061722 Burton Cummings/David Wilcox/Billy and the Bruisers, St. John’s, NL
From my spot just ten feet away from the man I can tell you this: David Wilcox is ageless…
Category: Ticket Stories
061512 Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band/Nik Wallenda, Niagara Falls, ON
The Ringo Starr concert had been moved up so everyone could go outside afterwards and watch Nik Wallenda attempt to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope…
091793 Look People, Ottawa, ON
Put simply, the band was on fire…
060922 Henry Rollins, St. John’s, NL
I was dramatically more impressed with the venue than I was with Henry Rollins…
100315 Jagari Chanda with Rikki Ililonga and Victor Kasoma/Oliver Mtukudzi/Earl Klugh/Mi Casa/James Sakala/Scarlet and the Elect Band, Lusaka, Zambia
I overheard someone say “We planned for everything, but not the rain”…
060609 Phish, Mansfield, MA
On June 6th, 2009 I went to Mansfield, Massachusetts to see Phish at Great Woods…
101519 Trey Anastasio, Geneva, NY
We woke up in a castle with a solo Trey show on the schedule, which was pretty freakin’ awesome…
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…
