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“Chekhov.”

December 8, 2019by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

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. […]

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Concerts, Food / drink

Significant ingestion

June 2, 2019by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

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 […]

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Concerts, Daily life, Food / drink, Friends

Sparks

August 21, 2018by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

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 […]

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Hope Drone

August 12, 2018by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

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 […]

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Digital Witnesses

August 4, 2018by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

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 […]

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Concerts, Food / drink

Pa’lante

April 22, 2018by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

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. […]

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Concerts, Food / drink, Music

Old Old Fashioned

February 19, 2018by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

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 […]

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Concerts, Daily life, Food / drink
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Tonight under the harsh white lights

December 12, 2017by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

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, […]

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Battered at a Scramble

December 9, 2017by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

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 […]

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Concerts, Music

VII. The Grand Finale

June 20, 2015by Dan Dickinson 1 Comment

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 […]

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