070414 Journey/Darius Rucker/Jeff Tweedy/Sly & Robbie, Ottawa, ON
July 4th was day two of the Ottawa Bluesfest’s 2014 edition and it kept me busy…
Category: Ticket Stories
062910 Roy Hargrove, Ottawa, ON
As I stood on the lawn of Confederation Park and watched Roy Hargrove’s headlining set, I couldn’t possibly have imagined that…
031615 Phil & Friends, Port Chester, NY
The bass drives jamband music…
071809 Drive-By Truckers/Lynyrd Skynyrd/David Lindley/Ludacris/Israel & New Breed, Ottawa, ON
July 18th was the final Saturday of the 2009 Ottawa Bluesfest and it was a big day chock-full of great music and memorable experiences, and yet thinking about it always gives a pang in my gut…
031214 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, New York, NY
One great way to kill about three pricey NYC hours for zero dollars is to attend a television show taping, and that’s exactly what I did on March 12th, 2014…
031105 The Golden Dogs, Ottawa, ON
I’m not sure what compelled me to go downtown to the Cafe Dekcuf (née The Whipping Post) on March 11th, 2005 to see a band I hadn’t heard of before, but I did…
071306 Etta James/Mofro/Tony D/Konono #1, Ottawa, ON
Man, I like Mofro…
030998 Gov’t Mule/Big Sugar/Pothole, Montreal, QC
I’m pretty sure that March 9th, 1998 was the first time I saw Warren Haynes’ and Allen Woody’s Allman Bros. splinter group…
030815 Senators vs Flames, Ottawa, ON
I obviously hadn’t quite thought things through when I decided to include sporting events in these ticket stories…
071504 Lyle Lovett, Ottawa, ON
Lyle sang about love, death, and Texas…
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