040491 Paul Simon, Ottawa, ON
April 4th, 1991 was my first time seeing the great, great Paul Simon. The show was relatively small, taking place in the 9,000 seat Ottawa Civic Centre just a short stroll from Carleton University’s campus…
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032598 Chess, Ottawa, ON
“From square one I’ll be watching you…”
032112 Van Halen/Kool & the Gang, Ottawa, ON
On March 21st, 2012 I drove thirty kilometres or so to my local arena to see Van Halen. I had seen the band in Montreal about five years previous and had a great time at the show so I was anxious for another chance to see Van Halen (almost) as they were intended to be seen…
031712 Senators vs Maple Leafs, Ottawa, ON
On March 17th, 2012 I went to see the Ottawa Senators take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Palladium, though you would never know it…
031607 Ron Mueck exhibit, Ottawa, ON
Ron Mueck is a really big visual artist…
031597 Big Sugar/Weeping Tile, Ottawa, ON
Big Sugar mounted the temporary stage and turned the boring, accordion-walled conference hall into a barrelhouse barroom with a guitar-driven blues-tinged slab of sound that was a mile thick…
030312 The Barr Brothers, Ottawa, ON
Super-cool dudes, those Barr’s…
030223 REYNALDO & the Dalliances, Ottawa, ON
From the bar I could see everyone onstage except the lead singer, but as soon as I heard his voice I knew who it was…
022701 Question Period, Ottawa, ON
On February 27th, 2001 I slogged through the snowy streets of my adopted hometown to the Parliament Buildings to sit in on Question Period…
022516 NACO plays Queen, Ottawa, ON
On February 25th, 2016 I went to the National Arts Centre for We Are The Champions: The Music Of Queen; despite the title of the show I knew exactly what I was in for…
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