I’ve started a “reminder” page and called it “column ideas”. Not sure what the point was since I never follow it. There’s always something else that catches my eye….or ear. Lately I’ve had the attention span of a gnat. In fact…..no, never mind. It’s been a busy seven days, just not sure what the hell I’ve accomplished short of pissing off CRA and a couple of telemarketers, oh, and changing passwords on damn near everything….one of my lesser brilliant moves. Now I can’t remember how to log into anything. So, jotting down reminders (and new passwords) on scraps of paper. High security, that’s me!
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Pat Blythe – Summertime Blues and Jazzin’ Around….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Adrian Chamberlain, Annette Shaffer, Beach Metro News, Bob Segarini, Bombay Sapphire, Canadian Music Week, CMW, David Gogo, DBAWIS, Dinner and a Show, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drew Winters, Duggan's Brewery, Eartha Kitt, Edward Finstein, Gary Topp, Horseshoe, Maple Blues Awards, No Cover Events, Norman Provencher, Olde Stone Cottage, Ottawa Citizen, Pat Blythe, Peter Kashur, Roxanne Tellier, Sam Taylor, Sorted MagAZine, Stephanie Nilles, The Alzheimer's Appreciation Orchestra and Chorus, The Garys, The Last Pogo, The Viletones, The Wine Doctor, Tranzac, Victoria Times-Colonist on April 12, 2017 by segariniPat Blythe – It’s March, it’s Music, it’s Mayhem…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Alysha Brilla, Band, Black History Month, Bob Segarini, Brenda Russell, Cherry Cola's, CMW, David Clayton Thomas, DBAWIS, Diane Brooks, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Bullen, Eric Mercury, Horseshoe, Jasmine, Jesus Christ Superstar, Liberty Silver, Luke Austin, Mandella, Michael Williams, Michael Williams Presents, Motherlode, Mushy Callahan, Painted Lady, Pat Blythe, Phoenix Concert Theatre Bleeker, Secret Broadcast, Stevie Wonder, Sunny Jam Records, the Bovine Sex Club, The Pharaohs, The Soul Searchers, Thelonius Monk, Wonderland Gardens on March 2, 2017 by segariniWhat in tarnation is going on with the world?! Just which planet is in retrograde this month??? We have Orange Man spewing idiocies south of the 49th; supposed Russian collusion in the White House; Samsung (one of South Korea’s largest companies and Apple’s biggest competition) working the PR (and denial) machine as their chief-cook-and-bottle-washer Lee Jae-yong is about to be indicted for bribery, embezzlement and corruption along with four more Samsung executives; a right cock-up at the Oscars; an extremely temperamental and indecisive Mother Nature here in Ontario (shorts and sandals one day, snow the next); friends falling like bowling pins to a rather nasty flu/cold bug creeping around, (and this one comes back to haunt you if you’re not careful); an accused abuser wins a Best Actor Oscar.
Pat Blythe – Mixed Nuts…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dress Black, Horseshoe, James Blonde, Jason Wilson, Michael Williams, Neil Carson, Pat Blythe, Peter Montreuil, Phil Taylor, Sea Perry, Steph Mercier, Taste of Colombia El Salon, The Perennials, Trans Siberian Orchestra, West Hammock, Xprime on December 8, 2016 by segariniLaying low for the past several days and finally, the cold has been beaten down. Not too much cavorting around the club circuit this past week. However, there are a few things I’ve had twigging around in the back of my cranium…..
Pat Blythe – A Ballroom, Hearts, a Secret and more….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags BlackDog Ballroom, Bob Segarini, Care Failure, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola's, CMW, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dylan Weller, Girls Give Me Pills, Horseshoe, Indie Week, J.C. Sandoval, Jack the Lads, Modern Hearts, Nirvana, Pat Blythe, Peter Montreuil, Radiohead, Robert Lang Studios, Sam Taylor, Secret Broadcast on February 3, 2016 by segariniThe weekend of January 30/31 was….in a word….busy. This seems to be my mantra these days….busy, busy, busy….and I’m loving it. Two nights in a row at Cherry Cola’s introduced me to a few new Indie bands while allowing me the pleasure of hearing a few of my favourites. Something tells me “Indie Week” has already started….at least in this column.
Pat Blythe: This, That and the Other….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Bob Sergarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Horseshoe, Hugh's Room, Jace Traz, Jarrod Ross, Jeff Burke, John Jamieson, Julian Taylor, Neil Carson, Pat Blythe, Pat Kelly, Peter Kashur, Phil Taylor, Roxanne Tellier, Sam Taylor, Soundhouse Studio, Steph Mercier, Xprime on January 27, 2016 by segariniI have been in a quandary about what I am going to write about for today’s column. The past week, and especially the weekend, have disappeared in a flash, everything just jumbled together, one thing overlapping the other. Now here it is Tuesday night and I’ve started this piece four times!
Roxanne Tellier: CMW 2015 … And So It Begins
Posted in Opinion with tags Annette Shaffer, Ault Sisters, Ben Walker, Blue Rodeo, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Brian Eno, Brian Hyland, Cameron House, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola's, Cleave Anderson, CMW, Crazy Mary, Daniel Lanois, David Celia, DBAWIS, Diamond Club, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Emilia, Emmylou Harris, Fergus Hambleton, Gate 403, Gerry Young, Grant Avenue Studio, Great Hall, Greater Toronto Area, Horseshoe, Hugh's Room, Jaimie Vernon, Kevin Quain, Neil Young, NPR Music, Pat Blythe, Patrick Brealey, Peter Gabriel, Rocco Deluca, Roxanne Tellier, Sheraton, Smoking, The Mad Bastards, Tim Jackson, Tiny Desk Concert, Toronto, Tranzac, TTC, U2, Union Station, Wayne Smith on May 3, 2015 by segariniFinally, after a long, cold winter, I’m coming up for airto a bright spring promisinga musical overload. Perfect weather, indeed, for enjoying Fergus Hambleton at Hugh’s Room on Wednesday, where he showcased his sunny signature sound and new CD “Written on the Wind. “