070691 ACDC/L.A. Guns, Montreal, QC
On July 6th, 1991 I saw AC/DC for the first time, and it knocked my socks off…
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070509 Brian Blade Fellowship, Ottawa, ON
Can we just take a moment to appreciate those rare and beautiful instances where a drummer (a drummer!) has taken the reins and fronted a band of his very own…
070408 Feist/Corb Lund/Dave Bidini Band/Orchestra Baobab/Allen Toussaint, Ottawa, ON
After surrendering my ride to the Bluesfest’s bicycle valet for the first time ever I headed straight to the main stage for Corb Lund’s set and was pretty much blown away from the get-go…
070319 Phish, Saratoga Springs, NY
As Trey played the opening chords to Fluffhead the crowd latched on and screamed their anticipation. Fishman started rattling on his ride cymbals and Page plunked down a few notes while Mike…
070217 Feist, Ottawa, ON
Feist was an energetic, thoughtful, intelligent performer who was clearly deserving of the attention she had been receiving and I was interested enough to see her again that the looming dark clouds weren’t enough to keep me away…
070105 The Tummies/Inglewood Jack/Bluegrassy High/Bullmoose/Comfort Station/Dave-O/Real Gone Daddies/The Grant Buffet Experience/Hux, Ottawa, ON
July 1st, 2005 was Canada Day of course, another that I had the privilege of spending in my nation’s capital, and another that I spent hosting the annual festivities at the 40 Main all-day Canaday party…
063015 Jamie Cullum/Jaga Jazzist, Ottawa, ON
On June 30th, 2015 I spent my evening downtown, abreast of the Rideau Canal at the Ottawa Jazz Festival. The main stage headliner was a fellow named Jamie Cullum, a very popular British jazz pianist that I had never heard of…
062901 Medeski Martin & Wood with John Scofield/DJ Logic/Metalwood, Montreal, QC
While MMW at Montreal’s best live venue might have drawn several of us to the city, it was the inclusion of both DJ Logic and John Scofield that filled the cars that night…
062718 Jerry Granelli, Ottawa, ON
On June 27th, 2018 I cycled downtown for another instalment of the Ottawa Jazz Festival. I only had one set on tap for the evening and I had little idea what I would be hearing. I was on my way to see Jerry Granelli, a jazz drummer I had seen a few times before. Why then would I be so in the dark as to what to expect…
062617 Maceo Parker/Robert Glasper Experiment, Ottawa, ON
On June 26th, 2017 I enjoyed another slice of one of my favourite summer treats, an evening at the Ottawa Jazz Fest…
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