Santa in Sweden for the holidays just seemed right so the next installment of the 12 Boots of Christmas comes to us from snowy Stockholm. The Tragically Hip, Canadian rockers extraordinaire, bring their distinctive musical stylings to a club known as Gino on December 7, 1994.
Category: Canada Rocks
Blue Rodeo – The Things We Left Behind
Today is the official Canadian release date for The Things We Left Behind, the brand new studio album from Blue Rodeo. Vinyl fans will appreciate that Blue Rodeo sequenced the new album with vinyl in mind – spreading two albums worth of carefully placed music across four sides of vinyl. The Things We Left Behind […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Scenes From A Flood – 10/5/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? About Today’s Mix: I apologize for the lateness on today’s Monday Mix – those darn […]
It’s a Bleedin’ Board – The Tragically Hip in L.A.
Hello again music lovers and welcome to this edition of “It’s A Bleedin’ Board!” Please join me, the Stereo Dictator, as we unlock the vaults to find yet another pearl in music history deemed essential to a finely crafted rock and roll collection. In the words of my Deadhead buddy Barry, “It’s a Bleedin’ Board!” […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Don’t I Look Like The Kind Of Guy You Used To Hate – 7/6/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! About Today’s Mix: Today’s mix comes from me! (Matt) We’re now 10 mixes deep, and I thought I’d jump in with another one of my own mixes. At the time […]
A challenging interview with Billy Bob Thornton
If you haven’t seen it yet, I think you’ll enjoy CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s interview with actor/musician Billy Bob Thornton and his band The Boxmasters. The Boxmasters were in Toronto for a pair of shows opening for Willie Nelson at Massey Hall, and Thornton took issue with the mention of the “actor” side of […]
4 Days in California with Blue Rodeo
Yeah, you caught me…trying to put a clever twist on the Five Days in July album title from Canadian treasure Blue Rodeo. ATV reader “oldmanflint” was lucky enough to attend two out of the four recent California area dates from Blue Rodeo. The review of one of those shows was shared previously in the comments […]
Blue Rodeo announce Blue Road CD/DVD preorder details – Release date set for October 28th
In early September, I was excited to hear that Blue Rodeo had a live CD and DVD release in the works. My excitement faded when I found out that only part of the show – a ten track acoustic set – would be released. This week, specific track listing details were announced for the Blue […]
Attention Canadians – Can someone record this CBC Blue Rodeo broadcast for me?
Oh MY – Just saw this news over at the official Blue Rodeo forums. I’m looking for a kind Canadian soul that can record the radio broadcast tomorrow night: Please email me if you can capture this and share a copy with me? Here is the original message: BR concert at Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB […]
Blue Rodeo Week: Five Days in July
In honor of Blue Rodeo’s U.S. jaunt happening this week, I’ve decided to celebrate with Blue Rodeo Week. Here’s where we’ve been so far: Day One: T is for The Days in Between Day Two: What am I doing here? Day Three: Five from Greg Keelor Day Four: Five from Jim Cuddy Day Five: Six […]