Posts under ‘music’

I first heard Lhasa de Sela in 1998. At the time, Keith was occasionally looking after the audio at the Top O’ The Senator, a small jazz space above The Senator Restaurant downtown. It was still early in our relationship; we were in an on moment in our on-again-off-again dating cycle.
I remember that I was [...]

You Are a Black Panther

You see through people. You understand others’ motives and plans.You have a knack for predicting the future. You just know what people are going to do.
People are attracted to you. You are naturally able to influence other people’s thoughts.
You have the charisma to be a beloved guru or dictator. It’s all [...]

I am home for the rest.

I am having a hard time typing, as I am chair dancing wildly to this.

I’m singing, too. Loudly. As you can tell, Keith is not at home at the moment.
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The reason for the improved day is two-fold.
While perusing through the card shop in the mall today, I found the perfect Christmas cards to send out [...]

In the summer of 1979, I was 17. I had graduated from grade 12, but was going back for the now-defunct Grade 13 university preparation classes. I was bored and dissatisfied, as most 17 year olds are when faced with the prospect of a summer spent in rural backwaters. The same people, the same music, [...]

From the Jezebel blog:
The sister act behind “Barracuda,” the song used by the McCain-Palin campaign in reference to Sarah Palin’s “Barracuda” nickname, is none too pleased that their pro-woman anthem is being co-opted by the GOP. Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart sent a cease and desist letter to the McCain campaign, and, [...]

Riggs and his damn YouTube 80’s retrospective got me cruising around for songs from a misspent decade. And not the ones you think.
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B-52’s
Lene Lovich
Squeeze
Thompson Twins
Thomas Dolby
Siouxsie and the Banshees
and this one (I challenge you not chair dance while it’s on):

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Martini Goddess and I were not able to connect for the weekend as originally planned.
Damn.
So I was left with no outs, and had to go to a family event. It’s funny; even as I kind of dread family get togethers a bit, I’m always very glad I went [...]

Sometimes Keith gets a gig that is right up his alley. And one of the plusses is that when he gets these sweet gigs, he can sign me up as a walk-in.
This week he’s mixing monitors at the main stage for the Toronto Jazz Festival. And last night night I got to see these guys:
They [...]