Kanada Kev

Still waiting for Gill to bust-out a musical number

or That can go for Pronger or Sheen

Sooooo close at making a 9th comeback to sweep the series. Gotta be happy as fuck with a start like this. Go Jays Go

d'oh! I knew I saw it somewhere, didn't look back up the thread. I just punished myself by watching the "Friday" video I hope the Ottawa "Friday" lip-synch'ers will be at the game tonight

double steal? 4 home runs? kick-ass opening-day win!! Nice

http://bit.ly/flgkjs Miles Davis Quintet – The Unissued Japanese Concerts Miles Davis toured Japan for the first time during July 1964 with a quintet that included saxophonist Sam Rivers, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. Although several Japanese concerts were booked, only three performances are known to have taken place: the well known July 14 show at Kohseinenkin Hall, in Tokyo (which was issued on LP), and the previously unissued July 12 & 15 concerts, presented on this set. Both concerts appear here for the first time ever. No other recorded collaborations between Miles and Rivers exist apart from the three shows in Japan! Miles had formed a completely new group in mid-1963, which was intended to replace the superb quintet with John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb. The new formation already included three of the members of what would be his second great quintet: Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums. However, finding the right tenor saxophonist proved more difficult. The first choice was George Coleman but he didn’t fit the group. Tony Williams then recommended Sam Rivers, a fellow Bostonian, to Davis, and Rivers joined the Quintet in April. There were some American dates before the Quintet left for a short Japanese tour, including performances at L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium (April 3) and New York’s Village Vanguard (May 7-12). According to Miles’ discographer Peter Losin, “although several Japanese concerts were booked, the Quintet apparently performed only three: Hibaya Yagai Ongaku-do Hall, Tokyo (July 12), Shinjuku Kohseinenkin Hall, Tokyo (July 14), and Maruyama Ongaku-do Hall, Kyoto (July 15)â€. Although the performances were certainly successful, Miles and Rivers didn’t get along very well. Rivers left the Quintet as soon as the group returned to the United States. Wayne Shorter was hired as his replacement, and joined the Quintet at the Hollywood Bowl on September 4. No other recordings by Miles Davis with Sam Rivers seem to exist outside the three 1964 concerts in Japan. The July 14 performance was issued on the LP Miles in Tokyo. This is the first time the two other performances appear on any format. – Jazz Messengers mp3@320 Tracklist Disc 1 – Tokyo, 12 July, 1964: 1. Autumm Leaves – 11:08 2. So What – 8:41 3. Stella By Starlight – 10:58 4. Walkin’ Into The Theme – 9:47 Disc 2 – Kyoto, 15 July, 1964: 1. If I Were a Bell – 10:44 2. Oleo – 5:22 3. Stella By Starlight – 8:56 4. Walkin’ – 7:21 5. All Of You – 10:11 6. Seven Steps To Heaven – 2:56 * Miles Davis – Trumpet * Sam Rivers – Tenor Sax * Herbie Hancock – Piano * Ron Carter – Bass * Tony Williams – Drums http://bit.ly/flgkjs

and Google/Gmail did one too: http://www.google.com/mail/help/motion.html#utm_source=en-et-na-us&utm_medium=new-features-link&utm_campaign=en

Philzone always does something on April 1. This year, it's a poker theme : http://philzone.com/

