I spent a bit of of time in downtown Toronto this week having avoided going anywhere near it since 2012 because, well, CONSTRUCTION. The annual FanExpo extravaganza began Thursday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and I took my son down on transit – not to see the actors and actresses hawking their photos and autographs (which we have enjoyed in years past), but to check out the new offerings in the video gaming world.
Archive for Sean Kelly
Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock’n’Roll – M is for Much More Metal
Posted in Opinion with tags Annihilator – “Alison Hell”, Bovine Tiki Bar, Cameron Carpenter, Coney Hatch – “Monkey Bars”, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Goddo – “Tough Times/Cock On!”, Heavy Metal, Helix – “Rock You”, Lee Aaron – “Metal Queen”, Max Webster & Rush – “Battlescar”, Metal on Ice – Tales From Canada’s Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Heroes, Mike Campbell, music, music videos, Records, Rush – “Bastille Day”, Sean Kelly, Slayer, Stephane Drolet. Triumph – “Lay It On The Line”, The Carleton, The Heelwalkers – “El Camino”, Toronto, Voivod – “Target Earth” on November 28, 2013 by segarini
The last place I imagined being in last Thursday night was at the Kool Haus along with about 2,500 guys who looked like they were at a casting call for Sons of Anarchy Season 7. The event was a Slayer concert.
A have a few out of town friends and we have a rule that if they are coming to Toronto, or if you are visiting their town, an email or text must be sent advising of said visit. It is by no means mandatory to spend time together but more of a “heads up going to be in your town, would love to have a pint but no obligation, and, didn’t want you to hear I was in town and didn’t reach out”. More often than not you find time in your schedule for said pint and a wee bit of a catch-up.
Frank Gutch Jr: Kickin’ Thru the Ashes (Old Albums Rediscovered)….
Posted in Opinion with tags Allan Holldsworth, Brian Parrish, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drew Gibson, Elephant Revival, Frank Gutch Jr., Harvey Mandel, Headstone, Howie Wahlen, Ian Matthews, Johnny Rivers, Jon Hiseman, Larry Raspberry, Laurie Biagini, Magma, music, No Small Children, Paul Gurvitz, Potliquor, Records, Riff Raff, Sean Kelly, Tarney/Spencer, Tempest, The Collectors, Tom House, Tommy Eyre, Zzebra on August 1, 2012 by segarini
It all started when Laurie Biagini posted a link to a video (Lydia Purple) by The Collectors, a legendary Pac NW band out of British Columbia back in the sixties (and, yes, B.C. is in the Pac NW). My buddy Howie Wahlen followed that up by taking pictures and posting both sides of The Collectors‘ first album jacket and the die was cast.
Frank Gutch Jr: Randy Cates Talks About Gypsy (and Rico) and Even More Notes (Pop Quiz at Eleven)…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Antithesis, Bill Lordan, Dala, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elephant Revival, Enrico Rosenbaum, Frank Gutch Jr., Green Monkey Records, Green Pajamas, Gypsy, Hardin Burns, In the Garden, Indie Artists, Indie Music, James Walsh, Jim Johnson, Jon Gomm, Kink Ador, Lianne Smith, Minneapolis, music, Randy Cates, Richard Snow, Sean Kelly, The Fire Tapes, Tom House, Unlock the Gates, Zoe Muth on July 25, 2012 by segarini
I was sitting here in front of the computer this past week and wondering about the plethora of deaths amongst musicians, because it seems like musicians are taking a larger hit than normal lately, and Gypsy popped into my head. Gypsy Queen— Part One, to be specific. “Warning… warning…” to be even more specific. Goddamn but I love the beginning of that song and the rest of the song, to boot, and I couldn’t help but wonder what the hell is going on. I can’t turn on the computer anymore without hearing of another musician’s passing and, truth be told, it is starting to get me down.
Frank Gutch Jr: O Canada! You’re Music To My Ears, Part Deux! Another Look at New Canadian Music Really Worth Hearing….. Steve Young and Jubal Lee Young Play Eugene….. Jon Gomm and Canada….. and NOTES!!!
Posted in Opinion with tags Buxter Hoot'n, Dala, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eric Corne, Frank Gutch Jr., Indie Music, J.D. Souther, Jon Gomm, Jubal Lee Young, Laurie Biagini, Lester Quitzau, Lisbee Stainton, Mena Hardy, Picture The Ocean, Poco, Redgy Blackout, Rheostatics, Sean Kelly, Shade, Steve Young, Susanna Hoffs, Tim Vesely, Violet Archers, Xprime on July 7, 2012 by segarini
A number of months ago I wrote about Canadian music here on DBAWIS. That column included mentions of The Dementians, Laurie Biagini, Lisa O’Neill, Eric Corne, Shade, White Light Machine, Lester Quitzau, and Redgy Blackout. There has been a lot of water under the bridge since then and Canada, like every other country in the musical world, is cranking more music out by the hour, it seems, and good music it is. It is funny, but when I write about music in the States, it seems like (and I know it is only in my head) I am writing about the obvious. Canada, though, is another world and an adventure I so enjoy experiencing that I am going to take a little mental break and update you on a few of those listed the first go-round and break a little ground with a handful of artists from the Far Northlands about which/whom I have not yet written. Much.
