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1987
September 3, 1987 - Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
New Order / Echo and the Bunnymen / Gene Loves Jezebel
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My first big concert! Sixteen and totally green, I'm going to see New Order!!! I know nothing about shows. I have seats way up and over to the side in the Exhibition Grandstands, I'm with a couple of alterna-gals from school, and I'm loving it! For those of you who are too young to know, this ticket is pretty stacked for a mid-Eighties concert show. Bunnymen AND Gene Loves Jezebel?!? WOW! Okay, so Gene Loves Jezebel is not all that great, and even back then they weren't well regarded. With one big hit on their resume ('Desire', pronounced DEEEZAAIIIYEEUUHUR!), the band, fronted by two Welsh prettyboy twins, hit the stage and proceeded to give me my first great lesson in concertgoing: It is very easy to try too hard to be cool, and instead end up looking foolish. So, during the playing of the aforementioned hit the lead singer decides that he'd like to get offstage and jump into the crowd with his microphone. The crowd is confined to the grandstand, and he can't seem to get access to the crowd due to the security. He decides to make an end-run, dashing along the front of the grandstands, chased by police and pumping his fist. His zig-zag run is backed by the band, which is repeating the basic tune of the song endlessly and wondering when the singer will come back. The singer continues to try to get into the crowd, and is chased several hundred metres away from stage and the crowd (near to third base) by security. FINALLY he manages to convince security to let him into the grandstands. He climbs up through the seats, singing occasionally, and gets progressively more mauled by fans as he rises up towards me. He gets about ten rows away from me and some goth girl grabs his hat and runs off with it. This seems to take the fight out of our musical hero and, deflated and hatless, he slinks back down to the stage where the band thankfully gets to finish their set. A bit sad really. The Bunnymen are really good. Tight, pounding washes of guitar, Ian sounds great! It's a great set, the crowd is highly up for it and roars its approval. New Order, the headliner and one of my favourite bands, is another early lesson in concertgoing: You don't have to be on stage for your music to keep playing. Now, I love New Order. It has to be one of the most influential 80's bands ever AND their stuff is great to dance to. BUT, their live show sucks. The band is VERY still during the 'performance'. DEAD still. Okay, Peter Hook jumps around a bit, but it is NOT enough. Disappointed, I sit back and try to enjoy the music. It's great. The sound surges and rolls out, pumping the crowd up and down with the powerful beats. I close my eyes for a while and drink it in. When I open my eyes, the band is GONE! Oh yes, and the music is still going as before. The entire band left the stage DURING a song (Perfect Kiss? I can't remember)!! This is the first and ONLY time I've ever seen this. A Milli Vanilli moment if I've ever had one. So, my first concert is a doozy, and filled with memorable events. It starts me on a long and ear-punishing road that follows below. |
1988
December 31, 1988 - Nathan Phillips' Square, Toronto, Ontario
Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins / and others
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1989
Friday, June 9, 1989 - Kingswood Music Theatre, Ontario
Steve Miller Band
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Sunday, September 3, 1989 - Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
The Rolling Stones / Living Color
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1991
Thursday, September 12, 1991 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
The Look People
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Thursday, November 28, 1991 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
Look People / Guelph
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Saturday, November 30, 1991 - The Concert Hall, Toronto, Ontario
The Pixies / Pere Ubu
That's right, I saw the damn Pixies. WITH Pere Ubu. I rock. |
1992
Monday, February 10, 1992 - El Mocambo, Toronto, Ontario
Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians / Matthew Sweet
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Friday, February 14, 1992 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
The Fleshtones
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Tuesday, April 14, 1992 - RPM, Toronto, Ontario
They Might be Giants
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1993
Saturday, June 26, 1993 - Skydome, Toronto, Ontario
Peter Gabriel
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Thursday, July 1, 1993 - Ontario Place Forum, Toronto, Ontario
Lowest of the Low / Rheostatics / The Watchmen / Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / The Odds / Sara Craig / hHead / Crash Vegas / Corky and the Juice Pigs
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Saturday, July 24, 1993 - Markham Fairgrounds, Toronto, Ontario
Roadside Attraction with the Tragically Hip / Midnight Oil / Hothouse Flowers / Crash Vegas / 13 Engines / Pursuit of Happiness / Daniel Lanois / Andrew Cash / Thomas Trio and the Red Albino
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Wednesday, August 18, 1993 - Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Neil Young with Booker T and the MGs / Pearl Jam / Soundgarden / Blues Traveller
