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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Gibsonguitarist77

Yeah!!! (sniffles...) I miss home.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Corey Isenor

How could you not include in your top five gigs the STEREOPHONIC 7 Friday Night Beautiful Music show at the Vogue Cinema here in Sackville, New Brunswick. For shame. Especially since it was CBC Radio 3 who was a sponsor for this very show last year. This little town alone and all of the obvious talent should speak enough to your poll question that we indeed get a fair share, if not more.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Crawford

Out of this spark 3rd Anniversary Tonight!

The D'Urbervilles

Forest City Lovers

Evenng Hymns

Jenny Omnichord

Thats what i will be up to this weekend.

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Sweet Oblivion

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Crozon Ottawa

Hey Grant,

If you haven’t already done so, make sure you get a jug of the Sweet ‘O at Baba’s Lounge. I’m still kicking myself that I didn’t while I had the chance.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Gibsonguitarist77

The pic looks great to me. The CBC Radio/Canada builiding isn't very exciting, but we are happy to have it nonetheless.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Gibsonguitarist77

Jebus... I forgot about the Sweet Oblivion's @ Baba's... good times... good times.

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hi grant!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by mynameismoe

i hope you are enjoying charlottetown!

i just got in and seem to have missed a bit of your show. oops. do anything exciting yet? or did i miss that bit?

i drove by the cbc building not long ago with mom. she pointed to it and said "is that where that grant fellow will be?" i said "yes mom. in fact, i think he's there right now!" she thought that was pretty neat.

if you see a crazy purple haired gal with a camera, throw something (not too hard) at her! that's me! (cause that'll be the only way i'll see you... i should really invest in some glasses maybe?)

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@Gibsonguitarist77 [01]

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by mynameismoe

pei misses you.. :(

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by tagish156

Another show this weekend will have Hannah Georgas making her second appearance on the list when she opens for Said the Whale tomorrow night here in Victoria. Promises to be a rockin show, I know I'll be sportin my R3 touque.

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yay

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

Grant is about a block from where I'm working!

I definitely think you can make it big in a small town, as Charlottetown is evidence. You wouldn't know it to be here, but we have under 30 000 people in this city. The music scene defies that number. So much so that I have to film a documentary about it. :)

Martin

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tomorrow

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by stew72

Grand Analog at the drake underground in TO Saturday night. Get out and support the boys.

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Fair shake?

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by AlexOfAnders

I like to think they can but it's definitely harder and takes more effort on their part to get their music out there. If you're in a big city there's already a lot of people to come to your shows, places to play, etc. Just more options in general, although I would guess if a community supports musicians that in a smaller city/town it might be easier to convince them to let you play when you're just starting. Still, getting the exposure to build a fan base seems like it would be tougher.

I had to leave my hometown to go to university and I couldn't wait to get out of there. I really love the city and have been tempted to move to a larger one than Vancouver. There's been talks of a family business starting in Nelson but I'm not sure if I could handle moving back. There'd be so few live shows, I don't really have any friends left there and no more living in the same city as R3 headquarters! Oh well, these are just talks between my brother and my dad at the moment.

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moe, how'd the opening go?

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Bio Spice

also, are you the only purple-haired gal in Charlottetown, in all likelihood?

how's the PEI music week so far?

did people love your photos of musicians? i bet they did.

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re: Grand Analog [11]

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Craig Norris

If some of you out there have never seen Grand Analog live, you have to!!

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by mynameismoe

that purple haired girl wasn't me! there is another in town, i guess! this is interesting... i must find her and find out her name.

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Soupy Saturday

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

It was great, it happens all the time for the local food bank as well, but last weekend was particularly good.

Martin

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Paperback Jaret

Hey Winnipeg! Don't forget The Paperbacks Lit From Within CD Release Party at the West End Cultural Centre on Saturday January 23rd. Doors @ 7:15, Ian LaRue opens at 7:45 and the Paperbacks are on Shortly after 8pm for two rockin' sets!

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by mynameismoe

@bio spice i thought i used to be the only purple haired girl here. at least, i have never come across anyone else with purple hair! but as grant mentioned, i am no longer the only one! which is quite fine by me. :)

the opening went spectacular! exceed my expectations by far. i got some really positive feedback.

as for the poll question, in this day in age where the internet rules, it no longer is dependent on moving to the Big City in hopes of "being discovered". just takes a computer and an internet connection, really. and the ability to utilize it as a tool.

so.. maybe if you lived smack in the middle of Nowhere and use tin cans & string for communication, you'd have to move..

grant, twitter told me you were at baba's last night. how did you like it? sweet o is as delicious as everyone says it is, but you must have 2 other people with you to drink it! (i am willing to take one for the team!)

