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Hung around outside preshow in no real rush. As it neared 8:15 I started to look for tix. Was able to squeeze a 100 level pair out of some slimey scalpers for $50 a piece. We get in and the show was just about to start. Didn't miss a beat. Hung around at the back of the 100s in an empty wheelchair section. Then moved over to the far left side and had a really cool perspective of the MASSIVE wall from on end looking right across. Beer stand right there, washrooms, food and NO LINEUPS Proceeded to move up to the 500s for the second half. Went RIGHT TO THE TOP DEAD CENTRE. Holy fuck what a vantage point. Truly encompassed the enormity of this show in a stadium. The sound there was spectacular too. So glad I trucked in for the show. Well worth it the second time and in a stadium (where I think it works much better).

Totally agree. I had a phenomenal experience at the ACC last year, but the Dome show was incredible!

2012/13 Leafs Sched OCTOBER SAT 13 MONTREAL 7PM WED 17 @WASHINGTON 730PM THU 18 COLUMBUS 7PM SAT 20 OTTAWA 7PM FRI 26 @NY ISLANDERS 7PM SAT 27 @PHILADELPHIA 7PM TUE 30 ANAHEIM 7PM NOVEMBER THU 01 BOSTON 7PM SAT 03 CHICAGO 7PM WED 07 PITTSBURGH 730PM FRI 09 NEW JERSEY 7PM SAT 10 @WASHINGTON 7PM TUE 13 ST.LOUIS 7PM THU 15 @PITTSBURGH 7PM SAT 17 OTTAWA 7PM MON 19 @CAROLINA 7PM WED 21 @COLORADO 930PM FRI 23 @MINNESOTA 6PM MON 26 NEW JERSEY 7PM WED 28 PHILADELPHIA 7PM THU 29 @WINNIPEG 8PM DECEMBER SAT 01 @MONTREAL 7PM MON 03 BUFFALO 7PM THU 06 CAROLINA 7PM SAT 08 BOSTON 7PM TUE 11 WINNIPEG 7PM THU 13 NASHVILLE 730PM SAT 15 @VANCOUVER 7PM TUE 18 @EDMONTON 930PM WED 19 @CALGARY 930PM SAT 22 MONTREAL 7PM THU 27 @NEW JERSEY 7PM FRI 28 @OTTAWA 730PM JANUARY TUE 01 @DETROIT 1PM THU 03 TAMPA BAY 7PM SAT 05 @MONTREAL 7PM MON 07 WASHINGTON 7PM THU 10 FLORIDA 7PM SAT 12 VANCOUVER 7PM TUE 15 @TAMPA BAY 730PM THU 17 @FLORIDA 7PM FRI 18 @CAROLINA 7PM MON 21 @BOSTON 1PM WED 23 @PHILADELPHIA 730PM TUE 29 @BUFFALO 7PM THU 31 WASHINGTON 7PM FEBRUARY SAT 02 EDMONTON 7PM MON 04 CALGARY 7PM THU 07 @WINNIPEG 8PM SAT 09 @MONTREAL 7PM TUE 12 @BOSTON 7PM WED 13 WINNIPEG 7PM SAT 16 OTTAWA 7PM MON 18 @FLORIDA 730PM TUE 19 @TAMPA BAY 730PM THU 21 NY ISLANDERS 7PM SAT 23 @OTTAWA 7PM TUE 26 DALLAS 7PM THU 28 @NY RANGERS 7PM MARCH SAT 02 PHILADELPHIA 7PM MON 04 @LOS ANGELES 1030PM TUE 05 @SAN JOSE 1030PM THU 07 @PHOENIX 9PM SAT 09 PITTSBURGH 7PM TUE 12 NY ISLANDERS 7PM THU 14 BUFFALO 7PM SAT 16 NY RANGERS 7PM TUE 19 @BUFFALO 7PM WED 20 TAMPA BAY 730PM SAT 23 BOSTON 7PM MON 25 @BOSTON 7PM TUE 26 FLORIDA 7PM THU 28 CAROLINA 7PM SAT 30 @OTTAWA 7PM APRIL MON 01 @PITTSBURGH 7PM TUE 02 @BUFFALO 7PM THU 04 @NY ISLANDERS 7PM SAT 06 NY RANGERS 7PM MON 08 BUFFALO 7PM WED 10 @NY RANGERS 730PM FRI 12 @NEW JERSEY 7PM SAT 13 MONTREAL 7PM

