Alanna Kurtis and the Tumblers

I'm not a big country music fan. Ask my girlfriend, she'll confirm this.
That's kind of odd, considering I'll do tend to dip into a lot of different genres (yes, even after they cease to be fashionable).
Might have something to do with the fact that my parents listened to nothing but country when I was a kid. Everyone's gotta rebel against something, right?

Anyway... Having said that, I will say that if you are in Toronto on the 19th of September you should hie your ass down to the Rivoli for 9:45 and check out Alana Kurtis and the Tumblers.
I've seen them a couple of times now and it ain't your father's country music.

Hmmm, on second thought, maybe it is. Maybe that's why I'm enjoying it.

It is certainly a hell of a lot more country than the thinly disguised pop that has been packaged as country for the last 15 years.
Alana has a hell of a voice and an excellent lyrical pen,and her band the Tumblers are definitely not skill-deficient. Come out on Wednesday and give it a listen.