071512 The Trews, Ottawa, ON
2012 was an odd summer for me festival-wise…
Category: Ticket Stories
070603 Gord Downie and The Country of Miracles, Ottawa, ON
It’s funny how skipping through existence at the mercy of linear time forces us to walk around in such a fog…
070311 Phish, Watkins Glen, NY
July 3rd, 2011 was the ultimate day of Phish’s first visit to Watkins Glen, New York…
062618 Alison Krauss/Jerry Douglas, Ottawa, ON
On June 26th, 2018 I hit up the Ottawa Jazz Festival for a highly anticipated evening that very much exceeded my already-lofty expectations…
070911 The Tragically Hip/Shpongle/Spam Allstars/Erykah Badu/Michael Powers/Larry McCray/Shawn McDonald, Ottawa, ON
Writing daily reviews for the Ottawa Bluesfest wasn’t all unicorns and rainbows…
071309 Stone Temple Pilots/Great Lake Swimmers with Serena Ryder/Tom Fun Orchestra, Ottawa, ON
The Maverick’s crowd watched in rapt attention as mainstage headliner Serena Ryder sat in with the Great Lake Swimmers for the last half of their quietly intense set…
070716 Joe Jackson/Billy Idol, Ottawa, ON
One of the great things about festivals is how they take a bunch of acts that you would never buy a stand-alone ticket for and bundle them together into a surprisingly attractive pile…
012116 Cenote Dos Ojos, Tulum, Mexico
On January 21st, 2016 I had the greatest sandwich ever…
071304 Bryan Adams, Ottawa, ON
For a guy who managed to shoot the video for (Everything I Do) I Do It For You with a straight face, Bryan Adams can rock…
080313 Alcatraz, San Francisco, CA
As a kid I read countless books about prisons, particularly the most notorious one of all: Alcatraz…
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