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Has this lineup recorded and/or toured in the past? Haven't been paying attention for the last few years and wasn't aware of any post-Wetton Asian developments.

It was part of the "Nostalgia Festival" at LeBreton. They pretty much stuck to the hits, since I only really know the hits and knew almost all the songs they played. Nothing post-1980, from what I...

The ELO tribute band that played in Ottawa last summer was good enough for me.

In all seriousness, could the ~40% difference represent Amazon's cut from third-party marketplace sales?

This will probably be the last show that I organize. The full lineup (over two nights):

Ida Toninato (Solo baritone sax + electronics)
Ensemble Volcanic Ash
Rakestar with Christine Duncan...

I was speaking of Canadian dollars. Pre-order price on Amazon.ca was $92.

Don't know this era of the band at all. Would have been very interested in a budget-priced "Original Album Classics"-style boxed set, but much less so for a ~$100 super-deluxe boxed set.

"Coming to their senses" in this context would mean finally realizing that white jerseys are boring and that both teams should wear coloured jerseys when the colours don't clash.

Who's Carey? (I'm assuming not Mariah)

Univers Zero = Oversize Urn
Doctor Nerve = Drone Vector
Cheer Accident = Create Chic End
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic - So Come Bronzified Ghosts

And of course: Cunieform Records = Sonic Deform...

The recent sighting of a Kikagaku Moyo CD at Value Village (a Salvation Army-style thrift store) seemed pretty darn unlikely.

I saw an (autographed!) Unexpect CD at the same store about a year...

I'm not really a fan but I saw them twice at a big outdoor festival and they put on a good show both times, with the appropriate level of "spectacle" a big outdoor stage demands. The singer roaming...

I think "Big Old Jed Had a Lighter" was the more common interpretation.

Two from my childhood:

"Don't Nobody Got No Mr. Roboto"

"Give in to Gargamel" (AC/DC - Giving the Dog a Bone)

If he averages a goal-per-game in the playoffs he could finish with five or maybe even six goals!

Hoping to soon add some more Canadian content to Steve's tour listings, but making the Ottawa show happen probably hinges on my ability to find the band a couple more Canadian dates to make the trip...

Ultra-rare Canadian content! Ticket purchased for the 15th (one day after Colin Stetson and one day before FIMAV).

Not something I would have expected to see on a major label!

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Movie theatres around here routinely run 5-10 minutes of product ads before the "coming attractions".

Never cared for the didgeridoo or jaw's harp.



No issues with trumpets or trombones here, but would prefer if they were never played with a mute.

They also did a Robert Wyatt tribute CD.

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Porcupine Tree's "Up the Downstair" was originally released as a single LP and later re-issued as a double LP with no bonus tracks. On the 2-LP version, side 2 is 10 minutes and side 3 is just 7...

I'll open the bidding with:
Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy
Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta

Sitting in the front row at a Han Bennink concert, he saw me tapping my foot and starting playing faster until I gave up trying to tap my foot in time to the music, and then he winked at me.

Sadly, more and more 40-minute albums are getting released as double LPs, and priced accordingly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At1fPbWttJs&ab_channel=Wordburglar-Topic

I didn't count the total number of individual shows (since festivals may have 5+ shows in one day) but I attended shows on 61 different days in 2023. Highlights included:

February 10th - Lydia...

Just in time for the holiday season:

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Alphabetical listening throughout the workday. Today it's the seven deadly exes:

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The Ex; Ex Eye; Exoterm; The Exploding Meet; Explorer's Club; Explosions in the Sky; Extra Golden

MDK had a domestic pressing in Canada on Attic Records.

There was a deluxe 180g vinyl re-issue of "Rumours" a couple years ago and this is the one that surprises you?

Never heard them, but the spin-off band the Habibyya was kind of a cool early foray into "world music".

I never heard of the headliner (Lenker), and the biggest draw for me (Threadgill) gets the second-smallest font!

The Blackhawks have cut Corey Perry after rumours that he slept with Connor Bedard's mom.

Never heard them but I still remember Ken's review in the Laser's Edge catalogue:

The Big Picture - These guys don't see it.

Internet is about $100/month.

Basic cable from Bell is $25/month but that only includes the core Canadian and US broadcast networks (i.e. complete crap). On top of that I pay $150/year for NBA...

RIP jazz saxophonist Mars Williams, who died earlier today from stomach cancer at 68.

https://funeralobitsmemorial.com/mars-williams-obituary-saxophonist-for-the-psychedelic-furs-has-died-death/

The long-delayed James Harden trade to the Clippers was finally completed. The Sixers get four fringe players on expiring contracts, first round picks in 2026 and 2028, second round picks in 2024 and...

50th Birthday Binge from Wayside Music:

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Metropolis Part 3?

I would estimate that about 50% of the times I've ordered physical media on Bandcamp, the artist or label did not ship until I specifically contacted them for an update (after first patiently waiting...

Just found a more recent update:

After so many cancellations due to the USA work permit visa issues, this is what Soft Machine is doing this October. All other shows are postponed and reconfirmed...

It looks like everything prior to last night's scheduled show in Quebec City was cancelled. I can't find anything online to confirm if that one did or did not happen. Here is an update from Leonardo...

The North American tour might be postponed/cancelled? Still trying to find some official statement, but Leonardo has posted some lengthy diatribes about the US visa process on Facebook, and the only...

I went to the two previous Kiss 'Farewell' tours. Think I'll skip this one and wait for the next one.

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I believe the ESP albums ("Heliocentric Worlds 1 & 2" and "Nothing Is") were his only releases in the entire decade that weren't self-released/DIY affairs.

I run a small (well, microscopic, really) festival of jazz, improvised, and experimental music in Ottawa. I somehow managed to bring some fairly prominent "name" musicians to town - Satoko Fujii,...

Seeing the "Idiom" material performed live in 2019 was my introduction to Webber. I've picked up most everything since then, and was happy to invite her back to Ottawa to play two sets last year - a...

When I buy a digital download I usually end up burning it to a CDR. :)

JOHN HOLLENBECK [featured with BRULEZ LES MEUBLES]
October 13th - Glebe-St. James United Church, Ottawa, ON

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It's not without precedent.

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I interpreted that to mean that if the target is not hit, all the money is returned to the donors and the band receives nothing.

FIMAV announced today that Scott Thomson will be taking over as programming director beginning next year. Thomson has been the executive director of the Guelph Jazz Festival since 2017 and will be...

Some upcoming shows in Ottawa. I don't know how many "classic-era" members remain in either of these bands today:

October 5th - Goblin @ Mayfair Theatre

October 16th - Soft Machine @ Rainbow...

I saw Satoko Fujii's "This Is It!" three times in a week in September 2018 (Guelph, Kingston, and Ottawa).

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Jazz cellist Tristan Honsinger (ICP Orchestra, Cecil Taylor, etc.) died on Saturday, a couple months shy of his 74th birthday.

We have competing Tribute Band Festivals coming up at the end of the month! One appears much more "dad-oriented" than the other but they both conclude with Led Zeppelin tributes.

Legends of Rock...

I was channel surfing a few months ago and stumbled across a Foreigner "Then and Now" concert (from 2019, I guess), with the original and current versions of the band alternating between songs. It...

The arena show was in 2003. They've been back to Ottawa since then, but at the NAC's Southam Hall.

NP: NPNP

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