^^^^ it really is. There's a whole series of them. Check out the other melodysheep stuff ... I can only handle so much auto-tune, but I'm actually learning stuff listening to these: http://www.youtube.com/melodysheep I could listen to Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Silva, Cox, Sagan, Feynman, etc. lecture for hours. They are reminder of the beautiful possibilities out there and the wonders around us.

http://bit.ly/LDIV5C Keller Williams & The Travelin McCourys - Pick For the brand new recording Pick, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Keller Williams teams up with Nashville’s beloved bluegrass family The Travelin’ McCourys. As revered and successful as each act is in their own right, Pick is a classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Recorded at Music City’s famed Butcher Shoppe studios, the album’s 12 songs – a mix of originals and covers – put a unique twist on Americana music’s long storytelling tradition, and the impeccable musicianship displayed on Pick captures all the heart and heartache of the bluegrass genre. But the songs don’t stop there. Williams’ unconventional songwriting takes on unsuspecting weight when backed by The Travelin’ McCourys’ emotive tones. Inspired by Keller’s fearless creativity, the McCourys’ flawless playing gets depth. Keller Williams with The Travelin’ McCourys: It’s a perfect, albeit unexpected fit. mp3@320 Track List: 1. Something Else 2. American Car 3. Messed Up Just Right 4. Mullet Cut 5. The Graveyard Shift 6. I Am Elvis 7. What A Waste 8. Broken Convertible 9. I’m Amazed 10. Price Tag 11. Sexual Harassment 12. Bumper Sticker http://bit.ly/LDIV5C

Any fans of The Frames or the movie/musical "Once" will dig this. Hansard is an incredible perfomer. http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/rs-live/glen-hansard-plays-new-solo-tunes-performs-cuts-from-rhythm-and-repose-20120611#ooid=NhZGswNTp3CzJih_3RHSvvFtGcqigVEO,ViY2swNTrZyDiNSQmfMR0utT52lYnbo3 http://bit.ly/NfadCV Glen Hansard – Rhythm and Repose Glen Hansard dropped out of school nearly three decades ago to busk on the streets of Dublin, and he’s long since learned how to fill the open air with his voice. He can boom stridently with the brashest belters, while the signature hole in his acoustic guitar — the product of countless pummeling strums — embodies the wear-and-tear of a life lived with outsize emotions. As lead singer of The Frames, Hansard often muses over intense desires and the pursuit of redemption (“I want my life to make more sense,†he sang in 1999’s “Pavement Tuneâ€), and that’s frequently meant bellowing with messianic ferocity. Hansard’s life has taken some wild and mostly glorious turns in the past five or six years: He starred in the tiny indie film Once, which won him and singer/costar Marketa Irglova an Academy Award for their irresistible and now-ubiquitous song “Falling Slowly.†The Frames largely gave way to The Swell Season, in which he and Irglova — lovers who soon parted, only to continue collaborating professionally and as friends — performed as a duo, with an assist from Hansard’s old bandmates. Most recently, their movie together spawned a Broadway sensation, to the tune of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. As a singer who’s now releasing his first solo album, Hansard can still make the rafters shake, but he’s grown increasingly sparing in his intensity. Particularly on his most recent studio recordings, Hansard has steered frequently toward the slow burn: Unlike many pop singers with large and expressive voices (and even the somewhat more nuanced likes of his long-ago guitar tech Jeff Buckley), Hansard often lets his songs simmer to a stop without giving in to a cathartic release along the way. A gentle, breezy bummer, Rhythm and Repose (out June 19) is Hansard’s quietest record yet; to put it mildly, it spends more time in repose than it spends enslaved by the rhythm. Other than a few showy climaxes in its midsection (“High Hope†and “Bird of Sorrow,†to be exact), Rhythm and Repose remains content mostly to seethe lightly, with much of its instrumentation employed for the purpose of subtle shading. Those seeking vein-bulging thunder will have to plunge back into Hansard’s rich catalog, or wait to see him command yet another live stage. In the meantime, he still sings of the same things — unrequited longing, mistakes repeated, the enduring pursuit of grace and joy — but they’re channeled here through a mature mind in a mellow mood. Copyright 2012 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/ mp3@320 Track List: 01 – You Will Become 02 – Maybe Not Tonight 03 – Talking with the Wolves 04 – High Hope 05 – Bird of Sorrow 06 – The Storm, It’s Coming 07 – Love Don’t Leave Me Waiting 08 – What Are We Gonna Do 09 – Races 10 – Philander 11 – Song of Good Hope http://bit.ly/NfadCV

