We’re on the final lap of 2020 as we hold our collective breaths anticipating/dreading the upcoming year. Despite the inability to see live music as frequently as many of us would have wanted this year, musicians did what they could to keep cranking out great music to take our minds off of the crap going on in the world. Without further ado here’s the rest of the Christmas tracks and a smattering of new original tunes piling up in my in-box.
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2020 YEAR-END MUSIC ROUND-UP by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Alex Whorms, Alison Solo, Ardene Shapiro, Blackmore's Night, Bob Segarini, Brass Bikini, Craig Cardiff, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Glass Tiger, Gordon Lightfoot, Gowan, Jaimie Vernon, James Clark Institute, Jim Witter, Kim Mitchell, Len Mizzoni, Miles Goodwyn Trio, Natalie MacMaster, Prescilla Una, Rick Donmoyer, Roch Voisine, Saga, Steve Schijns, Terry Draper, The Road, The Trews, Tia Brazda, Valerie Shearman, Victoria Anthony on December 14, 2020 by segariniGRAN’S CANADA HIGHWAY – EPISODE 4: ONTARI-ARI-ARI-O by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in Family, life, Opinion, Review, Serialized Book with tags Big Nickel, Bob Segarini, Canadian Shield, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gasoline Alley, Gordon Lightfoot, Hwy 17, Hwy 400, Jaimie Vernon, James Worthington, Kenora, NASA, Newmarket, Orillia, pre-Cambrian, Saulta Ste. Marie, Skylark, Sudbury, Temagami, the moon, Thunder Bay, Trans-Canada Highway on July 20, 2020 by segarini
The Province of Ontario has a total area of 9,984,670 km2 of which 9,000,000 km2 is either farmland, forest or impenetrable igneous rock which geologists have affectionately named The Canadian (Precambrian) Shield; Not to be confused with the post-Cambrian, menopausal-Cambrian or bi-Cambrian Shields. In the 1960s, NASA sent astronauts to Sudbury’s nickel mine slag heaps to do practice runs on its hostile terrain because it made for a close approximation of the surface of the Moon. When they actually got to the Moon, much to NASA’s surprise, there were no nickel miners to be found.
Roxanne Tellier – Protesting in the Era of Trump
Posted in Opinion, politics, Review with tags Access Hollywood, Barry McGuire, Benjamin Clementine, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield, Civil Rights Division, Damon Albarn, DBAWIS, Don Caron, Franz Ferdinand, God Control, Gordon Lightfoot, Gorillaz, Gun Control, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Madonna, protest songs, racism, Randy Rainbow, Rocky Mountain Mike, Roxanne Tellier, segarini, The Parody Project, Trump, Tulsa, White Sovereignty, will.i.am ft Apl.de.ap and Liane V, Woody Guthrie, xenophobia, YG and Nipsey Husslem Def Jam on July 28, 2019 by segarini
A reaction to America’s president telling four Congresswoman of colour to “go back to where they came from?”
Pat Blythe – Mariposa 2019 …Day Two …and Music!
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", A Leverage for Mountains, Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gordon Lightfoot, Julian Taylor Band, Kensington Market, Long and McQuade, luvthemusic, Magpie Beads, Mariposa Folk Festival, Mariposa Folk Foundation, Martin Sexton, Pat Blythe, Pow Wow Cafe, Red Rider, Shakura S'Aida, Stars, Terra Lightfoot, Tom Cochrane, Tudhope Park on July 17, 2019 by segarini
I’m burnt. A brilliantly sunny day spent covering 10 stages and finding shade. I forgot my hat and to tell the truth, it’s really challenging trying to take photographs while chasing an airborne hat or evening lifting the brim to see what the hell you’re focusing on.
Peter Recalls His School Daze ….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "Days Of Wine And Roses", "I'm Not Supposed To Care", "Shelly Made Me Smile", "Something", "the barnyard', Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frostie's, Gordon Lightfoot, Hall-Dennis Report, Initiation Day, Lisle, Orillia District Collegiate & Vocational Institute, Park Street Collegiate Institute, Peter Montreuil, Robert Segarini, Starvin' Marvin's, The Beatles, The Boot, Toronto on January 24, 2019 by segarini
After I had graduated from “The Barnyard” 1), I continued my education at the Orillia District Collegiate & Vocational Institute 2), situated at the corners of West Street North 3) and Borland Street in Orillia, naturally enough.
Peter Presents a Review
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", "The Cult", "You're the Inspiration", "Zanzibar", Air Canada Centre, Badfinger, Billy Joel, Boz Scaggs, Canadian Music Week, Chicago, Danforth Hall, Don't Believe a Word I Say, El Mocambo, Fortunate Losers, Gordon Lightfoot, Hall and Oates, Jack Astor's, Massey Hall, Mrs Montreuil's little boy, Peter Montreuil, Robert Segarini, Sharon Vernon, Tears For Fears, The Trews, Zeppelin II on June 21, 2018 by segarini
While my main interest in music is “indie music”, I also like some mainstream music (even I had a copy of “Zeppelin II”), and have attended various concerts which apparently qualify me to say that. I do not pretend to be in the “Sharon Vernon triple figure concert attendance superfan category”, although the most recent “Trews” show she went to eerily included “Fortunate Losers” on the bill, a band which has been mentioned in my column before.
