Modern Era Pirate: James Rooke Ottawa, Ontario
James Rooke is a versatile Ottawa-based session musician and bass instructor. In just a few years he has toured multiple countries, recorded with Juno-winning producers, achieved success on multiple occasions in the LiVE 88.5 FM Big Money Shot competition, received frequent radio play, international record-label distribution and worked with many of the city's top bands and studios. ... more
Modern Era Pirate: James Rooke recommends:
Princes and Kings
by Silver Creek
Amazing new album from Silver Creek.
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Tail Draggin' (EP)
by Dang Guilty
My rockabilly-country trio: the official Dang Guilty bandcamp.
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Sweater Weather
by The Love Machine
Another great local band, The Love Machine!
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i blew on a dandelion and the whole world disappeared
by American Pleasure Club
Like winter branches lined with snow and ice, Sam Ray (Ricky Eat Acid, Teen Suicide)'s latest is delicate, spare, melancholy, and beautiful.
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Locals // If You Swim Far Enough
by Rachel Alina & Birdie Busch
A musical and visual journey through Ocean City, New Jersey via gentle Americana and an illustrated poetry book.
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The crossover no one saw coming—a sinister, album-length tribute to the King from the legendary Glenn Danzig.
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