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

I think I was left on my parents' doorstep by a band of gypsies, because I've had a bit of a wandering spirit. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have had to leave my hometown (Regina) to find work, but I did because I wanted to see other places. (Regina then wasn't quite the same as Regina now, I can't say I was sorry to leave it twenty years ago when I left).

But then, I'm in I.T. and not music, so it's different, I think.

After moving back and forth across the country (as far East as Montreal and as far West as Calgary, so only half the country, really - but I've been to Halifax, NB, and PEI!), I'm now back on the Prairie, in Toontown. It's much less frenetic than Toronto, but much more frenetic than it needs to be.

I'd like to go somewhere with less Winter, and affordable real estate, and a lot of I.T. jobs. I think Toontown may be it, except for the Winter part, and the real estate (but we got here before that insanity happened), and the jobs...other than that, it's perfect!

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@Craig

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by stew72

Thanks for shout out. Alister is a buddy - good guys to support as well!

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Absotively

I left Prince Rupert to go to school. Unless I'd wanted to take something the community college offered, I would have had to. But that didn't matter, because I wanted to.

Thanks to facebook, I do know that some of my high school class stayed or went back, and they generally seem to be doing alright. None of them have become famous, but neither have any of us who left.

I think there are still things that you need to move to cities for, but not as many as there once were.

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"sweet o"

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

I have never tried this "sweet o" either, so I'm in.

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CAN CANADIANS GET A 'FAIR SHAKE' IF THEY DON'T LIVE IN A MAJOR CITY?

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by tb3

Yah.

Look how awesome I am.

And I'm only in London.

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Can I get a fair shake in a small town?

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by tagish156

Yes and No. In my experience I did have to leave the Yukon for school. However I could've stayed and gone to the college there, but I am glad I left. I think its important to get away from one's hometown for a while and the Yukon has some great programs to encourage people to go to university and then return. Every Yukon high school grad gets the Yukon Grant, which is five grand a year for five years. A very good stimulus for any post secondary education. Then there's a program that hires students over the summer in their field of study and pays them remarkably well. Once I graduate from UVic there's another program that hires recent grads as interns for the government to get them started in a career. They try really hard in the Yukon to not lose any talent base.

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@Paperback Jaret

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by TheRadioHead

I may be volunteering at that show. See you there if I do.

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Haywire!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Mod Maid

I love that Haywire just got mentioned on the show! Come on..can't go to PEI without mention of it's 80's kings! Play "Dance Desire" Come on, do it!!

In two trips to Halifax for vacations, I was so pleased to see how vaulted their music kings were. The first trip there was a wall mural of Plaskett on Barrington. Second time, Matt Mays! It felt like Austin, TX..their musicians were heros. The way it should be. Seems like artists can stay in their homes in Canada and be recognized, even treasured! I do not know if they can make money on enough gigs when they are not touring however.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by CDNz1

I think musicians can get a fair shake in a smaller city. As long as the music is good and Radio 3 exists, why not? The New Music Canada Artist Page is a wonderful tool. How else would the world know about bands like The Mountains & The Trees?

People thought I was crazy to move back to Detroit after being away for five years. A great opportunity took me away and also brought me back. The only place I'd move now might be TO; friends & family there and the music...ohhhh, the music...

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Karma Reine

Attack in Black is playing at Habitat in Kelowna tonight! Go secondary market shows!

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other way

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

Grant, walk about the same distance the other way, UPEI! Somewhat harder to find me compared to Needs...

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by CDNz1

Garth Lawrence?

Hmmmm...

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Leaving town: yes, but only for touring

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Benoit from Ottawa

Even if a band is in a larger town, it may well have to be frequently absent. You don't a) make it big nor b) stay big if you don't tour, as a rule. You stay a local band.

All the more so will a band from a smaller town have to tour extensively.

That said, I think that not living in a big city all the time is often an important factor in a band's relative freshness; thus, it's a good thing for them to return home to recharge their batteries, creative and otherwise.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by KeithPNakusp

Finishing journalism school I had to move to a small, small village in order to get a job. I was the only one out of my graduating class to land a job like I had b/c of willing to move from Belleville, Ont. to Nakusp, B.C. It all depends of the skillset of the people involved in being able to survive in a small town or needing more opportunities in a larger centre.

As for bands ... local scenes can be very positive or very negative. They can also be confusing, meaningful or meaningless. In Belleville there was a good scene of mature bands trying to play some progressive, alternative music. Then the emo/screamo kids would take over. It was sad.

