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Time: 10:00 pm.

Cost: $6.00/door $5.00/advance (at AJ's)

With: Chris Koster opening

one of them actually brought it up with me last week...

What a super idea Mark! Obviously had an impact! Great of Nero to take the time do it as well.

I have and will continue to try and expose high school students to live music, and some day may find the time and energy to make it happen even more. Unfortunately there are only so many hours in the day ...

Hi Mark

Great to know there are people like yourself out there who have a passion & appreciation for quality music and who are working with the kids. I'm sure your enthusiasm alone has an effect on them...probably more than you know. Each of us does what we can...keep the faith & keep on rockin'

Indeed i am the Dad who lit a fire in an old drum. The part about a friend lighting a farmer's field on fire is also true, as was our concern for James when he adopted rock & roll as his religion in high shool. Now let me tell you about the shed that stood in the field....hehehe :: Thanks for the invite,Moose, but living in Perth we seldom get to a MoHo show, sad to say. When we have it's been incredible. I've seen this band in large venues, with huge crowds, but it's not the same as a Friday night at the MoHo. The dynamic between band & crowd there. It's what live music is all about! ;)This year, New Year's Eve is a Friday nite and I think the boys are planning a rock & roll welcome for 2005. I'll be there. Maybe see some folks then.

Sorry cc can't help you with the drum lessons, but you're looking for the right person. Been nights I've watched Winchester lay down an absolute clinic on those things. Actually my son, James, plays guitar.

Thanks also for your comments, Moose. It's a topic I feel strongly about. We spend millions & millions & millions of dollars in this province to force our kids thru standardized tests each year that accomplish dick-all, but we can't find the money to provide them with working musical instruments to learn how to play music or adequate equipment to learn how to properly record it. Part of the problem is educational (in tough economic times, the Arts budget is usually the first to take a kickin') and part of the problem is musical (in Canada the 4 major music companies control most of the music our kids hear,see and buy and of course most of it is a complete sham...Ashlee Simpson???). Obviously I'm not the first person to recognize this...Ottawa has introduced a successful Blues in the Community program, and a large chunk of the money raised last Sept by The Hip, The Sadies, The Spades etc etc went to the musical lending library in Kingston which provides instruments and lessons to under-priviledged children. Some may recall producer Bob Ezrin's (Pink Floyd etc) talk at last year's Juno's. Things can change which is why I encourage our musicians not to forget about our young people. You know the old cliche about being our future yadda yadda yadda....

THE THOUGHT :

There's been a lot of talk lately about the state of live music...most of it negative...poor draws...venues closing...bands quitting etc. there are many reasons (social/financial/musical etc)for this and no easy answers, but, as a long time educator, I have to believe part of it is that we don't teach (hook?) our kids early enough on the beauty of great music...live and recorded. When I was growing up in Kingston (a helluva long time ago), there was a live band (or 2) at a different high school every week. Who was coming where was a topic of hot discussion & sure some folks went for reasons other than the music, but for many of us it was where we developed a life-long appreciation of live music. And we're not talking just local bands, but some of the country's best bands at the time...Lighthouse, The Guess Who etc. To this day, some of the hottset shows I've ever witnessed were Canada's original punks the Ugly Ducklings ripping the roof off a school gymnasium.

In the schools where I've worked, live music was not the norm (except for the odd Xmas assembly or Battle of the Bands). Dances were DJ's and Video and that's not a financial decision. High school dances are money makers. Student Councils think nothing of plunking down $1200 for a video dance. Raised on MTV, it's what they know...cookie-cutter songs & disposable pop stars, but it doesn't have to be that way. i'm not suggesting that bands start rushing out to do high school dances, but get involved. In my last school, the traditional music progarm had been expanded to include guitar courses, and courses that included all aspects of music... history, performing, recording, promoting , songwriting etc etc. All of these involved artists from the community! What's the school where you live or work doing? Talk to them! We need to reach our young people. We can't ignore them and then wonder where they are when they turn 19. Don't know...just a thought.

THE PLUG :

On Sat. Nov 27 the Spades will play an all ages show in Perth. The show is being organized by a group of young people(in conjunction with the town). Money raised will go towards skateboard equipment for the local park. Opening the night will be some of the kids themselves. And believe me they are talented and sh!t crazy excited. Sure they could have sold chocolate bars or held a raffle but what a lost opportunity that would have been ...for everyone. I would encourage The Spades (and I do...my son's in the band) to work with young people whenever the opportunity arises and I would encourage other artists to do the same. It's an investment that will benefit us all.... OK someone kick the gd soapbox....

