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On Wednesday, July 27, 2016, the Upper York Mandolin Quartet, featuring Kevin Breit, will be playing at La Nouvelle Scene in Ottawa, ON, as part of the Ottawa Chamber Fest. Full details are at http://www.chamberfest.com/concerts/2016-0727-05/ A Facebook event for the show is at https://www.facebook.com/events/1017023928374203/ Aloha, Brad

A Facebook event for the Montreal show is at https://www.facebook.com/events/1763904637174554/ One for the Toronto show is at https://www.facebook.com/events/812761005535217/ Aloha, Brad

Thanks, Dave. I checked, and they're also playing the night before, Friday, Sept. 30, at the Danforth Music Hall, as well as a three-day run in Western Canada in June: June 22 - Winnipeg - Pyramid Cafe June 23 - Saskatoon - Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival June 24 - Calgary - Sled Island Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/plf2016-05-27.wklitz.schoepsMK41v.flac16 Aloha, Brad

A Facebook event for this weekend's show, the last of this run, on Sunday, May 29 is at https://www.facebook.com/events/1279160525445574/ Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/jsb2006-05-26.oktava.shnf The Jimmy Swift Band - (live recording) 2006-05-26, Barrymore's Music Hall, Ottawa, ON Aloha, Brad

Apparently Side Launch Brewing Company will be having a tasting tonight at Irene's. Aloha, Brad

Lucas Haneman Express - (live recording) 2016-04-23, Irene's Pub, Ottawa, ON Aloha, Brad

http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=569134 The Slip - (live recording) 2002-08-25, The Planet, Halifax, NS Aloha, Brad

Here are two: Toronto Jazz Festival - last week of June, into July Toronto Urban Roots Festival - mid-September Aloha, Brad

A Facebook event for this Sunday's show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/1034715483275024/ Aloha, Brad

Bump. Tonight! Aloha, Brad

Courtesy of DaveC: Aloha, Brad

Here's last night's set list: Spottie (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) Balkan 2nd Line My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) (Chilliwack) Jumping Beans Move (Bonbons) St. Patty's Present Baltica (Slavic Soul Party) A Tad Thad Distillation (Bonbons) I Want You Back (Jackson 5) I'm So Confused (The Soul Rebels) Bum Stumble Toxic (Britney Spears) Funk Muffin ORB Baby, Baby Otpisani Party Started (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) Huff And Puff The first two nights the band used the same set list; last night, they opened it up a bit, with more Mashers tunes, a new cover, and a couple of new compositions. Aloha, Brad

http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=569111 The Slip - (live recording) 2002-08-23, Evolve Festival, Antigonish, NS Aloha, Brad

http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=586525 The Slip - (live recording) 2000-05-12, Wetlands Preserve, NY, NY Aloha, Brad

Another audio clip from the May 1 show: Aloha, Brad

A Facebook event for the next round on May 15 can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/470608429799548/ Aloha, Brad

Set lists were posted on another message board: Marco Benevento May 6, 2016 Levon Helm Studios Woodstock, NY Greenpoint Atari Witches of Ulster Heavy Metal Floating Upstream * In The Afternoon Tomorrow * Starman [David Bowie] ^ * with Simi Stone, Adrien Reju, Anni Krueger, and Kt Benevento ^ with Ruby and Ila Benevento The Barr Brothers May 6, 2016 Levon Helm Studios Woodstock, NY Oscilla > Old Mythologies The Devil’s Harp * Deacon’s Son Come In The Water * Half Crazy How The Heroine Dies Even The Darkness Has Arms Beggar In The Morning Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood) * [Bob Dylan] Cloud (for Lhasa) * Song That I've Heard ^ encore: Lord, I Just Can’t Keep From Crying Morgan Moore - upright and electric bass Sarah Page - harp Brad Barr - guitar Andrew Barr - drums * with Marco Benevento on piano & organ ^ Brad solo Aloha, Brad

Another clip, this one of Prince's "1999": Aloha, Brad

Here's a clip from "Huff And Puff": A Facebook event for next week's Bonbons can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1541296952842376/ Aloha, Brad

On Thursday, May 19, 2016, Stephen Lewis And The Big Band Of One, along with BITS, will be playing at The Rainbow Bistro in Ottawa, ON. A Facebook event for the show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/1193683647330054/ Live recordings of Stephen Lewis can be found here. Aloha, Brad

The Barr Brothers opened the show; my recording of them is available via BitTorrent: http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=586255 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

First night set list: Spottie (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) Balkan 2nd Line I Want You Back (Jackson 5) Jumping Beans St. Patty's Present Baltica (Slavic Soul Party) A Tad Thad Serpentine 1999 (Prince) I'm So Confused (The Soul Rebels) Bum Stumble Toxic (Britney Spears) Funk Muffin ORB I Can't Go For That (Hall And Oates) > Balkus 6 Party Started (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) Huff And Puff Aloha, Brad

Bump. First night is tonight! Aloha, Brad