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Roxanne Tellier: My Toronto – Part One

Posted in Opinion with tags Boys Brigade, Buddy Guy, Cameo Lounge, Chick n Deli, Cleveland, DBAWIS, Dixieland Jazz Matinee at Grossman's, Downchild Blues Band, Ellen McIlwaine, Goddo, Honeymoon Suite, Hotel California, Howling Wolf, Isabella Hotel. I Get Dizzy At The Izzy, Jane Vasey, Jesse Winchester, Kid Bastien's Camelia Band, Knob Hill Hotel, Louise Lambert, Mad Mechanic, Muddy Waters, Peter Appleyard, Piccadilly Tube, Q107, Queensbury Arms, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Reckless, Regatta, Roxanne Tellier, Santers, Spats, Sylum, The Cameo Blues Band, the Chimney, The Forge and Nickelodeon, The Gasworks, the Happy Pals, The Hunt, The Izzy, The Jitters, The Shammy, The Shamrock, Tony’s East, Triumph, Ye Olde Brunswick House, yonge street, Zon on April 6, 2014 by segarini

Cam Carpenter’s recent DBAWIS column on Toronto venues reminded me of how impressive the city’s music scene was back in the day. In the late 1970’s and early ‘80’s, the city was awash not only in great clubs, but in terrific musicians working six or even seven days a week, entertaining delighted, enthusiastic crowds.

You couldn’t toss a rock without hitting a working musician back then. We were everywhere, making a decent living, doing what we loved to do. Demand for live music was high, and most of us tried our damndest to rise to the listener’s expectations.

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Segarini: Workin’ the Bars…and a GREAT video tribute to one of Canada’s most charismatic Record Industry Icons.

Posted in Opinion with tags Charlie Camilleri, David Wilcox, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, El Mocambo, Eugene Smith, Goddo, Hotel California, Kick Axe, Lee Aaron, Max Webster, Morgan Davis, Moxy, Partland Brothers, Piccadilly Tube, Rough Trade, Saga, segarini, The Gasworks, The Hunt, The Jarvis House, The Knob Hill, The Midwich Cuckoo, The Nickelodeon, Triumph, Zon on January 30, 2012 by segarini

When I first moved to Canada I was drawn to the music coming out of Montreal. We (The Wackers) had gone there in the first place to record the follow up to our first album, Wackering Heights as a kind of reward for making such a good debut LP. Our producer, the legendary Gary Usher, had promised to take us somewhere exotic to do the next record if the first either sold a pant-load, or the record was really good. The record was really good. Although I had played Vancouver at various times in different bands, Montreal was a mystery to me. Usher told me, “You’ll love it! They all speak French!” Wow, I thought, we’re going to Europe. Then I looked Montreal up in our huge Rand McNally World Atlas. Oh. We’re going to Canada. Fuck!