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November 19, 2007

I Laugh At Pain


Well, I would if there were any. The gig on Saturday went great and my finger held up fine. No trauma.

I think the duct tape suit of armour I wrapped around it definitely helped with the discomfort level. That and sacrificing a bit of ghost note finesse. I barely felt a thing, although I can still feel the nerves repairing themselves when I put pressure on the cut.

Dealing with trauma is the forté of modern western medicine.

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3:13 PM
November 14, 2007

Back In The Saddle

So, for those that don't know, I'm a drummer. When I cut my finger requiring five stitches a couple of weeks ago, I knew I'd be out of commission for a while.

A few days ago, I tried playing for the first time since it happened. I jammed with some friends for an hour or so. My finger felt OK, but when I changed the bandage I could see that there had been internal bleeding. Not good, I thought. So I laid off the playing.

Last night, I got a call to do a few shows with Shane Phillips at Bar Italia, starting this Saturday. I decided to do it, mainly because Shane is real cool and the rest of the band is great. The bass player Tino and I used to go to music school together, and played in the same bands years ago when we both lived in Edmonton, and he's a blast to play with. I also reasoned that a few more days of healing will be enough for my finger to take a night of playing.

We'll see. You can too! Come to the show.

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4:11 PM
August 27, 2007

Max Roach, 1924 - 2007

Goodbye Max, and thanks for everything.

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7:33 PM
November 25, 2006

A Ridiculous Amount of Great Music

This weekend in Toronto is the Canadian Aboriginal Festival (turn down your volume before clicking!). I didn't post on it beforehand, but I was part of a great show that took place as part of the festival at Revival Bar on the 23rd. On the bill was Andrea Menard, Leela Gilday (who's new CD is now available and fantastic) and Tamara Podemski (multiple CAMA award winner! she's unstoppable), all of them dizzyingly multi-talented artists.

The night before at the NOW Lounge, I was treated to Leela and her sublime band's performance of her new CD, with the incomparable Rhonda Stakich warming things up.

This much beauty and talent over the course of two days really is quite ridiculous.

And in honor of the Canadian Aboriginal Festival, and just because, have a quick read of what the US and Canadian governments are trying to block: the UN's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Done? Now write to your MP or Congressman and set them straight.

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5:32 PM
August 19, 2006

Neil Young

This is a great interview.

Wow, check out his website. It's amazing.

Harvest is my favorite Neil Young album. Got it on vinyl.

Just when you're feeling down, Neil picks you up.

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3:41 PM
August 18, 2006

Sho'nuff

So...if you've increased the gain too much on the vocal mic, where you're picking up waaaay too much ambient noise, you're going to get some FEEDBACK!

Yep.

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1:48 AM
August 16, 2006

Rhonda at the Cameron House

I went to The Cameron House here in Toronto last night to see the ridiculously fantastic Rhonda Stakich perform. She's literally one of the best musicians I know. She's an excellent guitarist, and her playing style is really unique. She plays this finger picking/classical kind of mix with intricate rhythmic parts, all while singing beautiful, lilting melodies which weave through her guitar parts. She's performing there for the next two tuesdays, starting at 7pm. GO!

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10:31 AM