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Monday, October 18, 1993 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario
Tim Finn
A show that, for me, underlined the advantages of living in a big city. Sitting on Dundas east at the Library Pub with my hipster friends, somebody pipes up that Tim Finn, of Spilt Enz fame, is playing in an hour at the Horseshoe! We all decide that we will immediately leave the pub, walk two blocks to Queen, catch the 24 hour streetcar over to Spadina and see Tim Finn. It's that easy. Tim Finn comes to your town, you go see him. There were some really good things about living in Toronto.Anyway, it was a great show, a semi-cabaret with Tim in full-on strange mode, part troubadour/part pop genius. Great tunes with suitably wonky arrangements, Tim is as good a songwriter as his brother Neil, but he seems to refuse to cut out the weirder ideas he gets, thus sabotaging the pure-pop structure his songs could have. It's still great stuff, and a fine time was had by all under the watchful gaze of Ann-Margret (if you don't get that reference, you've never been to the Horseshoe). |
1994
Monday, April 25, 1994 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Crowded House / Sheryl Crow
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Thursday, September 22, 1994 - Rivoli, Toronto, Ontario
Brother Vibe
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Thursday, September 22, 1994 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario
Rheostatics
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Wednesday, October 12, 1994 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Robyn Hitchcock
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Tuesday, November 8, 1994 - The Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Sugar / Magna Pop
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1995
Saturday, February 04, 1995 - Peter Clark Hall, Guelph, Ontario
King Cobb Steelie / Black Cabbage / Curtsey
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Sunday, April 2, 1995 - Club Metro, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Tragically Hip / hHead
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Tuesday, May 02, 1995 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
Mike Watt / Foo Fighters / Hovercraft
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Saturday, May 27, 1995 - Varsity Arena, Toronto, Ontario
White Zombie / Reverend Horton Heat / Melvins
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Saturday, June 3, 1995 - Bathurst Street Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
Bourbon Tabernacle Choir
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Tuesday, June 13, 1995 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario
R.E.M. / Luscious Jackson
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Tuesday, October 24, 1995 - Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario
Sonic Youth / Helium / Dinner is Ruined
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1996
Thursday, February 8, 1996 - Peter Clark Hall, Guelph, Ontario
Big Sugar / Dissemblers
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Wednesday, April 3, 1996 - Concert Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Foo Fighters / Amps / That Dog
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Monday, May 13, 1996 - Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, New York
Tragically Hip
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Friday, May 24, 1996 - Guvernment/Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario
Elvis Costello
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Monday, June 10, 1996 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
Guided by Voices / Railroad Jerk / Super Friendz
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Sunday, June 16, 1996 - War Memorial Hall, Guelph, Ontario
Jeff Healey and the Hot Five Jazzmakers
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Tuesday, July 9, 1996 - Phoenix Club, Toronto, Ontario
Buzzcocks / Letters to Cleo / Mephiskapheles
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1997
Thursday, April 10, 1997 - Peter Clark Hall, Guelph, Ontario
King Cobb Steelie / Kinnie Starr / Black Cabbage
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1998
November 17, 1998 - Reverb, Toronto, Ontario
Neil Finn / Michael Brook / Dave Dobbyn
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1999
Wednesday, February 17, 1999 - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
Tragically Hip / By Divine Right
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Sunday, April 11, 1999 - River Run Centre, Guelph, Ontario
Cubanismo!
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Saturday, April 17, 1999 - The Guvernment, Toronto, Ontario
Wilco / Vic Chesnutt
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Saturday, April 17, 1999 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Gomez / Mojave 3
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Wednesday, July 21, 1999 - The Guvernment, Toronto, Ontario
Chemical Brothers
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Friday, July 30, 1999 - Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario
The Cult
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Saturday, October 23, 1999 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Stereophonics / Superhalo
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Wednesday, October 27, 1999 - The Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario
Fatboy Slim / ???