Roxanne Tellier – Making Your Own Merry Little Christmas
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Bill Payne, Bill Wood, Bill Wood and The Woodies, Bing Crosby, Bob Segarini, Cavalcade of Lights, Chris Bennett, Christmas, Christmas spirit, DBAWIS, Dino Naccarato, Distillery Historic District, Dollarama, Donna O'Connor, Elf on the Shelf, Eye Eye, Fred Astaire, George Whitty, Gordon Lightfoot, Gordon Sheard, Graffiti's, Holiday Fair, Joel Rosenblatt, John Findlay, Keither Carlock, Manitoba Band Association, Marjorie Reynolds, Mark Shannon, Mary Wood, Nathan Phillips Square, Ric Fierabracci, Robi Botos, Ron Sexsmith, Roxanne Tellier, Sean O'Connor, the heymacs, Toronto Christmas Market, Tuba Fest, Walk Off the Earth, Will Lee, Winnipeg on December 10, 2017 by segarini
Calendar time between my birthday on December 4th, and Christmas Day, on December 25th, is just three weeks .. 21 days .. The calendar doesn’t lie – it’s 21 days, but somehow, it always flies by like it’s a lost long weekend, and into that time, we have to pack in all the xmas frippery and chaos we can handle.
Those three weeks fly by. The holidays just aren’t the same since my mum and gram died in 1992. Gram, who had hoped, but didn’t quite get the chance to celebrate her hundredth birthday, always had the gravitas and the gravy, roast beef, and Yorkshire pudding to guarantee that our scattered family would be gathering around her for the holidays.
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 segarini
Crikey!!!! 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!
Pat Blythe – Canada Turns 150? and Canadian Music Reminders…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Act of The Union, Andy Kim, Ann Murray, April Wine, Bob Segarini, Bobby Curtola, British North American Act, Bruce Cockburn, Canadian Shield, Chiliwack, CHUM Chart, Crosby, Crowbar, Dan Hill, David Clayton Thomas, DBAWIS, Denny Doherty, Dominion of Canada, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Edward Bear, FYI Music News, Ginette Reno, Gisele MacKenzie, Gordon Lightfoot, Hank Snow, Ian and Sylvia, Jaimie Vernon, Jesse Winchester, John Kay, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Lighthouse, Lower Canada, Luke and the Apostles, Mashmakhan, Murray McLauchlan, Neil Young, Ocean, Offenbach, Original Caste, Pat Blythe, Paul Anka, Province of Canada, Queen Victoria, R. Dean Taylor, Ronnie Hawkins, Sir John A. MacDonald, Stan Rogers, Stills Nash & Young, Terry Jacks, The Band, The Bells, The Crew Cuts, The Diamonds, The Guess Who, The Poppy Family, The Rockies, The Sparrows, The Stampeders, Tranquility Base, Upper Canada, Valdy, Willie P. Bennett, Zal Yanovsky on July 5, 2017 by segarini
A weekend (and a year) of celebrations across Canada….150 years young…..but is it really?
Oh how I love history! An item on my “to do” list before I pop my clogs is to work towards, and obtain, my BA Mediaeval History. Cambridge University is where I’d love to be (I do love England) but University of St. Michaels College here in Toronto is also an excellent choice and know for their studies in Mediaval history. The bucket list is not long, just really big projects.
Roxanne Tellier – Don’t Get Around Much Any More
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Alannah Myles, Alison Young, Beverlie Robertson The Chanteclaires, Bob Cohen, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Bohemian Embassy, by Rosemary Solway, Chick Roberts, David Woodhead, DBAWIS, Dede Higgins, Don Cullen, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, Eric Alper, Gordon Lightfoot, Harbourfront, Joanne Crabtree, John Robert Columbo, Judith Orban, Keith McKie, Kensington Market, Kensington Market Jazz Festival, Klaas von Graft, Linda Goldman, Lois and Bram, Lorne Michaels, Margaret Atwood, Milton Acorn and Al Purdy, Molly Johnson, Nancy Simmonds, Nancy White, Owen McBride, Perth County Conspiracy, Richard Underhill, Riverboat, Robert Priest, Roxanne Tellier, Sharon, Sharon Hampson, Sylvia Tyson, Terry Jones, The Boat, The Dirty Shames, The Shuffle Demons, The Sinners, Wayne and Shuster, Yorkville on September 26, 2016 by segarini
Ach and oy vey! This house move is cramping my style, big time. Haven’t been able to get out to a lot of events, because time’s a ticking, and there’s only so many hours in a day. I’d like to say I’ve become more selective in my outing choices. But the truth is, moving and packing is a bitch. There just isn’t any time to gallivant around.
But let me tell you about two recent events I did manage to squeeze in. Both were wonders in their own ways.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 