We’re into March and the weather continues to be as unpredictable as NHL hockey. Live music is still down the road and hopefully will see some growth when the weather gets better. Until then we have to satisfy ourselves with live streaming and new music releases from Canada’s greatest undiscovered and perpetual talents.
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Posted in COVID 19, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Aaron Allen, Bob Segarini, Brown Eyed Susans, Canadian Music, Cayuga, Chantal Kreviazuk, Chuck Jackson, Dan MacLean Jr., DBAWIS, Doghouse Rose, Don't Believe a Word I Say, F-105, Irish Real Life Festival, Jaimie Vernon, Jannelle Martin, Jesse Thomas Brown, John Sketch, july talk, Katelyn Biehn, Kevin Roy Kratsch, Kim Mitchell, Leahy, Lense, Long Range Hustle, Lucette, Luscious, Marc LaFrance, Mister K, Mr. C & The C-Notes, Paul Shaffer, People Of The Sun, Punk, Queen Street, Ralph Alfonso, Shian Grace, Sigrun Stella, Speedway, Spoon, Stew Hooey, Taming Sari, Ted Carrick, The Pursuit Of Happines, Toronto, TPOH, Universal Honey, Vancouver Symphony on March 1, 2021 by segariniPat Blythe – A Little Vacay …Waabi Nibi Water Crisis …April in August …and Music!
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", April, Bob Segarini, Bovine Sex Club, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Espanola, Evan Redsky, Evil Elvis, Gladstone Hotel, Jesse Wente, july talk, Karl Anderson, Kate Boothman, KC Carlisle, Lisa MacIntosh, Pat Blythe, Sam Cash, Tom Wilson, Vision of Water, Waabi Nibi Vision of Water Revue on August 7, 2019 by segarini
Heads up folks, DBAWIS will be going on summer hiatus beginning next week until September 7. So after today (Wednesday) I won’t be landing in your inbox or appearing on my FB timeline again until September 11. Hmmmmm…..come to think of it, I may resurrect a few oldies but goodies on my timeline, just to keep you on your toes. So with that, let this post begin….
Segarini: Canadian, Eh? Happy 150th Canada Day!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags BB Gabor, Blue Shadows, Cadence, Cameo Blues Band, Canadian Music, Cherry Cola's, Courage My Love, Dala, David Celia, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, july talk, Junkhouse, Moxy Fruvous, music, Pagliaro, Records, Sam Taylor, segarini, The Respectables, The Wackers, Tom Wilson, Toronto on July 1, 2017 by segarini
Have a safe and happy Canada Day…I love you all. And yes…this IS the Greatest Country in the World…even if some of us don’t know it.
Portions of this column originally appeared in FYIMusic, Cashbox Canada, and DBAWIS.
Segarini Rerun: Music or Nostalgia…Which is It? – Going Back to Find the Future. Sons, Bones, and Loops….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Cherry Cola's, Country, Courage My Love, DBAWIS, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dustin Lynch, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Influences, Jordan John, july talk, Maddie and Tae, music, Music Radio, music videos, Nostalgia, Pop, Pop Fusion, radio, Records, Rival Sons, Rock, Saint Paul and the Broken Bones, samantha martin, Secret Broadcast, segarini, The Beatles, The Berklee College of Music, The Future of Music, Toronto, Xprime on January 23, 2017 by segarini
Editor’s Note – Originally posted on January 21st 2015, this column bears repeating. Proud to say our track record is pretty good for sniffing out greatness in a sea of popular, financially successful mediocrity, but the continued confusion regarding the differences in worthiness and rose-coloured glasses steeped in nostalgia, needs to be addressed. When it comes to Greatness, consider the majority of what you hear on terrestrial radio as nothing more than Alternative Fact.
Cameron Carpenter – 10 CC – That’s The Ticket
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Cameron Carpenter, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Field Trip, Ginger Ale & The Mono Whales, july talk, music, music videos, Polaris Prize, Records, Rock Lobster, segarini, Spaceface, The Beaches, The Bovine, The National, Tiki Bar, Toronto, Wristbands on June 9, 2016 by segarini
It was 42 years ago next Wednesday when I saw The New York Dolls and Kiss perform at Massey Hall. It was one of my earliest concert going experiences and I still remember the combination of fear and excitement racing through my body.
