070607 George Thorogood/Bela Fleck/Femi Kuti/Gary U.S. Bonds
By the time 2007 came around there was no questioning that the Bluesfest was the undisputed champion of the Ottawa festival scene, but they had a lawnchair problem…
Category: Ticket Stories
070594 Phish, Ottawa, ON
The show was a mind-bending display of musical and instrumental pyrotechnics that poured out of the four guys in a never-ending cavalcade of shock and surprise…
070497 Rush, Ottawa, ON
When I was a younger little rock & roller Rush was everything to me…
070393 John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers featuring Mick Taylor/La Paname Jazz Quartet, Montreal, QC
There was a time in my life when I tried to make it to Montreal every summer for at least a smidgen of their International Jazz Festival…
070297 Ben Harper, Montreal, QC
I used to have this university friend named Dave who was probably the first “hipster” I ever knew…
070198 Mahogany Rush, Ottawa, ON
July 1st, 1998 was an historic occasion for yours truly for a number of reasons…
063006 Gomez, Montreal, QC
One of my favourite parts of the Festival de Jazz is wandering the crowded mezzanine of the Place des Arts taking in all the free shows…
062995 Oscar Peterson, Montreal, QC
After the show I decided to try my hand at getting backstage…
062809 Gary Burton Quartet, Ottawa, ON
The widely-recorded vibraphonist’s group included Steve Swallow on bass, Antonio Sánchez on drums, and Pat Metheny on guitar…
062797 Herbie Hancock, Montreal, QC
The band Hancock had assembled for this project was a hand-picked group of the world’s most elite jazz players…
