020188 FM, Moncton, NB
On February 1st, 1988 I went to Moncton’s Club Cosmopolitan (The Cosmo, we called it) to see Canadian non-icons FM in concert. It’s not like I was a big fan of the band…
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012515 Trombone Shorty, New Orleans, LA
Mr. Shorty (who is anything but short) is a demigod around New Orleans…
012415 Preservation Hall, New Orleans, LA
Preservation Hall in New Orleans must be the most understated famous venue in America…
012100 Don Ross/Bob Wiseman, Ottawa, ON
This is ticket #1 from a show that I promoted my very own self, a scary and thrilling project that brought together the amazing Baba Wizemana and the incredible Don Ross for the very first (and only?) time along with hundreds of eager music fans in the Alumni Theatre…
011787 Triumph/Brighton Rock, Moncton, NB
On January 17th, 1987 I huddled in the cold with my back pressed up against the front door of the Moncton Coliseum. I arrived two, maybe three hours early for the show and was among the first in line to get in. Back then I was a rail-hugger…
011597 Tricky, Montreal, QC
On January 15th, 1997 I drove to Montreal to see Tricky at the Spectrum. A hard-grinding rap artist like Tricky would normally have been well off of my radar but I was dating a girl with a very good, eclectic musical foundation that she eagerly shared with me…
010188 Fear of Flying, Moncton, NB
This torn bit of paper is emblematic of how rabidly I collected ticket stubs back in the early days. This is hardly a ticket stub; it looks more like a section torn from a handbill of upcoming nightclub events…
110696 Lyle Lovett, Ottawa, ON
My first experience with Lyle Lovett dropped my jaw…
022416 Harry Manx, Gatineau, QC
On February 24th, 2016 I went to see Harry Manx. The ticket was a birthday gift from m’lady and the gift also included a copy of Manx’s most recent cd. The presents were very apropos; not only was I generally a fan…
063015 Jamie Cullum/Jaga Jazzist, Ottawa, ON
On June 30th, 2015 I spent my evening downtown, abreast of the Rideau Canal at the Ottawa Jazz Festival. The main stage headliner was a fellow named Jamie Cullum, a very popular British jazz pianist that I had never heard of…
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