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I bought a can of Granville Island "Lions Winter Ale" today http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/searchResults.do?ITEM_NAME=lions+winter+ale&ITEM_NUMBER=&language=EN It's really nice, richly flavoured, heavy chocolate and coffee tastes, and really, really, smooth. Aloha, Brad

In, along with a crew from Ottawa. Aloha, Brad

My recording of the Friday, January 11, 2013 show by The Back-Talk Organ Trio at Irene's Pub in Ottawa, ON is now available for downloading and streaming: http://archive.org/details/backtalk2013-01-11.ca-14.flac16 Enjoy! Aloha, Brad

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Was it salty? Aloha, Brad

I'm not sure about venues, but the jambase listings for Nashville, TN reveal some nice shows coming up: Greensky Bluesgrass on Jan. 20 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion on Jan. 26 Yo La Tengo on Jan. 26 Calexico on Jan. 30 John Prine on Jan. 30 Aloha, Brad

Nice! Hope to see you there. Here's the title track of their album, "Black Flower" (written by Mike Essoudry): And here's a neat cover tune they do: Aloha, Brad

http://www.beyondthepale.ca/ Aloha, Brad

Bump. Aloha, Brad

Sign me up. I can help with e-mail (is there an IFA e-mail account?) and the Facebook stuff. How about a fund-raising concert? Aloha, Brad

moe. - Warts & All: Volume 5 Aloha, Brad

"Beaver river, take my mind "Don't let her memory torture me..." There was also "Blue Headed Stranger", but that one got old, really fast. Aloha, Brad

Instruments For Africa on Facebook Aloha, Brad

Beau's Beaver River is coming back, and early this year! They also have a bunch of other beers being released in February: http://beaus.ca/febrewary Aloha, Brad

Miss'd by that much. Thanks, Hart. Aloha, Brad

moe. - The Conch Aloha, Brad

moe. - The Conch Aloha, Brad

Added bonus: we're going to Trey in Toronto via Umphrey's McGee and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad in Syracuse the night before. Aloha, Brad

Looking for a good shuck? Check out the Elmdale! Aloha, Brad

I've seen that one (and there are others from the same brewery), but haven't picked it up yet. Thanks! Aloha, Brad

On Friday, January 11, 2013 The Back-Talk Organ Trio (live recordings of which can be found here) will be playing at Irene's Pub in Ottawa, ON. The band is made up of: Don Cummings - Hammond organ Chris Swain - electric guitar Mike Essoudry - drums with Iyono Ede - vocals Ian Babb - saxophone A Facebook event for the show can be found here. Aloha, Brad

My LiveNation pre-sale tickets arrived in the mail today. Aloha, Brad

Here's my list, highlights in bold: Aloha, Brad

Paper? Aloha, Brad

My brother gave me a copy of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan for Christmas and I liked it a lot. If you dig books, bookstores, google, knitting, secret societies (Umberto Eco, Dan Brown kind of stuff), it's a blast (far less dense than Eco, far more plausible than Brown), and it's set in our world (or maybe 15 minutes into the future). The writing is great, too, with smart characters, and plot and character elements that get mentioned early on, and which later get used as keys bits of the plot's resolution. CBC Radio did an interview with the author. Aloha, Brad