061316 Redblacks vs Blue Bombers, Ottawa, ON
On June 13th, 2016 I cycled down the canal to Lansdowne Park (was it still called that?) to see the Ottawa Redblacks put on a CFL performance with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers…
Tag: Ottawa
061116 Must Stash Hat, Ottawa, ON
On June 11th, 2016 I rode my bike to Westboro in Ottawa’s west end to see Must Stash Hat in my friend’s backyard…
060716 The Starfleet Academy Experience, Ottawa, ON
On June 7th, 2016 I returned to the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum for another romp through science fiction memorabilia masquerading as a museum exhibit, this one focussed on the Star Trek universe…
052998 Stephen Fearing, Ottawa, ON
On May 29th, 1998 I walked to the Canadian Museum of Nature to see Stephen Fearing. This was in the days before Fearing created Blackie & The Rodeo Kings with his buddies Tom Wilson and Colin Linden and this would mark the only time I saw Stephen Fearing play a solo show (so far)…
052897 Matthew Sweet, Ottawa, ON
Barrymore’s was a fantastic place to see concerts big and small…
052415 The Kids in the Hall, Ottawa, ON
I sure am glad I was finally able to see The Kids In the Hall live…
052106 Cirque du Soleil: Quidam, Ottawa, ON
On May 21st, 2006 I walked a few hundred metres from my apartment on Adelaide Street to the old, pre-renovation Lansdowne Park where the Cirque crew had their Ikea-coloured big-top Grand Chapiteau set up beside our own, ornate Cattle Castle…
051605 Joel Plaskett Emergency, Ottawa, ON
The Tulip Fest used to be an excellent little addition to Ottawa’s wide offering of annual music…
051113 Big Mama, Ottawa, ON
Though musicals and opera aren’t really my thing sometimes theatre and music can meet up in a way that tickles my entertainment bone, and this show was one of those times…
050906 Drums & Tuba/Dave Lauzon, Ottawa, ON
I believe this might mark the last time I saw Drums & Tuba, a quirky-by-definition trio that first came to my attention at an Ani DiFranco concert on this exact date in ’99…
