041309 Neil Young, Kingston, ON
I think the Neil Young concert on April 13th, 2009 was my first time in the K-Rock Centre and I soon found out that they didn’t quite have their act together yet…
Tag: live music
041211 Salif Keita, Ottawa, ON
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show at the Domchalm that didn’t impress me. And for a grumpy old concert curmudgeon like me that’s saying something…
041100 Oscar Peterson, Toronto, ON
April 11th, 2000 was the last time I had the honour and privilege to hear the great, great Oscar Peterson play the piano…
041000 The Dave Holland Quintet, Ottawa, ON
On April 10th, 2000 my good friend Wayne brought the Dave Holland Quintet to the Alumni Theatre at Carleton University…
040614 Mike Gordon, Burlington, VT
The Higher Ground people are famous for their tight security at the door and it always takes longer than you think it will to get it, no matter how many times I go through the process…
040516 Stewart Copeland, Ottawa, ON
I was so excited to see Stewart Copeland play at the Dominion Chalmers Church…
040285 Public Relations, Toronto, ON
This is another one of the increasingly common “exceptions” that are creeping into these ticket stories…
040189 Metallica/Queensrÿche, Moncton, NB
When Metallica hit the stage they did so in a blistering cavalcade of open-E palm-muted sixteenth notes absolutely synched with Lars Ulrich’s double kick drum flams. Out of the gate they were undeniably the tightest band my young ears had ever heard and I was hooked in for the next two hours…
033190 Toronto/The Gutterboys, Ottawa, ON
The Gutterboys was my first taste of professional music…
032402 Herbie Hancock/The New Deal, Montreal, QC
On March 24th, 2002 I witnessed a jamband fiesta at Montreal’s Metropolis at the hands of Herbie Hancock…
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