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Author: Todd Snelgrove

I've been having a lot of fun these past fifty-odd years. I've busked and bicycled through more places I can count, taught music and caught dengue fever, managed a band that toured all over North America and worked with Canada's National Orchestra for two decades. I've traveled countless miles to see a thousand concerts, played hundreds of gigs, won in Vegas and lost in Estonia, worked as a concert promoter, university instructor, janitor, and entertainment writer, seen the Grateful Dead and hiked the Dogon Valley, ran the stairs of the CN Tower and pedalled across Scandinavia once and Newfoundland twice. I've visited the graves of Alexander the Great and the great Robert Johnson, drunk excessively with some of the best and worst people you can imagine, and I've slept in some very, very weird places. Several years ago I started writing some of it down, and much of it is collected here for your perusal.
January 28, 2026 Cuong Vu / John Geggie / Kevin Breit / Ticket Stories

012806 John Geggie, Cuong Vu, and Kevin Breit, Ottawa, ON

When I was in my first year of university one of my profs arranged a jazz trio to play for one of our classes. I only remember one member of the trio – John Geggie – but I remember his performance that afternoon in my mind’s eye as vividly as if it were yesterday…

January 27, 2026 sports / Ticket Stories

012713 Senators vs Penguins, Ottawa, ON

Sure there are arguments for and against the implementation of the shootout in regular season NHL games, but…

January 26, 2026 Jon Cleary / Ticket Stories

012615 Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, New Orleans, LA

On January 26th, 2015 I went to see Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at the Maple Leaf Bar. It was my first experience with both the band and the bar and I can report that both are exceptional and neither should be missed…

January 25, 2026 Hot 8 Brass Band / Ticket Stories

012515 Hot 8 Brass Band, New Orleans, LA

It should come as no surprise that the Hot 8 Brass Band consists of eight trombone, trumpet, and sousaphone players and they are hot…

January 24, 2026 SUBA / Ticket Stories

012425 SUBA, Ottawa, ON

I have been a major fan of the kora since the first time I saw the great master Toumani Diabaté perform…

January 23, 2026 Radio Zydeco / Ticket Stories

012319 Radio Zydeco, New Orleans, LA

The Maple Leaf is one of my favourite dive bars in the world…

January 22, 2026 Travel Logs

Perulog IX: A Sporting Day in the Clouds

The moment the game was over dozens of police in riot gear leapt from the sidelines and took crowd-control positions ringing the field…

January 21, 2026 sports / Ticket Stories

012111 67’s vs Spirit, Ottawa, ON

On January 21st, 2011 I went to see the Ottawa 67’s play hockey against the Saginaw Spirit at the Civic Centre…

January 20, 2026 Ticket Stories / tours

012019 Tabasco Factory Tour and Museum/Jungle Gardens, Avery Island, LA

On January 20th, 2019 I had the pleasure of visiting Avery Island, home to the factory that makes the world famous Tabasco sauces…

January 19, 2026 Ticket Stories / Tiempo Libre

011908 Tiempo Libre, Ottawa, ON

What could be a better antidote to the blistering cold of winter in Ottawa than an evening of Cuban music in the comfy warmth of the National Arts Centre…

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