101005 Sir Paul McCartney/Sisters Euclid, Toronto, ON
On October 10th, 2005 I drove to Toronto with some friends to see Sir Paul McCartney for the first time…
Category: Ticket Stories
100711 CR Avery, Ottawa, ON
On October 7th, 2011 I hosted a group of friends, music fans, and anyone I could fervently convince that they would be very, very remiss in missing a show by CR Avery in a small, unusual venue in the heart of Ottawa, and just steps from my house taboot…
100524 Big Space, St. John’s
The band was on fire…
100403 Megan and Mike’s Wedding, Ottawa, ON
Though I’ve been to some awesome weddings Mike and Megan’s was the only one that felt like a concert, and a really good one at that…
100310 The Chick Corea Trio, Ottawa, ON
Chalk up another joyous evening where my musical heart all but explodes with glee and wonder…
100284 Toronto/Red Rider, Moncton, NB
October 2nd, 1984 was my sixth-ever concert and it was my second time seeing Toronto headline at the Moncton Coliseum…
092807 The Idea of North: Songs Inspired by Glenn Gould, Gatineau, QC
Glenn Gould was a prodigious piano playing freak of nature who is sometimes referred to as the greatest musician of the twentieth century…
092709 The Tragically Hip, Ottawa, ON
On September 27th, 2009 I walked to the National Arts Centre to see the second night of a three-night Tragically Hip run…
092516 Peggy Guggenheim Museum, Venice, Italy
One of the responsibilities one undertakes when galavanting around the planet is exposing one’s self to the local history and culture…
092492 NACO plays Rossini, Brahms and Dvořák, Ottawa, ON
I suspect that this ticket from September 24th, 1992 marks the first time ever I saw the NAC Orchestra perform…