Larger centres, for bands, give them more opportunity for exposure. They can play any dive they want, usually, as long as they're willing to get crap pay. In small town, usually it's bands paying to play and often the organizer losing money trying to bring in 'bigger' bands to their shows.

It's definitely a challenge. It depends on your genre and identifying the personalities that like your music and adapting to perhaps the where. If you don't want to change your style, you may have to move to somewhere more supportive.

Unless of course you don't care and have the confidence to continue no matter the consequences. Then good for you and keep making music.

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@Mod Maid

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by tb3

I have a couple of Haywire albums on vinyl that came with a whack of others I bought on Kijiji that I'd gladly mail to you so you can re-live their "glory".

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Re: Plaskett's lines from Love This Town

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by mcfflyer

When Joel came to San Francisco to open for the Tragically Hip several years ago, I asked him that very question: were the lines in the song, Love This Town, specifically directed to Sloan? He laughed, and answered, "No, not really."

I still don't think Joel was being truthful.

Lee Howwer - Sacramento

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Good afternoon blog

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

Glad to hear that the opening went well for Moe and Martin...should be an awesome weekend. Have a great time Grant!

re: My opinion on the poll question, as it is with most substantive matters, is; It depends. It's what works for you and what a given community is capable of. Of course you can make it 'big' coming from a small city, as per Martin's earlier comment. I'm originally from Thunder Bay, which has a population of 100,000 plus. While there is a local music scene there, it is oftentimes rather wanting. (Full and fair disclosure: I didn't spend as much time or effort seeking out shows in Thunder Bay as I have since moving to Vancouver). There isn't much weight in this judgement, but from anecdotes, it sounds as if the music scene in Charlottetown is just as big if not bigger than what Thunder Bay has to offer.

Personally, I did not have to leave to find work, and if I had elected to stay in university, Lakehead is a fine school. But to be happy I had too. I've always wanted to live in a larger city. I want to live in a place where adding transportation infrastructure doesn't always mean adding/expanding highways (these are not inherently bad things either). I want to live where progressive voices are and where they are taking action. These are all personal choices though. I will always have a huge love and respect for rural/small town living. At this point in my life however it's a luxury that I'm willing to give up so many other things for. But I will always be going back to Thunder Bay...I'm a year in Vancouver at the end of the month, and 'home' is still reflexivly TBay in discussion.

No, I was not balling while listening to Left and Leaving as part of Grant's top 20 of the 2000's podcast while skating at Robson Square...just happily and sadly crying to myself. Not balling. Taste the happy Michael

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PEI and Two Hours Traffic

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Craig G

What a wealth of PEI talent you just mentioned Grant. Amazing from such a small province.

Thought I would share... Two Hours Traffic / Territory is my son's favourite (he's 3) album. 'Wave this Wand' (Weightless One) is his favourite song. Somehow he knows every word except the title, it's pretty awesome to hear him belt it out.

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The Sidewalks!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by TheRadioHead

gotta love the ska, man.

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as for my own finding a job...

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by mynameismoe

i've been looking for 6 or so months (have a week left to find something!), and there has been one job even close to my field (photography/arts). seems toronto, montreal, and vancouver have all the cool kids job. i'm coming to the sad conclusion that i may have to move (again). i love living here.. but it just doesn't pay the bills for me.

...is this the sidewalks on radio 3?!! YEAH!!

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Attack in Black

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

at the Biltmore! Hooray! It's been a long week. How had I not heard this? This means I can buy their albums direct from them that I didn't a year ago when I first saw them at the Biltmore (also the first time I met AlexOfAnders, so a pretty fantabulous show all around)

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@cdnz1

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Grant Lawrence

?!?

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dear Abso

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

"I think there are still things that you need to move to cities for, but not as many as there once were." <--- you always know how to say what I want without huge blocks of text. Brevity is a key to good communication that I oftentimes have a hard time picking up...

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Dear boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Benoit from Ottawa

You'll want this spelling police intervention: You weren't bawling, rather than balling, which at least a few years ago used to mean something entirely different!

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@Grant

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

I imagine that 'Garth Lawrence' is the alter ego that comes out whenever Grant has been a bit into the mind altering substances

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Dear Boders,

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Absotively

I'm going to credit my (slight) experience in technical writing for that one. And the technical writing / communication course I had to take in University.

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hahahhahaha

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

Dear Benoit

Touche! I am not a baller in any sense of the word!! But I wasn't bawling either... :)

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Grant

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by mcfflyer

Tremendously envious of you being on PEI, maybe my favourite Canadian province. I have to come back.