While many artists of his generation have turned into parodies of themselves, Neil Young continues to be relevant...keep on rockin' Neil & Happy Birthday!

great double bill. wish I could have been there. Next time...yes,next time.....Friday, Dec.17, the Golden Dogs & the Spades bring it to the Rivoli in TO.

the moderators here rule!

Good move, guys

Yeah no question about it...of the 2 Ottawa shows, the Saturday show was the far superior. Friday the sound mix was poor particularly for the 1st set. bradm mentioned this showed up in the taping as well. I'm sure Tibbsa found it the same. But Saturday night...holy whistlin' mother of rock & roll...things were back to normal. Great crowd as well. Lots of Hallowe'en fever.

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P.S. If anybody's in Ottawa and looking for something instead of or after or before the 40 Main thing, I highly recommend The Spades at The Pourhouse (the pub above the Auld Dubliner). They're a great band, and it's free! (They're also playing there Friday, and I may show up.)

just want to 2nd Brad's recommendation & invitation. hope some of you can make it out on Fri or Sat If you do, please say hi. i'm usually dancing or at the merch table or dancin' on the merch table depending on the time of night and flavour of the proceedings...look forward to seeing you again brad Hope you make it friday

balls out rock and roll. great band!

altho i've heard them cover both, the Spades are closer to the Neil Young side of country than they are the Johnny Cash side...when they do venture in that direction

At the Pour House 62 William (in the market) 10:00 pm. No cover charge. That's right. No cover. Enjoy a couple beer instead...and some straight up rock & roll www.thespades.ca

this band is really fu©king good...

No doubt about it. A group of us saw them in kingston and were absolutely blown away. I enjoy the CD, but must say they are one of those bands that you really must experience live. The Cd doesn't totally do them justice.

I'll be there.

Luther Wright & The Wrongs had a great song once upon a time called The Harold Harvey Rink ...

hey Skelter do you know if they ever recorded it. I'd love to get a hold of it. my brothers and I worked at the rink for years. Because we lived so close we always got the early shift which meant we had to open for 6 o'clock practices. Like Booche says it was damn COLD. In fact when it first opened it was an outdoor rink. Only the change rooms, canteen and office were inside the building. We used to flood with the old 40 gal. drums welded to a set of handles and pair of wheels. When a team didn't show up for their practice as sometimes happened, we would throw on our skates grab a stick and a bucket of pucks and have the arena to ourselves. Great times...fond memories, but yeah friggin' cold.

So you must have know the McKenna's then???

Yeah i knew the McKenna's, but not when they lived on Church St. I had moved by then, but my parents were still there.

So true. I grew up in Portsmouth...Church St. across from the rink...way back when

The Spades & the Sadies

I told you I was sick.

Fantastic show yesterday. All the performers gave it up real good and for all the right reasons. This was my 2nd time this summer for the Hip, bu this was the best. More intense, more animated, more fun. Audience was a class act as well. As was the venue. An all round great day of music for and from K-Town!

Thanks

For anyone looking for a good time tonight....The 360. There's more info re: The Spades on the "hey Ottawa skip the..." thread. Sorry i don't know how to do the link thing

The Spades will be doing a show at the 360 Club in Toronto this Thursday, Sept. 2 at 10:00pm. Cover is $5.00

"Here's a chance to see The Spades before they break big. Then you can razz your envious pals for decades to come, " John Zekerka, Ottawa Xpress , Aug. 26/04 prior to their shows at the Pour House in Ottawa

www.thespades.ca

Hey Brad, thanks for coming out on Saturday. It was great to meet you and thanks for taping the proceedings. Look forward to hearing the outcome. Thanks also for the kind words above. Sounds like The John Henrys and The Spades would make a dynamite double bill. I posted a plug for them ( and Nero) on the Spades site. www.thespades.ca Hope we're able to hook up again. For those in the Toronto area the Spades will be at the 360 (Queen St.) this Thursday (Sept 2) at 10:00 pm. $5.00 cover. Anyways Brad hope you and the gang have a super time at moe.down this weekend. Have a good one!