Kinda late, but for anyone who's interested they've got a stage and PA up and ready to go for over 7 hours of Hip Hop in the CBC building in Toronto. It's open and free: http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/community/hiphop.html Reminder: The Hip Hop Summit CBC/Radio-Canada employees in Toronto are invited to attend an unprecedented event: The Hip Hop Summit - taking place today, Friday, April 1, 1:30 to 8 p.m. in the Barbara Frum Atrium, where Canada's pre-eminent artists, community groups and advocates join forces to celebrate over 25 years of Canadian hip hop and wrap up a vibrant month-long CBC cross-platform initiative This full day of hip hop goodness features performances by Thrust, DJ L'Oqenz, Q-rock, PG, the Big Norm Show with DJ Dopey, D-Sisive, Northbuck, Scott Jackson, Diana Reyes, plus a breaker battle and much more. Glenn Gould Studio will host in-depth panel discussions on the eternal coming of age story of Canadian hip hop, the difficult business of being a Canadian hip hop artist, and the creative content of Canadian hip hop and culture. Also featured will be the visual exhibition T-Dot Pioneers 2011: The Glenn Gould Remix, documenting the history of hip hop in Toronto. This will also be an opportunity to watch the video broadcast premiere of the historic hip hop summit performance that took place on March 29, featuring k-os, Kardinal Offishall, Shad, Saukrates, Classified, Maestro, Michie Mee, Red1 of Rascalz, Choclair, Dream Warriors, Ghetto Concept, Reema Major, Cadence Weapon, Skratch Bastid and more. For more information visit http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/community/hiphop.html. Noise and loud music in the Atrium can be expected starting at 1:30 p.m. We ask for your patience and understanding as the day unfolds.

If you ever get a chance to see Steve Earle live GO! He, along with his wife, are fantastic. http://bit.ly/fUJrzc Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive Steve Earle is set to release I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive on April 26th via New West Records. The album is the anticipated follow up to the Grammy Award winning 2009 release Townes. The 11-track set was produced by T Bone Burnett and is Earle’s first collection of original material since his 2007 Grammy Award winning, Washington Square Serenade. I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive will be available as a single compact disc, deluxe CD/DVD set, digitally, as well as 180 gram vinyl. Writing for I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive began three years ago, the longest span of any song cycle in Steve Earle’s career. The first two compositions were “God Is God†and “I Am A Wanderer,†two songs written by Earle for Joan Baez’ 2008 album, Day After Tomorrow (which Earle also produced). The album also includes the celebrated song “This City,†written for the HBO Original Series, Treme, which Earle also appeared in as an actor. This year, Earle will be reprising his role of Harley during many episodes of Treme’s second season. “This City†features horn arrangements by Allen Toussaint and has garnered a Grammy Award Nomination in the Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Category. Additionally, the song also garnered Earle’s first Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Category. I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive also features “Heaven or Hell,†a duet with Earle’s wife, the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Allison Moorer. “They are all, as far as I can tell, about mortality in one way or the other; death as a mystery rather than a punctuation mark or at least, a comma rather than a period,†Earle comments on the songs in the album liner notes. After many years of touring solo and acoustically worldwide, Steve Earle will be touring in support of the album with his highly celebrated, electric live band The Dukes (and Duchesses) featuring Allison Moorer. A protégé of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, Earle quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, The Pretenders, Joan Baez and countless others. 1986 saw the release of his debut record, Guitar Town, which shot to number one on the country charts and immediately established the term “New Country.†What followed was an extremely exciting and varied array of releases including the biting hard rock of Copperhead Road (1988), the minimalist beauty of Train A Comin’ (1995), the politically charged masterpiece, Jerusalem (2002), and the Grammy Award Winning albums The Revolution Starts…Now (2004), Washington Square Serenade (2007) and Townes (2009). I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive is Steve Earle’s 14th Studio Album. http://www.steveearle.com/ mp3@320 Tracklist 1. Waitin’ On The Sky 2. Little Emperor 3. The Gulf of Mexico 4. Molly – O 5. God is God 6. Meet Me In The Alleyway 7. Every Part of Me 8. Lonely Are The Free 9. Heaven or Hell (with Allison Moorer) 10. I Am A Wanderer 11. This City http://bit.ly/fUJrzc

