About ten days ago, I was at “The Hideout”. The band spent about 10 minutes warming up, then did a song. During the song, the drummer asked for an adjustment to his monitor, as sometimes happens during an opening number. The band finished and I applauded warmly. The lead singer said “Thanks. Warm up!” Oh well, you can’t be right all the timeĀ š.
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Indie Peter Indie Music Indie Launch
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "Glove", Benjamin M Doerkson, Blackie Jackett Jr, Bob Segarini, Camp Oochigeas, Indie Week, Leo Vance, Native American Music Awards, Peter Montreuil, Phantom Atlantic, Porchlight, Redhill Valleys, Take A Lot Of Pain, The Crooked, The Hideout, The Painted Lady, Twin Flames, Urvah Khan, \Don/t Believe A Word I Say\ on October 18, 2018 by segariniPat Blythe – London Bluesfest — Savoy Brown, Foghat, Mark Farnerā¦..and Music!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Anthony Gomes, Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dylan Weller, Elaine Sawyer, Foghat, Grand Funk Railroad, Indie Week, Kim Simmonds, Leisa Farner, London Bluesfest, luvthemusic, Mark Farner, Music Tasters Choice, Mustang Mach I, Pat Blythe, Savoy Brown, Savoy Brown Blues Band, Slammin' Media's Bruce Bradley, Suzy Kory, The Crooked, The Hideout Toronto, The Redhill Valleys, The Reed Effect, Treasure Island Gardens, University of Toronto, Wich is Wich on October 17, 2018 by segariniI’m leaving my personal thoughts and musings to the end timeā¦ā¦I’m still catching up with the summer and all the wonderful music I heard, the people I met and all those little moments in between.
Soā¦.starting with London Bluesfestā¦.my inner teenager was agog, amazed and humbled by the lineup this year. Performers I never had a chance to see and performers that brought back some wonderful memories. I arrived in London on the Friday, just in time to pick up my badge, connect with friend Elaine Sawyer (whose company Wich is Wich was catering the event) and catch Savoy Brown and Foghat.
Peter on Crooked Politics and Crooked The Band
Posted in Opinion with tags Don't Believe a Word I Say, Peter Montreuil, Reg the Cat, Robert Segarini, The Crooked, The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto on October 4, 2018 by segariniDemocracy is in peril, threatened by apathy. We have elected unqualified fools, both in America and here in Ontario, much to my chagrin. How could these accepting and accommodating nations welcome these wolves into their doors?
Peter Brings The Latest Buzz Bands
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "All Of This Life" Doug Elliott, "Brown Eyed Lover", "Just The Way You Are", "Life To Fix", "Light Of The Day", "No One Likes A Nihilist", "Normalize", "Old Place", "Shakedown", "Tarot Cards", "The Hazytones", "The Shoebox Sessions" Toronto, Allen Stone, Billy Joel, Boston, breaking up, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Franz Von Suppe, Hall and Oates, Ivory Hours, Joan Smith and the Jane Does, Junction City Music Hall, Kevin Foster, Lois Forbes, London, Mexico, Michael Musashi Marucci, New York Mets, Nick Waterhouse, Nikki's Wives, Ontario, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Quebec, Robert Segarini, Shea Stadium, Teresa Scott Coulter, The Crooked, The Most Serene Republic, The Record Company, The Stoned Meadow Doom Festival, Toronto Blue Jays on August 2, 2018 by segariniI hope that no one thinks that I was angry when I wrote my last column. If anything, I was just disappointed, especially with the Hall and Oates concert which we attended last year. I had paid a fair bit of money, (and don’t get me going on the ticket reseller scam, or I WILL get angry!), for some ostensibly choice seats, only to be confronted by a writhing geriatric “mosh pit” poised between the stage and ourselves. Anyone who reads this and who wishes to assail me with accusations of “ageism”, I am 63 years old, so take your best shot, although the ice beneath your feet will be very thin indeedĀ š!
Peter Forgives Hall and Oates and Billy Joel
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "All Of This Life" Doug Elliott, "Brown Eyed Lover", "Just The Way You Are", "Life To Fix", "Light Of The Day", "No One Likes A Nihilist", "Normalize", "Old Place", "Shakedown", "Tarot Cards", "The Hazytones", "The Shoebox Sessions" Toronto, Allen Stone, Billy Joel, Boston, breaking up, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Franz Von Suppe, Hall and Oates, Ivory Hours, Joan Smith and the Jane Does, Junction City Music Hall, Kevin Foster, Lois Forbes, London, Mexico, Michael Musashi Marucci, New York Mets, Nick Waterhouse, Nikki's Wives, Ontario, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Quebec, Robert Segarini, Shea Stadium, Teresa Scott Coulter, The Crooked, The Most Serene Republic, The Record Company, The Stoned Meadow Doom Festival, Toronto Blue Jays on June 28, 2018 by segariniI hope that no one thinks that I was angry when I wrote my last column. If anything, I was just disappointed, especially with the Hall and Oates concert which we attended last year. I had paid a fair bit of money, (and don’t get me going on the ticket reseller scam, or I WILL get angry!), for some ostensibly choice seats, only to be confronted by a writhing geriatric “mosh pit” poised between the stage and ourselves. Anyone who reads this and who wishes to assail me with accusations of “ageism”, I am 63 years old, so take your best shot, although the ice beneath your feet will be very thin indeedĀ š!
Q: Are He Not Peter Montreuil? A: He Are Indie!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags " Boom Babba Do Ba Dabba", "A Strange Curiosity", "At Least You're Having Fun", "Biting My Tongue", "Elusive", "Glove", "Golden Vibes", "I Am The Walrus", "In Hell I'll Be In Good Company", "Latchkey Kids", "No Way Out Of Here", "Pi", "Tarot Cards", "Unity", Andre Pettipas and the Giants, BlackDog Ballroom, Denmark, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dylan Stanfield, FM Berlin, Fort McMurray, Greater Toronto Area, Indie Week, James Blonde, Mike Stanfield, Nova Scotia, Peter Montreuil, Port Hawkesbury, PowerSolo, Regina, Robert Segarini, Saskatchewan, Second Pass, Silversun Pickups, Spain, The Beatles, the Bovine Sex Club, The Crooked, The Dead South, The Reed Effect, Unidentified Funk Object on May 31, 2018 by segariniThanksĀ for the responses to last week’s column. I realize that the column was a little disjointed, or more disjointed than usual, but it was a very frightening time for me, and I had to face some demons head on, so the structure of that column accurately reflected my mental state at the time.
Peter (Beer) Barrels through CMW 2018
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "Anthems in Ashes", "Atomic Tomb", "Eklectik", "Gnarly Horse", "Hotel Mira", "Iggy Pop And The Stooges", "Kilmore", "Lyric Dubee", "Mount Farewell", "Mulligrub", "Nahga", "Revelations", "The Alpacas", "The Julian Taylor Band", "The Original Kid Rock", 94.9 The Rock, Adelaide Hall, BlackDog Ballroom, Brandon Gregory, Canadian Music Week, Cherry Cola's, Cleopatrick, Crown Lands, Darryl Hurs, David Bowie, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Elliott, Drop Top Alibi, dylan hennessey, Fortunate Losers, Indie Week, Ivory Hours, James Blonde, Junction City Music Hall, Metropass, Michael Stanfield, mudhoney, Mushy Callahan, Pat Blythe, Peter Montreuil, Return For Refund, Robert Segarini, Second Pass, Suzi Kory, the Bovine Sex Club, The Clash, The Crooked, The Hideout, The Record Company, The Reed Effect, The Who, Trampa on May 17, 2018 by segariniArmed with my “media” credentials, my guidebook and my Metropass, I took on Canadian Music Week. (Note that all of the bands/artists that I mention in this column have Facebook pages, and are well worth further study, should you feel so inclined. It was a very busy week!)
Peter Gets Crooked and then Sets You Straight
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Don't Believe a Word I Say, Florida shooting, Joseph Haydn, Peter Montreuil, Robert Segarini, The Crooked on February 15, 2018 by segariniLast Thursday, while the editor was valiantly attempting to “loose the Gordian Knot” of my purple prose, absolve me of my syntax and find pictures that were not only relevant to my column, but also tried to make me look brighter than I actually am, I was “trodding the boards”. My friends from “The Crooked” were filming a video and requested volunteers to be extras. Now, there is acting in my background. I remember my father telling me about being in a play in university. To his delight, there was a movie made of that very play, and he eagerly purchased a ticket, eager to see which Hollywood Heavyweight would try to fill his thespian shoes. Alas, his part was written out of the film. I myself once played Joseph Haydn in a grade 3 class play. I remember the pained look on my father’s face when I asked if I could borrow one of his prized violins as a prop. (In the event, I used a stringless plastic ukele and employed a ruler as my bow.) I also have had a lot of experience acting interested and engaged during meetings at work.
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 weatherā¦..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 offā¦..we’re screwed! Somebody make up their mind!!!! This keeps up I’m whipping out the 3″ summer sandalsā¦..winter be damned!