Music

  • Thrift store finds

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    Some solid thrift store finds tonight! The cassette selection was a little light, but the CD selection was on point! I probably already own a few of these in other formats. Heck, I probably already own a couple of these on CD. But hey, for $2 I’m not gonna worry too much about it. I…

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  • Are CD’s the new vinyl?

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    I’ve been collecting music my entire life. I’ve collected all the formats – starting in my tweens in the 80’s with cassettes and vinyl (mostly 45s), CD’s in the 90’s for the bulk of my late-teens and twenties, and I caught the early wave of the vinyl resurgence in my thirties at the top of…

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  • Bluesfest – Days 5,6,7,8

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    Oh man, what a week… I’m so wrecked right now.  Been going out every night after Bluesfest and drinking until the wee hours, then getting up and dragging myself to work in the morning(ish). So no time to write.  Or really do anything.  My poor dog is feeling neglected – we just celebrated an anniversary…

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  • Bluesfest – Days 2,3,4

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    Holy crap I’m tired.  and sore.  4 days of walking/standing/dancing is starting to take its toll.  Also the weather has been phenomenal, but the sun gets hard to take after a while.  Gotta remember to drink more water and less beer.  Less beer for sure – Bluesfest is not going to be good for my…

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  • Bluesfest Day 4 – Schedule

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    Lots of stuff to see today: 5:00PM – Infected Mushroom – Rogers Stage 6:15PM – Snoop Dogg – Bank of America Stage 7:30PM – Primus – Rogers Stage 9:00PM – Widespread Panic – Bank of America Stage 9:00PM – The Wailers – Roots Stage 9:30PM – The Weakerthans – Black Sheep Stage wow, busy day……

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  • Bluesfest Day 3 – Schedule

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    Kind of a light schedule for me today considering this is the first Saturday – I’ll head down early though and do some exploring – of course the big act of the day is Steely Dan which I’m really looking forward to.  My schedule for now looks something like: 6:00PM – Ladytron – Rogers Stage…

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  • Bluesfest Day 2 – schedule

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    Day 2 should be a pretty light day – Danielle and I decided to treat ourselves and got Gold Circle passes for Feist.  We’ll be getting there early to do some exploring around the smaller stages.  The only other act I really want to catch today is Ottawa-based Evil Farm Children who I’ve heard many…

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  • Bluesfest Day 1 – anticipation

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    Here we go!  10 days of musical bliss!  Let’s see what we can do about my possibly impossible list of artists I want to see.  Tonights schedule: 7:00PM – Secret Machines – Bank of America Stage 7:30PM – Fiftymen – Roots Stage 8:15PM – TV on the Radio – Rogers Stage 9:00PM – The Blind…

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