Friday morning. The weekend is almost upon us ( Read more... )

As noted in this journal entry, I went to the RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest last night to catch husband-and-wife team Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks in the Tedeschi Trucks Band. And I was not disappointed ( Read more... )

It's been a kind of mundane day so far today, and that suits me just fine.

As part of my birthday present, Kathy, Tom, Angela, and I are going to be going to this year's incarnation of the RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest going on here in the city this evening. Granted that the festival this year isn't really all that much about the blues, having ( Read more... )

Up and about this Sunday a.m., and feeling somewhat better. Taking most of yesterday off has helped out tremendously, and the back, hip, and leg are feeling good this morning, with only a modicum of pain.

Had really wanted to go to the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest yesterday, as local talent Jill Zmud and the amazing Ray Bailey were both playing the ( Read more... )

Today is the beginning.

Yes, the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest starts today. Hooray! :)

The blues is one of my favourite genres of music, and I love different styles of Blues music. One of the great things about the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest is the sheer variety of music presented at this 2-week festival of music, and sheer number of folks that come to ( Read more... )

Well, as mentioned in the previous blog entry, I went out to Barrymore's here in Ottawa last night to catch the MonkeyJunk CD Release party for their new album, To BeholdHad a terrific time with Nick and Kathy last night, and it was really good to see Kathy actually smile and weave and bob to the music somewhat, and the show was really quite good ( Read more... )

In some music news,

One of my favourite bands of the last five years or so, MonkeyJunk, has just released its latest album, To Behold, on the public. The album literally comes out today ( Read more... )

For those who are fans of the musical style called the blues, I thought I would introduce you to a band that you've probably never heard of, MonkeyJunk. They're a local Ottawa blues band that are making a name for themselves. At the Maple Blues Awards on January 17th, 2010, they won five of the six categories that they were nominated in, with the ( Read more... )

Today is the beginning.

Yes, the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest starts today. Hooray! :)

The blues is one of my favourite genres of music ever, and I love different styles of Blues music. One of the great things about the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest is the sheer variety of music presented at this 2-week festival of music, and sheer number of folks that come ( Read more... )

I have got a serious case of the blues. Actually, it's a serious case of *LACK* of the Blues ( Read more... )