Guitarist defies the usual rock and blues labels

Between his album packaging and what’s inside, Mike MacKenzie’s brand of rock is atypical of what you might find on most nights at Blues on Whyte, where he headlines next week. Shades of progressive rock or metal come into play, but the Calgary guitarist knows where it all comes from.
“Hopefully, people are still getting that blues is at the root,” explains the Calgary guitarist, singer and songwriter. “It’s gotta have that feel and that soul and that groove t