072307 The Police, Toronto, ON
On July 23rd, 2007 I finally saw The Police live. I would say that the concert came after many years of anticipation but that would be utterly false; I never dreamed I would ever see The Police…
Category: Ticket Stories
072218 Phil Lesh/Twiddle/Midnight North, Woodstock, NY
Phil was the greatest bass player alive, that much was clear half-way through the opening song…
072113 Phish, Chicago, IL
On July 21st, 2013 I woke up in Chicago ready for night three of Phish at Northerly Island…
072013 Phish, Chicago, IL
July 20th, 2013 was day two of Phish’s three-night run on Chicago’s Northerly Island…
071909 David Lindley/Monkeyjunk/Dead Weather/Deer Tick/CR Avery/Be In The Band Showcase, Ottawa, ON
July 19th, 2009 was a great big day, in so many ways and for so many people. It started early and ended late, contained lots of firsts, a couple of lasts, and a whole bunch of in-betweens…
071804 Alpha Yaya Diallo, Ottawa, ON
During my first two years of university African drumming was a required component of the music program…
071705 John Prine/David Lindley/Bill Frisell/Harry Manx/Sonny Landreth, Ottawa, ON
John Prine was so good I think he might have put on the best set of the whole festival…
071690 Bonham/The Gutterboys, Ottawa, ON
This is one of those doesn’t-count-but-I’ll-allow-it stories…
071501 Little Feat, Ottawa, ON
This was the third and final year that I would find myself living so close to Bluesfest…
071400 The Roots/Nelly Furtado/nero, Ottawa, ON
When I first moved to Ottawa in 1989 it wasn’t much of a festival town…
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