Lee

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this definition

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

Is classic. I love Rose. I need to get my mother to see her live somehow. I think my dad could sit through that show too, she's such a consumate performer.

I love east coast dialogue.

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Dear The Radiohead,

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Bio Spice

I even thumbs-upped The Sidewalks, with you in mind.

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'Garth Lawrence'

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by CDNz1

That referenced the headset comment by 2HT.

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ha

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

I had a buttertart for a snack after lunch. :) You know what though, there's a lot of trouble finding a true butter tart here these days. A lot of the local bakers are making them with Margarine! For Shame and Horror! I actually have complained to them before that they really shouldn't call them Butter Tarts, they should be forced to call them the much grosser sounding (and tasting) Margarine Tarts.

Yeah, a bit of a pet peeve of mine...

Martin

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dear Boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

you're so polite - building more highways in areas that already have highways IS inherently bad. It wastes resources, covers over more earth which in turn increases runoff & flooding risk. And, about a week after it's built, it's full of traffic and people are bitching because they have to wait a few minutes in traffic.

That's part of what I alluded to about Toontown when I said "it's more frenetic than it needs to be." People here think they're hard done by if it takes them 20 minutes to get from downtown to their resource-chugging 3000 sq ft suburban dream home on the edge of town. Really, Saskatoon doesn't have much in the way of traffic problems and there's so much more we could spend money on than building wider roads. I personally think that anyone in Toontown who complains about traffic needs to pick up their father-in-law from Pearson at 5:00 PM and then drive back to East York (an hour and a half to do that little jaunt!)

On a different note, I think you meant "bawling" instead of "balling." If you were "balling" while skating at Robson Square, I would say that a) you're very talented and b) you're not very shy :-)

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Victoria Music Scene

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by tagish156

I would not consider Victoria a small town at all and it has a fairly vibrant music scene. There's once thing going against it though and that is that its on an island. The short hop to Vancouver is in reality not very short nor very convenient and thus we find many a Victoria band relocating to Van for convenience. The Racoons and Black Mountain but to name a few. Its hard to say whether this can be stopped or is entirely necessary as I think a band can still make it and be based out of Vic. Either way I don't think a band should stop repping its Victoria roots even when they make the move to Vancouver.

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Dear Lee

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

I've never been (my US voyages have only taken me through Minnesota, just into Wisconsin and to Las Vegas), but California is my favourite state. I've still got my fingers crossed the somehow the next big economic turd will be avoided there.

How could you not like Cali though (it's ok to be appaled at it's polarized politics though)? The Canadian Broadacast Corporation entity Radio 3 has their biggest fan there. Enough said.

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dear benoit

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

ha! you beat me to it (the spelling police thing)

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butter vs margarine tarts

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Craig G

@suckamc not sure I could stomach a margarine tart...just doesn't have the same ring to it.

As a NBer I have to admit Rose is right though...the fresh butter tarts are better on the island.

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@cndz1

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Grant Lawrence

what`s really weird is that`s my dad`s name!!! i was a little shocked!

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@biospice

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by TheRadioHead

I should pay more attention to that feature!

While you are at it, can you "heart" Ten Too Many, as well?

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

I thought eating butter tarts after Christmas was like wearing white after Labour Day.

They were always made in my house as part of my mom's Christmas baking extravaganza. I follow in her footsteps, but I'm too lazy to make pastry, so I use her recipe for "Butter Tart Slice," which is like making a cake pan of butter tarts on top of shortbread. much easier and combines two of my favourite baked goods!

(and yes, they're made with real butter. We don't even have margarine in the house).

Hmm...I wonder how "margarine" got a soft 'g' sound in English? it really should be spelled "margerine"

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Ska

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by KeithPNakusp

I heard talk of Ska.

A song that vaguely ties in Ska with the theme of the day (kind of):

"Support your Scene" = Tea For the Voyage.

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Dear krib,

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Absotively

Butter tart squares are good, but they're not butter tarts.

Of course, I never bother to make butter tarts, and if I did I'd probably buy the tart shells, so you should basically ignore any criticism from me.

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dear Krib

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

hahah - yeah, you're right, I wasn't 'balling' at the rink. Some other guy wanted too though! His ladyfriend just wanted to skate...

