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062985 Phil Collins, Toronto, ON
In 1985 I a seventeen-year-old high school dropout living with my girlfriend…
051323 Craig Young, Chad Murphy, and Chris LeDrew, St. John’s, NL
I’m surprised that this was my first time setting foot in The Ship…
062602 Herbie Hancock with Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade, Ottawa, ON
Herbie Hancock is one of the bona fide jazz giants walking this planet…
- 10 Years of The Triplets of Belleville
- 4 Way Street
- A Perfect Circle
- A Taste of Honey
- AC/DC
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- Adrian Belew
- Aerosmith
- Air Supply
- Al Di Meola
- Alan Doyle
- Alejandro Escovedo
- Alice Cooper
- Alice In Chains
- Alison Krauss
- Allen Toussaint
- Alpha Yaya Diallo
- Amadou & Mariam
- Amanda Rheaume
- Anders Osborne
- Andersson .Paak
- Andrew Vincent and the Pirates
- Andy Coe
- Andy McKee
- Ane Brun
- Angela Hewitt
- Angelo Tsarouches
- Ani DiFranco
- Anoushka Shankar
- Arcade Fire
- Aretha Franklin
- Arlo Guthrie
- Arrogant Worms
- Ashley Newell
- Autographs & Memorabilia
- Autorickshaw
- Avett Brothers
- Bachir Attar
- Bad Company
- Bad Habit
- Ball & Chain
- Band of Horses
- Barack Obama
- Barenaked Ladies
- Basia Bulat
- Baso Negro
- BB King
- Be In The Band Showcase
- Beastie Boys
- Beau Dixon
- Beck
- Bela Fleck
- Belle and Sebastian
- Ben Folds
- Ben Harper
- Bert Jansch
- Beth Hart
- Big Space
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- Big Wreck
- Bill Evans
- Bill Frisell
- Bill Hicks
- Bill Kreutzmann
- Billy and the Bruisers
- Billy Idol
- Billy Joel
- Billy Talent
- BITB Instructors Band
- Björk
- Black Debbath
- Black Mountain
- Black Sabbath
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
- Blind Melon
- Blondie
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- Bluegrassy High
- Blues Traveler
- Bnois King
- Bo Diddley
- Bob Dylan
- Bob Loblaw
- Bob Moore's Amazing Mongrels
- Bob Rock
- Bob Saget
- Bob Schneider
- Bob Snider
- Bob Weir
- Bob Wiseman
- Bobby McFerrin
- Bombino
- Bon Iver
- Bonnie Raitt
- Booker T and the MG's
- Boxcar Boys
- Boz Scaggs
- Brad Mehldau
- Brian Aylward
- Brian Blade
- Brian Setzer
- Brian Wilson
- Brighton Rock
- Broken Social Scene
- Brooklyn Rider
- Brothers Chaffey
- Bruce Cockburn
- Bruce Hornsby
- Bruce Peninsula
- Bruce Springsteen
- Bryan Adams
- Buckwheat Zydeco
- Buddy DeFranco
- Buddy Guy
- Buenavista Social Club AfroCuban All Stars
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Built To Spill
- Bullmoose
- Bumpin' Binary
- Burt Neilson Band
- Burton Cummings
- Busta Rhymes
- Busty & The Bass
- By Divine Right
- C.J. Chenier
- Cake
- Calexico
- Campbell Brothers
- Canned Heat
- Caravan Palace
- Carole Pope
- Carrie Underwood
- Catherine MacLellan
- Cathy Lee Gifford
