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Bump. Aloha, Brad

Tickets are $10 in advance on-line https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/after-funk-w-the-chocolate-hot-pockets-tickets-20745733046 and $15 at the door. Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/rakestar2015-03-28.ca-14.flac16 Rakestar - (live recording) 2015-03-28, Mugshots, Ottawa, ON Aloha, Brad

On Thursday, January 14, 2016, Rakestar, an Ottawa group dedicated to the music of Sun Ra (live recordings of Rakestar can be found here), will be playing at Mercury Lounge in Ottawa, ON. Doors at 8pm, music at 9pm, $5 at the door. A Facebook event for the show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/550456938452134/ Aloha, Brad

The band posted the set list on Facebook: set 1 - Deep Elem Blues Get Out Of My Life Woman It takes a lot to laugh, a train to cry They love each other One kind favor Corrina Mission In The Rain Friend Of The Devil Run For The Roses set 2 - sugaree * Loser * Rubin and Cherise Tom Thumb Blues Gomorroah Cissy Strut -> Thats What Love Will Make You Do Cats Under The Stars * River Runs Deep Deal * enc - She Belongs To Me * - D'Arcy Good and Raina Krangle on vocals Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/chocolatehotpockets2014-07-30.ca-14.flac16 The Chocolate Hot Pockets - (live recording) 2014-07-30, Cafe Nostalgica, Ottawa, ON Aloha, Brad

Again. Aloha, Brad

My recording of the December 31, 2015 show by PleasureCraft at the Rainbow Bistro in Ottawa, ON is now available for downloading and streaming: https://archive.org/details/pleasurecraft2015-12-31.ca-14.flac16 Enjoy! Happy New Year! Aloha, Brad

I think I had about 70 days this year with at least one band/show: 2015-01 (3 days with shows) 08 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / Mugshots 16 / Cloud City / Ottawa, ON / Mercury Lounge 23 / Deja Vu / Ottawa, ON / The Carleton Tavern 2015-02 (7 days with shows) 05 / Stephen Lewis And The Big Band Of One/ Ottawa, ON / Avant-Garde Bar 06 / Charlie Hunter Trio / Ottawa, ON / National Arts Centre 12 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / Mugshots 14 / PleasureCraft / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 21 / Lettuce + Break Science / Toronto, ON / The Danforth Music Hall 27 / Steve Judd And The Underdogs + Brant Pethick / Ottawa, ON / Pressed 28 / Rake-star / Ottawa, ON / Mugshots 2015-03 (10 days with shows) 01 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / The Elmdale House Tavern 05 / The Mike Essoudry Sextet / Ottawa, ON / National Arts Centre Fourth Stage 08 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / The Elmdale House Tavern 10 / The Craig Pedersen Quartet / Ottawa, ON / Pressed Cafe 12 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / Mugshots 13 / The Shuffle Demons / Ottawa, ON / The Rainbow Bistro 15 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / The Elmdale House Tavern 22 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / The Elmdale House Tavern 28 / Rake-star / Ottawa, ON / Mugshots 29 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / The Elmdale House Tavern 2015-04 (8 days with shows) 09 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / Mugshots 11 / PappasOFF / Ottawa, ON / The Rainbow Bistro 16 / SEAM / Ottawa, ON / Mugshots 18 / PleasureCraft / Ottawa, ON / The Rainbow Bistro 23 / The Lost Year / Ottawa, ON / Mugshots 24 / The Craig Pedersen Quartet / Ottawa, ON / Black Squirrel Books 25 / Rob Frayne Dream Big Band / Ottawa, ON / Westboro Legion 30 / Jerry Leger And The Situation + Rey Sabatin Band + Slo' Tom And The Handsome Devils / Ottawa, ON / House Of TARG 2015-05 (3 days with shows) 07 / Stretch Orchestra + Jaron Freeman-Fox And The Opposite Of Everything / Ottawa, ON / National Arts Centre Fourth Stage 14 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / Mugshots 23 / Must Stash Hat + Steve Judd And The Underdogs / Ottawa, ON / The Carleton Tavern 2015-06 (8 days with shows) 05 / Dan Walsh + No Buds For Bob / Ottawa, ON / The Carleton Tavern 19 / Widespread Panic + Umphrey's McGee / Jay, VT / Stateside Amphitheatre 20 / Bruce Cockburn + The Roots / Ottawa, ON / Ottawa Jazz Festival 22 / War + Tower Of Power / Ottawa, ON / Ottawa Jazz Festival 23 / Dirty Dozen Brass Band + Blind Boys Of Alabama + Moon Hooch / Ottawa Jazz Festival 24 / Huey Lewis And The News / Ottawa Jazz Festival 25 / Ikebe Shakedown + Steve Miller Band / Ottawa, ON / Ottawa Jazz Festival 27 / Snarky Puppy / Ottawa, ON / Ottawa Jazz Festival 2015-07 (4 days with shows) 09 / Steve Judd And The Underdogs + Toska / Ottawa, ON / House Of TARG 11 / PleasureCraft / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 17 / The Chocolate Hot Pockets + SoundProof / Ottawa, ON / Live On Elgin 19 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 2015-08 (3 days with shows) 08 / The Mark T Band + Caution Jam + Dave Muir And Friends / Ottawa, ON / The Carleton Tavern 12 / Alphabot! / Ottawa, ON / Raw Sugar Cafe 28 / Dirty Little Secret / Ottawa, ON / Buster's 2015-09 (5 days with shows) 05 / John Kadlecik + Lucas Haneman / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 11 / The Dusty Drifters + Ian Tamblyn + Patrick Shanks / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 12 / PleasureCraft / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 19 / Built To Spill + The Crosss + Clarke And The Himselfs / Montreal, QC / Club Soda 26 / Poorfolk + Acres + Species At Risk / Ottawa, ON / House Of TARG 2015-10 (7 days with shows) 02 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / House Of TARG 06 / Steve Marriner And Paul Anthony Roberto / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 10 / No Buds For Bob / Ottawa, ON / Private party 13 / Steve Marriner And Paul Anthony Roberto / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 20 / Steve Marriner And Paul Anthony Roberto / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 24 / Must Stash Hat + Dave Muir / Ottawa, ON / The Carleton Tavern 27 / Steve Marriner And Paul Anthony Roberto / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 2015-11 (2 days with shows) 04 / The Bright Light Social Hour + Swimm + The Red Rails / Ottawa, ON / Mavericks 14 / Cloud City / Ottawa, ON / Mercury Lounge 2015-12 (10 days with shows) 05 / Earthbound Trio + Steve Judd And The Underdogs / Ottawa, ON / Avant-Garde Bar 06 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 08 / Steve Marriner And Paul Anthony Roberto / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 09 / The Whiteduck Brothers Band / Ottawa, ON / The Glue Pot Pub 15 / Steve Marriner And Paul Anthony Roberto / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 18 / Slo' Tom And The Handsome Devils + Super Awesome Club / Ottawa, ON / House Of TARG 19 / Dave Muir + Longbottom / Ottawa, ON / Carleton Tavern 20 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 27 / Bumpin' Binary / Ottawa, ON / Irene's Pub 31 / PleasureCraft / Ottawa, ON / The Rainbow Bistro Highlights for me were Lettuce in Toronto, Panic in Vermont, Built To Spill in Montreal, and the 15 times I saw Bumpin' Binary. Happy New Year! Aloha, Brad

