Another day, another dollar ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving Day, Canada ( Read more... )

Went out for part of the afternoon to go buy a couple of things, and just get out of the house, plain and simple. Despite the problems I've got with my left ankle and leg.

spross was kind enough to go with me over to CD Warehouse, where I picked up the latest CD from MonkeyJunk, All Frequencies. He bought a copy as well, and on the way to the next ( Read more... )

A Saturday morning. Rather beautiful and sunny out there right now, but going up to around 240C (75.20F) - a bit warm for my taste. Oh, have I mentioned I am not a warm weather person? Well, now you know.

I suspect that a lot of folks that I know are heading for Ottawa ComicCon today, but I will not be one of them. While I would have liked to ( Read more... )

One of my favourite bluesy bands the last few years has been MonkeyJunk

So, I figured I'd present you with a Saturday morning treat... the band performing "Mother's Crying" at the recent (like just this past Monday!) Maple Blues Awards of 2012, as videoed up by the band. Enjoy! :)

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Just got home from work, and I have to say am I glad this week is (relatively) over ( Read more... )

One of the reasons that I go to the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest is to actually see some artists perform the blues. You know, that form of music that originated in African-American communities of primarily the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th Century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple ( 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... )

Last night was my last visit to the Ottawa Bluesfest for 2010, there only being two more days of blues and music for this year's gig.

I went last night to see MonkeyJunk, since I had missed the show last week because of the heat and humidity, and it was a terrific show, but more and less than I expected. Billed more as the MonkeyJunk Power Hour, ( Read more... )