Khatsahlano Festival in Review
If you weren’t there, it’s kind of hard to explain what happened in Kitsilano yesterday. As I sat atop the roof of Zulu Records, drinking absolutely delicious 49th Parallel Hopparrazzi india pale ale, a conversation broke out about Vancouver’s ability to throw a party. One guy said that Vancouver was a lot better than it...
Khatsahlano Music and Art Festival – Today!
10 stages, 40 bands – Kitsilano is about to be cool once again. Okay, okay, Kits always retains a certain coolness – heck, it has the most popular beach in town (if not the best). But lately it seems that Mount Pleasant, Gastown and East Van have started to draw people away from the Kits...
Boots, buckle, Stampede – MusicQwest on the road
Well, I’ve been to Nashville so it was only a matter of time before I returned to Nashville North in Cowtown for the greatest outdoor show on earth. MusicQwest is in Calgary all weekend taking in the madness that is the Stampede. Along the way I’ll be hitting up a Brad Paisley and The Band...
The Place that Birthed Nirvana
Over the Christmas holidays (yes I realize it’s May, but I lost my camera for a while and couldn’t write this post), I headed south of the border in search of a place called Aberdeen. Now some are nodding their heads as they read this because they know that it’s the birthplace of Kurt Cobain...
MusicQwest Published in Toronto Star Newspaper
Hi folks, This will be a quick post – I’m excited to share that MusicQwest (me) authored a travel article about Nashville in today’s Toronto Star. The Toronto Star is Canada’s biggest daily newspaper. I couldn’t have done it without the invaluable counsel of my good friend and fellow blogger Reb Stevenson. Check out her...
Making it in Music City
Like many girls, Megan Ellis grew up dreaming of becoming a singer. But unlike many girls, when Ellis was done growing up, she kept dreaming. Today, the Ohio native is still chasing that dream. 5 years ago, Ellis moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in music. Just 21-years old and full of hopes...
Toe Tappin’ in Tennessee
When a city has the audacity to call itself Music City it had better have the auditory offerings to back that statement up. There are, after all, many cities that could lay claim to such name. And I’m sure there are many that snicker at the thought of Nashville, Tennessee – home to that distinctive...
The Big Easy
She’s a mistress. Well, at least she became my mistress after just one week in her presence. She’s experienced and saucy, a little impractical and a lot of naughty. She has many names, befitting her mystery and romance. Call her Nola, Crescent City, The Big Easy – it really doesn’t matter because no name can...
