In 1997, I learned officially exactly what it was that people loved about “classic Yes.” After growing up as a fan of 90125-era Yes, I had free tickets to see “classic Yes” at Music Hall. It was a show that despite my relative unfamiliarity with their 70s back catalog, I couldn’t pass up. Post-show, Yes […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
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 […]
Setlist: Blue Rodeo @ The Magic Bag, Detroit, MI 9-17-08
After spending most of yesterday at home, enjoying the day off, I hopped into my car and pointed my vehicle towards Detroit, Michigan. I brought my Ipod with me, but didn’t power it up once. The entire trip was powered by a soundtrack of Yes and Springsteen concert bootlegs, on a day that was uncharacteristically […]
That’s some real conversation for your ass….
Nope this isn’t Ben Folds, Snoop, or even Dre related, but this is instead a post for my fellow music geeks. Take a couple of Chicago’s well known music critics who happen to work for competing newspapers, and give them a radio show to discuss, argue, and dissect music. The result is a weekly radio […]
Blue Rodeo Week: Live at the Stardust Picnic 7/9/00
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 […]
On the road again, but not quite
Yesterday, I got to use the term “throwing the horns” while putting together an upcoming press release for work. I’m going to go ahead and mark that day in the “win” column. Not bad. Today, day off. Going to see Blue Rodeo in Detroit tonight, in case you’ve been sleeping the past week. My friend […]
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 […]
And how much did you pay for your rock’n’roll t-shirt, that proves you were there…
Thanks to Pete @ Blogness on the Edge of Town for pointing me towards this great essay courtesy of former Sleater-Kinney member Carrie Brownstein – SO awesome…. I used to have such an awesome ticket stub collection prior to three moves in a year and a half…..I keep hoping that one day that I’ll have […]
Blue Rodeo Week: Six from two + U.S. tour starts this week!
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 The brief run […]
R.I.P. Richard Wright from Pink Floyd
so sad – didn’t even know that he was ill. Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died aged 65 from cancer. Wright appeared on the group’s first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason. complete story Wright toured […]