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by Steve Newton on January 23rd, 2021 at 12:14 PM 1 of 4 2 of 4 When COVID-19 killed concerts last year, professional musicians who relied heavily on revenue from live shows were put in financial peril. That fact wasn't lost on Vancouver guitar ace Paul Pigat, who normally chocks up plenty of gigs with his bands Cousin Harley, Boxcar Campfire, and the Paul Pigat Trio. "There's easier ways to make a living than being a musician," says Pigat on the line from Murfitt Guitars in East Van, "and this has made it a lot harder. But honestly I'm doin' alright, because I've been productive. I put ...

Elmore Magazine‘s pages, dating back to Boxcar Campfire in 2011 (the print days), and as recently as 2018’s Blue Smoke (from Iain Patience). This writer covered a Canadian collective with Pigat, Blue Moon Marquee, in July of 2019. All told, Let’s Go! is Cousin Harley’s seventh release, and it’s fair to say this latest outing is a mashup of Johnny Cash in rockabilly mode, the bluesy side of the Blasters, and the infectious rockabilly of the Stray Cats. In other words, this is the hard-rocking side of the immensely talented, versatile Paul Pigat. In the liner notes he describes the...

Ever wonder how the great music that reaches the stage in venues around Prince George gets there in the first place? Promoters work hard to bring the best entertainment they can to our northern city. Earl Kruselnicki and his wife Nanci with Za Zoot Entertainment may be the new kids on the block when it comes to promoting local and out of town talent but they catch on fast. They had to. “About five years ago Nancie said if I was thinking about retirement, I’d better start a hobby so I had something to do with my free time,” said Kruselnicki.