“Chekhov.”
Lindsay and I have both been so busy that we haven’t had much of a chance to just have a normal Saturday night out. Last night we finally managed it. […]
Category Archives: Concerts
Significant ingestion
Well now, THAT was a fun weekend. Lindsay’s brother was in town, and we squeezed a whole lot of fun (and somehow a fair amount of relaxation) into less than […]
Sparks
Last night we completed our August full o’ concerts, seeing Beach House at the Sony Centre. They were just so…dreamy? Trance-y? Lush? The music is just as breathy and ethereal […]
Hope Drone
Last Tuesday I met Lindsay after work for dinner and some beers at Stout Irish Pub before strolling around the corner to the Phoenix. https://www.instagram.com/p/BmMfdFfAsQw/?taken-by=wireddrunkard We were there to see […]
Digital Witnesses
On Tuesday we went to the Sony Centre for one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen: St. Vincent, on her Masseduction tour. The performance was so stylish and sharp […]
Pa’lante
Even though I moved to this neighbourhood a year ago — almost exactly a year ago, actually — I hadn’t been back to The Opera House to see a gig. […]
Old Old Fashioned
Yesterday might be one of my very favourite days. Lindsay got home very late the night before, so we slept in a bit. Eventually we got up and had brunch […]
Tonight under the harsh white lights
For the second time in a week I was back at the Danforth Music Hall last Thursday, this time for the Rural Alberta Advantage. Like Mogwai earlier in the week, […]
Battered at a Scramble
I first saw Mogwai 15 years ago. It was the loudest…uh…just, the loudest. Also one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, but a venue like Lee’s Palace just isn’t […]
VII. The Grand Finale
When I was a teenager I was obsessed with Rush. I was a drummer, so of course I was obsessed with them, but their lyrics and challenging song structures also appealed to […]
Skirl | Dan Dickinson 