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I've never been to a listening party before but I always wondered if they'd be at all worth going to. What are they like? Does somenoe get up on stage and announce the names of the songs or something like that? Any thoughts?

Check this out: http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/wr/music.html FREE World Routes Concert Series Lee “Scratch†Perry Monday, June 30, 9pm One of the most important figures in the history of reggae music, Perry has been at the forefront since the late 50’s ska movement. Perry’s studio innovations have influenced not only reggae, but also rock, punk, pop and dance music. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 Wednesday, July 2, 9pm Seun Kuti started his career as a backup singer in Egypt 80, the band fronted by Fela, the Afrobeat king, who had presided over Lagos’s popular music scene since the early ‘70’s. Since Fela’s death in ’97, Kuti has led the band his father forged into one of Africa’s most legendary ensembles. Orchestra Baobab Thursday, July 3, 9pm This African iconic band have come through nearly four decades of dramas and disruptions with their classic ‘70’s line-up largely intact and their uniquely diverse cocktail of styles and influences sounding as fresh as ever. Also, June 30-Aug 29 they will have free "late night sets" in the Brigantine Room on Fridays and Saturdays. Artists TBA.

I will be checking them out based on all the recommendations. Thanks, I need something new!

No problemo Brad. I bet you're in for a treat.. Imagine the logistics/cost of taking an 80-person band on the road!

There's a very interesting article in the new Walrus magazine about Fela Kuti's legacy and divisions within the family between Femi and the younger Seun Kuti. Seun Kuti seems to have been more embraced by Fela and this Summer is coming out with his first album, bearing the Egypt 80 name. Seun has upcoming festival dates this Summer across Canada from Victoria to Quebec City: http://www.myspace.com/seunkuti And here's a link to the article from The Walrus. Interesting stuff!

I'm reading this one.. highly recommended! and this one is on deck:

The Acorn The Busboyeez

Damn... These guys had a big 20+ show tour booked. I love the tunes on their MySpace and was really looking forward to checking them out. From their MySpace:

Thanks AD. I will be posting lots more Bonnaroo related questions in the coming weeks! I should start my own thread.

How far is Nashville from the site in Machester? My group (3 car loads) is planning to convene somewhere and form a caravan before heading into the lineup of cars, so we can camp together. None of us have been before so we've been thinking Nashville is the place to meet up. Hopefully its not too far out of the way?

I would guess that only a low percentage of the Neil YOung fan demographic actually have a Blue Ray player.

Oh THAT! Cool! I've been meaning to get tickets for this actually. Looks like a great time.

So I've been booking live music at the cafe that I work at and must say its been going well! The most exciting thing (for me) that we have going is Monday nights we have Ben Whiteley and Suzy Wilde playing. Ben is one of Ken Whiteley's sons and he wears the name well. They have guests just about every week.. Last week it the set-up was stand-up bass, acoustic guitar and fiddle. Ken Whiteley has sat in once so far, and showed up maybe 3 times. I met him and chatted with him, very exciting for me!!! They play for about an hour, starting at 8pm. Live music is always free at the cafe. Come and check it out sometime! Here's some bio info on Ben & Suzy: Toronto-born Suzy Wilde (Nancy White's daughter) studies music at Humber College and writes and performs with her band, Stonefox . She has recently teamed up with long time friend, Ben Whiteley (Ken Whiteley's son) to write and record some original songs. Having both been raised in musical families, Whiteley and Wilde grew up surrounded by Toronto's folk scene and have since been drawn to pop, jazz, country and indie music. The result is a mixture of many different influences and a sound that is unique to them. LINKS: http://www.myspace.com/suzywildemusic http://www.myspace.com/benwhiteley http://linuxcaffe.ca/event (linuxcaffe calendar)

Wish I could've made it to the Dakota last night!! Damn work.

What is Marge's show?? Why don't I know about this? Here's some sweet'uns to catch Shain: May 21 - Afrissippi @ PJC May 28 & 29 - Neil Young tribute @ Hugh's Room May 29 - The Spades @ Massey Hall (opening for Matthew Good) May 30 - The County Boys @ Dakota Tavern

I think I picked mine up on Kao San Road in Bangkok.. Or somewhere in Thailand or Laos anyway. Yeah its pretty cool, though not nearly as cool looking as those ones on the site you just posted! mine has 6 holes.. 2 on the bottom for your thumbs and 4 on top (for your pointer and middle fingers). you hold it like a burger. Not sure if I'm doing a good job painting the right picture here or not, hehe.

I've got my first ultimate frisbee game tonight with the TCSSC league. Is anyone else playing in this league? Or TUC? My game is way the hell out at Sunnybrook park, east of Eglington.

Me too! I love weird instruments and consider myself a collector of them, only cheap ones though. I've got: - ocarina - didgeridoo - casio rapman keyboard - mbira (thumb piano from zimbabwe) - slide whistle - a korean wood flute (not sure of the name) - a kids sized squeeze box - a small gong - recorder - melodian - acoustic guitar (not so weird) And I can barely play any of em!

Thanks for the heads up there, I have marked my calendar. One step closer to actually making it there!

goood idea!

Thanks for sharing that link, cool stuff! Also check out the hyrdolophone and the giant wind chimes.

LOL you gotta be kidding!

The Arkells are pretty awesome.

Early show tonight.. Live music ends at 10pm.

Check out these two images for a startling picture of the scale of destruction in Burma. http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2008/05/06/BURMA.pdf