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Listening To Lately:
Catherine MacLellan · If It’s Alright With You
Sam Outlaw · Angeleno and Tenderheart
Amanda Shires · My Piece Of Land
John Moreland · Big Bad Luv
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · The Nashville Sound
Imelda May · Life Love Flesh Blood
Hurray For The Riff Raff · The Navigator
Tedeschi Trucks Band · Live at the Fox Oakland

2017 Concerts:
(other years listed below)
Bridget Kearney and Lip Talk (Drake Hotel April 14)
Buddy Guy (Massey Hall April 22)
Sam Outlaw and Michaela Anne (Horseshoe April 25)
John Moreland and Will Johnson (Velvet Underground June 10)
Joss Stone (Danforth Music Hall June 26)
Imelda May and Nefe (Danforth Music Hall June 28)
Ricky Gervais (Massey Hall July 14)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Air Canada Centre July 15)
Blondie and Garbage (Sony Centre July 26)
Hurray For The Riff Raff and Becca Mancari (The Great Hall August 1)
Nazareth (Danforth Music Hall August 4)

The MUSIC VIDEOS page will return soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After seeing more than a dozen of his shows since 1985, I had the opportunity to Meet & Greet with the great Richard Thompson on Friday, March 22nd, 2013. His Electric Trio opened the show featuring Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell at Massey Hall. After Richard’s (smoking) set, 10 of us VIPs were ushered back to the Green Room to get an autographed lyric sheet poster, have some LPs and CDs signed and to have a chat with the master songwriter, guitarist (and comedian). I had a VHS(!) for him to sign as well, a concert in Ottawa in 1985 that was filmed that Brian (pictured) and myself and 4 others were at (front table reservation), my first RT show. Thanks to Brian and Marie for the wonderful iPhone photography.

Some Favourite Albums:
Astral Weeks, Graceland, Mock Tudor, The Beatles, Infidels, Natty Dread

Some Favourite Songwriters:
Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Allen Toussaint, Richard Thompson, Hank Williams, George & Ira Gershwin, Thea Gilmore, Lucinda Williams, Tift Merritt, Neil Finn, The Beatles

Album of the Year 2016: Tedeschi Trucks Band · Let Me Get By
Album of the Year 2015: 
The Lone Bellow · Then Came The Morning
Album of the Year 2014: Lake Street Dive · Bad Self Portraits
Album of the Year 2013:
 Tedeschi Trucks Band · Made Up Mind
Album of the Year 2012:
 
Tift Merritt · Traveling Alone
Album of the Year 2011:
 Tedeschi Trucks Band · Revelator
Album of the Year 2010: Thea Gilmore · Murphy’s Heart
Album of the Year 2009: Norah Jones · The Fall
Album of the Year 2008: Tift Merritt · Another Country
Album of the Year 2007: Feist · The Reminder

2016 Concerts:
Anderson East and Brent Cobb (Velvet Underground November 8)
Donovan (Danforth Music Hall October 29)
Margo Price and John Moreland (Lee’s Palace September 15)
Hayes Carll (Horseshoe May 24)
The Who (Air Canada Centre April 26)
Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones (Drake Hotel April 7)
Lucinda Williams with Buick 6 (Opera House March 24)
Lake Street Dive, The Suffers (Danforth Music Hall February 15)
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (plus Amanda Shires), Shovels and Rope (Danforth Music Hall February 29)


2015 Concerts:

Catherine MacLellan w/ Chris Gauthier & Amelia Curran (Hugh’s Room December 14)
The Lone Bellow (Opera House November 8)
Trombone Shorty (Nathan Phillip Square July 24)
The Eastern Belles (Harbourfront July 24)
Dumpstaphunk and George Clinton/P Funk (Nathan Phillip Square June 19)
Colin James (Massey Hall March 11)
The Lone Bellow (Lee’s Palace February 27)

2014 Concerts:
Lucinda Williams w/ Doug Paisley (Massey Hall November 20)
Fleetwood Mac (Air Canada Centre October 18)
David Gray (Massey Hall October 7)
Bryan Ferry (Massey Hall September 25)
The Black Keys (Air Canada Centre September 16)
Lake Street Dive (Danforth Music Hall August 30)
Albert Lee (Hugh’s Room August 27)
Imelda May (Lee’s Palace July 27)
Jason Isbell (Phoenix July 15)
Andrew Bird (feat. Tift Merritt, Eric Heywood, etc)  (TURF Toronto Urban Roots Testival July 4)
Tift Merritt (TURF Toronto Urban Roots Testival July 4)
Wayne Brady (Massey Hall April 25)
Neil Finn w/ Midlake (Acoustic (Queen Elizabeth Theatre April 5)
Lake Street Dive w/ Ages and Ages (Horseshoe Tavern March 28)
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt (Massey Hall February 1)