I will pretty much concur with everything that you've said. People + vehicles = silly, irrational people. I do think that sometimes redoing or rebuilding a highway is a good thing. For example I believe that the twinning of the 400 past Barrie is a good investment on balance. Oftentimes for safety reasons rebuilding is necessary. I would also say that I've supported the improvements on the Sea-to-Sky highway. This isn't just because I'm an Olympics apologist. (I don't neccesarily think that I am one, I just want to have a balanced view of things, but someone did call me this the other day after I showed them some pieces on my blog.)

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@martin

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by mynameismoe

it's all them people "from away"s influence!

(i kid..)

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Silvorgold

No mention of Last night's John K Samson concert? Tsk Tsk.

The Perms are playing in Brandon tomorrow night at Clancy's Pub in downtown B-town.

Next weekend Rae Spoon is playing Brandon at the City Hall

http://flic.kr/p/7xtNJH

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dear krib (and benoit)

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

based on your spelling police hats, and your question in [58] I pressume you have a healthy love of language (hooray!). Where you lucky enough to hear the show 'And sometimes Y' on Radio1 for it's run a few years ago? I love that kinda stuff. If you do too, and haven't already, Steven Pinker has some great books on linguistics and the insight into neuroscience that linguistic studies can provide.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by PKEW PKEW PKEW (gunshots)

Growing up in a small town is good for a band or artist but i think creativity suffers if your not out playing with people that are better than you. The best band in high school is only going to last until high school is over.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

Nickelback came from a small town.

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@Gar...I mean Grant...

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by CDNz1

My goal is to learn two new things everyday. I'm now halfway there.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by PKEW PKEW PKEW (gunshots)

lots of band that sound like nickelback come from them too (sad face)

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dear Absotively

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

yeah, I'll take my shortbread crust over bought tart shells, thanks.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

A vinyl-to-mp3 conversion station! What a great idea. I can make this happen with my current turntable, preamp and computer, but it is tedious and a pain in my butt to do. If I could do this at a record shop with a player built to do this I would be very happy. Does this exist in Vancouver (yet)?

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Pat!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

woooo good to finally here Pat on R3

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hear

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

hear hear hear

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Can I get a fair shake?

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Silvorgold

No, no I never did.

i grew up on a farm that was closer to Dog River than any major Canadian city. When I decided where to go to university, I knew I would have to move off the farm and into the city. I moved into Brandon, which is a booming city itself, but I quickly realized that it was a very glorified farm town. Everyone seems to know everyone here, rumours spread QUICKLY, and everyone alway seems to have a beef. Also, if you didn't grow up here, tough luck making friends.

With that, bands absolutely REFUSE to play Brandon, why bother? It's not a Winnipeg or Regina, so there's no use. Almost every indie band that exists drives RIGHT PAST Brandon, and will possibly stop for a pit stop or a bite to eat, but they never think about performing in Brandon as it's just a glorified farm town.

If I want to go to a show, it means that I'm going to have to save up a minimum of $60 and head into "the city" (Winnipeg). It's fun to head into the city, but when you go there a few times a year, it all adds up for a broke university graduation.

Also, in Brandon, your employment options are limited to the following: The Canadian military, hog processing, welding/metal work, fast food and call centre work. If I want a job, I'm going to have to move out of Brandon, which I'm planning to as soon as I get a job. As soon as I get a job, Good riddance Brandon, Manitoba.. you never treated me well!

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re:Hemlock

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

did they have a mini-Stonehenge too?

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dear silvorgold

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

is the whole map open to you, or are you aiming somewhere specific?

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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

somewhere less Wintry, perhaps?

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@martin

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by CDNz1

Margarine tarts? Ewwww...

"woooo good to finally hear Pat here on R3"

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@boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Silvorgold

I'm aiming anywhere and everywhere!

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dear boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

why are you taking pictures of your TV?

80

blargg

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

I need to go get some food and then actually put some effort into doing some writing about Haiti at my blog. Everyone who feels inclined to donate, make sure it is to an org. that the Canadian Gov't will match funds for. For some reason I doubt that Ben Stiller's charity qualifies...

81

Back Alley

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

Without a doubt, one of my favorite places ever.

Still disappointed that R3 isn't playing Pat Deighan and the Orb Weavers! :( Grant, you have to see them play tonight!

82

Singing Sands!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

I've been there! Wasn't too warm, though, which may explain why it wasn't really singing.

on a related note, snow does the same thing when it's packed down and it's below about -20 or so.

83

dear krib

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

It was to show Absotively the results of my home made Digital Television Over The Air Antenna. I made one based of this tutorial. Mine was a quick job just to see if it worked, so it's not even screwed together at the moment, just held together with tape. Plus, who doesn't love Wendy?

