phishtaper

Upcoming Shows - TD Ottawa Jazz Festival
 
 

A little of this, a little of that, and a whole lot of "How y'all feelin'?!"
I'm going to prioritize Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and the RATM / Run the Jewels show. Don't think I'll make more than those two nights, but really I'm just glad to see this happening again. This is one year where, for me, the idea of Bluesfest is just as important as the lineup. 
July 7
Alanna Sterling Alessia Cara Angelique Francis Band Bombino Dean Lewis Jessia JoJo Worthington Ocean Alley Sarah McLachlan Vanessa Collier July 8
Amanda Lowe Jack Johnson Jeremy Dutcher Lia Mack & Ben Tami Neilson Tash Sultana The New Pornographers The Texas Horns July 9
Anders Drerup Band Anthony Geraci Band Colin James Emilie Steele & The Deal Femi Kuti & The Positive Force Gavin McLeod Luke Combs The Revivalists July 10
Alanis Morissette Étoile Noire Garbage Josephine Leone MacKenzie Porter Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Renée Landry Sophia Radisch Sue Foley July 12
Crown Lands Emma Armstrong ft. A Short Walk To Pluto Frase Jontavious Willis Lyle Odjick & The Northern Steam Marshmello Michael Franti & Spearhead SAINt JHN Three Days Grace July 13
Alexisonfire Charlie Cunningham Chicano Batman JP Saxe Mia Kelly Millencolin Mischa Nikki Hill Raul Midón Sum 41 Vicki Brittle July 14
Braden Foulkes Crash Test Dummies Gentlemen Of The Woods Janette King Lucy Dacus Luke Bryan Matthew Chaffey Sacha The Tea Party Wide Mouth Mason July 15
Jessica Pearson & The East Wind Milky Chance Okies Rage Against The Machine Run The Jewels Tal Wilkenfeld The Commotions The Day Dreamers July 16
Big Zee cleopatrick Cooper Brothers Southern Rock All-Star Revue Crystal Shawanda Grandson Lia Kloud Slack Bridges TLC Sly High July 17
Aysanabee Bonnie Doon Jon Rivera OK Naledi The Beaches The National

BNB after show not at a sweat box?
Crazy times kids...
I managed to pull dead center in front of the soundboard through the lotto. Pumped! 

You know what really grinds my gears? The masses not seeing what is happening to them when it is right in front of their eyes. Covid has led to an awful lot of speculation and theories yet no one is going down the right rabbit hole. Sure, people are asking themselves “Who benefits most from The Great Reset?” and that alone is admirable. However, everyone is missing the mark and that is EXACTLY what they want to happen. Ask yourself this “Which demographic going forward will be the one to have been the most affecte?”. It wont be seniors, because outside of advertising aimed at them for older people needing certain medications or bathtubs you can walk into, no brand cares about them. Hell, most of their own families don’t care about them. Will it be the middle aged group? Nope. Brands know we are already stuck in our own ways and know what we like. Will it be the 25-40 year olds who seem to have a lot of disposable income because they don’t care about saving money? Nope. They will soon be of an age similar to ours and will have already learned from their mistakes. Will it be the teenagers-early 20’s? Yes and no but they will be more concerned about finding some sort of stable income. This brings me to the MOST important group of individuals who will be most affected and will provide the highest return on investment for big companies. The children. Those kids aged 2-9 during Covid will have been affected beyond anything we can imagine. This is the most crucial time in their lives when it comes to learning social skills and interacting with others but it is being stolen from them by……………Virtual Reality. Yes, that is right folks. The VR play is officially in play. When cigarette companies wanted to gain loyal users who did they target? The young. Look at Camel. They used Joe Camel as their spokesman to the younger generation to get them hooked early. Are the VR companies doing that? Absolutely but not in the way advertising used to work. They knew that if they could realise a virus that kept everyone at home and forced people into an online world, they would gain their first and most important step in attracting a life-long user. These kids wont have social experience going forward that the generations before them had. Their primary means for growth will have occurred in a single person setting but online. They are being groomed to completely avoid social settings. “Don’t go outside. Put on this headset because it has a universe far greater than you could ever imagine.” Where is Facebook heading? The metaverse. Have you heard about Snoop Dogg buying a virtual plot of land and now people are doing everything they can to ‘snoop’ up plots next to or as close to his as possible? Our kids futures are at stake but no one is talking about it because people are too self-involved. This has all been done in a COORDINATED fashion. Just look at the porn industry. They have been ahead of the technological curve for years. Put on a headset and try out one of those wank sessions and you will never ever ever think about seeing a woman in real-life again (who wants a disease or possibly knock someone up, let alone having to waste time courting their clothes off) because this goes beyond any fantasy you could dream up, unless you are into latex and midgets during a late night in Montreal. And that is what really grinds my gears.

This show was fantastic. Beautiful brand new venue that the Hammer so desperately needs as with time we've lost a lot of spaces.
The band was new to me. Super tight, great originals, you can feel the Dead and Allmans influence when they open things up. An engaging and captivating frontman and I was really impressed by their multinstrumentalist keyboard player who also busted out the fiddle and acoustic guitar. Great harmonies all around and a packed enthusiastic crowd. 
I honestly had almost forgotten what it's like. Grateful.

Phishtaper!!! Nice to see you 

I must admit that I don't know most of these albums and I don't read Pitchfork but some interesting titbits here

Ive done dicks before and I quite like dicks.  

I hear these guys are pretty good.  No bias here  .
 

yeah the golden age of rock and roll is slipping away one legend at a time

It's a shame people have to die.  He was a huge part of a huge band, a band that has given me the shivers at just the right moments along the years.  Thanks for the everything Malcolm. 

Giant pandas sleeping, eating, napping, snacking

Ten years ago tonight:
https://archive.org/details/ween2007-10-26.oktava.shnf
Ween - (live recording) 2007-10-26, Sound Academy, Toronto, ON
Next up, also from that night:
https://archive.org/details/dlauzon2007-10-26.oktava.shnf
David Lauzon - (live recording) 2007-10-26, The Dominion On Queen, Toronto, ON
Aloha,
Brad

yeah, they played like a hurricane at massey hall.  was a fun encore.    
this band is infectious.  cool that y'all like them too.    
re: barr bros ... a definite hillside 17 highlight.  that would be a fun double bill.  

... went to see War on Drugs couple weeks ago at Massey Hall.  really liked them.  they sound like modern dylan. 
 

This makes me smile. That happiness felt during a mindbending jam is perfectly summed up by these words of his, which would always make the grin on one's face just a little bit wider!
in recent years this board has struggled as many folks dropped off, but Brad kept at it, and probably accounted for half the posts on here! I think the rest of us are going to need to step it up now if we want it to continue. So let's all try to post more often about shows we're going to, music we're listening to, stuff we're doing, and share more stories, photos, and thoughts.

I really hope everyone gets tickets!!!!

Just reserved 4 nights at the Crowne Plaza a couple miles from Soldier Field
Now to score tix
Should be a tough one
Best of luck everyone !
Hoping to take my sister and nephew 
Soldier Field was one of the first shows that I took my sister to in `91

I like Hamilton.