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Bump for Thursday's show. I think Don is bringing a Moog and a Wurlitzer instead of the Hammond (as he did for the January edition of the residency), which should make things even more fun than usual. Aloha, Brad

My recording of the Tuesday, March 10, 2015 show by The Craig Pedersen Quartet at Pressed in Ottawa, ON is now available for downloading and streaming: https://archive.org/details/craigpedersenquartet2015-03-10.ca-14.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

My recording of the Sunday, March 8, 2015 show by Bumpin' Binary at the Elmdale Oyster House And Tavern in Ottawa, ON is now available for downloading and streaming: https://archive.org/details/bumpinbinary2015-03-08.ca-14.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

On Friday, March 13, 2015, The Shuffle Demons 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/334198360103765/ Aloha, Brad

David Crosby Says He Was Wrong About Not Liking Phish, but he still thinks Kanye is an idiot. Aloha, Brad

On Saturday, May 9, 2015, The New Deal (live audio recordings of them are here) will be playing at The Opera House in Toronto, ON. A Facebook event for the show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/343025952568413/ Aloha, Brad

CBC Ottawa: Capital Hoedown to relaunch after 2012 cancellation Aloha, Brad

Confirmed. Aloha, Brad

Ottawa Jazz Scene: Mike Essoudry brings groove and care to his sextet show Thursday Aloha, Brad

My recording of the Sunday, March 1, 2015 show by Bumpin' Binary at the Elmdale Oyster House And Tavern in Ottawa, ON is now available for downloading and streaming: https://archive.org/details/bumpinbinary2015-03-01.ca-14.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

ChrisP's recording of the Sunday, February 15, 2015 show the Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Rusty Nail in Stowe, VT is now available via BitTorrent: http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=578499 Huge thanks to Chris for making the recording. Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

Aloha, Brad

Yesterday's show was pretty good, with a larger crowd than I had expected. A Facebook event for next Sunday's show (March 8) can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/939264146118991 Aloha, Brad

Photo courtesy of Jc Batista. Aloha, Brad

It was an awesome show last night. The band grooved hard, and had a wall of saxophones (at least four, by my count), including Rob Frayne blowing harder and stronger than I've seen him play in recent years. Mugshots was pretty packed, but wasn't uncomfortably crowded. I think the band is looking to make this a regular thing at Mugshots, like one Saturday a month. Aloha, Brad

Ottawa Jazz Scene: Rake-star and hats to make a second orbit at Mugshots tonight Aloha, Brad

Ottawa Jazz Scene: Rake-star aims for the sublime, and sometimes the chaotic, in Sun Ra's music Aloha, Brad

Ottawa Citizen: Five questions for Mike Essoudry about his new sextet Aloha, Brad

On Thursday, March 5, 2015, The Mike Essoudry Sextet will be playing at the National Arts Centre 4th Stage. This is a new jazz project for Mike, kind of a continuation of his Octet record, "Passage" from 2008, stuff like this https://soundcloud.com/mash1/the-river Tickets are $25 the NAC box office, and on-line here. Vince Rimbach - Tenor Sax Zakari Frantz - Alto Sax Ben Heard - Acoustic Bass Marc-Andre Seguin - Guitar Steve Boudreau - Piano Mike Essoudry - Drums Aloha, Brad

On Saturday, February, 28, 2015, Rake-star will be playing at Mugshots in Ottawa, ON. Ottawa Citizen: After five years in suspended animation, Rake-star, Ottawa's Sun Ra tribute project, returns. A Facebook event for the show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/642884149190013 8:30pm, and there's no cover charge, although they will be accepting donations. By the looks of the line-up Don Cummings - Hammond organ David Broscoe - baritone sax, alto sax John Sobol - baritone sax, tenor sax Rob Frayne - tenor sax, Moog synthesizer Jamie Gulliskson - drum set, percussion Mike Essoudry - drum set, percussion, clarinet Scott Warren - drum set, percussion, electronics Rory Magill - xylophone, percussion Linsey Wellman - alto sax, flute the band might take up half the bar. Aloha, Brad

There's a triple-bill tour this summer, Def Leppard, Styx, and Tesla, which includes a Toronto show on July 14, with July 13 and 16 open. Aloha, Brad

On Sunday, March 1, 2015, Bumpin' Binary (the organ + drums duo of Don Cummings and Mike Essoudry; live recordings of them are here) will be playing at the Elmdale Oyster House & Tavern in Ottawa, ON. This is an afternoon show: I think the start time is 3:30pm, and it'll probably go to about 6:30pm. A Facebook event for the show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/1571768649730106 This is the first of an every-Sunday-afternoon residency. Aloha, Brad

On Friday, February 27, 2015, Steve Judd And The Underdogs will be playing at Pressed in Ottawa, ON. His band includes two guys (Doug and Geoff) who used to be in The John Henrys. Also on the bill is Brent Pethick. The doors open at 8:00pm, show time is 8:30pm. A Facebook event for the show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/953271071380221 Aloha, Brad

On Friday, February 27, 2015, The Golden Dogs will be playing at House Of TARG in Ottawa, ON. Also on the bill is Ornaments. A Facebook event for the show can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/1603237129912014 Aloha, Brad

My recording of the Saturday, February 21, 2015 show by Break Science at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, ON is now available via BitTorrent: http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=578356 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad