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a friend got a pulled pork sammy yesterday from somewhere and there was a recognizable piece of snout in it.

The next 7 shows (at least) are cancelled too.

Hello everyone,

As you will probably have heard the roof over the stage collapsed at our show in Toronto killing crew member Scott Johnson and injuring three other crew members. The collapse also destroyed the light show – this show was unique and will take many weeks to replace. The collapse also caused serious damage to our backline, some elements of which are decades old and therefore hard to replace.

Whilst we all are dealing with the grief and shock ensuing from this terrible accident there are also many practical considerations to deal with & consequently we have to try and reschedule the following shows...

We will make every effort to offer the fans the very best show possible under the circumstances – thanks for your understanding and support.

Boss (2011 series, on download sites). Super good.

Veep

Comedy Bang Bang (only 2 episodes so far)

Frozen Planet

If you haven't watched Party Down you really should

Perfect Couples was funny

Portlandia

Sports Show with Norm MacDonald (out of date but still funny)

Treme

* all above shows can be downloaded

Aaron Sorkin's new series debuts next week, pumped for that.

If the investigations took less than eternity perhaps regulations that come as a result of said investigations could be implemented and enforced sooner. The Ottawa collapse is still under investigation.

I hope that unattributed unproven account taken from a social media site is wrong, because if that's what happened it's a fucking scandal and those responsible should be in jail. Not to mention business sanctions etc.

Whoa

None of Caribou's gear is on the stage in that pic Low Roller posted.

if you go by the Alanis Morissette definition of irony, sure.

2 more thoughts

1. Between that touring drummer and Selway holy shit. I am not sure why they need the 2nd drummer as Selway is a robot drum machine, but those guys are super-duper and make it look so easy. He doesn't waste any motion and isn't at all flashy but man can he play.

2. The Bell Centre is such a well-planned arena compared to some I've been to **coughscotiabankplacecough**. Instead of wide open concourses that just encourage people to hang out there are narrow passages that keep people moving. Instead of a bathroom with one small entrance and one small entrance there are huge hallways that turn into bathrooms with no traffic jams etc. I had never paid attention to the arena before and was impressed. Also took a picture next to the creepy bust of Denis Savard, my favourite player growing up.

Gazette Review

Funny how the Gazette mentions the 'ever awful' sound at the Bell Centre - I was impressed with how good it did sound, compared to Scotiabank Place where I see the majority of my arena shows. Only my second show at Bell Centre (first was Peter Gabriel in 2002(?)) but I thought it sounded fine for an arena.

Set list:

1. Bloom

2. There There

3. Kid A

4. Morning Mr. Magpie

5. The Gloaming

6. Separator

7. I Might Be Wrong

8. Staircase

9. Pyramid Song

10. Climbing Up the Walls

11. Nude

12. Lotus Flower

13. Paranoid Android

14. Feral

15. Little By Little

16. Idioteque

Encore No. 1:

17. How to Disappear Completely

18. The Daily Mail

19. Myxomatosis

20. Reckoner

Encore No. 2:

21. All I Need

22. Street Spirit (Fade Out)

23. True Love Waits (tease)/ Everything In Its Right Place

Just looked it up; yes, she was a member of Polyphonic Spree

Not sure about Spree connection but she played with Sufjan Stevens for quite a bit.

Great show, awesome seats. Super day.

(How is Cadence Weapon's album eligible? Eligibility period ended the day after his album came out - enough people heard it and loved it enough to get it on the long list in a day? Or were there THAT MANY advance copies out there?)

I asked the head Polaris dude (Steve Jordan) that question and the answer is yes, there were lots of advance copies distributed to jury members.

I think I might have posted this already but without times. So here are the times for the acts. It all goes down at Yonge-Dundas Square.

Thursday, June 14:

Bad Religion (9PM)

Good Riddance (8PM)

No Use For A Name (7PM)

Slaves on Dope (6PM)

Trouble Andrew (5PM)

Friday, June 15:

Matthew Good (9:30PM)

Plants and Animals (8:30PM)

Eight and a Half (7:30PM)

Saturday, June 16:

The Flaming Lips (9PM)

Portugal. The Man (8PM)

of Montreal (7PM)

Oberhofer (6PM)

Hollerado (5PM)

Art vs Science (4PM)

Ceremony (3PM)

Parlovr (2PM)

Brasstronaut (1PM)

The Burning Boyz (12PM)

Sunday, June 17:

Raekwon & Ghostface Killah (9PM)

Killer Mike (8PM)

Action Bronson (7PM)

Tre MIssion (6PM)

Tasha The Amazon (5PM)

Austin Renfroe (4PM)

Some great albums on there. I'm calling Sandro Perri the winner, closely followed by Japandroids, Handsome Furs, Patrick Watson, Joel Plaskett, Bahamas, Cadence Weapon and Feist.

I should listed to more of the list though, probably only heard about half the albums listed.

(How is Cadence Weapon's album eligible? Eligibility period ended the day after his album came out - enough people heard it and loved it enough to get it on the long list in a day? Or were there THAT MANY advance copies out there?)

Or pre-sale allotment has been sold.

Can you provide some butcher paper or should I bring my own?

That's not ideal if you have to pay people for 2 nights of work and rent a venue for 2 nights. Not to mention paying an artist (if this is an artist event) for 2 nights plus hotel, per diems etc. And if he's asking for a venue for a non-music event (like a wedding reception or something similar) having it over 2 nights isn't doable.

Same with Centrepointe Theatre.

We'll protest them.

I went to the reveal party last night - the food lineup is equally good!

9-11pm according to schedule at NXNE website

This is interesting: (emphasis is mine)

As is traditional at the folk festival, side-stage concerts, workshops and family activities will take place during daytime hours. The big difference this year is that this portion of the program will be free. You won’t need a ticket to access the western half of the site, including the kids’ zone.

By opening that part of the park to the public, organizers are able to avoid over-fencing the area. A big problem last year was the fencing that ran along the bike path, which kept the path open but obstructed the flow of the site. Another benefit of this year’s open concept is to let people familiarize themselves with the workshop program.

“Maybe you’ll draw a bigger audience if you don’t ask people to pay for it,†says Monahan. “The whole barricading up and down of the bike path was just so much of a headache, so inconvenient for people. Why not encourage people to come out with their families and check it out? The model for this is to get people out to the park.â€

Yeah, the band took her name. Rest assured in this case it's 3 Ottawa musicians on stage, not a lone rower.