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Netflix

A female counterpart is what this film is inherently missing.

ComedyRachel MansonJuly 17, 2020Eurovision Song Contest, Netflix, Rachel McAdams, Film Review

Review: Michelle Shaughnessy, Botoxic

A solid collection of anecdotes, foibles, and left field observations

ComedySarah KurchakJuly 17, 2020Michelle Shaughnessy, Howl and Roar, Album Review, Stand Up

Montreal Improv Closes After 12 Years

Impro Montréal / Montreal Improv announced it will permanently cease operations

ComedyParton and PearlJuly 17, 2020Improv, News

SiriusXM Announces Semi-Finalists for Third Annual Top of the Country

Over $25,000 in cash and prizes

Review: Late Night in the Studio, CBC Gem

Late Night in the Studio takes you back with vintage Canadian Broadcasting

ComedyTiffany MonguJuly 16, 2020Late Night in the Studio, CBC Gem, shy kids, Nobu Adilman

Coko Galore Named Artistic and Managing Director of Bad Dog Theatre Company

ComedyParton and PearlJuly 15, 2020Bad Dog Theatre CompanyCoko Galore, Bad Dog Theatre, News, Improv

Review: Kris Bonaparte, Kris Bonaparte Is The Truth

Bonaparte has The Best of Times with His Debut Album

ComedyMelanie DahlingJuly 15, 2020Album Review, Kris Bonaparte, Stand Up

Comedy Video Roundup - July 10

New Comedy videos from Julie Nolke, The Immigrant Section, and Colin Sharpe

Comedy Records Turns 10

Revisiting the best albums from the ten year history of Comedy Records

Review: My Darling Vivian

Ace Doc Repairs Status of the First Woman in Johnny Cash’s Life

CountryKim HughesJuly 10, 2020Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash, Matt Riddlehoover, Film Review, Hot Docs

Why Dean Brody’s "Canadian Girls" Makes Me Want To Fight A Bear

This song is filled with moral quandaries for country loving, feminist fighting souls.

Comedy, CountryRachel MansonJuly 9, 2020Dean Brody, Canadian Country, Humour, Feature

Review: Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Capricornication

A freely, Gay Black man tells his story through comedy

ComedyTiffany MonguJuly 8, 2020Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Howl and Roar, Album Review