September…..the beginning of my favourite time of year. There’s something so crisp and refreshing…..a newness spring doesn’t possess. New jobs, new schools, new grades, new homes, new lives…..September to me has always meant “beginning”. Maybe because it’s the month of my birth, or maybe it’s all the fall colours and brightness of the air, but I always feel inspired and invigorated in the comfortable cool months of fall. Of course, all things pumpkin spice doesn’t hurt either!
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Pat Blythe – Hello September…..music news…..and music
Posted in Canadian Music, COVID 19, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Alessia Cohle, American Songwriter Lyric Contest, Blue Mountain, Bob Segarini, Carson Koa, Cathy Young, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola’s, Collingwood, Country Cares, DBAWIS, dear rouge, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Don’t Believe A Word I Say, Downchild Blues Band, Elyse Saunders, Emm Gryner, Everyday People, Feist, Hawksley Workman, Hot Lips, James Blonde, Jason McCoy, Junction Craft Brewery, Kansas Stone, luvthemusic, Michie Mee, NEWSAID, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, Podbean, podcast, Pretzel Logic, Rik Emmett, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Sarah Smith, Sinful Sundays, Southside Shuffle, Suzi Kory, Suzie Vinnick, Tara Sloan, the Bovine Sex Club, The Carole King Songbook, The Pandemic Interviews, The Redhill Valleys, The Shuffle Demons, Timothy’s Pub, Tom Wilson, Touring, Tribal East, Unison Benevolent Fund, We The Crooked, West End Phoenix, Xprime on September 8, 2021 by segariniPat Blythe – 2020 and beyond….HERE WE COME!!!!….and lots of music…..
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Altamont, Andy Kim, Bob Segarini, CBC, Choir Choir Choir, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drop Top Alibi, Fabergé, Hot Lips, Indie Week, Jain McMillan, Jeremy Hector, Julian Taylor Band, Kelly Fraser, Killer Virgins, Little Magic Sam, LP, luvthemusic, monowhales, Nikki's Wives, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, Pterodactyl Problems, Rival Sons, Secret Broadcast, Sesame Street, Suzi Kory, The Crooked, The Distillers, Tribe Royal, Woodstock on January 15, 2020 by segariniA new decade! A new year! Purging, changing, modifying, exploring, new beginnings and some endings, recounting and remembering, wondering, searching, discovering, assessing…..all these and more as a new decade begins.
Pat Blythe – Sisters, More Indie Week, a Finale……and Music!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, Bubaseta, Buzzsaw, Cherry Cola's, Crown Lands, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dot Legacy, Downchild, ETNO, Frank Russell, Gretsch, Harpdog Brown, Horseshoe Tavern, Hot Lips, Indie Week, James Blonde, Jordan Allen, Kelsi Mayne, Kid Carson, Moxy, Music City North, ONES, Pat Blythe, Paul DeLong, Phil Taylor, Reuben Cherry, Revival, Sam Taylor, Single By Sunday, Sugarman, Suzy Kori, The Cameron House, The Crooked, The Hideout, The Joint, The Last Bullet, The Mod Club, The Muddy York Blues Machine, The Paddock Tavern, The Red Hill Valleys, The Reed Effect, The Wolfe, Tokyo Taboo, Twin Flames on November 21, 2018 by segariniQuestion: How many sisters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Answer: Apparently two…..and that took over an hour!
Allow me to elaborate. I have a faux fireplace that, when switched on, displays (you guessed it) a faux fire, tricking my brain into thinking it’s warm and toasty on the main floor when in fact it can be, on some days, a tad on the coolish side. So, after a rather late night clubbing followed by a slow rising morning, my sister Chrissie (who is visiting for a couple of days) and I lounge around upstairs until we decide it’s coffee time. Off we trundle into a rather chilly downstairs. Chrissie decides to “light the fire”. She flicks the switch to ‘on’. Nothing. Tries the other switch, then the dial. Nothing. So after much switching back and forth and checking the plug, we determine a light bulb replacement is necessary. How difficult can that be? We were about to find out!
Pat Blythe – CMW and Playing Catchup with JRLMA, Hot Lips and more…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Aeolian Hall, Alfredo Caxaj, Anderson Brewery, Anderson Craft Ales, Canadian Music Week, Carly Thomas, CMW, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Bullen, Gilda's Club, Hot Lips, Jack Richardson, Jack Richardson Fantasy Band, Jack Richardson London Battle of The High School Bands, Jack Richardson London Music Awards, JRLMA, June Garber, London Music Hall, Lorraine Klaasen, Lula Lounge, ONES, Pat Blythe, Quisha Wint, Sheraton Conference Centre, Sunfest, Swagger, Tara Scott, Thunder Dome Sounds on May 9, 2018 by segariniIt’s May!!!! Festival season has begun with Canadian Music Week (CMW) and there is something for everyone. From the neophyte to the cynical lifer, CMW includes seminars and panel discussions covering Tech, Music and Radio; Mentor’s Café; Film and Music Festivals, always something to learn. ….and then there’s the networking…..better known as schmoozing…..done to a fine art. Once again the downtown Sheraton Conference Centre is command central and the heartbeat of CMW. It’s where all the conference sessions take place, the trade show for all things shiny and new is ensconced and of course, much meeting and greeting is done in the lobby bar.
Pat Blythe – #MeToo/#NotMeToo and Rockin’ the Night Away…
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "Last Bullet", #MeToo, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Beautiful Scars, Bob Segarini, Christie Blatchford, Crown Lands, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, George Olliver, Horseshoe Tavern, Hot Lips, Jacqui Childs, JUNO Awards, London Ontario, National Post, Pat Blythe, Ready The Prince, Secret Broadcase, See Rock Live Magazine, SEEROCKLIVE, TheDukeLive, Tom Wilson, Velvet Underground on January 31, 2018 by segariniLet me start by stating I am not a “political” person. I follow what’s going on the world to keep myself current but I don’t read nor do I decipher every minutiae that is written about “he who shall not be shamed” or anyone else for that matter. However, the latest in a very long string of accusations of sexual misconduct/harassment, particularly here in Ontario, well…..I’ve about had enough. I posted this in Facebook a few days ago and, generally, the respondents agree with me. What follows in a slightly edited version.
“For the first time in years, eons even, I sat down to read something other a computer screen (except for Tom Wilson’s book Beautiful Scars). This time it was the newspaper. The National Post actually. For some mysterious reason it keeps appearing on my front porch at least six out of seven days a week. But I digress…… Continue reading
Pat Blythe – Rights, Nights, and Music
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "Last Bullet", A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Beatrice Keeler, Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, Countermeasure, Crown Lands, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Horseshoe Tavern, Hot Lips, Jace Traz, Jacqui Childs, James Blonde, Kensington Market, Langston Francis, Lawrie Ingles, Lisa MacIntosh, Maia Van Raes, Nathan Phillips Square, Pat Blythe, Rivoli, Robbie Lane, Rose Theatre, Sam Taylor, Sam Taylor and the East End Love, SEEROCKLIVE, SING! Toronto, The Crooked, The Linsmore, Toronto Women's March, Zoomer Radio on January 24, 2018 by segariniOkay, we’ll kick this off with the weather…..freezing cold, snowing, raining, freezing rain, sunny, cloudy, pluses and minuses all over the map, exploding pipes, sinkholes, warming trends, arctic air masses, blankets on, blankets off…..we’re screwed! Somebody make up their mind!!!! This keeps up I’m whipping out the 3″ summer sandals…..winter be damned!