December 29th, 2011
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April 15th, 2011
Influential online magazine The Alternate Root writes that Myk’s album: “takes soul, country and rock down to their base essence and infuses Myk’s natural abilities to create songs that hold reminders of influences through the familiarity of the sound. What separates ‘Set Free’ from becoming another notch in the Roots music chain is its use of the familiar as a challenge to grow and expand on origins. Myk Gordon’s voice drips soul and emotion..”
October 21st, 2010
Influential Americana magazine No Depression gives Myk’s album the thumbs up:
“Myk Gordon’s warm and resonant Set Free, is a testament to both the production expertise of Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin and the humble virtuosity of Gordon and his band. Recorded in Portland, Oregon with echos of everything from southwestern border-town flavor to NYC song circle sophistication, Set Free is a cast iron pot of homemade gumbo, bubbling and churning with rich layers of rootsy goodness.”
September 9th, 2010
Myk did a full-band showcase this week, marking the Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville, TN. Venerable website/video channel, Music Fog, invited Myk to perform live in their video recording suite, along with artists including Raul Malo. Tune into musicfog.com in the coming days to catch his performance! Meanwhile, ‘Mr. Nashville,’ Billy Block, introduced Myk as “(Canada’s) king of americana” on his tuesday night show at the Red Rooster Music Hall!
June 7th, 2010
American Songwriter Magazine has chosen Myk as ‘Writer Of the Week.’ Check the interview here:
May 28th, 2010
May 26th, 2010
Hot off the heels of a blazing showcase in Nashville, AAA/Americana recording artist Myk
Gordon is kicking off his ï¬rst-ever US tour.
As SOCAN Artist Of The Month in February, Myk was featured on the nationally syndicated
Billy Block Show, live from the legendary 12th & Porter club in Nashville, Tennessee. The
Vancouver, B.C.-based singer/songwriter returns for a headline performance on the show
June 1st, marking the ï¬rst date of his initial US tour in support of his new release, SET
FREE. Featured in his Nashville band is the stunning and sought after session guitarist
Guthrie Trapp (Allison Kraus, Rosanne Cash, Jerry Douglas).
Myk Gordon headlining on The Billy Block Show, 12th Porter.
SET FREE, was produced by Grammy-award winner Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Jackie Greene),
and features members of Neko Case, Jakob Dylan, Calexico and The New
Pornographers. For Myk and producer Steve Berlin, the magic in their musical collaboration
on SET FREE is the result of a winning combination of stellar songwriting, unbeatable
supporting talent and irrepressible vision.
The Vancouver Sun hailed the album as: “…nothing short of a classic country-soul tour de
force,†with the Province declaring it “Perfect… A career peak.â€
“The whole project has been amazing,†says Berlin. “It has certainly been one of the best I
can remember, in terms of everyone coming together, capturing the moment, getting great
performances quickly.†Berlin’s recent work garnered a Grammy award for Buckwheat
Zydeco’s latest album.
Myk has built a respected following over a span of six independent releases for having “a
steady hand when mixing pop, folk, emotion and intelligence,†(Toronto Star). He is an
“accomplished performer†(TimeOut, London) who has shared stages with artists including
Emmylou Harris, Ron Sexsmith and Joan Osborne.
Upcoming shows in the USA:
June 1 – The Billy Block Show, 12th And Porter, Nashville, TN
June 4 – The Living Room, New York City, NY
June 10 – The 4th Avenue Tavern, Olympia, WA (with David Reynolds)
June 14 – The Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR (with Tyler Stenson and Justin Jude)
June 19 – The Empty Sea Studios, Seattle, WA
March 1st, 2010
Myk’s recent showcase on the syndicated Billy Block Show, live from the historic 12th & Porter club in Nashville, went over great. Packed club, lots of great feedback, and Myk got national exposure through live radio/tv/internet syndication of Billy’s show, which has been running for 14 years.
Myk also had the pleasure to be on the same stage as respected songwriter Marty Raybon, former singer from Shenandoah, whom has penned 15 #1 country hits.
Have a look at the video.
Myk went to Nashville hot on the heels of some fantastic press. A feature profile in the Vancouver Sun detailed the making of Myk’s new album, SET FREE, recorded in Portland, OR with Grammy winning producer, Steve Berlin (Los Lobos). Writer Francois Marchand declares that SET FREE is “nothing short of a classic country-soul tour de force.”
January 17th, 2010
Myk has been selected for a SOCAN-sponsored (Canada’s performing rights organization) showcase in Nashville in February
SOCAN has partnered with The Billy Block Show to provide members with an opportunity to showcase their songs before a live audience in Nashville, and have the performance broadcast throughout the U.S.
The Billy Block Show is a popular live music concert series held every Tuesday night at the 12th And Porter nightclub on historic Lower Broadway in Nashville. It’s also a successful weekly radio show. Each week, the concert series is broadcast on the city’s No. 1 country music station, 103 WKDF, in syndicated markets across the U.S. on radio, and worldwide on the Internet. Over the last 13 years, the show has produced more than 600 live concert broadcasts, showcasing more than 3,000 local, regional, national and international artists.
Myk has just released SET FREE, a new album produced by Grammy & Juno winner Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Tragically Hip), and featuring members of Grammy-nominated Neko Case, Calexico and The New Pornographers. Myk and his band will be on tour this coming summer, across the North-Western U.S.A.
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