I haven't been a big fan of most of Robbie's solo stuff, but after a couple of listens this collaboration with Clapton has got a bunch of keepers. Very enjoyable. http://bit.ly/gxkMSR Robbie Robertson – How To Become Clairvoyant [Deluxe Edition] If ever there was an album that was well worth a long wait, Robbie Robertson‘s fifth solo album is the one. Coming 13 years after his last album, Contact from the Underworld of Redboy, this new collection is called How to Become Clairvoyant — and it’s a clear reminder of Robertson’s musical prowess, which has been missing from our ears since 1998. How to Become Clairvoyant is a collaboration with Eric Clapton. From the earliest stages of the creation of this music, Robbie and Eric worked closely, but without having much of a plan in place for where they were headed. As the years passed, those early ideas slowly grew into How To Become Clairvoyant. Robertson’s commitment to create the soundtrack for the Martin Scorsese’s movie Shutter Island slowed the proceedings down a little more, but that didn’t take anything away from what this new album would become. In fact, the break from recording sessions may have helped Robbie out by allowing him to step away from his new songs and later return to them with a fresh outlook. In these final sessions, Robertson enhanced things with the assistance of a few friends. Guitarists Robert Randolph and Tom Morello (of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave) were brought in, along with Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, vocalist Angela McClusky (formerly of Wild Colonials), Taylor Goldsmith (from the band Dawes), Rocco Deluca and others. These talented guests add a sonic dimension to the basic tracks created by Robertson, Clapton, Steve Winwood, bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Ian Thomas. Musically, How to Become Clairvoyant steps away from the Native American influence of Music for the Native Americans (Robertson’s 1994 album with the Red Road Ensemble) and Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy. This new collection has more in common with his first two solo albums, 1987′s Robbie Robertson and 1991′s journey to New Orleans, Storyville. The result is an album that tells a personal, at times even autobiographical, story set to the type of sonically rich soundtrack that we have come to expect from Robbie Robertson’s solo work. But, for the first time, we get a glimpse inside the man that, for nearly the past forty-five years, has written some of popular music’s most important songs. I guess it’s true that good things come to those who wait. – Darren Devivo mp3@320 Tracklist DISC 1: 01. Straight Down The Line 02. When The Night Was Young 03. He Don’t Live Here No More 04. The Right Mistake 05. This Is Where I Get Off 06. Fear of Falling 07. She’s Not Mine 08. Madame X 09. Axman 10. Won’t Be Back 11. How To Become Clairvoyant 12. Tango For Django DISC 2: 01. The Right Mistake (Demo) 02. He Don’t Live Here No More (Demo) 03. Fear of Falling (Demo) 04. This Is Where I Get Off (Demo) 05. Madame X (Demo) 06. Houdini (unreleased track) http://bit.ly/gxkMSR

FU Avery ... way to go Haley :D

http://www.archive.org/details/happy_bday_Bradm.sbeok.flac16

Knockin' off the B's again. WTF? This run is a blast. Still don't think they can sneak in, but damn this is great. Sweet-ass Kadri goal in OT ... love the fakery-to-backhand-roofer

http://www.esquire.com/the-side/music/arcade-fire-haiti-5486716#fbIndex1 The Grammy-winning band played an intimate show in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince, and this is the only good evidence of it. Somewhere amidst the backdrop of rubble, cholera, and a tense presidential election — here at Haiti's colonial Hotel Oloffson, to be exact — emerged the band of the moment, in the country the world almost forgot. And seemingly out of nowhere: There was almost no promotion of Arcade Fire's 250-person set on Tuesday night, despite being one of the most rare and joyous occasions this ravaged city has seen since the earthquake hit fourteen months ago. It was mostly ex-pats, of course, but on Tuesday, none of the misery seemed to matter. Everyone just danced.