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2000
Tuesday, January 11, 2000 - Brass Taps, Guelph, Ontario
Danko Jones
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Monday, May 1, 2000 - The Guvernment, Toronto, Ontario
The The / Tamara Williamson
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Tuesday, July 18, 2000 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario
Phil Lesh / Bob Dylan
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Friday-Sunday, July 28-30, 2000 - Guelph Lake, Guelph, Ontario
Skydiggers / Sarah Harmer / Hawksley Workman / Ivana Santilli / Danko Jones / John Southworth / Jorane / Kelly Joe Phelps / New Deal / Susan Werner / Dar Williams / Burning Spear
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Thursday, August 10, 2000 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
AC/DC
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Sunday, October 8, 2000 - Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Billy Bragg / Darren Hanlon
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Wednesday, October 25, 2000 - Chalmers United Church, Guelph, Ontario
Sarah Harmer / Josh Rouse
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Wednesday, November 8, 2000 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Badly Drawn Boy
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Tuesday, November 14, 2000 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Dan Bern / Martina Sorbara
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Tuesday, November 21, 2000 - Brass Taps, Guelph, Ontario
John Southworth
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2001
Thursday, March 8, 2001 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario
English Beat / Kingpins
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Sunday, April 22, 2001 - The Guvernment, Toronto, Ontario
Orb / Witchman
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Saturday, October 13, 2001 - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
U2 / Garbage
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Friday, December 7, 2001 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA
Los Lobos / Zigaboo Modeliste and the new Aahkesstra
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Monday, December 10, 2001 - Taylor's Bar and Grill, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Dan Bern
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Saturday, December 22, 2001 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Weeping Tile / ???? / Lederhosen Lucil
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2002
March 4, 2002 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Elbow / South
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March 22, 2002 - Guelph Youth Music Centre, Guelph, Ontario
Stephen Fearing
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Friday, April 26, 2002 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
Spiritualized / Dears
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Thursday, May 9, 2002 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
1 Giant Leap
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Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Cornershop
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Friday, June 7, 2002 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
Beth Orton / Dayna Manning
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Saturday, June 15, 2002 - Palais Royale, Toronto, Ontario
Doves / Elbow
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July 10th, 2002 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
Vines / OK Go
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Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - Palais Royale, Toronto, Ontario
Neil Finn / Ed Harcourt
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Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
DJ Shadow
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Wednesday, July 24th 2002 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Breeders / Imperial Teen
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August 4th, 2002 - Central Park, New York City, New York
The Avalanches / South / Playgroup
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Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Billy Idol
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Saturday, August 17, 2002 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario
Oasis / Sloan / Mercury Rev / Soundtrack of Our Lives / Sam Roberts
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Friday, September 06, 2002 - St. George's Anglican Church, Guelph, Ontario
Shark T
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Saturday, September 07, 2002 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Queens of the Stone Age / And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead
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Thursday, October 03, 2002 - Guelph Youth Music Centre, Guelph, Ontario
Ron Sexsmith / John Mann
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Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Amon Tobin / Bonobo / and others
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Sunday, October 20, 2002 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Beck / Flaming Lips
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Wednesday, October 30th, 2002 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Sigur Ros / Siggi Armann
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Friday, December 13, 2002 - George Luscombe Theatre, U of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Gerry Hemingway and Jesse Stewart
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2003
Saturday, January 25, 2003 - Music Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Ajay Heble and Jesse Stewart
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Monday, March 17, 2003 - Hamilton Place, Hamilton, Ontario
Henry Rollins (Spoken Word)
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Thursday, March 20, 2003 - E-Bar, Guelph, Ontario
Chris Brown and Kate Fenner
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Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Zwan / The Children's Hour
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Thursday, March 27, 2003 - Palais Royale, Toronto, Ontario
Godspeed you Black Emperor! / Black Dice / Polmo Polpo
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Friday, March 28, 2003 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
Soundtrack of Our Lives / Caesars
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Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Joe Jackson / Mary Lee's Corvette
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Friday, April 25, 2003 - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario
Coldplay / Ron Sexsmith
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Saturday, June 21, 2003 - Skydome/Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Concert for Toronto
Tragically Hip / Barenaked Ladies / Avril Lavigne / Our Lady Peace / Sum 41 / Swollen Members (and, on TV, Sarah McLachlan / Diana Krall / Jann Arden / Glenn Lewis / Remy Shand)
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Monday, June 23, 2003 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Neil Young and Crazy Horse / Lucinda Williams
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The Greendale Tour Content and stuff |
Monday, June 30, 2003 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Cinematic Orchestra
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Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - Downsview Park, Toronto, Ontario
SARSstock
Rolling Stones / AC/DC / Rush / Guess Who / Blue Rodeo / Justin Timberlake / Tea Party / La Chicane / Isley Brothers / Sass Jordan / Kathleen Edwards / Flaming Lips / Sam Roberts
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Thursday, September 25, 2003 - Guvernment, Toronto, Ontario
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / The Stratford 4
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Monday, September 29, 2003 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Queens of the Stone Age / Distillers / ????