Bump. The band's reporting that there are fewer than 20 tickets left. Aloha, Brad

Sisters Euclid - (live recording) 2005-08-29, Orbit Room, Toronto, ON Aloha, Brad

On Saturday, January 16, 2015, After Funk, along with The Chocolate Hot Pockets (live recordings of CHP are here), 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/1163280977034314/ Aloha, Brad

RobL posted some video from Sunday: Thanks, Rob! Aloha, Brad

Bump. Last one of this run, tonight! Aloha, Brad

Here's last night: https://archive.org/details/bumpinbinary2015-12-27.ca-14.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

Spin: Motörhead’s Lemmy Dead at Age 70 Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/gtb2015-12-19.dr2d.flac16 Grand Theft Bus - (live recording) 2015-12-19, Pepper's Pub, Saint John, NB This one's fun: the band had a big of printed song titles, and at "bag time"s during the show, audience members got to pick what the next tune was going to be, which makes for some jammy transitions. Aloha, Brad

Bump. Last show of this run is tonight. Aloha, Brad

The Barr Brothers - Sleeping Operator Aloha, Brad

Here's last night: https://archive.org/details/bumpinbinary2015-12-20.ca-14.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

Ottawa's lost another venue. CBC: Raw Sugar Café shuts down in Chinatown. Aloha, Brad

My recording of the Friday, December 18, 2015 show by Super Awesome Club at House Of TARG in Ottawa, ON is now available for downloading and streaming: https://archive.org/details/superawesomeclub2015-12-18.ca-14.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

Bump. Aloha, Brad

On Saturday, December 19, 2015, a 50th birthday party for Dave Muir is happening at the Carleton Tavern in Ottawa, ON. The party will feature the reunion of Longbottom, and is a fund-raiser for a close friend who's run into some problems lately. 8pm door. A Facebook event for the show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/1647385605529420/ Aloha, Brad

On Friday, December 18, 2015, Super Awesome Club, Slo' Tom And The Handsome Devils, and Remi Royale will be playing at the House Of TARG in Ottawa, ON. 9pm, $6 before 10pm, $8 after 10pm. A Facebook event for the show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/440706692803425/ Aloha, Brad