84

R3 Farm Kids

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Silvorgold

Any R3ers who grew up on the farm? If so, what kind of farm? And where are you now?

I grew up on a mixed farm, grain and cattle. In my youth I thought I was going to become a farmer as back then.. it was very profitable, but then around age 10, I realized I had to go to University and stay away from farming if I wanted to not be in the hole for the rest of my life.

85

dear Silvorgold

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

cool! Good luck, hope something comes together for you quickly! Brandon has a sad vibe to it in my head, but that's just because when I was a kid and my family would drive from Thunder Bay to Edmonton, we'd stay in Brandon on the way back home. That meant that holiday's were almost over...

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dear boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

ah, okay. Wendy's hard-hitting investigative journalism style kinda scares me, actually.

87

Dear boders,

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Absotively

Haven't watched the whole tutorial, but that antenna looks a lot like this antenna, for anyone who prefers non-video instructions.

88

boders, thanks

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Benoit from Ottawa

for the Pinker suggestion. And Sometimes Y was indeed a favourite of mine at the time.

89

@boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Silvorgold

Wow! Ive met alot of people who absolutely hate Brandon. It CAN be a good town, for some people.

If I was planning to stay in Brandon, and had money, I would pocket a bunch of indie concerts myself.

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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by ak17

I'm not sure Prince George is considered 'small' or not, but it certainly is compared to Vancouver, Montreal, and the like. But we're in your top 5 gigs with Coldsnap, which has some big names, but, it should be mentioned, will also be showcasing local artists. On the other hand, all of those local artists have day jobs....

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Dear Abso @ 87

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Benoit from Ottawa

Close indeed! Matter of fact, your linked site also features an imbed of the same coat hanger antenna video.

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@silvorgold

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Grant Lawrence

I did mention the John K show in Brandon! And you!

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@Grant

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Silvorgold

That was 3 minutes before you were on the air!

PS, my display pic rocks!

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@silvorgold

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by CDNz1

Your display pic rocks!

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@CDNz1

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Silvorgold

I KNOW! Chantal took the BEST picture of the night!

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Nudieeeee

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

I <3 Nudie (and the Turks), and Grass Mountain Hobos!

So much great local music, this is a great Radio 3 show. :)

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@silvorgold

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

yes, it indeed rules!

I don't hate Brandon (not enough to hate or love). It is just associated with end of summer for me...

@krib - yeah, her style of investigative journalism can be a bit too much..it has it's place, but doesn't need that 'gotchya' tenor all the time..

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[97]

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

should read "not enough time to hate or love"

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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

she certainly changed the face of Marketplace

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@suckamc

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by tb3

Martin what are you still doing at work?

Storm the CBC and grab the mic from Grant!

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@boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Silvorgold

Its very rare that someone comes to Brandon for something FUN! If you love agriculture and country music and steakhouses, then Brandon will treat you a-o-k. Every time I see the "Welcome to Brandon, You Belong Here" sign (Dear John K, please write a song about that!), my gut feels like it fell to the ground, ouch

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This Weekend - Dinosaur Jr.

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Crozon Ottawa

I was hoping to check out the Dinosaur Jr. show tonight at Capital Music Hall here in Ottawa, but tickets sold out earlier this week. So fellow R3 bloggers, if anyone has a few extra tickets they want to get rid of let me know.

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@silvorgold

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Grant Lawrence

Hey don`t forget the Western Canadian Music Awards came to Brandon! C`mon!

104

This weekend in Edmonton?

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Absotively

No shows in Edmonton this weekend have caught my eye, but I've had a stressful month and I'd love to go out tonight or tomorrow. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by klaxon

I think you forgot Igloofest! The best outdoor dance party I've ever been to! It's tonight and tomorrow and next weekend too in Montreal.

I don't know any of the musicians and doubt any of them have been played on CBCR3, but some are Canadian, so I thought it would be OK to mention here.

People trot out their best one piece snowsuits and neon jackets and it's a great time! Anyone else going this weekend?

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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by ajkelly

Corey beat me to it but Stereophonic should definitely be on that list! Grant cross that bridge and drop by good old Sackville on your way back West!

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dear Absotively

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

is Captain Tractor still together? they were fun to see live

108

@Grant

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Silvorgold

If only Radio 3 actually acknowledged them! ;)

I'm kidding! Actually, out of the 6 years I've lived in Brandon, that was my ABSOLUTE favourite experience in the city. It was an amazing musical experience. Seeing Dan Mangan playing his very last "show" before he won the XM Verge award! Smoozing with lots of industry folks, made a few new friends! I'll look back on that time for years to come! It's made me even think of one day checking out the Junos/ECMAs

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Company Store

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by 1WackyCanuck

Great story.....

