What's the deal with Sufjan Stevens?
What's the deal with Sufjan Stevens? The guy is on top of everybody's playlist. I know nothing about him
View ArticleShe was right.
I remember hearing Weather Report on the radio in the 70's. The DJ said that she expected Joe Zawinul and company to be recognized for musical genius in 20 or 30 years time.I dismissed this as...
View ArticleLunchtime concert
Wed 25 Apr – Emm GrynerI only caught the last few tunes at this lunchtime concert. Her cover version of "Pour Some Sugar on Me" always sounds illicit. And her cover of the Beatles "Revolution" with Emm...
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Sat 7 Jun – Sheila Jordan, Steve KuhnI spent the summer of 1979 in Edmonton and lived in the "HUB", a student apartment complex at the University of Alberta. The HUB also housed a shopping mall and, as...
View ArticleJourneyman
Thu 17 Jul – Mark KnopflerHeidi and I took in the Mark Knopfler concert in Toronto on 17 July 2008. We both left disappointed.Knopfler is an undeniably skilled guitar player and songwriter - his...
View ArticleGood, but...
Sat 27 Sep – Lily TomlinIt was good, but not great. The best part of the evening was a Q&A after the formal set. Lily provided a brief overview of the key message from "Search for Intelligent...
View ArticleMusic from 2008 - An idiosyncratic list
Much as I'd like to come up with a "best of" list, I just don't think I can make that claim with a straight face. I just don't have the patience to listen to most new music and sort the wheat from the...
View ArticleFinally caught a Madeleine Peyroux show
I quite enjoyed seeing Madeleine Peyroux as Heidi and I had tickets to her last concert in Toronto (2007) but we had to cancel at the last minute because of a business trip.I don't know a ton about...
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