020411 The Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN
On February 4th, 2011 m’lady and I were just starting to dig into our America-crossing musical treasure hunt…
Category: Ticket Stories
020311 The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH
The place is just teeming with astounding bits of music history…
020207 The Tragically Hip, Ottawa, ON
February 2nd, 2007 was the second time I saw The Hip after they released World Container…
020125 Big Space/High & Lonesome, St. John’s, NL
Big Space are just so damn good that I simply cannot help being enthralled…
012908 Bob Wiseman/Catherine MacLellan, Ottawa, ON
On January 29th, 2008 I walked down to Sparks Street for a taping of Fuse, a now-defunct Saturday afternoon radio show…
012806 John Geggie, Cuong Vu, and Kevin Breit, Ottawa, ON
When I was in my first year of university one of my profs arranged a jazz trio to play for one of our classes. I only remember one member of the trio – John Geggie – but I remember his performance that afternoon in my mind’s eye as vividly as if it were yesterday…
012713 Senators vs Penguins, Ottawa, ON
Sure there are arguments for and against the implementation of the shootout in regular season NHL games, but…
012615 Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, New Orleans, LA
On January 26th, 2015 I went to see Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at the Maple Leaf Bar. It was my first experience with both the band and the bar and I can report that both are exceptional and neither should be missed…
012515 Hot 8 Brass Band, New Orleans, LA
It should come as no surprise that the Hot 8 Brass Band consists of eight trombone, trumpet, and sousaphone players and they are hot…
012425 SUBA, Ottawa, ON
I have been a major fan of the kora since the first time I saw the great master Toumani Diabaté perform…
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