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  I bought my first Tragically Hip album at a Sam The Record Man store in Quebec City when I was on a school trip in grade 8. I still have that Road Apples cassette in a shoe box here in my office (along with the first Blue Rodeo tape I ever bought). I didn’t even have my Walkman with me to listen to the tapes, and I still remember listening to Road Apples was…

Love it or hate it, it’s winter in Southern Ontario and you know what that means. Yup… that means that every time it snows the major highways turn to into a disaster zone littered with car crashes and pileups. Often resulting in road closures and major travel delays. So when it started snowing (with a forecast for freezing rain) on the night I was supposed to drive to Kingston to shoot ZZ Top, I almost…

  This Saturday was a crazy day. In the morning, I took my son down to check out the CP Holiday Train and catch a few tunes by Odds and Roxanne Potvin. By the time we got home, it was time to get ready for his birthday party followed by over two hours of complete mayhem in the house while he and his friends partied like 80’s rock stars. Then out for a birthday supper. By then…

  Sick of photos from Indie Music Fest yet? No, I didn’t think so! Either way, welcome back for the third and final installment of photos from this year’s concert (if you didn’t see Part 1 or Part 2 <– Click those links!). Today’s post is dedicated to this year’s headliner Gob. As you can tell from the photos, the crowd lost it’s mind when these guys hit the stage. The barricade which, at first…

  Alrighty folks, as promised in my last blog post here’s the second set of photos from The Canadian Indie Music Fest. Today we’re looking at a couple of staples in the Quinte music scene The Dead Sparrows and Rye and Silence. I’m stoked about these photos for a couple of reasons, but mostly (from a photographic point of view) because when The Dead Sparrows (who you may recognize from photos such as these!) and…

  A rainy Sunday is just what I needed to get some headway on my photos from the Canadian Independent Music Festival. Although I was also kind of looking forward to checking out some of the buskers in Kingston today. It’s been a busy few days though, so a little down time is not so bad. As you may know I’ve been a part of this festival since it started, and I can tell you…

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Sarah Harmer in concert, so when I heard she was playing at a free concert in Springer Market Square in Kingston, I sat down at the computer and started working on some photos… Then I thought better of it, grabbed my camera and hit the road. As is usually the case, getting off my ass to go to the show paid off. It was an amazing evening…

  Goo Goo Dolls is one of those bands that really brings me back to my high school days, cruising around town with friends in my Dad’s K-Car, listening to my Panasonic Shockwave CD player (which I still have!) over the FM transmitter. Yeah, that’s how I rolled. To be honest, they are also one of the bands that I haven’t listened to in years, which made going to this show all the better. It’s…

  It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since the Barenaked Ladies released their first indie tape. I remember watching these guys on MuchMusic, performing in studio and of course their first video in Speakers Corner. I’ve been a fan ever since, but have never seen them perform live in concert. So when I had the chance to not only see them live, but also shoot the show I was ecstatic! To me the…

I recently got to shoot the Headstones concert in Kingston a the K-Rock Centre. This show was a bit of a big deal in that it was only one of a few shows on their small tour and it was also the first time in a decade that the band has performed in their hometown of Kingston. Add to that Kingston natives The Glorious Sons as a supporting act, and you’ve got yourself a rock concert….