I highly recommend the following doc: Man On Wire http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/man_on_wire/

http://bit.ly/M16dXj John Butler – Tin Shed Tales Recorded in a few intimate venues around rural Australia, Tin Shed Tales really brings out the authenticity in John Butler’s music. In all fairness, John Butler’s not exactly an artist you’d ever describe as ‘commercial’ but with his latest release he really hones in on the rawness of each performance. And by performance, I mean performance. Each track isn’t just a song, it’s a snippet from a live show and is often preceded with an introduction detailing the songs importance. The tracks themselves are a mixed bunch. An old favourite Zebra fails to disappoint whilst newbie Kimberley really strikes a chord with the listener. Ever the campaigner, John Butler has been a strong voice for the Indigenous communities in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and this track pays homage to the land that’s being fought over by a mining company. “Tell you a story about a girl named Kimberley/Who all the cowboys want because she was wild and freeâ€. The lyrics personify the land to truly emote how much this land means to Butler and the many, many others who support the Save the Kimberley campaign. The likes of Better Than and Used To Get High from Butler’s 2007 album ‘Grand National’ seem even more personal in the recordings on Tin Shed Tales. Pinjarra isn’t a song, but a lovely story explaining why LA born Butler is so passionate about Australia (his Dad was Australian and they moved to Fremantle when Butler was young). Butler’s family ties are also examined in My Grandfather’s Guitar whilst Mystery Man gets straight into the music with Butler’s heart wrenching melodies. Over all, it’s a raw album of over twenty tracks with many instrumentals and spoken stories that highlight the unmanufactured nature of Butler’s song-crafting. It teeters on the edge of getting too political, but ultimately that’s what Butler’s fans know and love. A great reminder of how straying from the mainstream can still result in great success. - Catherine May mp3@320 Track List: 01 – Acknowledging Ancestors 02 – Johnny’s Gone 03 – Grass In Greener 04 – Better Than 05 – We Drove Out To Kalgoorlie 06 – Gonna Be A Long Time 07 – Joseph & Paddy Roe 08 – Kimberley 09 – My Grandfather’s Guitar 10 – Danny Boy 11 – Pickapart 12 – Koprivshtitsa 12 – Mystery Man 13 – Revolution 14 – Guy On My Shoulder 15 – Used To Get High 16 – Pinjarra 17 – Treat Yo Mama 18 – Losing You 19 – Yogurt & Football 20 – Zebra 21 – A Good Friend 22 – Ocean http://bit.ly/M16dXj

HBD

Floors = $90 all in. I'm willin' to pay that for Neil and the Horse.

Floor Party!

nice

Lee's Palace show October 13th Gonna be a killer show I'm sure.

Love these guys. Can't wait to hear the whole album: http://easystarallstars.net/thrillah/#sample_album_section

That's for the MLSE Insiders (bottom option)

IN! 3 on the floor That was easy

Another Toronto presale: CLUB Q PRESALE: NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE Monday, November 19th, 2012 at the Air Canada Centre! Our Club Q Presale will run Thursday, June 14th at 10:00AM to 3:00PM Club Q PASSWORD: ClubQ

http://bit.ly/M45G3j It's hard not to read the name of Chris Robinson's second post-Black Crowes venture as a jab at his brother Rich: the brothers brawled through two incarnations of the Crowes in the '90s and 2000s, and only now has Chris found his Brotherhood, now that he has once again parted ways with Rich. Of course, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood also strikes up a communal hippie vibe on their 2012 debut Big Moon Ritual, an album they recorded after touring for nearly a year, so it bears all the scars of the road along with a healthy disregard of clock and calendar. It is, as they say, how these things used to be made: bands used to tour forever, then roll themselves into the studio, knock out a session, then head back out on the never-ending road. It also happens to be how the Crowes closed out their career, cutting the exceptional 2009 LP Before the Frost…Until the Freeze live in front of an audience at Levon Helm's upstate New York barn, and Robinson picks up that thread here, channeling that loose live spirit within the studio. Perhaps the Brotherhood is a shade too loose -- "Tulsa Yesterday" opens with its sprawling 12 minutes and no song dips below the seven-minute mark -- but the time passes smoothly as the music ebbs and flows, never diving into a grimy, gritty murk but rolling across a pretty, hazy sunset. Surely, it's steeped in the '70s -- so much so there are analog synthesizers straight out of A Clockwork Orange -- but there isn’t a self-conscious retro-revival here; the Chris Robinson Brotherhood spends their time doing what comes naturally, and the music flows easily, even alluringly, as they jam with no care of when they began or where they will end. - allmusic.com mp3@320 Track List: 01. Tulsa Yesterday 02. Rosalee 03. Star Or Stone 04. Tomorrow Blues 05. Reflections On A Broken Mirror 06. Beware, Oh Take Care 07. One Hundred Days Of Rain http://bit.ly/M45G3j

