Category: Ramblings
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The future music model – Colby Stead
I can’t say that I know of any more music or “discover” more artists than any other person who is actually looking. I say this as a good friend of mine Olivier over on You Crazy Dreamers guided me to one of his personal favourite artists in Colby Stead. I have to say thanks for…
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Ghost Bees & Laura Barrett
photo taken from Aberdeen show flyer So upcoming concert possibility is Ghost Bees and Laura Barrett here in Calgary on December 4th. I am still up in the air on participating so I am putting up a couple of tracks to see if you can convince me that I will be missing something by not…
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New on the ‘nets this week
So I must apologize for yesterday, my webhost was having a bit of a issue with keeping me and many others “online”. What’s the big deal, who needs to be online…..er, ah, freakin’ everyone! Okay, let’s get on with some “new on the ‘nets” shall we. The below snippets have been pulled kickin’ and screamin’…
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Consider me there
So received my tickets for the Martha Wainwright concert here in Calgary for November 30th and the Grand Theatre Junction. Should be a good show all around. But let’s get serious, Martha will be good (actually I am intrigued to see her show) but Brian will be what got me to be there in the…
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New on the ‘nets
photo from Mindful Seeing (please visit) So what do you know this post Halloween Saturday? What new and exciting items happened to the musical landscape? With a few quick glances, I have gathered one small corner of the interwebs below for your perusal. I did include a track from the new J. Tillman – Vacilando…
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New on the ‘nets this week
So what’s going on out there, what little gifts of news and music do we have? I often get to neglecting the internet for things beyond my control and miss out – so if anyone wants to assist, send me something you think is Slowcoustic News-worthy and maybe we can post it here each Saturday. …
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New on the ‘nets this week
So I did it again, got all caught up in my life and ignored the blog on a Friday. Sure there was the day job, sure there was a going away party for a colleague in a downtown hotel, sure I live about an hour drive from downtown. This does not warrant a snub to…
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Round the ‘nets this week
Another week down people, success – it’s the weekend! As a matter of fact it is a long weekend in Canada due to the real Thanksgiving weekend (no offense to my American Readers!). There actually was a fair amount that was pumping through millions of miles of Ethernet cable this week for all you internet…
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The Fairer Sex
So notoriously a fan of the male troupador and down on HIS luck singer songwriter, I have been having a bit of a rip in my very own space-time continuum. I have been listening to a lot of female artists lately, and it has been incredibly good. While I do have the staples down, and…
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In and ’round the ‘nets this week
Well some may know, but for the most part most will not. The Slowcoustic new site turned “1 month” this last week!! I know, I know, maybe a bit early for parties and movie deals yet, but congrats to us anyway! I have to say that the last month we did quite well for a…
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Side A, flip, repeat – the playlist
Hmmm…records…not recordings, but records. Thing of the past or recently making a comeback? One thing as the so called “mp3 generation” we lose the ability to have two sides to music (and actual hold in your hands media). Not necessarily that the music has a formal beginning and an ending as both sides simply may…
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Side B, flip, repeat – the playlist
Oh, and the “B-side”. While mostly reserved for dance floor remixes and the song that almost didn’t make the album, the other side can often be just as good if not better than the A-side. What I am getting at is I am looking for a thin connection to a Friday Playlist and have a…