I LERVE my Magpies! Canadian craftsmanship start to finish.
Every few years I treat myself to a Magpie garment – usually coatish. Not on purpose. I just pop into the shop on Queen West to say hi to the remarkable …
DIRTY DISHES partied their second CD release with glorious precision on Saturday. Theatrical abandon orchestrated into snap-tight musical desserts. Three gorgeous talents trilling fiddle, guitar, ukulele – and Harmonies to melt a bird’s heart! Original tunes by the uber talented …
OCTOBER 1952
The air disturbs as her husband enters the room. Doffs his grey hat, holds it to his heart like a shield. The family beside her titters in admiration. He beams. Pulls on his little mustache. Alights on the …
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paris. new year’s eve 2012
i’ve joined the legions wooed by the enchanted city.
cobblestone lanes captivating from window to lamp post, around curves and through archways, beckoning like a fairy’s secret. bridges bearing our footsteps like memories. lights spiriting …
Cinderella Sits In the United Nations
Like Cinderella, on October 6, 2002, I find myself at the ball. The palace is Le Warwick, sitting prettily on a quaint boulevard in Switzerland – a swelegant hotel with just the right …
Suzie McKenney’s pink guitar, sassy heels, infectious joy and radiant talent revved Cadillac Lounge on Saturday. With her songwriting partner, bass & vocalist Stu Clow, backed by guitar rocker Kevin Vienneau and percussionist Bob Vespaziani, Suzie’s Alibi once again rockabillied …
part one: the live SLY BLUE performance at lula lounge october 24, 2012
swingjazz sex! dance floor on fire joy exploding sweat glistening hearts flying yah. that Fabulous.
a band matured in confidence & sharpened in craft during their few …
tenderness strangled in a fist.
raw. cracked open the heart, shivered the skull. reminiscent of the rich, authentic theatre work i experienced in LA during the ’90’s. a commitment to truth. the necessity to communicate. the brave john patrick …