- Chad Murphy
- Chaka Khan
- Chalk Circle
- Change of Heart
- Charlie Haden
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- Cheap Trick
- Cheech & Chong
- Chicago Blues Reunion
- Chick Corea
- Chocolate Genius
- Chris Botti
- Chris LeDrew
- Chris Robinson
- Christo
- Chuck Berry
- Chuck Leavell
- Chuck Prophet
- Circles Around the Sun
- Cirque du Soleil
- Classified
- Colin Hay
- Colin Hollett
- Colin James
- Colin Lake
- Colin Linden
- Come Together Music Festival
- comedy
- Comfort Station
- Connie Mims Pinkerton
- Corb Lund
- Cotillion
- Country Joe McDonald
- CR Avery
- Craig Young
- Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Crown Lands
- Cuff the Duke
- Cuong Vu
- Cyndi Lauper
- Cypress Hill
- Cyril Neville
- D Rangers
- Damn Yankees
- Dan Aykroyd
- Dan Bern
- dance
- Daniel Champagne
- Daniel Lanois
- Daniel Lavoie
- Danny Michel
- Darius Rucker
- Dave and Phil Alvin
- Dave Bidini Band
- Dave Brubeck
- Dave Clark
- Dave Holland
- Dave Lauzon
- Dave Matthews Band
- Dave Rawlings Machine
- Dave-O
- David Bowie
- David Byrne
- David Copperfield
- David Essig
- David Francey
- David Grisman
- David Letterman
- David Lindley
- David Murray Big Band
- David Wilcox
- Dawes
- Dawn Tyler Watson et Paul Deslauriers
- Dead Feat
- Dead Weather
- Deadstring Brothers
- Death from Above 1979
- Deb DiGiovanni
- Deep Purple
- Deer Tick
- Def Leppard
- Delhi 2 Dublin
- Delicate Steve
- Deltron 3030
- Dennis DeYoung
- Derek Trucks
- Detroit Women
- Diana Ross
- Dickey Betts
- Dida
- Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- DJ Logic
- Do. Make. Say. Think.
- Dolly Parton
- Don Cunningham & The Cabinet
- Don McLean
- Don Preston
- Don Ross
- Donna Summer
- Donna the Buffalo
- Down With Webster
- Dr. Hook
- Dr. John
- Drive-By Truckers
- Dropkick Murphys
- Drumhand
- Drums & Tuba
- Duane Andrews
- Dumpstaphunk
- Durwood
- Dya Singh
- Earl Klugh
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Eccodek
- Ed Bickert
- Eddie Money
- Eddie Shaw
- Edgar Winter
- Edie Brickell
- Elmer Ferrer
- Elvis Costello
- Elvis Perkins In Dearland
- Emily Haines
- Emmylou Harris
- Eric Burdon & The Animals
- Eric Clapton
- Eric Krasno
- Eric's Trip
- Ernie Watts
- Erykah Badu
- Ethan Russell
- Etta James
- Everest
- Extreme
- F'loom
- Faith No More
- Fear & Loathing
- Fear of Flying
- Feist
- Fiery Furnaces
- Final Fantasy
- Finest Kind
- Fishbone
- Five Alarm Funk
- Flávia Nascimento
- Fleetwood Mac
- FM
- Foo Fighters
- Frank Zappa
- Frankie Ford
- Fraser Hollins Quartet
- Fred Eaglesmith
- Freeway Band
- Fretboard Journey
- Fruiting Bodies
- Furthur
- G. Love
- Galactic
- galleries
- Ganga Girl
- Garage A Trois
- Garaj Mahal
- Gary Burton Quartet
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Gateway
- Geddy Lee
- Genesis
- Genialistit
- George Porter Jr.