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October 15, 2003 - Skydome, Toronto, Ontario
Radiohead / Kid Koala
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Sunday, November 23, 2003 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Primus
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Thursday, November 27, 2003 - Club Denim, Guelph, Ontario
Big Sugar
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Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - The Marquee Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Joel Plaskett Emergency / Kate Maki / The Mellotones
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2004
Monday, January 12, 2004 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Darkness / C'Mon
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Thursday, January 15, 2004 - Guelph Youth Music Centre, Guelph, Ontario
Martyn Joseph
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Thursday, February 05, 2004 - Mod Club Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
Dizzee Rascal
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Saturday, February 14, 2004 - Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener, Ontario
Nickelback / Three Days Grace / Thornley
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Saturday, March 20, 2004 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Amon Tobin / Kid Koala / Bonobo / and others
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Sunday, May 02, 2004 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Raveonettes / The Rogers Sisters
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Monday, June 14, 2004 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Franz Ferdinand / Sons and Daughters / Controller:Controller
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Saturday, June 19, 2004 - Mod Club Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
Fiery Furnaces / Spitfires + Mayflowers / Raising the Fawn
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Monday, August 9th, 2004 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario
Curiosa Festival
Cure / Muse / Interpol / Auf Der Mar / The Rapture / Cooper Temple Clause / Mogwai / Head Automatica
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Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Nick Lowe / Geraint Watkins
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Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - The Docks, Toronto, Ontario
Interpol / Secret Machines
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Friday, October 15, 2004 - The Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
PJ Harvey / Moris Tepper
| Wow. After years of trying, and failing, to see Polly Jean in action...well, wow. It was worth every ounce of effort to get there. |
Sunday, October 24, 2004 - River Run Centre, Guelph, Ontario
Lhasa
| For those of you unaware of Lhasa's music, I strongly recommend that you go out and listen to some. A strange hybrid of Tom Waits and Edith Piaf, Lhasa's music is darkly beautiful, often heart-wrenching, and always captivating. Her cabaret blew into Guelph this evening and blew away the audience with a program of songs collected from her two albums and from her travels/life in Europe. An excellent backing band (with the sexiest cellist I have EVER seen) drove the mood of the evening, allowing the shy Lhasa De Sel to use her incredibly hoarse yet expressive voice to its fullest (whether it be in English, Spanish, French OR Portuguese). Relaxing and invigorating, this music will take hold of you. Listen!! |
Monday, November 1, 2004 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Muse / The Evening
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Friday, November 05, 2004 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Clinic / Sons and Daughters / Midnight Movies
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Sunday, November 07, 2004 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Luna
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Monday, November 08, 2004 - Lula Lounge, Toronto, Ontario
Jonathan Richman / Jesse DeNatale
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Sunday, November 21, 2004 - Holy Joe's, Toronto, Ontario
Darren Hanlon / Tanya Coghlan
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Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - Arrow Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Pixies / The Datsuns / Marble Index
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Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - Centre in the Square, Kitchener, Ontario
James Brown / Jacksoul
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Wednesday, December 1, 2004 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Killers / Michael Valentine / The Outfit
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Thursday, December 2, 2004 - Club Denim, Guelph, Ontario
Ministry / Hanzel und Gretel / Opiate for the Masses
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2005
Saturday, January 22, 2005 - River Run Centre, Guelph, Ontario
And the Earth Rang Like a Bell - Tsunami Relief Concert
