043010 Mark Knopfler, Montreal, QC
On April 30th, 2010 I woke up in some hotel or another in Montreal…
Category: Ticket Stories
042910 Peter Gabriel/Ane Brun, Montreal, QC
On April 29th, 2010 I went to Montreal to see Peter Gabriel. He was touring in support of an album of cover songs set to orchestral music called Scratch My Back. I’ve long been a fan of Peter Gabriel’s solo career and the few times I had seen him live before this were nothing short of astounding…
042806 Norval Morrisseau exhibit, Ottawa, ON
On April 28th, 2006 I was honoured to attend an exhibit of works by Canada’s genre-defining master First Nations artist, Norval Morrisseau…
042609 Cirque du Soleil: The Beatles Love, Las Vegas, NV
In short: I was in awe for the whole show and sat with my ears wide open and my jaw fully agape throughout. All things considered The Beatles Love remains solidly in my top three Cirque du Soleil experiences…
042584 Ozzy Osbourne/Ratt, Toronto, ON
By the time Ozzy encored with his Black Sabbath signature song Paranoid I was a changed man…
042402 Fishbone, Ottawa, ON
Could it be that this Fishbone show was my last time walking into Ottawa’s infamous nightclub Zaphod Beeblebrox?
042397 moe., Ottawa, ON
On April 23rd, 1997 I saw moe. for the first time. The show was at Zaphod’s, a small bar in downtown Ottawa…
042105 Bread & Puppet, Ottawa, ON
I’ve had a thing for puppets for as long as I can remember…
041809 The Dead, Worcester, MA
April 18th, 2009 was the second show in a two night engagement between me and The Dead, the latest name (at the time) for the remains of post-Jerry Garcia Grateful Dead…
041790 George Thorogood, Ottawa, ON
Thorogood raged his hits and I kept my arms raised in delight throughout…