- George Shearing
- George Thorogood
- Georgette Fry
- Gerry Hemingway
- Ghost Light
- Ghost-Note
- Gilbert Gottfried
- Gillian Welch
- Girl Talk
- Gloria Gaynor
- Goddo
- Gogol Bordello
- Gomez
- Gord Downie
- Gordon Quinton
- Gov't Mule
- Gowan
- Grand Analog
- Grand Theft Bus
- Grateful Dead
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- Grateful Shred
- Great Big Sea
- Great Lake Swimmers
- Green Day
- Greensky Bluegrass
- Gregg Bissonette
- Gregg Rolie
- Greta Van Fleet
- Grizzly Bear
- Gryphon Trio
- Guh
- Guns N' Roses
- Guy Clark
- Hadrien Feraud
- Hal Willner
- Hamish Stuart
- Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage
- Harper
- Harry Manx
- Hat Fitz and Cara
- Hawksley Workman
- Haywire
- Helena Deland
- Hellacopters
- Henry Rollins
- Herbie Hancock
- Hiss Golden Messenger
- Holly Bowling
- Holly Cole
- HOLY F*CK
- Honey Island Swamp Band
- Honeymoon Suite
- Hot 8 Brass Band
- Hot Tuna
- Howard Shore
- Hubert Sumlin
- Huey Lewis and the News
- Hurra Torpedo
- Hux
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
- Ian Anderson
- Ike Turner
- Ike Willis
- Ikebe Shakedown
- IMAX/laser shows
- Incity Dreams
- India.Arie
- Infected Mushroom
- Inglewood Jack
- Insane Clown Posse
- Irma Thomas
- Israel & New Breed
- Issa
- Ivan Mazuze Quartet
- Ivan Neville
- Jack Semple
- Jack White
- Jackson Browne
- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
- Jaga Jazzist
- Jagari Chanda
- Jake Shimabukuro
- Jamcruise
- James Brown
- James Cohen
- James Sakala
- James Taylor
- James Van Der Beek
- Jamie Cullum
- Jamie Lidell
- Jane Radmore
- Jane Siberry
- Jane's Addiction
- Janelle Monáe
- Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite Of Everything
- Jason Isbell
- Jay Lane
- Jayme Stone Quartet
- Jeff Beck
- Jeff Chimenti
- Jeff Healey
- Jeff Tweedy
- Jenny Lewis
- Jerry Douglas
- Jerry Garcia
- Jerry Granelli
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Jethro Tull
- Jim Bryson
- Jim McNally
- Jimi Hendrix
- Jimmie Vaughan
- Jimmy Buffett
- Jimmy Cliff
- Jimmy Page
- Jimmy Rankin
- JJ Grey & Mofro
- Joe Cocker
- Joe Ely
- Joe Jackson
- Joe Lovano
- Joe Nemeth
- Joe Russo
- Joe Satriani
- Joe Sumner
- Joe Walsh
- Joel Plaskett
- Joey Elias
- John Cougar Mellencamp
- John Fogerty
- John Geggie
- John Hammond
- John Hiatt
- John Kadlecik
- John Mayall
- John McLaughlin
- John Patitucci
- John Prine
- John Scofield
- Johnny Lang
- Johnny Winter
- Jon Cleary
- Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
- Jon Stewart
- Joni Mitchell
- Jory Nash
- Journey
- Jr. Mack
- Judith Hill
- Jungle By Night
- Junior Brown
- Jurassic 5
- Justin Fancy
- Justin Rutledge
- Justin Townes Earle
- k-os
- k.d. lang
- Kagumba Andrew
- Kaki King
- Kaleidoscope Orchestra
- Kamasi Washington
- Kanye West
- Karl Denson
- Kathleen Edwards
- Kathleen Madigan
- KC & the Sunshine Band
- Keb' Mo'
- Keller Williams
- Kelly Joe Phelps
- Kelly McMichael
- Kevin Breit
- Kid Koala
- Kid Rock
- Kieran Hebden
- KILLL
- Kim Churchill
- Kim Mitchell
- King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
- King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
- King Sunshine
- Kings Go Forth
- KISS
- Konono #1
