A concert is more than just listening to live music, for me it’s about an experience. From the artist to the venue and it’s audience, they all play their role in making for an unforgettable live music experience. This year saw personal favorites like Pearl Jam celebrate their 20th anniversary, My Morning Jacket hit the [...]
2011 saw some rare occurrences in the world of collecting signatures. From Madonna stopping to sign for hundreds of fans, to reclusive artists like Sade and Axl Rose going back on the road and giving some autograph collectors the long awaited opportunity to meet these legendary entertainers. However, for every shockingly good moments, there comes [...]
Neil Young told a story on Sunday night on stage at his hometown annual Bridge School Benefit about how it all got started. He said it was 25 years ago, He and his wife Pegi were in their kitchen and Pegi just turned to Neil and said “we should start a school for Ben” (Neil [...]
Growing up in the peak of my teenage years in 90′s I spent a lot of time seeing “alternative” acts perform their now classic albums live. It’s hard to believe that by now most of the albums from my youth are already considered “classic” and have been romanticized in recent years with several bands revisiting [...]
Immediately next to the stage The Flaming Lips were playing on, was another main stage right next door, as if they were suburban houses. On that stage was the evenings headliner, Soundgarden. After preparing my shoulders to do some more tripodics I set my camera to HD video and began to (annoy some people behind [...]
While located on the east coast (Toronto) during my summers, The Signature Library has been traveling to several cities for live concerts of our favorite touring acts; while always meeting up with the band/artist to sign one of a kind memorabilia for The Signature Library. This past week, The Signature Library music caravan made the [...]
After a 14 year hiatus (excluding last year’s Lollapallooza appearance) , Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron were able to bring bassist Ben Shepherd & guitarist Kim Thayil out of hiding (in Seattle) to reform one of the greatest rock bands of my generation; Soungarden. The last time I saw Soundgarden play live was at the [...]
James Taylor helps kick off the summer concerts in Toronto with a sold out show tonight at the BlackCreek Summer Music Festival held at York University’s Rexall Tennis Center. As the legendary singer/songwriter departed his hotel for an early soundcheck today, he mentioned that he was “looking forward to playing the new tennis center venue.” [...]
On the weekend that is the anniversary of Michael Jackson’s tragic passing, Michael’s brother Jermaine Jackson happens to be in Toronto this weekend paying tribute to his late brother at the 2011IIFA awards. When I learned of this “Bollywood” tribute with Jermaine in my hometown city (where I spend my summer) I made a point [...]
On the night before Peter Gabriel and his New Blood Orchestra play a rare live concert in Toronto, the iconic rock star went for a casual dinner in Toronto’s Little Italy neighborhood. Accompanied by a few friends, Gabriel dined on College street at the trendy new eatery “Franks Kitchen.” These days the 61 year old [...]