Sarah Harmer / Scott Merritt and David Woodhead / Tasa / Aloz MD / Andrew Craig / The Kramdens / Tannis Slimmon & Friends / The Cryin' Out Loud Choir
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Sunday, February 13, 2005 - Guelph Youth Music Centre, Guelph, Ontario
Lewis Melville / Tannis Slimmon / Dave Clarke / Dale Morningstar
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Multi-media / improv presentation of these four musicians' exploratory trip to Mali. Content and stuff |
Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - Naam, Vancouver, British Columbia
Hugh Fisher
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Thursday, March 10, 2005 - University Centre Courtyard, Guelph, Ontario
Stars
| Free show for the youngsters at the University of Guelph. They were quite late (and apologetic), so didn't get a good soundcheck in, which showed. I spoke with the lead singer, and bought a CD and t-shirt for accidentally low prices (he had no idea how much they were worth). Very good band, and looking forward to seeing them again soon!! |
Friday, March 11, 2005 - The Bullring, Guelph, Ontario
Hoofbeats
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Thursday, March 17, 2005 - Phoenix Club, Toronto, Ontario
De La Soul / Saukrates
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Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Queens of the Stone Age / Throw Rag
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For someone who's seen QOTSA three times now (all by myself!), I'm not really a huge fan of the band. I mean, I like them, and all, they are a good quality rock band, with flashes of real brilliance, but I could take them or leave them. Up to this point, I've mostly been going to see these shows for the whole package, as QOTSA usually pairs up with fantastic openers (Trail of Dead, Distillers, etc.)! This show was to be opened by the Eagles of Death Metal, one of my fave bands of the last year and a side-project of Josh Homme. Sadly, a few weeks ago, they dropped off tour. Shattered, I wished I had never bought my ticket. But, I went anyway. And really, it was good. They've got a new album out, which is uniformly competent, with a couple of good tunes spiking through the fuzz. They are also minus long-time member Nick Oliveri, the grinning semi-nude bad-boy bassist type that a crowd always loves to see. The show starts off with some new stuff, and quickly runs back to the fan fave 'Feelgood Hit of the Summer/Fine art of Keeping a Secret' pairing. The band is a little jumpy here, and doesn't quite gell. Things pick up with the excellent new songs Medication and Little Sister, after which Mark Lanegan creeps up to the mic for a long middle set of darkly beautiful versions of old and new tunes. The addition of Lanegan's growl to Homme's croon seems to spark something in the band, and this is a great 5 or 6 song stretch. The last part of the show loses some momentum during some noodly rockistry, but the crowd is still very appreciative. While there is not so much dancing, and a little ripple of worry as large security guards (snapping their own souvenir cell-phone pics of the band) cruise through the crowd checking for 'wacky' cigarettes, the audience is pretty pumped up and know the new album cold. One encore brings three songs, No One Knows among them. Applause, praise to Toronto from Homme, lights on. Overall, worthwhile, even without a great opener. The band is nice and smooth, and musically does not miss Oliveri's bass work. I think they do miss a little of Oliveri's show-off goofiness, as none of the remaining members of the band (save maybe the drummer) are particularly charismatic or very jumpy-aroundy. But, they DO really sound great. |
Thursday, March 31, 2005 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Psychedelic Furs / The Novaks
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Novaks, from Newfoundland, Furs, from ancient times. Both good. It's always a crap shoot when you go and see a band that is a long time past their popular height. A looooong time past. Will they be a pathetic and dried up shell of a band, or will they be vital and strong, belting out the greats as if the intervening years had been spent encased in ice? I've seen both ends of this scale, so was interested to see where The Psychedelic Furs lay in relation to my previous experiences. Luckily, it turns out that the Furs are in pretty good shape. Excellent playing, and a surprisingly muscular sound, brought a basketful of classics to life under the direction of the wonderfully theatrical Richard Butler, a man as thin as is humanly possible. Incredibly flexible, and full of energy, Butler and his band fed off the warmth of a very excited crowd to belt out great song after great song. One good encore, with Pretty in Pink rendered well. Earlier, a fabulous version of Sister Europe was likely my highlight. Had a nice Shish-taouk sandwich afterwards. Mmmm. Tahini. |
Tuesday, April 5, 2005 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Duran Duran
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SPEAKING of nostalgia bands.... Content and stuff |
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
Ash / The Bravery / Alaska!
