7 samurai at bathurst and bloor
I went to the open stage that is predominantly hip hop. Usually takes place in Scarborough but once a month moves to Bathurst and Bloor. I have been 5 times […]
Performing
Lannie Petrushka
His name is Lanny Petrushka. Always at the open stage in the 1980s at Fat Alberts, tinkering on the piano before the regulars arrived. Seemed not a pianist because […]
set list
Maybe it is just the way minds operate, imagining problems before they have been actualized and with so much intensity one feels permission to react to things that never even […]
see the man with the stage fright
I practiced, I learned it, I knew it and it sounded fine – but that was alone in my room. Once I got to Chicago the tingle revealed itself. In […]
Harder
Played a show one time with a big-shot and it became apparent quickly if I followed their lead they were creative and pleased but if I took the lead they […]
sound advice
At school you are expected each week to read much and understand it as well as if it was really compelling. Most students I become friends with admit to often […]
cbgbs
The 4th Blue Rodeo show was in New York at CBGBs. I never played in a band before. The first shows were at the Rivoli and the Isabella Hotel where […]
secret is a secret
“Your premise is flawed,” replied the old trumpeter who destroyed everyone each time she played, when the intern from Exclaim asked what was her secret, during the phoner interview .
Real Human Being
The William Parker concert at the Guelph Jazz Festival Saturday morning was like discovering a new spice I plan to use in cooking. He played two pieces, great intensity. He […]
Darius and Fred
Fred, a songwriter booked by the Fab Acts Talent agency, played to audience sizes between 50 – 80. He was philosophical about the work when he did well or when […]