The Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival 2015 at scenic Deer Lake Park was a rousing success, albeit with just a hint of rain this year -- a first for me; the rain that is. I'm a veteran by now, my sixth (!) year at the festival of its sixteen-year run. As with every year, the … [Read more...]
Dancing in the Rain at the 2014 CBC Music Festival in this Edition of Monday Moving & Grooving
Well, seeing as I spent the better part of a week sharing festival teases from the CBC Music Festival at Burnaby's Deer Lake Park, I thought it would be a little remiss of me not to share an actual taunt from day (shot on an iPhone by a couple of the kids accompanying us) from … [Read more...]
Ross Neilsen RAWKs British Columbia This Week!
I've met some pretty cool people and the road, and one of those people is Ross Neilsen! Two Autumns ago we passed each other, heading in opposite directions on the road - I eavesdropped on Ross and his band at lunch (or as I like to think of it, 'conducted research') and as my … [Read more...]
Business Open as Usual in Storybrooke (Steveston, BC)
Arrived in the office this morning only to discover with disgust that Erica was out of coffee. Annoying, but it did mean an excursion down the road to Steveston, which we love, and a latte from our favourite bean pusher, Steveston Coffee Co. So you can only imagine the horror … [Read more...]
Amadou & Miriam Rockin’ the 2012 Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival
It's that time of year again where I get all excited over the upcoming 2011 Burnaby Blues and Roots Festiva and start sharing music from the line up, in anticipation. I am especially excited as it is a pretty darn interesting and unique line up this year, including Indigo Girls, … [Read more...]