Phish "Super Ball IX" A Three-Day Festival from Phish on Vimeo.

http://www.superballix.com/news.html ANNOUNCING "SUPER BALL IX" AT WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL Thursday, March 31st, 2011 - Posted by PHISH Sensational. Mind-blowing. Fantabulous. These are all words with the same amount of letters as SUPER BALL IX. It's Phish's biggest. Ball. Ever. So big we can't. Contain it. In one sentence. Super Ball IX, Phish's ninth festival, will take place July 1-3 at Watkins Glen International. Located amidst the rolling hills of central New York's Finger Lakes region, the site offers an abundance of campsites and is just a short drive from numerous Northeastern cities. Super Ball IX will mark Phish's first-ever performance over July 4 weekend, and the first major music festival held at Watkins Glen since 1973's legendary Summer Jam. It is also Phish's first-ever performance at a facility with "Watkins" in its name. Tickets for Super Ball IX go on sale this Monday, April 4th, at Noon ET at http://superballIX.portals.musictoday.com. Onsite camping is included in the price of admission. Like previous Phish festivals, the event will include numerous activities, attractions and art installations in addition to a series of performances by the band. Camping and travel packages will. Be. Available. (Sorry, hard habit to break.) Super Ball IX continues a tradition that began with The Clifford Ball in August of 1996. Rolling Stone observed, "It was definitely groundbreaking...there was a real story; that in an age of corporate sponsorship, this completely home-grown thing happened that was different from any other concert." Anyone purchasing Super Ball IX tickets will receive a free MP3 download of each set the band plays during the weekend from livephish.com, where they'll be available shortly after Phish finishes lip-syncing steps off stage. SuperBallIX.com and Phish.com will be your main source for all things Ball. We've posted the first wave of information about the festival and will continue to update with Travel info, FAQs, Guidelines, Event Info, the hottest celebrity news, and much much more, so keep checking back.

Great detective work Sherlock

thanks for the heads-up .... it's just a matter of time now before it all goes live i suppose.

Nope. Did not know that. Removed it. I'm glad a friend stateside told me about this band though. I look forward to catching them live in May.

http://bit.ly/e4cuBd Alison Krauss & Union Station – Paper Airplane A truly breathtaking collection of 11 exquisite songs, Paper Airplane is Alison Krauss’ 14th album and the band’s follow-up to 2004′s triple Grammy® winning Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder). It is Krauss’ first release since her 2007 internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum collaboration with Robert Plant, Raising Sand, which won six Grammys including “Record Of The Year†and “Album Of The Year.†Alison Krauss and Union Station features the talents of Krauss (fiddle and lead vocals), Dan Tyminski (guitar, mandolin and lead vocals), Barry Bales (bass and harmony vocals), Ron Block (banjo, guitar and harmony vocals), and Jerry Douglas (Dobro and harmony vocals). Paper Airplane was produced by the band and recorded in Nashville with engineer Mike Shipley (Maroon 5, The Cars, Def Leppard, Joni Mitchell). As bluegrass virtuosos the members of Union Station are beyond compare, and the music they create together transcends all genres. Their work on films such as Cold Mountain and O Brother, Where Art Thou? has contributed immeasurably to a renaissance of American roots music. Part of Alison Krauss’ incontestable talent is how effortlessly she bridges the gap between roots music and country, rock and pop. A highly sought-after collaborator, Krauss has worked with some of the biggest names in popular music, including James Taylor, Phish, Dolly Parton, Yo Yo Ma & Bonnie Raitt. Since signing with Rounder Records at the age of 14 in 1985 Krauss has sold in excess of 12 million albums and garnered 26 Grammy® Awards, the most for any female and the third most of any recording artist in Grammy® history. – amazon.com mp3@320 Tracklist 01. Paper Airplane 02. Dustbowl Children 03. Lie Awake 04. Lay My Burden Down 05. My Love Follows You Where You Go 06. Dimming Of The Day 07. On The Outside Looking In 08. Miles To Go 09. Sinking Stone 10. Bonita and Bill Butler 11. My Opening Farewell http://bit.ly/e4cuBd

Good site Al. Thanks for posting. I may just attend the Oakville Catch-22 meeting Here's a good page on CBC that does a "reality check" Informative piece on Harper and his twisting of the truth around coalitions and the 2008 election: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/realitycheck/2011/03/video-just-what-was-the-2008-coalition.html