or, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Atwood from the Aug. 13, 2009 issue of prairie dog magazine by Emmet Matheson "The sad fact is that the next generation of Canadian writers is working at Starbucks because writing doesn't pay the bills." Richard Rosenbaum is being a little facetious, but probably not as much as he wishes he could be. As associate and [...]
So last night I went out. Yes, I went out to mingle among the people, to feel the night air in my lungs, to hear the buzz of a crowded club and pounding of a kick drum. Yes, I enjoyed live music here in Calgary (rare for me, as I find not too many "known" Slowcoustic types swing on through) and I had a pleasant surprise in "the opening band". This group of good old boys from Edmonton, Alberta easily warmed up a packed Ironwood (Stage & Grill officially) club and had the locals feeling the energy and [...]
Uneventful week in terms of new releases. The only notable release is Neil Young's Sugar Mountain-Live At Canterbury House 1968 (CD/DVD). Excellent setlist. Disc: 1 1. On The Way Home 2. Mr. Soul 3. Expecting To Fly 4. The Last Trip To Tulsa 5. The Loner 6. Birds 7. Winterlong (excerpt) 8. Out Of My Mind 9. If I Could Have Her Tonight 10. Sugar Mountain Disc: 2 1. On The Way Home (Live DVD) [...]
What a week. Even though it's been a day "shorter" than normal due to our Labor Day, it seems like last friday was ages ago. I've gotten little to no sleep all week, and my only requirement for the weekend is to finally get some good shut-eye. I haven' tblogged much this week either, not because I was too busy or too tired (though, I was). Rather, because there just wasn't all that much that peaked my interest. I know, there was surely something I could have blogged about, but I didn't. My appoligies to anyone who really wanted to [...]
I stumbled upon this recent release on emusic in the new releases under Alt-County. The reason I downloaded it was twofold: 1) I remember at some point in my life, probably a college Econ class, learning about The Wheat Pool that was started in Alberta amongst wheat farmers. 2) They had a song named Neil Young. Combining economics and classic rock icons always leads to success, doesn't it? I am happy to report that, in this instance, it does indeed. The Wheat Pool are a four-piece out of Edmonton that joined forces "to give voice to their rural [...]
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