2013 Concerts:
Tedeschi Trucks Band (Massey Hall November 17)
Cyndi Lauper (Massey Hall October 27)
Tift Merritt (and Eric Heywood) (The Drake September 6)
The Rascals (Once Upon A Dream) (Royal Alexandra Theatre)
Allen Toussaint & David Bromberg (Koerner Hall)
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell plus Richard Thompson Electric Trio (Massey Hall)
Lindi Ortega (Rivoli)

2012 Concerts:
Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler (Air Canada Centre)
Chris Isaak (Massey Hall)
The Go-Go’s (Casino Rama)
Jimmy Cliff (Phoenix)
Afrocubism (Luminato/David Pecault Square}
Tedeschi Trucks Band (Nathan Phillip Square)
Norah Jones (Massey Hall)
Alex Pangman (Beaches Jazz Fest)
B-52s & The Bangles (Casino Rama)

2011 Concerts:
Andy Kim Christmas Show/Various Artists (Phoenix)
Tedeschi Trucks Band (Danforth Music Hall)
Richard Thompson (Koerner Hall)
Imelda May (Horseshoe Tavern)
Lindi Ortega (Dakota Tavern)

2010 Concerts:
Andy Kim Christmas Show/Various Artists incl. Ron Sexsmith (Mod Club)
Foreigner (Fallsview Avalon Ballroom)
John Fogerty (Casino Rama)
Jimmy Cliff (Massey Hall)
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi/Old Crow Medicine Show (Rochester NY)
Tommy James and the Shondells (Casino Rama)
Smokey Robinson (Fallsview Avalon Ballroom)
Norah Jones/Steven Page (Massey Hall)

2009 Concerts:
Andy Kim Christmas Show/Various Artists (Mod Club)
Colbie Caillat (Kool Haus)
Kylie Minogue (Air Canada Centre)
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks) (Massey Hall)
Lindi Ortega (Supermarket)
Derek Trucks Band, Sonny Landreth/Cindy Cashdollar, Daniel Lanois, Jerry Douglas, etc. (Yonge Dundas Square)
Bif Naked (Mod Club)
Susan Tedeschi (Opera House)
P Funk (Phoenix)
Chris Isaak (Casino Rama)

2008 Concerts:
Basia Bulat (Lee’s Palace)
Tift Merritt & Lindi Ortega (El Mocambo)
Jeff Healey Tribute (Sound Academy)
Feist (Hummingbird Centre)
Lindi Ortega (Supermarket)
Teddy Thompson (El Mocambo)
Richard Thompson (Danforth Music Hall)
Ottawa Bluesfest (various)
Dandy Warhols (Kool Haus/Guvernment)
Feist (Massey Hall)
AC/DC (ACC)
Bob Dylan (Oshawa)

2007 Concerts:
Serena Ryder (Mod Club)
Toots & The Maytals (Phoenix)
Eliza Gilkyson & Mary Gauthier (Hugh’s)
Great Lake Swimmers (Church of The Redeemer)
Feist (Massey Hall)
Joss Stone (Kool Haus)
Hippiefest (Molson Amphitheatre)
Sly & Robbie (Phoenix)
Basia Bulat (Soundscapes)
Basia Bulat (Music Gallery)
Eliza Gilkyson & Susan Werner (Hugh’s)
Stevie Wonder (ACC)

2006 Concerts:
KT Tunstall (Mod Club)
Etta James (Hummingbird)
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint (Fallsview)
Martina McBride (Rama)
Chris Isaak (Fallsview)
Mariah Carey (ACC)
Bob Dylan (JLC London)
Eliza Gilkyson (Hugh’s)
Eliza Gilkyson (Peterborough)
James Hunter (Lula)

… yes, it goes back further. Someday, when I can’t think of anything to do (never happens), I’ll go through my “ticket stubs since the 60s” file and post. Don’t hold your breath on that.
Rave on.

MOVIES:

Favourite Movies:
Life Is Beautiful, any Coen Brothers, any Woody Allen, any Hitchcock, writer/directors

Some Favourite Actors:
Cate Blanchett, Robert De Niro, Amy Adams, Marisa Tomei, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Ben Kingsley, Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Judi Dench

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