- Kool & the Gang
- Kronos Quartet
- Kruger Brothers
- Kung Fu
- Kurt Vile and the Violaters
- Kymani Marley
- Kyrie Kristmanson
- L.A. Guns
- La Machine
- La Paname Jazz Quartet
- Lady Gaga
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Lake Street Dive
- Lamb of God
- Lambert and James
- Larkin Poe
- Larry McCray
- Leavin' Train
- lectures
- LeE HARVeY OsMOND
- Lehera with Sarah
- Lennon Claypool Delirium
- Leon Bridges
- Leon Redbone
- Les Breastfeeders
- Les Claypool
- Les Paul
- Les Rats d'Swompe
- Lettuce
- Levon Helm
- Lewis Black
- Lhasa
- Lindsay Buckingham
- Lisa Fischer
- Little Feat
- Little Freddie King
- Live
- Live Magnetic Air
- Living Colour
- Look People
- Los Lobos
- Lotus
- Lou Reed
- Loverboy
- LP
- Lucas Haneman
- Lucinda Williams
- Ludacris
- Lukas Nelson & the Promise Of The Real
- Luke Doucet
- Luther Wright & The Wrongs
- Lydia Loveless
- Lydia Taylor Band
- Lyle Lovett
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- M83
- Maceo Parker
- MacLean & MacLean
- Macy Gray
- Madonna
- magic
- Magoo
- Mahogany Rush
- MALAJUBE
- Manu Chau
- Mapei
- Marc Ribot
- Marcia Ball & the Voices of The Wetlands All-Stars
- Marco Benevento
- Marcus King
- Mari Boine
- Maria Schneider
- Marianne Dissard
- Marianne Trudel
- Marilyn Crispell
- Mark Forward
- Mark Knopfler
- Martha Wainwright
- Martin Short
- Martina Sorbara
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Mary J. Blige
- Matisyahu
- Matt "Guitar" Murphy
- Matt Anderson
- Matt Mays
- Matt Minglewood
- Matthew Sweet
- Mavis Staples
- Max Webster
- MAZ
- Mötley Crüe
- MC Hammer
- Meat Loaf
- Medeski Martin & Wood
- Medusas Raft
- Megan Jerome
- Merle Haggard
- Meryn Cadell
- Metallica
- Metalwood
- Metric
- Mi Casa
- Mi'gmafrica
- Michael Blake
- Michael Brecker
- Michael Franti
- Michael Herring
- Michael Jerome Browne
- Michael Powers
- Michel Cusson
- Michel Rivard
- Mick Taylor
- Mickey Hart
- Midnight North
- Mighty Popo
- Miguel de Armas Quartet
- Mikaela Davis
- Mike Biggar
- Mike Dillon's Band of Outsiders
- Mike Essoudry
- Mike Gordon
- Mike Lynch
- Mike Milligan
- Milligan-Eagles Project
- Miloš Karadaglić
- Missy Burgess
- Moe Koffman
- moe.
- Molly Hatchet
- Monkeyjunk
- Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Morrissey
- Motörhead
- Mother Mother
- Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo
- Muse
- museums
- Must Stash Hat
- My Morning Jacket
- Nanci Griffith
- Nathaniel Rateliff
- National Arts Centre Orchestra
- Nazareth
- Ndidi Onukwulu
- Neil Diamond
- Neil Young
- Neko Case
- nero
- Neville Brothers
- new poetics
- New York Dolls
- Nick Cave
- Nik Wallenda
- Nine Inch Nails
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Nordic Voices
- NQ Arbuckle
- Oasis
- Odds
- Of Monsters and Men
- Okkervil River
- Oliver Jones
- Oliver Mtukudzi
- Oliver Schroer
- Once And Future Band
- Orchestra Baobab
- Ornette Coleman
- Orphan
- Oscar Peterson
- Oteil Burbridge
- Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
- Oumou Sangare
- Our Lady Peace
- Oysterhead
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Paco de Lucía
- Page and Plant
- Parliament/Funkadelic
- Pat Metheny
- Pat Travers
- Patrick Cardy
