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I was disappointed, too, but after leaving about 10 minutes into the (first?) PA outage, Calexico thoroughly re-appointed me. Aloha, Brad

This'll be my give-'em-another-chance P&A show; I saw them at Zaphod a while back (before their most recent release, I think; they were on a bill with Acres), and their set didn't make a great impression on me. (I didn't dislike it, but it wasn't memorable or all that outstanding to my ears.) Aloha, Brad

Bring on tonight! I'm looking forward to Plants and Animals (Black Sheep Stage, 6:15pm) and Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Black Sheep Stage, 9:30pm; I might take a break from Kuti at some point to check out The Black Crowes [bank of America Stage, 9:30pm]). Does anybody have any other recommendations? Aloha, Brad

Song title, including punctuation, claimed. Aloha, Brad

Cow farts collected in plastic tank for global warming study. Aloha, Brad

Yonder Mountain String Band is now in the line-up, as is Benevento/Russo Duo. Aloha, Brad

Will you be contacting their archivist about getting approval to have your recording uploaded the Live Music Archive? Aloha, Brad

Real Gone Daddies, 2005-07-01, THAT PLACE, Ottawa, ON. Aloha, Brad

OK, but just make sure your puking efforts aren't louder than 55dB. Aloha, Brad

What are people excited about tonight? I doubt I'll be able to get there for any acts before Harry Manx with Kevin Breit (7:45pm, Roots Stage), and I hope to staying for Brian Wilson (9:30pm, Bank of America Stage) and/or Calexico (9:30pm, Roots Stage), but there isn't much else on the schedule I really want to see. Aloha, Brad

It was immense fun to hear them with a big (bigger than usual) PA behind them; it showed off how good they are creating a wall of sound. All told, they played about an hour: MVYRadio has a streamable recording of their performance: http://mvyradio.com/audio/archives/asx5/The_John_Henrys.asx Aloha, Brad

347. Songs that inclued the word "go" in the title 1. Lucinda Williams - Can't Let Go 2. Mr. Something Something - Jim Naa Go Wey 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Aloha, Brad

Happy Day, Douglas! Aloha, Brad

For 9:30pm, http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/en/index.php?page=scheduled_days&day_req=1215489600 lists Stars on the River Stage, with Tokyo Police Club on the Black Sheep Stage. Aloha, Brad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland Aloha, Brad

Looking at Tuesday's schedule, the only one that really gets my attention is The John Henrys (Black Sheep Stage, 6:15pm). Dorit Chrysler (Barney Denson Theatre, 7:30pm) looks interesting, as I don't think I've ever seen a theremin player live before. But I may just stay for The John Henrys and then make an early night of it. Aloha, Brad

I caught most of her set, and it was great. Hard-hitting soul, with a scorching band (that did a couple of numbers withour her at the start of the set). She even did a Willie Nelson tune, sitting down on the stage, and later on, she actually put the mic aside and sang to us a capella, and could clearly be heard over the really annoying bleed from the River Stage (Tony D's Power Hour or something); it was as if she was challenging the big bad stage sound coming from over there using just her unamplified voice, and holding her own while she did it. :thumbup: I also checked out Creaking Tree String Quartet, and it didn't sound that good to me. They had a drummer with them, and the guitar player and mandolin player both had solid-body electric instruments, dialed in with a slightly overdriven rock'n'roll tone. The playing wasn't that bad, but neither the tone nor the music really worked for me. That 1 Guy in the theatre (the first show I've seen there, ever) was a lot of fun. He puts on a real performance, with watching his antics making up a good chunk of the enjoyment of seeing him perform. Aloha, Brad

Yes, you should. Aloha, Brad

The full set of councillors, with their e-mail addresses, can be found at: http://www.ottawa.ca/city_hall/mayor_council/councillors/index_en.html Aloha, Brad

Go and see BETTY LAVETTE!! http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/en/index.php?page=scheduled_performer_list&performer_id_req=459 Her last album is FANTASTIC and has none other than the Drive-By Truckers as her backing band (she recorded with Patterson Hood's father in Muscle Shoals back in the day). She is an amazing story. Check out her website and you can get some sound samples and more info: http://www.bettyelavette.com/ If you go' date=' i'd love to hear how her set was. [/quote'] I'll try to take in her set. Thanks, KK. :thumbup: Aloha, Brad

I looked at Monday's schedule, and the only thing that really has me interested is Creaking Tree String Quartet; I know James Taylor is the big-name artist today, but I'm not a huge fan of his music. Are there any others artists I should check out tonight? Aloha, Brad

It looks like there are two bluegrass(ish) bands tonight (Monday): The Creaking Tree String Quartet, and Jan Purcell & Pine Road, and, of course, they're on different stages (River Stage for Creaking Tree, Black Sheep Stage for Jan Purcell) at exactly the same time (6:15pm). Aloha, Brad

Happy Day, Dinghy! Aloha, Brad

Belew was awesome. Zappa Plays Zappa was jaw-droppingly astounding. Aloha, Brad

What a way to start the day! Live GM recordings can be found at http://www.archive.org/details/GarajMahal Aloha, Brad