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for anyone looking for something cheap (read 'free')

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by stew72

A rare free event in Toronto. There is public skating with various DJ crews from 8-11pm at the Harbourfront rink every weekend in January. Lots of great Canadian club DJs - think arts beats and eats, but on ice. Not sure if it has an official name - we call it 'smoke and skate', but that is almost assuredly not the actual name.

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@silvorgold

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Grant Lawrence

>That was 3 minutes before you were on the air!>

no, I said it on the air you kooky kid!

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Dear krib,

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Absotively

So far as I know, yes, but they don't have any upcoming shows listed on their site.

Edmonton's big enough that there are, of course, shows. There just aren't any by anyone I'm familiar with, which is why I was hoping for suggestions. If I don't get any, I guess I'll start checking out MySpace pages to figure out who I'd like to see.

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My complaint

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Benoit from Ottawa

In Ottawa, these days, if you don't pick up the Ottawa Xpress (a local free entertainment rag that has listings, in particular show listings), it's difficult not to miss something.

May I explain. You'd think the online listings of the XPress would be up to snuff, but they're worse than the printed ones. Since XPress got bought out by Montreal's Voir organisation -- they publish the same kind of rag in Montreal, but much more substantial, and in French) --, Voir has combined listings for Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal and Québec (City). In-sane. An example, fwiw.

The concert calendar here at R3 (top left) often does show some acts, but only some. (And these days, not many hits for Ottawa.)

So I'm left having to go to sites individually. Easy to forget one or three.

A special case: one of them, Cafe Deckuf, well I bitched to them in November that they were still listing October dates as upcoming. It got updated. They put in the November concerts. I thought "well at least muy complaint was useful". Ha!

Their page still features the November shows. Frustrating. And they sometimes have some of the more interesting indie bands.

Bio Spice, is there a source of show listings (especially a websource) that I don't know about?

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@stew72

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by CDNz1

I think R3 hosted one of those last winter. I wonder if they'll host one this winter?

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@Benoit

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Crozon Ottawa

Here is a great list that I use - http://stillepost.ca/boards/index.php?topic=57531.0

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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

in the same vein as an earlier comment from stew72, in Vancouver at Robson Square you can skate for free, rentals are $3. more info is here.

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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Bio Spice

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Re my 113: Wild Works, how do you keep up...

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Benoit from Ottawa

...with Ottawa area shows?

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@Benoit

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by TheRadioHead

check out Pollstar.com, enter your own city name. I find it a well maintained, cohesive listing.

120

@Grant

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

is the R3 calendar maintained by the R3 team, or is it incumbent on the artists informing you of their show? any options for crowdsourcing additions to it?

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@Grant

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Crozon Ottawa

Thanks for reading my post - I've got my fingers crossed

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Dear Benoit,

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Absotively

Maybe try Eventful?

I didn't like them to start with, because I somehow got on their mailing list and didn't really want to be. But they do list a lot of events in Edmonton, and they seem to list a fair number in Ottawa.

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English Words, Death Avengers

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

I liked Smothered in Hugs...

English Words is good. We'll get used to it!

The Death Avengers are my favorite band on PEI right now. Can't wait to hear their new stuff!

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dear Absotively

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

just did some surfing. Dana Wylie is playing tonight

I saw her at Ness Creek two years ago and picked up one of her CD's. Very entertaining. kinda jazz-y sounding and lyrically interesting.

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Thanks, Crozon Otawa

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Benoit from Ottawa

Looks good.

Bookmarked.

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@Benoit, 113

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Bio Spice

aardvarkk alerted me to this yesterday:

http://www.dial613.ca/

I don't have a system, though. interested to see your thoughts there, above.

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re: Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Charlottetown Special w/ Two Hours Traffic, English Words, Back Alley Music, and Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by krib

she's also got an R3 artist's page so you can listen to some of it

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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

no, we want the names on air! Name names!

129

Thanks!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Absotively

I will definitely consider Dana Wylie. And it looks like See has improved their online listings.

And Pollstar looks good, too! Hooray for decent concert listings!

130

@boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by suckamc

haha yeah, I've been witness, but I really like one of the bands, so I won't name names either!

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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by mynameismoe

i never really liked the name smothered in hugs, even knowing the reference. but, it didn't really matter because it didn't change the fact that they are great musicians! (and just generally swell guys!)

rope is a great song!!

grant, todays show has put me in a stellar mood. i kind of want to high five everyone! i was going to take a nap to prepare for the ridiculousness of tonight, but i am too full of energy! (the two cups of coffee i drank probably aren't helping, eh...)