- Patti Smith
- Paul McCartney
- Paul Oakenfold
- Paul Reed Smith Band
- Paul Shaffer
- Paul Simon
- Peaches & Herb
- Pearl Jam
- Pegi Young
- Pete Zedlacher
- Peter Frampton
- Peter Gabriel
- Petra
- Phil Collins
- Phil DeGruy
- Phil Lesh
- Philip Glass
- Phish
- Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
- Pink Floyd
- Pink Mountaintops
- Pleasure Craft
- politics
- Pope John Paul II
- Porno For Pyros
- Pothole
- Preservation Hall Band
- Primus
- Prince
- Procol Harum
- Project/Object
- Prosetry
- Public Relations
- Purple
- Queensrÿche
- Radio Zydeco
- Radiohead
- Railroad Earth
- Rainy Day Prophets
- Ratdog
- Ratt
- Ravi Shankar
- Ray Davies
- Real Gone Daddies
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Red Rider
- Redd Volkaert
- Remember Shakti
- Return To Forever
- Reveen
- REYNALDO & the Dalliances
- Rheostatics
- Richa Sharma
- Richard Page
- Richard Thompson
- Rick Fines
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Ricky Skaggs
- Rikki Ililonga
- Ringo Starr
- Rita Carter
- Rob Frayne
- Rob Wasserman
- Robben Ford
- Robbie Krieger
- Robert Fripp
- Robert Glasper Experiment
- Robert Plant
- Robert Randolph
- Robert Walter
- Rod Stewart
- Roddy Elias
- Roger Hodgson
- Roger McGuinn
- Roger Waters
- Roman Grey
- Roosevelt Collier
- Rose Cousins
- Roseanne Cash
- Roy Hargrove
- Roy Rogers and the Delta River Kings
- Royal Winnipeg Ballet
- Rufus Wainwright
- Rush
- Rusted Root
- Ry Cooder
- Ryan Adams
- Ryan Belleville
- Ryan Bingham
- Sadio Sissokho
- Salif Keita
- Sam Roberts
- Samantha Fish
- Sandy Morris
- Santana
- Sarah Harmer
- Sarah McLachlan
- Sass Jordan
- Saul Williams
- Scarlet and the Elect Band
- Scott H. Biram
- Sean Chambers
- Sean McCann
- Serena Ryder
- Sergent Garcia
- Seu Jorge
- Seun Kuit & Egypt 80
- SFJAZZ Collective
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
- Shauit
- Shawn McDonald
- Shelby Lynn
- Sherry Ryan
- Sheryl Crow
- Shpongle
- Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars
- Silver Creek
- Sister Sledge
- Sisters Euclid
- Skid Row
- Slash
- Sleepy Sun
- Sloan
- Sly & Robbie
- Smokin' Joe Kubek
- Snarky Puppy
- Snoop Dogg
- Solomon Burke
- Son Volt
- Sonny Landreth
- Sonoluminescence Trio
- Sons of Freedom
- Soulive
- Sound Tribe Sector 9
- Soundgarden
- Spam Allstars
- Spearhead
- Spin Doctors
- sports
- Spruce
- Sri Chinmoy
- St. Vincent
- Staff Benda Bilili
- Stanislovsky
- Stanton Moore
- Steel Punk
- Steely Dan
- Steep Canyon Rangers
- Stephen Colbert
- Stephen Fearing
- Stephen Franke & Noises from the Toolshed
- Stephen Marley
- Steve Earle
- Steve Kimock
- Steve Lukather
- Steve Martin
- Steve Miller
- Steve Reid
- Steve Stevens
- Steve Vai
- Steven Page
- Steven Wright
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
- Stevie Wonder
- Stewart Copeland
- Stickmen
- Still on the Hill
- Still Winter Hills
- Sting
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Stonefield
- Store
- Stray Cats
- Stretch Orchestra
- Strippers Union
- Stuart McLean
- Sturgill Simpson
- Styx
- Sugaray Rayford
- Sum 41
- Sun Ra Arkestra
- Supertramp
- Surprise Me Mr. Davis
- Sweating Like Nixon
- T. S. Monk Sextet
- Taak
- Tab Benoit
- Tanya Tagaq