http://bit.ly/MBDmnm U2 - U22 The massive U2360 world tour that rocked the world and redefined the stadium concert experience has been turned into a CD. The limited edition double CD is called U22 and features 22 of their best songs as voted from fans from all over the world. It also comes with a deluxe booklet featuring awesome live pics from the tour and liner notes personally written by bassist Adam Clayton. mp3@320 Track List: CD1: 01 – Even Better Than The Real Thing 02 – The Fly 03 – Mysterious Ways 04 – Magnificent 05 – Until The End Of The World 06 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For 07 – Stay (Faraway, So Close!) 08 – One Tree Hill 09 – Beautiful Day 10 – Elevation 11 – Bad CD2: 01 – All I Want Is YouLove Rescue Me 02 – The Unforgettable Fire 03 – Zooropa 04 – City Of Blinding Lights 05 – MLK/Walk On 06 – One 07 – Where The Streets Have No Name 08 – Ultra Violet (Light My Way) 09 – With Or Without You 10 – Moment Of Surrender 11 – Out Of Control http://bit.ly/MBDmnm

New vid ... Gordie fucks with your mind with his preamble

Toronto Presale: Neil Young & Crazy Horse have announced that they will hit the road this fall for their first tour together since 2004! See them live at Air Canada Centre with special guests Los Lobos & Everest on Monday, November 19th . Purchase your tickets before the public. PRE-SALE: Thursday, June 14th 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. PASSWORD: 04GALLOWS

Here are the first three shows: https://www.rapidshare.com/files/4269482505/ph2012-06-07.rar https://www.rapidshare.com/files/3102857810/ph2012-06-08.rar https://www.rapidshare.com/files/1605688349/ph2012-06-10.rar or http://d01.megashares.com/dl/P8TYjuH/ph2012-06-07.rar http://d01.megashares.com/dl/oYTxMuU/ph2012-06-08.rar http://d01.megashares.com/dl/XFrTgdK/ph2012-06-10.rar

http://bit.ly/LMcDry David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (2012 Remaster) EMI are excited to announce the release of a 40th anniversary edition of David Bowie’s truly groundbreaking and hugely influential album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars. Originally released through RCA Victor on 6th June 1972, Ziggy Stardust was David Bowie’s fifth album, co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott. Incredibly, the album was written whilst Bowie was recording 1971’s Hunky Dory album, with recording beginning a couple of months before that album’s release. It was recorded at Trident Studios, London between 8th November 1971 and 4th February 1972, with the line up: Mick Ronson (guitar, piano, backing vocals, string arrangements), Trevor Bolder (bass), Mick Woodmansey (drums), Rick Wakeman (keyboards) and backing vocals on ‘It Ain’t Easy’ by Dana Gillespie. As well as performing vocals, Bowie also played acoustic guitar, saxophone and harpsichord on the album and was involved in the arrangements too. The album eventually peaked at #5 on the UK Album Chart on 22nd July having entered the chart at #15 on 1st July. Key to the album’s rise in the UK were the two TV performances of “Starman†on Granada TV’s Lift Off With Ayshea and nationally on the BBC’s Top Of The Pops. The album’s influence is immeasurable – it converted legions of fans, becoming the zeitgeist and a major influence on the next generation, particular those who were involved in the punk movement – musicians, artists, designers – and the subsequent re-birth of rock and pop. mp3@320 Track List: 01. Five Years 02. Soul Love 03. Moonage Daydream 04. Starman 05. It Ain’t Easy 06. Lady Stardust 07. Star 08. Hang On To Yourself 09. Ziggy Stardust 10. Suffragette City 11. Rock’n’Roll Suicide http://bit.ly/LMcDry