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Thursday, April 14, 2005 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Stars / Organ / Wooden Stars / Montag
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Monday, April 18, 2005 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Moby / Buck 65
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - Denim Club, Guelph, Ontario
Hot Hot Heat / Futureheads / Louis XIV
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Thursday, May 5, 2005 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Roots Manuva / Airborn Audio / People's Republic
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Nine Inch Nails / Dresden Dolls
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Stereophonics / Augustine
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Saturday, May 14, 2005 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Gang of Four
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Monday, May 16, 2005 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Doves / Mercury Rev
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Sunday, June 26, 2005 - Olympic Island, Toronto, Ontario
Modest Mouse / Broken Social Scene / Metric / Do Make Say Think / The Most Serene Republic / Triumph of Lethargy / Keren Ann
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
Go! Team / Ninja High School
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Sunday, July 17, 2005 - The Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Dinosaur Jr. / Meligrove Band
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Friday-Sunday, July 22-24, 2005 - Guelph Lake Conservation Area, Guelph, Ontario
Arcade Fire / Stars / Weakerthans / Hidden Cameras / Lowest of the Low / Geoff Berner / Cuff the Duke / Buck 65 / Luke Doucet / Hamill on Trial / Broken Social Scene / Ridely Bent / ...honestly, every cool band you've ever wanted to see
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Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - The Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
The Brian Jonestown Massacre / The Quarter-afters
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Sunday, August 7, 2005 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
The Knitters / Phranc
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Saturday, September 10, 2005 - Guelph Jazz Festival Tent, Guelph, Ontario
Follow Follow / ??? / ???
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Sunday, September 11, 2005 - Old Quebec Street, Guelph, Ontario
Supersilent
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - Manhattan's, Guelph, Ontario
Kid Coma w Craig Norris and Peter Turpin
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Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - E-Bar, Guelph, Ontario
Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans / Elliot Brood and Alana Levandoski
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Saturday, October 29, 2005 - Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
Dame Edna Everage
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Monday, November 28, 2005 - Centre in the Square, Kitchener, Ontario
Bruce Cockburn
| Free shows are fun, and although this show wasn't actually a 'free' show, it was free for me. See, I WON tickets to this show! In a contest draw!! Whoopee!!! |
Saturday, December 3, 2005 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
Dandy Warhols / The Out Crowd
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Friday, December 9, 2005 - War Memorial Hall, Guelph, Ontario
Sarah Harmer
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Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario
Rheostatics / Great Aunt Ida
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2006
Saturday, February 25, 2006 - Ryman Theatre, Nashville, Tennesee
Grand Ole Opry: Alan Jackson / Jamey Johnson / Vince Gill / Osborne Brothers / Jimmy Dickens / Bill Anderson / The Whites / Raul Malo / George Hamilton IV / John Conlee / Jack Greene / Connie Smith / Mel McDaniel / Billy Walker / Andy Griggs / Hal Ketchum / Jimmy C. Newman
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Monday, April 3, 2006 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
South / Something for Rockets / Margot And The Nuclear So and So's
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Saturday, May 13, 2006 - Old Roxy Theatre, Mount Forest, Ontario
Hawksley Workman
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Saturday, July 15, 2006 - Bourbon Street, St. Adele, Quebec
Tragically Hip / Weakerthans / The Sadies
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Sunday, Sept 18, 2006 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Tribe Called Quest / Rhymefest / C??? / The Procussions
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Friday, October 6, 2006 - The Carlu, Toronto, Ontario
Massive Attack
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2007
Friday, March 23, 2007 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario
Hoodoo Gurus / The Ride Theory
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Monday, July 23, 2007 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
The Police / Fiction Plane
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Saturday-Sunday, September 8-9, 2007 - Olympic/Centre Islands, Toronto, Ontario
Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork, Killers, Interpol, Arctic Monkeys, The Constantines, Blonde Redhead, Paolo Nutini, Jamie T, Explosions in the Sky, Dirty Vegas, Louis XIV, The Clientele, Princess Superstar, Justin Nozuka, The Carps, The Vincent Black Shadow, The Reason
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario
Thomas Dolby / Science Ninja Big Ten
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Friday, October 18, 2007 - Vinyl, Guelph, Ontario
Elliot Brood / The Acorn / Sun Parlour Players
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2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008 - Sleeman Centre, Guelph, Ontario
Xavier Rudd / City and Colour / Tokyo Police Club / Shout Out Out Out Out / Wintersleep / Bocce / Martyn Joseph / Zaki Ibrahim / Attack in Black / Roxanne Potvin / Cuff the Duke / Weakerthans
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - Opera House, Toronto, Ontario
The Kills / Telepath
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Thursday, August 28, 2008 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
Squeeze / Aimee Mann
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2009
Tuesday, Feb 17, 2009 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
Antony and the Johnsons
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
Primal Scream
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