Music festival season is upon us. CMW (Canadian Music Week) is usually first out of the starting gate. This year FCLMA was ahead of the game so for me, one segues right into the other. I’ll also be heading to Mariposa in July and Summerfolk in August. With a myriad of music shows and festival in between it’s going to be a busy summer for many and one that will pass by far too rapidly.
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Pat Blythe – Forest City London Music Awards Wrap-Up, CMW …and Music!
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Aeolian Hall, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music Week, Carole Pope, CMW, Dashboard Rattle, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, FCLMA, Fifth of Jazz, Forest City London Music Awards, Greg Simpson, James Blonde, London Music Hall of Fame, luvthemusic, Mario Circelli, Mark Henning Jazz Quartet, monowhales, Parvaaz, Pat Blythe, Paul Aitken Trio, Paul DeLong, Quintessential Jazz Combo, Rivoli, Sarah Smith, Susan Aglukark, Swagger, SwinGrowers, TD Sunfest, The PepTides, Tribe Royal, Twin Fin on May 8, 2019 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – Mother’s Day, CMW and This is America
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags a trailblazing entrepreneur who is known as the Queen of Brands and Bands, Bob Lefsetz, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music Week, Cassandra Tari. Steve Lillywhite, Childish Gambino, Civil War, Dave Matthews Band, DBAWIS, death, Dreaming Out Loud. TIKI LOUNGE, Eric Alper, Glover, Grandmaster Flash, Green Room. Greg Simpson, Jim Crow, Larry LeBlanc, Lefsetz Letter., Marcie Allen, Music Nova Scotia, Peter Gabriel, Ralph Simon, Rivoli, Roxanne Tellier, Rummoli, Sue Mills, The Rolling Stones, The Talking Heads, This is America, U2, White Lines, XTC on May 13, 2018 by segariniMy mother has been gone since April of 1992 … 26 years ago. There are days when it feels like we were playing a spirited game of Rummoli only yesterday, and other days when I can’t remember what it was like to have my own little family. After my mum and grandmother died just days apart in that horrible year, the tenuous link we had with Montreal was broken. While I’ve been ‘home’ a few times since then, Quebec hasn’t really drawn me back for decades.
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!
Pat Blythe – Canadian Music Week 2017….The Finale
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Amelia Curran, Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, CMW, Common Deer, Darrell Vickers, David McMichael, DBAWIS, Desert Star, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donny Blais, East Coast Music Awards, Eddie Bullen, Greg Simpson, Hello Delaware, Horseshoe Tavern, John Rowlands, Julian Taylor, Julian Taylor Band, Lorraine Segato, Menage, Mentor's Cafe, Music Nova Scotia, Pat Blythe, Phoenix Concert Theatre, rancho relaxo, Rivoli, Six Shooter, Smithsonian, SOCAN, Tanya Tagaq, The Danger Bees, The Town Heroes, Theremin, Tranzac, Whitehorse on May 17, 2017 by segariniBefore I pick up where I left off prior to Bob’s computer turning into a brick, I shall sidestep a titch and segue, for just a moment, into sessions. Yes…those relatively educational, supposedly non-biased, informative, enlightening, seminars/panel discussions or summits, as CMW refers to them. This is the core stuff delegates are actually paying for when they purchase a ticket. I listed the several different streams one can chose from in last week’s column, so I shan’t bore you with the details here. However, suffice to say, there is loads of opportunity to learn as well as “button hole” and query those with a cumulative hundreds of years of experience, and educate yourself in everything that is the entertainment industry. From Mentor’s Cafe to SOCAN, from touring to ticketing, from writing, producing and publishing to understanding Indie labels and Indie rights….and that’s just the music stream.
Roxanne Tellier – Put On Your Dancing Shoes, Toronto!
Posted in Opinion with tags Ariana Gillis, Beatles, Bob Segarini, Bruce Nasmith, Burke Carrol, Cleave Anderson, CMW, dance, David Celia. Double Mind, DBAWIS, Don Maclean, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Russel, Frank Zirone, Great Hall, Jay Swinnerton, Jennie, Kevin Rolston, Kingston, London.Rube Goldberg, Pat Blythe, Peterborough, PM, Rally, Rivoli, Roxanne Tellier, Sarnia, Tim Jackson, Windsor, Xprime, Yeah YeahYeah on June 7, 2015 by segariniJennie is a party. Jennie will brook no voyeurs on the voyage. You must be involved, you must eat, you must drink,you must dance! You must participate, because “Fun doesn’t just happen! You have to make it happen!“Jennie turns the world on with her smile.
Roxanne Tellier: Fighting For The Right To Protest
Posted in Opinion with tags aboriginals, AC/DC, Amnesty International, Bill C-51.Queen’s Park, Bob Segarini, Canadian, Canadian democracy, Cathy Cook, Chris Hedges, Dartmouth, David Celia, DBAWIS, Dennis Jones, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Sheeran, Edmonton, environmentalists, Europe, folk music scene, Food Revolution Day, Freedom of Speech, Great Hall, Halifax, Hugh Jackman, Ian Patton, Jamie Oliver, Jazzie B, Jon Stewart, Margaret Anne McHugh, Mike Chandler, Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Monsanto, Nova Scotia, NSA, Ontario, Paul McCartney, Raging Grannies of Ottawa, Rivoli, Roxanne Tellier, SolidariGLEE, Stephen Harper, Stevie and the ConserviCats, Terry Tufts, veterans, Vintage, women, Xprime on May 31, 2015 by segariniOne week ends and another begins. It’s been a tough couple of weeks for many, even more so than other weeks. After a bitterly cold and seemingly unending winter, Toronto’s spring has yet to settle in, as it jumps from sweltering daytime highs to overnight lows that wreak havoc on wardrobe choices and spark terror in the hearts of gardeners.
Pat Blythe: CMW — Over and Out Part 2 – Until We Meet Again
Posted in Opinion with tags (We're All) Juvenile Delinquent, Al Mair, Alana Yorke, Billy Mann, Bob Segarini, Bonnie Fedrau, Buddy Guy, Cam Carpenter, Canadian Musician, Care Failure, Charlie Presburg, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Chef Live, Christopher Blythe, DBAWIS, Die Mannequin, Donny Blais, eOne Music Canada, Fat White Family, Frank Tiefenback, Fry's, Fryfolgles, Gab Sid, Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, Gibson Artist Showroom, GigSalad, Gladys Knight, Gloryhound, GOASTT, Greg Simpson, Horseshoe Tavern, Howlin’ Wolf, Ian Janes, Images in Vogue, J.C. Sandoval, Jay Sparrow, John Lennon, Levon Helm, Midnight Sun, Muddy Waters, Music Nova Scotia, Neil Carson, Newcap Radio, Peter Montreuil, Phil Taylor, rancho relaxo, Richard Julien, Rivoli, Roxanne Tellier, Savannah, Sean Lennon, Secret Broadcast, segarini, Segarini Band, Seneca College, Sheraton, Steph Mercier, Steve Jones, The Picture Taker, tiki lounge, Tom Williams, Turn Down The World, VIP Bookings, Xprime, Yoko Ono, Zippo Lighters on May 20, 2015 by segariniI was overwhelmed with what CMW had to offer. So much to see and do, so many contacts to make, so much to learn and waaaay too many clubs to hit. Impossible in ten days but we all do our very best.