Julian Taylor

So there is a tone going on.  This weekend the band was asked to be the house band for The Gibson Guitar Juno Party which took place at The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. It was a great night and the band was joined on stage by Aaron Pritchard, Deric Ruttan, Royal Wood, Randy Bachman, The Trews, Ladies of the Canyon, The Reason, Sheepdogs, Gloryhound, Low Level Flight and Down with Webster. Thanks… (read more)

Hi there, As of January 1st.  The Barbiturates have offically changed their name to The Julian Taylor Band.  There are a lot of shows coming up with the band and solo so please stay tuned. Happy New Year! JT (read more)

Hi Folks, There's a ton of exciting stuff happening.   The Barbituates are getting super busy and playing a lot of out of town shows.  It feels great to get back on the road.  The Open Jam at Dora Keogh's continues and has morphed into a songwriters circle which is ver cool and educational for all.  Please drop by and plays some tunes or if you feel like it just listen.  It's… (read more)

Hi folks, Just wanted to let you all know that I will be appearing live at The Gull & Firkin's regulars party tonight. The Dora Keogh Jam continues tonight subbing in for me is my cousin Paul. Word! JT (read more)

Hi Y'all, Just a reminder that the mighty Stags will be rocking out at The Horseshoe Tavern on Thursday, Dec 3rd 2009. It should be a blast! Come join us and please try to remember to bring s non-perishable food donation for the daily bread food bank! Happy December! JT (read more)

Please check out www.julian-taylor.com for some new shows that have just been updated.Also... I hope to see you at the Jay Bennett Tribute.All the bestJT (read more)

A Tribute to the Music of Jay Bennett with Staggered Crossing & Friends Thursday July 9th, 2009 at The Horseshoe Tavern Remembering Jay Bennett: In 1999 I was driving from a little recording session with a friend who put on an album called Being There by Wilco.  It was the very first time that I'd every heard of them.  I was just out of high school and a serious fan of bands like The Grateful… (read more)

The new album is a hit on CBC radio and being played all over the country.  Here is were it is being aired so far.North Country Noon, northern ManitobaMornings Show, Central NFLDMainstreet, CharlottetownLunch Break, WhitehorseRadio Active, EdmontonEarly Shift, WindsorDaybreak Alberta, AlbertaWeekend A.M., St. John'sWeekend Morning Show, ManitobaGreat Northwest, Thunder BayInformation Morning,… (read more)

Hi,My official online home as been completed and I'm super stoked with the end result.  The site was created by Bradley Dean of Statik Media.  He's a very talented photographer and designer and a really great friend.Please visit www.blanktapelevy.com (read more)

The jam was packed full of wonderful performers.  I started off the show with a cover set.  I have been using a finger picking method as of late and it is turning out to be a really cool way to play guitar and sing.Some of the regular key perfomers such as Edo Peled, Pau Watson, and Brooke were in fine form.  Can't wait until next week as things are picking up musically and there's… (read more)