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No, they didn't, unlike the moe. show there in October, when they wouldn't let us bring in our mic stands. I think there was clearer communication between the promoter and the venue staff this time. The only restriction on the use of the stand was that I couldn't put it on the floor, which I wouldn't want to do anyway. I set up the stand right beside the house board, even inside the chain around the booth, and had no problems at all. Aloha, Brad

David Lindley & Hani Naser, Official Bootleg #1 ("More Than Eva Braun" and "Play It All Night Long"). Official Bootleg #2 is on deck for "The Jimmy Hoffa Memorial Building Blues". Aloha, Brad

My recording of the Wednesday, November 11, 2009 show by Umphrey's McGee at The Opera House in Toronto, ON is now available for download: http://www.archive.org/details/um2009-11-11.superlux.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

One semi-self-serving recommendation from me is: http://www.archive.org/details/dbt2008-03-20.oktava.shnf Aloha, Brad

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While I got patted down on my way in, the security guy didn't through the pockets of my jeans or my jacket, and didn't even ask to look into my backpack. The only restriction on the use of my mic stand was that I wasn't allowed to set it up on the floor, so I put it beside the board, where I wanted it to be. Aloha, Brad

That list leaves out the (short, less than three-minute) "No Quarter" Led Zeppelin cover/tease in the first set (it might have led into "Syncopated Strangers"), which was to my ears the one let-down of the night. Aside from that, it was a blast of a show, especially when Jamie Shields of The New Deal sat in on keys for the opening tune of the second set. Aloha, Brad

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Asparagus: The Sgt. Major IPA from Scotch-Irish Brewing Company (look for solid-red six-packs of stubbies at the LCBO) is also really nice, and fairly hoppy. Aloha, Brad

Thanks, Dave! I'll try to check them out. Aloha, Brad

I'm going to be in Toronto on Tuesday for The DoneFors @ The Cameron House, but that'll end fairly early. One of the Forward Music Group of bands, The Slate Pacific, is on a no-cover bill at The Horseshoe, so I'm thinking of checking them out. They seem a bit on the slow side (melancholy, maybe?), but that might make for a nice chilled out night. Has anyone seen them live? How were they? Aloha, Brad

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I think you have an extra "http" in the URL you embedded in your post; here's the video embedded for easy viewing. VVPEaL4_6c4 Aloha, Brad

My recording of the Saturday, November 7, 2009 show by The Derek Trucks Band at Metropolis in Montreal, QC is now available for download: http://www.archive.org/details/dtb2009-11-07.superlux.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

What I listened to on the way home from Velvet and phorbesie's place: Derek Trucks Band Metropolis Montreal, QC Saturday, November 7, 2009 1. Sweet Inspiration 2. Get Out Of My Life 3. Sailin On 4. Get What You Deserve 5. Mahjoun 6. I Know 7. Meet Me At The Bottom 8. This Sky 9. Home In Your Heart 10. Blind Clippled & Crazy 11. Key To The Highway 12. My Favorite Things 13. Joyful Noise 14. Hook And Sling Aloha, Brad

The opening act, The Treasures, would work well opening up for The John Henrys or Brothers Chaffey. Aloha, Brad

My recording of the Thursday, November 5, 2009 show by Cornmeal at The Drake Underground in Toronto, ON is now available for download: http://www.archive.org/details/cornmeal2009-11-05.superlux.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

Who all is planning on going to Montreal on Saturday (Nov. 7) to see Derek Trucks Band at Metropolis? I should be there, but still have to arrange transport and accommodation (and get a ticket; I'm assuming there'll be some at the door). Aloha, Brad

Thanks' date=' Rob. I just booked my hotel room. Aloha, Brad[/quote'] nice brad, which hotel are you at. We are at the skydome marriot, ocelot set up the band with a few rooms at that place too. ready to rage brother I'm at the Delta Chelsea on Gerrard (PriceLined at US$55). I should be getting there mid-afternoon. Aloha, Brad

Thanks, Rob. I just booked my hotel room. Aloha, Brad

Maybe we need to make concerts some kind of competitive sport, with scores, so that it'd make sense for the paper to have deadlines for concert reviews that were as late as the deadlines for sporting events. Aloha, Brad

Will there be tickets available at the door? Aloha, Brad

Mandrake Root, 2009-10-31, The Atomic Roosters, Ottawa, ON. Aloha, Brad