Archive for Live

SOUNDTRACK - delays

Posted by thehipcola on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Folks, I’m sad to announce that SOUNDTRACK is officially not going to be ready for October 31.   My apologies to anyone who has been anticipating it, though not to worry, it is still coming.
See,  I just picked the date out of the air back when it was sufficiently far enough away to allow for any [...]

Cirque Du Soleil - Saltimbanco

Posted by thehipcola on Friday, August 10th, 2007

 Last night I was lucky enough to be able to see Cirque Du Soleil’s re-tour of Saltimbanco, and it rocked.  Again.  Two Cirque productions in the last year I’ve been to, and both of them melted my brain.  Acrobatic feats aside, (and they were astounding), I was drawn more to the production aspects of the [...]

Roger Waters LIVE

Posted by thehipcola on Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Two weeks ago I headed to Toronto with Scotty P to take in An Evening With Roger Waters.  I’d been looking forward to seeing some form, ANY form, of Pink Floyd live since I became a fan in high school.  The only tour that was a potential for me was the last Pink Floyd [...]

SOUNDTRACK - new music, imagery and forum

Posted by thehipcola on Monday, June 25th, 2007

There’s a new track and slideshow playing over at www.sound-track.ca.  Head over and have look-listen, and then discuss your impressions good or bad on the micro-forum onsite.  You’ll find a link to it on the menu bar at the top of the page - Discuss.
A video is in the works, but it’s a daunting task [...]

Brad Sucks @ The Live Lounge

Posted by thehipcola on Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Sigh……I knew it’d be hard, but not that hard.   Went to catch the first live show of Brad Sucks since my decision to part company from the live band in favour of spending more time at home with the loved ones.   I wasn’t sure what to expect from it all, and it was tough at [...]

Roger Waters - Dark Side of the Moon

Posted by thehipcola on Friday, March 9th, 2007

My good friend Scott and I are heading to Toronto to see this.
I’ve never paid $150 for a concert ticket before, and strangely enough I don’t really feel badly about having done it this time.   Tried to get seats in Ottawa, then Montreal, but we couldn’t get seats that were out front….duh.  I’m willing [...]

Brad Sucks - Changing Gears

Posted by thehipcola on Monday, February 12th, 2007

Played our final show with my axe-work on Saturday at Greenfield’s Pub, and I’m happy to say we did in fact bring the rock.  Played with The Joshua Morin Band, who were much fun and sounded great!  Big thanks for a last minute inclusion in this show.
 
I’ve got mixed feelings about the whole [...]

All Good Things….

Posted by thehipcola on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

…come to an end, and so it is with my role as guitarist for Brad Sucks‘ live band.  Nothing untoward or nasty going on, but rather just me feeling the squeeze of being a Dad, husband and small business owner. 
The last year and a half have been lots of fun as we ramped up to [...]

How To Make Your Band Look Awesome On Stage

Posted by thehipcola on Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Last night Michelle and I had a great time taking in all the sights and sounds of Delerium - Cirque du Soleil’s “live music conert that pushes the limit of arena performance.” And holy cow, it was fantastic.
I was stunned by the visual presentation of the show. The multimedia stuff that was being [...]