Cameron Carpenter: Past & Present Tens – Earthquake Weather
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Andrew Matheson, Buffin, Cameron Carpenter, Celine Dion, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Glenn Frey, july talk, Leah Fay, Mott the Hoople, music, radio, Records, Rene Angelil, Rock Lobster, segarini, The Bovine, Tiki Bar, Toronto on January 21, 2016 by segarini
In 1989 the late Joe Strummer released a great solo record by the name of “Earthquake Weather”. It seems as if we are right in the middle of it right now. Depending on your age and musical taste there recently have been a series of major quakes and after-shocks which are shaking the world of music to its very core. Last week was no exception.
Cameron Carpenter: Rock’n’Roll Rewind – Pope On A Rope and NXNE 2015
Posted in Opinion with tags 1978, Amy Winehouse, Balmy Beach, Bellwoods, Cameron Carpenter, Carole Pope, Cobra Ramone, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Greg Godovitz, july talk, Leah Fay, Mark Slaughter, NXNE, radio, Records, Rock Lobster, Rough Trade, segarini, Slaughter, The Bovine, The New Music Magazine, Tiki Bar, Toronto on June 25, 2015 by segarini
If this seems a little bit dated it is because it went missing in cyberspace last week sometime on Tuesday.
I can tell you now that Cobra Ramone rocked, Bellwoods played a great show at The Rivoli and 54.40 did a fine job in The Beach last Saturday night.
(Editor’s Note – This column was originally meant to run last week. It somehow ended up in my SPAM folder and was hidden from sight until Cam sent it to me again with the update above. Here’s the column that was originally slated to be published a week ago today.)
Segarini: Music or Nostalgia…Which is It? Part 4 – Going Back to Find the Future. Sons, Bones, and Loops….
Posted in Opinion with tags Cherry Cola's, Country, Courage My Love, DBAWIS, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dustin Lynch, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Influences, Jordan John, july talk, Maddie and Tae, music, Music Radio, music videos, Nostalgia, Pop, Pop Fusion, radio, Records, Rival Sons, Rock, Saint Paul and the Broken Bones, samantha martin, Secret Broadcast, segarini, The Beatles, The Berklee College of Music, The Future of Music, Toronto, Xprime on January 21, 2015 by segarini
Everything comes from somewhere. If you don’t build on what has gone before, you are creating something without the benefit of a rock solid foundation to grow from.
Trying to recreate the past is a mistake made often by people who are more invested in the times represented by the music than the music itself, and using their love and knowledge of that music in the creation of something new.
In the case of music, sounding like The Beatles won’t bring back the 60s…but learning from their music and the influences that inspired them can help create the future.
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Frank Gutch Jr: Bobby Singh— Photo-Chronicling Toronto’s Music Scene; Shari Ulrich & Julia Graff— It’s a Family Thing; A Trifecta of Concept Albums; and Notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags 000 Watts, A&M Records, Alcoholic Faith Mission, Bob Segarini, Bobby Singh, Bonsai, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Emmylou Harris, Everywhere I Go, Frank Gutch Jr., Front of House Photography, hannah gillespie, Henry Diltz, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jaimie Vernon, Johnny Cash, Julia Graff, july talk, Levon Helm, music videos, Nightmare @ 20, Paul Kennerley, Phosphorescent, Records, Roseanne Cash, Shannon Curtis, Shari Ulrich, Simone Elyse Stevens, The Legend of Jesse James, The Pretty Reckless, Waylon Jennings, White Mansions on May 20, 2014 by segarini
Shari Ulrich, in her latest blog, talks about the future from a perspective of the past, her point being that she had not even an inkling of what was to happen while it was even happening. To live in the present is, in essence, to live in the future because time has no on and off buttons. Every second we live is another second into the future and another second away from the past. We experience it on an ongoing basis, the seconds ticking away into minutes and then hours and then days and then weeks until we are at a point we stop (though it never really stops) and look back, wiping our brows and wondering, where did it all go? And wish that we had maybe paid more attention.
Nadia Elkharadly: The Junos
Posted in Opinion with tags Addicted Magazine, Courage My Love, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, him promotions, Him: Evolution, july talk, Lee Harvey Osmond, music, Nadia Elkharadly, pink, Records, robin thicke, Serena Ryder, the darcys, the folk sinner, The Junos, warring on February 5, 2014 by segarini
Happy February DBAWIS! It’s been a great start to 2014 so far, aside from a few blips here and there. More than anything it’s shaping up to be an exciting year for music, but new and familiar, and you know how excited music gets me.
For those of you not in Canada, not into music or just not on twitter, the 2014 Juno Award nominations were announced this week. That’s Grammy in Canadian for all of you unfamiliar with the national canuck music awards. And like with any award show, with nominations come controversy, and this year’s Juno picks were not without their fair share. Take a gander at the nominee list here, while I will mosey on down the page to ruminate on a particularly contentious nomination.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 