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And it looks like they are sporting a new lighting rig for Kurado based on the big screen at Magnaball, cool shit.
 
 

One crazy thing that happened was a bunny hopped by me in the field, came out from near the stage and hopped towards the back. This was right when charlie was telling a story about a guy named blue steel, who could turn into a rabbit when he needed to get away. There is no way charlie saw that bunny and the timing was so weird. It was like blue steel appeared!

DaveC got some video:
Aloha,
Brad

They put on one helluva show!  Get those vids up!

I thought the same. I guess the media figured it would draw more clicks if they said Dylan covers freebird. Still cool. Though Bob singing a verse or two would've been even cooler.

Awesome!  From the clip above it kinda looked like Dylan was standing around while his band played Free Bird but that's good enough for me.  Cool stuff.

My vid

Setlist so far...
The other one (Colin Stetson solo)
Brown eyed women (Brad vocals)
Tennessee Jed (Katie Moore)
Box of Rain (Katie Brad Joe vocals)
Ripple (single mic)
Easy wind (w/ Peter Mika and someone else?)
Me and my uncle
Sugaree (w/ Steve Hill) >
Scarlet

Mexicali (solo piano)
Dire Wolf (notre Dame de Grace)
Cumberland (lil Andy)
FOD (lil Andy w/JG on pedal steel) - arrangement was different than anything I've ever heard 
Casey (Andy) - arrangement was LIT
St Stephen (Brad) >
Drums

Space
ChinaDoll (Joe vocals)
Truckin (w/ everybody)
Brokedown palace (Brad Joe Katie)
Bid you goodnight 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tragically-hip-last-concert-cbc-1.3639948
Aloha,
Brad

stickied due to this rousing discussion.  

Core band looks to be...
Andrew Barr - Drums
Robbie Kuster (Patrick Watson) - Drums
Mishka Stein (Patrick Watson) - Bass 
Brad Barr - Guitar 
Joe Grass - Guitar
Parker Shper (Thus Owls) - Keyboards

I feel old
http://cityfolkfestival.com

Again.
http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2016/06/indoor_fishing_returns_to_toronto_this_weekend/
 

It's a travelogue doc-style program called Earth Beat.  The idea is that in each episode I travel to a different city or country and look at the music indigenous to that particular area.   I shot the pilot episode in Zambia and spent the last long time figuring out software and editing it together.  The next trick is to sell it to a network, and the first step in that direction is to see if anyone likes it.  
So if you have forty-nine or so minutes to kill I urge you to give it a spin.  I am very open to comments and criticisms.  If you have any thoughts that can make this thing better please, by all means let me know.  
 

And finally: skating skating skating.
 

Start this one at about 1:10 - it's oddly hypnotic.
 

Interesting read on ticket buying/selling/scalping from the former CEO of ticketmaster

On Saturday, August 27, 2016, PleasureCraft and The Hornettes will be playing on a riverboat out of Quai Des Artistes in Gatineau, QC. A Facebook event for the show can be found at
https://www.facebook.com/events/1028657347215957/
Aloha,
Brad

On Friday, July 1, 2016, PleasureCraft (live audio of them is here) will be playing at The Rainbow Bistro in Ottawa, ON.
The door time is 9:30pm. A Facebook event for the show can be found at
https://www.facebook.com/events/1726173510976816/
Aloha,
Brad

I turned on the sidebar and within it, I've added the ability to accept donations for the site.  
This is to cover yearly hosting bills that I've been able to handle in the past through advertising.  The last few years, there has been no ad space purchases and google ads do not provide more than around $70 over a year.  So I've been footing the bills personally over the last few years.  I've come to the conclusion that the site needs some form of income and the only way I could come up with at the moment is by implementing a persistent donation box. 
Any amount will be helpful.  Since the box relies on paypal, hopefully everyone wishing to drop some money into the guitar case already has a paypal account, or doesn't mind setting one up.  Other forms of donation may be acceptable as well.  Suggestions are welcome.
If anyone has any other ideas to fund hosting I'm all eyes and ears.

On Wednesday, July 27, 2016, the Upper York Mandolin Quartet, featuring Kevin Breit, will be playing at La Nouvelle Scene in Ottawa, ON, as part of the Ottawa Chamber Fest. Full details are at
http://www.chamberfest.com/concerts/2016-0727-05/
A Facebook event for the show is at
https://www.facebook.com/events/1017023928374203/
Aloha,
Brad

The good people at Ottawa Jazz Scene were at the show on Sunday; their article on the Bonbons is here.
Aloha,
Brad