I am not ashamed to say that the time since my Dear Lois passed has been the bleakest of my entire life. I never knew that misery such as I am experiencing now was even possible. But it is, sadly, as I am sure those of you who have lost their loved ones are more than tragically aware.
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Peter Gives Thanks
Posted in Family, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags "The Cult", Black Absinthe, BlackDog Ballroom, Bob Segarini, Bodhi Tree, Boz Scaggs, Cheesehead, Cherry Cola's, Deep Meadow, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Mr Mouray, Mushy Callahan, Peter Montreuil, Rob de Simone, Sounds Like NowJack Cerre, The Beatles, The Clash, Witness on February 13, 2020 by segariniPeter – Lois: The Anniversary and Her Celebration of Life
Posted in life, music, Opinion, Review with tags "I'm A Pilot", "Last Call In Montreal", "Nobody's Valentine", "War Paint", BlackDog Ballroom, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music Week, Cherry Cola's, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dos Gringos, Drew Winters, F-16, Ivory Hours, Jaimie Vernon, Lois Forbes, Luke Roes, Mr Mouray, Mushy Callahan, Perseus, Peter Montreuil, Saint Michael's Hospital, The Hideout, Weathered Eyes on February 6, 2020 by segariniToday is a hard day for me to get through. 18 years ago, I met Lois Forbes for the first time. I miss her terribly, while admiring her courage as she battled cancer. We made each other try to be better people, and I think that’s a pretty good achievement. I know I would have rather made her angry than disappoint her. I will always hold her in my heart and I miss her terribly.
Q: Are He Not Peter Montreuil? A: He Are Indie!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags " Boom Babba Do Ba Dabba", "A Strange Curiosity", "At Least You're Having Fun", "Biting My Tongue", "Elusive", "Glove", "Golden Vibes", "I Am The Walrus", "In Hell I'll Be In Good Company", "Latchkey Kids", "No Way Out Of Here", "Pi", "Tarot Cards", "Unity", Andre Pettipas and the Giants, BlackDog Ballroom, Denmark, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dylan Stanfield, FM Berlin, Fort McMurray, Greater Toronto Area, Indie Week, James Blonde, Mike Stanfield, Nova Scotia, Peter Montreuil, Port Hawkesbury, PowerSolo, Regina, Robert Segarini, Saskatchewan, Second Pass, Silversun Pickups, Spain, The Beatles, the Bovine Sex Club, The Crooked, The Dead South, The Reed Effect, Unidentified Funk Object on May 31, 2018 by segariniThanks for the responses to last week’s column. I realize that the column was a little disjointed, or more disjointed than usual, but it was a very frightening time for me, and I had to face some demons head on, so the structure of that column accurately reflected my mental state at the time.
Peter (Beer) Barrels through CMW 2018
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "Anthems in Ashes", "Atomic Tomb", "Eklectik", "Gnarly Horse", "Hotel Mira", "Iggy Pop And The Stooges", "Kilmore", "Lyric Dubee", "Mount Farewell", "Mulligrub", "Nahga", "Revelations", "The Alpacas", "The Julian Taylor Band", "The Original Kid Rock", 94.9 The Rock, Adelaide Hall, BlackDog Ballroom, Brandon Gregory, Canadian Music Week, Cherry Cola's, Cleopatrick, Crown Lands, Darryl Hurs, David Bowie, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Elliott, Drop Top Alibi, dylan hennessey, Fortunate Losers, Indie Week, Ivory Hours, James Blonde, Junction City Music Hall, Metropass, Michael Stanfield, mudhoney, Mushy Callahan, Pat Blythe, Peter Montreuil, Return For Refund, Robert Segarini, Second Pass, Suzi Kory, the Bovine Sex Club, The Clash, The Crooked, The Hideout, The Record Company, The Reed Effect, The Who, Trampa on May 17, 2018 by segariniArmed with my “media” credentials, my guidebook and my Metropass, I took on Canadian Music Week. (Note that all of the bands/artists that I mention in this column have Facebook pages, and are well worth further study, should you feel so inclined. It was a very busy week!)
Pat Blythe – Indie Week – Act I
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Black Note Grafitti, BlackDog Ballroom, Bovine Sex Club, Canon, Cherry Cola's, Cleave Anderson, Connor Gross, CYMBA, David Celia, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elyse Saunders, Gordon Lightfoot, HMS Morris, Horseshoe Tavern, Indie Week, Ivy James, Jack the Lads, Lightroom, Lisa MacIntosh, Matt Groopie, Matt Zaddy & The River North, Music Makers: Portraits at the Great Hall, Paddy Beirne, Painted, Pat Blythe, Pat Robitaille, Single By, Suzi Kory, Talltale, The Cameron House, The Clockworks, The Corks, The Empty Page, The Free Label, The Grass Grows Back, The Implications, The Paddock, The Royal North, Tim Jackson, Tokyo Taboo, Trampa, Waves That Stray, Windsor Star on November 15, 2017 by segariniCrikey!!!! Where the hell did the day go?!? It was a crazy week last week….Indie Week style. Launch on Tuesday, judging (and shooting) on Wednesday, hitting the clubs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday…..oh my aching trigger finger…… I saw so many bands around the city I’ve lost count. There were others I missed simply because I couldn’t be in two (or three) places at once….not even Zippy can do that. I take no prisoners driving from one end of the city to the other. There is no time to waste and parking to be found. But what a great week…..so much incredible talent out there, local and international, and these music makers love what they do….so I hope they all keep on “doing it”. I ran into so many people I know, reconnected and also made some new friends. I just LOVE this!
Peter Prepares for Indie Week
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags BlackDog Ballroom, Czehowski's, Dancing Queen, Darryl Hurs, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Indie Week, Indie Week 2018, Manchester, Mushy Callahan, Opinion, Peter Montreuil, Robert Segarini, Underground Garage, Xprime on November 2, 2017 by segariniMainstream music is omnipresent. From your laptop to your ringtone, your doctor’s office to your local athletic barn, it surrounds you. Even a casual glance at billboards or bus’s will show you that mainstream music looms large in modern society.