- Tara Holloway
- Tarig Abubakar and the AfroNubians
- Tavares
- Tedeschi Trucks Band
- Tegan & Sara
- Tesla
- That 1 Guy
- The Alarm
- The Allman Brothers Band
- The Amazing Kreskin
- The Apostles of Hustle
- The Assad Brothers
- The B-52's
- The Bad Plus
- The Band
- The Band From Utopia
- The Band Perry
- The Barr Brothers
- The Black Crowes
- The Black Eyed Peas
- The Black Keys
- The Blind Boys of Alabama
- The Blues Brothers Band
- The Blushing Brides
- The Brazilian Girls
- The Brothers Creeggan
- The Burning Hell
- The Cheaters
- The Coggs
- The Cowboy Junkies
- The Cramps
- The Creaking Tree String Quartet
- The Dangerous Kitchen
- The Dead
- The Dears
- The Dixie Chicks
- The Dodos
- The Doobie Brothers
- The Dumdum Boys
- The Eagles
- The Fine Lads
- The Flaming Lips
- The Flaming Sideburns
- The Flaps
- The Foals
- The Funky Meters
- The Golden Dogs
- The Grande Mothers
- The Grant Buffet Experience
- The Hammerheads
- The Headpins
- The Hold Steady
- The John Henrys
- The Kentucky Headhunters
- The Kids in the Hall
- The Monkees
- The Motet
- The Mother Hips
- The Murder Plans
- The Musical Box
- The National
- The New Deal
- The Once
- The Orb
- The Police
- The Pretenders
- The Punch Brothers
- The Pursuit of Happiness
- The Radiators
- The Razorbacks
- The Rolling Stones
- The Roots
- The Sadies
- The Salt Beef Junkies
- The Slip
- The Soul of John Black
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives
- The Spades
- The Specials
- The Spoons
- The Sun Crescent Barbeque Stompers
- The Tea Party
- The Tragically Hip
- The Trews
- The Tubes
- The Tummies
- The Twilight Singers
- The Village People
- The Vinyl Cafe
- The Wailers
- The Wallflowers
- The Waltons
- The White Family
- The White Stripes
- The Who
- The Wyrd Sisters
- The Zombies
- theatre
- theme parks
- Thomas Annand
- Thornetta Davis
- Ticket Stories
- Tiempo Libre
- Tim Robbins
- Timber Timbre
- Todd Rundgren
- Todd Snider
- Together Ensemble
- Tom Cochrane
- Tom Fun Orchestra
- Tom Morello
- Tom Petty
- Tony D
- Tony Levin
- Tony Malaby
- Too Drunk to Dance
- Tool
- Toots and the Maytals
- Torngat
- Toronto
- Tortoise
- Toumani Diabaté
- tours
- Tower of Power
- Tracy Chapman
- Travel Logs
- Treasa Levasseur
- Trey Anastasio
- Tricky
- Triumph
- Trombone Shorty
- Trout Fishing in America
- Turkuaz
- TV on the Radio
- Twiddle
- U. Srinivas
- U2
- UB40
- Umphrey's McGee
- uncategorized
- Upper York Mandolin Quartet
- Us & Wilbur
- V. Selvaganesh
- Van Halen
- Van Morrison
- Veda Hille
- Velcro Cloud
- Victor Kasoma
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- Vieux Farke Touré
- Violent Femmes
- Walk Off The Earth
- Walter Trout
- War
- Warren Hamm
- Warren Haynes
- Wayne Eagles
- Wayne Shorter
- Ween
- Weeping Tile
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- What The Thunder Said
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Widespread Panic
- Wilco
- Willie Nelson
- Willie Nile
- Willie P. Bennett
- Willie Watson
- Wilson Pickett
- Win Butler
- Wisconsin Johnsins
- Wynton Marsalis
- Xavier Rudd
- Yoko Ono
- Yonatan Gat
- Youssou N'Dour
- Youth Lagoon
- Zakir Hussain
- Zappa Plays Zappa
- Ziggy Marley
- ZZ Top