132

dear martin

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

heheeh..ok, fair enough..mostly i just like saying "Name names!" in an overbearing authoritative voice..

133

Let me clean my teeth???

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by TheRadioHead

Really, why do they let musicians write lyrics?

134

dear moe

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

agreed..excellent show. Would be a great weekend to be in PEI (i'm sure any weekend typically is). {boders makes sure to focus on Moe's elbow in Charlottetown and delivers big high five!}

have a blast tonight you guys. No music for me tonight, as the Rio is showing the Big Lewboski and Kingpin, but that'll be great fun, haven't watched the Epic tale of the Dude in a while..

135

@TRH

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by CDNz1

I Pollstarred Detroit and it failed miserably. No mention of the YSP!WSD! show in March.

I Polstarred Windsor and it provided me a metric assload of shows to see in Feb!

Thank you Phog Lounge! I wonder if I can drag Yort off the ranch for one?

136

@CDNz1

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by TheRadioHead

I have no idea how those listings get there, must have something to do with booking. I like it cause they are often posted weeks before anywhere else.

At least in my city they are.

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I can't believe I missed getting PPP tix

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

150, 75, 50 is the breakdown Grant...

138

@boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by mynameismoe

"watch the elbow! watch the elbow!" most people look at me crosseyed when i say that in conjunction to delivering high fives..

i am a little bit overwhelmed with where to go tonight. i think every venue that can have live music has a show that interests me!!

139

@boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by CDNz1

"makes sure to focus on Moe's elbow in Charlottetown and delivers big high five!"

LOL!

140

@highways

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by AlexOfAnders

I know it seems like you've moved on but I just got back from lunch. I've heard that highways themselves are a large problem and cause the traffic jams. If you remove the highways then traffic disperses more evenly throughout the city. I forget where but some city in the states removed a major highway and found that it actually solved their traffic problems in that area. I really wish I could remember where I read this...

I find people + cars is funny when you contrast it to me + car. It's all about your attitude towards a car and driving. Before I bought my car I considered it a complete luxury (which it is). I don't need a car but I like having one so if there's traffic, the price of gas goes up or any of that stuff that make people get the "road rage" I just shrug it off. How can I complain about it? No one's forcing me to drive, it's my choice to have to pay these. Car ownership is a privilege, not a right.

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@moe

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by CDNz1

*High-Five*

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@boders WIN!

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Grant Lawrence

Can you use the tix? what about Kingpin? (a brilliant film)

143

@boders, Grant

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by AlexOfAnders

What? I missed a chance to get tickets for the peak performance project too?!? Damn it!

144

@Alex

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

Well, there you go again being completely sane and reasonable. {GOB voice} C'mon! I know exactly where you are referencing but can't remember the name of the place. Effective transportation policy is one of my favourite hobby horses..I'll have to go digging through some blogs.

Since the subject just came up again, I'll point out that highway space AND parking space are both limited resources. That are in high demand. When demand outpaces availability, some mechanism for allocating those resources is needed. This is called a market. So while I can understand people not wanting to pay more to park downtown (Vancouver just increased rates, hooray!) it is a necessary part of the dynamic. Now, if we could pivot that energy into extending transit options, then we'd be getting somewhere

145

@Grant

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

I know! I was just sending the breakdown as help, had hit enter before you said you could win them. I could go see Lewboski and then head to the Commodore, but right now I've got a party of 3 going to the movies and that would be a real dickhead move abandoning one person.

Looks like Alex can use them...

146

@boders

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by AlexOfAnders

Was it on your blog where you talk about removing some parking spaces for dedicated bus routes and bike lanes. Imagine if they took up a street for light rail, wouldn't that be rad!

147

@Alex

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Grant Lawrence

email me at grant.lawrence@cbc.ca if you want them!

148

@alex

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by boders

not yet! But I have been writing a post about that very subject. Perhaps you logged onto my backend? haha..if you remember where you read that send me a link, always looking for more transportation blogs in Van.

Make sure to go ride the Olympic Line tomorrow or after (it's free). Goes between Granville Island and Olympic Village station. Any chance of the city/translink keeping it post games is incumbent on usage and enthusiasm for it

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Posted on Jan 23, 2010 by Benoit from Ottawa

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Posted on Jan 24, 2010 by buttercup

English Words (formerly Smothered in Hugs) are awesome!!

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