Trey and Co. noodle their way north

If you missed out on Trey Anastasio's triumphant return to Canada, at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall on January 18, 2013, too bad! It was the highlight of this winter's concert season so far (qualifiers: in the jamband scene in the Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto corridor ;). Check out the setlist and a recap of the show here on jambands.com, THE Relix Magazine blog.  

G Love brings the Special Sauce to Toronto

It was a blast of pure summertime, California fun on a cold, wintery night in Toronto. Check out all the action as G Love laid down the law at Toronto's Danforth Hall on January 13, 2013 - read it here or check out Relix Magazine!

The Sheepdogs - Long Haired Freaky People

After seeing the Sheepdogs guys perform a few times on their latest Canadian tour (see the previous post for remaining tour dates as the band heads back west) my review is up on relix.com - check it out!

Or follow this direct link:

http://www.relix.com/features/2012/12/05/the-sheepdogs-long-haired-freaky-people

And pay special attention to the photo accompanying it, also taken by yours truly! For more pics from their gigs in Ottawa and Montreal (Ritual and Club Soda, respectively) check out this gallery:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33900800@N07/sets/72157632168783867/

FYI, i love this band and wish i could have followed them across the country. Three shows simply arent enough to scratch my itch!

The Sheepdogs Have At It - a new documentary film

The Sheepdogs may be on the road, but a brand new 85-minute documentary about their journey to fame and the cover of the Rolling Stone has just been released - it made its premier on December 2 in Whistler, BC. Unfortunately, the guys were on the road in Ontario at the time and couldnt attend, but you can check out a sneak peak of the doc here:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/sheepdogs-chase-rock-dreams-in-documentary-trailer-20121130

The Sheepdogs are still touring across Canada and have shows in Toronto, Sarnia, Hamilton, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Saskatoon (hometown), Edmonton, Lloydminster and Calgary before the new year. GO! 

Socializing with BLSH

With a summer of touring across Canada and a winter of warming up fans for Umphrey's McGee, Austin, Texas-based Bright Light Social Hour has been a busy band ("busy beavers" we'd say in Canada). Sitting down for a drink and a chat before their show in Ottawa, we got so caught up in philosophical conjecture we almost missed the show...

jambands.com - In Like a Lion, Out with a Bang Bang - Dispatch in Sound Acedemy, Toronto - 08/10/12

Check out this link for my relix magazine review of Dispatch live at Sound Academy in Toronto, 08/10/12.

jambands.com - Dispatch not messin around with first tour in a decade

Click this link for my jambands.com (Relix Magazine) exclusive interview with Braddigan from Dispatch - i spoke with him in depth on the phone from his house in Colorado, just a few days before he left for the West coast to kick off their current tour with Pete Francis and Chad Stokes. There are some great gems in there!