101519 Trey Anastasio, Geneva, NY
We woke up in a castle with a solo Trey show on the schedule, which was pretty freakin’ awesome…
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101699 The Brothers Creeggan, Ottawa, ON
When I saw that The Brothers Creeggan were coming to Ottawa on I jumped at the chance to see them…
071605 New York Dolls/Bill Frisell/Harry Manx/Kaki King, Ottawa, ON
I’d like to say that the set was brilliant, with Frisell weaving his post-modern loops in and around old-timey country fiddle tunes and I’m sure it was, but…
071113 The Tragically Hip/LP/Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Ottawa, ON
On July 11th, 2013 I took in an evening at the Ottawa Bluesfest where I saw a trio of bands in ascending order of awesomeness…
071308 Don McLean/Canned Heat/Robert Randolph/Donna Summer/Tony D/Anders Osborne/Redd Volkaert/Bachir Attar, Ottawa, ON
Another triumphant Bluesfest…
070211 Phish, Watkins Glen, NY
On July 2nd, 2011 I woke up in the temporary upper New York state campground that was the Watkins Glen Speedway…
052716 Phil & Friends, Port Chester, NY
Anyone who has read a handful of these dispatches knows that I have a thing for Phil Lesh’s bass playing…
062911 Paco de Lucía, Ottawa, ON
Paco was a breakthrough virtuoso musician who became the poster child for his discipline…
062814 Aretha Franklin/Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Ottawa, ON
After a lifetime of yearning and a year of waiting, on June 28th, 2014 I finally got to see the incomparable Aretha Franklin perform live…
071705 John Prine/David Lindley/Bill Frisell/Harry Manx/Sonny Landreth, Ottawa, ON
John Prine was so good I think he might have put on the best set of the whole festival…
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