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On Sunday, April 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2017, The Chocolate Hot Pockets will be playing at Irene's Pub in Ottawa, ON. 9pm, no cover. Live audio recordings of CHP can be found here. A Facebook event for the first night, April 2, can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1100131230133468 Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/moe2012-03-20.ca-14.flac16/moe2012-03-20d1t01.flac moe. - (live recording) 2012-03-20, Bus Palladium, Paris, France Aloha, Brad

Thanks to Velvet for finding this one (a while ago) and re-reminding me of it today. Aloha, Brad

CBC: Chuck Berry dead at 90 Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/johnhenrys2011-03-17.ca-14.flac16/johnhenrys2011-03-17d1t01.flac The John Henrys - (live recording) 2011-03-17, Mavericks, Ottawa, ON Aloha, Brad

Ottawa Citizen: Grammy winners Donny McCaslin and Robert Glasper to play 2017 Ottawa Jazz Festival, their websites say The article lists Donny McCaslin, Robert Glasper, The Bad Plus, Maceo Parker (doing a tribute to Ray Charles), and Ronnie Earl, as being artists who have the Ottawa Jazz Fest listed on their tour dates. Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/moe2012-03-16.ca-14.flac16 moe. - (live recording) 2012-03-16, Melkweg, Max Stage, Amsterdam, Netherlands Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/moe2012-03-15.ca-14.flac16 moe. - (live recording) 2012-03-15, Melkweg, Max Stage, Amsterdam, Netherlands Aloha, Brad

Five years ago tonight: https://archive.org/details/moe2012-03-14.ca-14.flac16 moe. - (live recording) 2012-03-14, Melkweg, Max Stage, Amsterdam, Netherlands Aloha, Brad

It was a short set, hard-rocking cake. https://archive.org/details/deathcake2017-03-09.ca-14.flac16/deathcake2017-03-09d1t01.flac Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/deathcake2014-06-13.ca-14.flac16 Deathcake - (live recording) 2014-06-13, Irene's Pub, Ottawa, ON Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/um2009-11-11.superlux.flac16 Umphrey's McGee - (live recording) 2009-11-11, The Opera House, Toronto, ON Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/moe2012-03-06.ca-14.flac16 moe. - (live recording) 2012-03-06, Mod Club Theatre, Toronto, ON Aloha, Brad

Aloha, Brad

On Friday, March 3, 2017, Stretch Orchestra (Kevin Breit, Jesse Stewart, Matt Brubeck) will be playing at GigSpace in Ottawa, ON, doing two shows, $20 each. http://gigspaceottawa.com/stretch-orchestra/ On Saturday, March 4, 2017, they'll be playing at The Record Centre at 2pm for a free show. https://www.facebook.com/events/183319685491089/ Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/gtb2004-02-25.shnf Grand Theft Bus - (live recording) 2004-02-25, Mavericks, Ottawa, ON I think this was the first show Mavericks ever hosted. Aloha, Brad

Aloha, Brad

https://archive.org/details/tos2008-02-23.oktava.shnf/tos2008-02-23d1t01.shn The Olympic Symphonium - (live recording) 2008-02-23, Cafe Dekcuf, Ottawa, ON Aloha, Brad

There's a new (super)group called "Hudson" (drummer Jack DeJohnette, bassist Larry Grenadier, keyboardist John Medeski and guitarist John Scofield) https://www.jambase.com/article/hudson-supergroup-announces-2017-tour-dates They're playing in Saratoga Springs, NY on June 25; Toronto, ON on June 29; and Montreal, QC on June 30. I hope they'll be in Ottawa, maybe between Saratoga and Toronto. Aloha, Brad

Vouch'd https://archive.org/details/pokeylafarge2013-07-25.ca-14.flac16/pokeylafarge2013-07-25d1t01.flac Aloha, Brad

Inglewood Jack - (live recording) 2007-02-17, The Thirsty Toad, Ottawa, ON https://archive.org/details/ingjack2007-02-17.oktava.shnf Ten years ago tonight, with me in the band. Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

The Dusty Drifters - (live recording) 2016-08-08, Pressed Cafe, Ottawa, ON Aloha, Brad

On Monday, February 20, 2017, The Dusty Drifters and The Backsliders will be playing at the Montgomery Legion (330 Kent St.) in Ottawa, ON. The show is being put on by the Ottawa Valley Bluegrass Music Association, and the cover is $12 for members of the association, $15 for non-members. The doors open at 6pm, and the music starts at 7pm; sandwiches will be available. Aloha, Brad

It looks like Rod Stewart is on tour nearby around the time of the fest: July 12 Camden, NJ — BB&T Pavilion July 14 Bangor, ME — Darlings Waterfront Pavilion July 15 Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center July 18 Wantagh, NY — Jones Beach Theater July 19 Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live July 21 Bethel, NY — Bethel Woods Center for the Arts July 22 Saratoga Springs, NY — Saratoga Performing Arts Center Aloha, Brad

My recording of the show is available for free downloading and streaming at: https://archive.org/details/backtalk2017-02-10.ca-14.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad