Last year, on March 13th, a group of men and women, most of us long in the tooth but younger at heart than most could imagine, gathered in the back of a bar called The Pilot to pay tribute and say goodbye to the very funny, eclectic, and absurdist comedian, Steve Shuster.
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Darrell Vickers: Guess Who’s Not in the Hall of Fame
Posted in Opinion with tags Burton Cummings, Cleveland, Darrell Vickers, Dave Clark Five, DBAWIS, Deep Purple, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ian Gillan, Inductees, music, Nominations, Radio Vickers, Records, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Status Quo, The El Mocambo, The Guess Who, Yes on January 20, 2014 by segariniAnytime anyone has put pen to parchment or thumb to I-phone to craft a well-intentioned list of things meritorious, people have lined up for days to ladle the cold and lumpy vomit of their disgust down the back of that individual’s shirt collar. Today is no exception. Pull out your shirt collar, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, because I’ve got my whisky-barrel-sized ladle and it’s full to brimmin’ with the icy cold sick of my discontent.
Nadia Elkharadly: Indie Week 2012 – That’s a wrap
Posted in Opinion with tags Cai.ro, Cherry Cola's, Darryl Hurs, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Glen Matlock, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Indie Week, Kink Ador, Nadia Elkharadly, Sarah Riches, the Bovine Sex Club, The Bright Road, The El Mocambo, The Horseshoe Tavern, The Maladies of Adam Stokes on October 16, 2012 by segariniIt’s been a lazy Monday for me today as I recover from yet another multi-day music festival in Toronto. This Sunday night (or Monday morning if you want to get technical) marked the end of Indie Week 2012. It’s only the second Indie Week that I’ve attended and taken part in, but it’s rapidly becoming my favourite music festival in our fair city.
If you haven’t heard of Indie Week, you probably haven’t been walking around downtown Toronto with your eyes open; the intrepid indie week volunteer team has been diligently postering the city for weeks leading up to the launch party.
Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock – L is for Live
Posted in Opinion with tags ABCs of Rock, Cameron Carpenter, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, L, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Colonial Tavern, The El Mocambo, The Gasworks, The Knob Hill, The Nickelodeon, The Piccadilly Tube, Toronto, Toronto Clubs Live Music '70s and '80s on August 2, 2012 by segariniThe great news of Sam Grosso (Cadillac Lounge) buying the El Mocambo last week got me to thinking of all the great old venues I was lucky enough to spend time at in my youth.
We are very fortunate in Toronto to have so many great venues for acts to play at. On Queen West alone you have The Rivoli, The Legendary Horseshoe, The Cameron House, The Hideout, The Bovine and Cherry Colas to name but a few. The Tattoo Rock Parlour had a ton of potential but they just didn’t seem to be able to fully commit to “the rock”.