Unable to obtain tickets to the Moncton show I took the option of travelling to Fredericton,NB to the UNB campus to the Aitken Center arena to see Travis Tritt’s Solo Acoustic tour, and I’m glad I did. Stripped down to just a stool and a couple of acoustic guitars, this show was one that I’m [...]
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She’s a proud Canadian, a success in country music on both sides of the border, and a quality entertainer…Terri Clark rolls in to the Casino to spend an evening with us and her music. After a minor mix-up with my credentials at the gate I was looking forward to this ‘sold-out’ show at [...]
“Inside every woman is a Pussycat Doll”…that’s the tag line of the PCD Burlesque review that appeared last night at the Center at Casino New Brunswick, starring Carmen Electra. Not quite knowing what to expect with this show I entered to an almost packed house with a surprising range of ages from their early twenties [...]
Once again back at the fantastic facility at the new Casino NB, the “Center” for a night of bluesy rock with George Thorogood and the Destroyers! Having been here for several shows now, I was surprised at the seating configuration that was being utilized tonight, or should I say the lack of seating. They had [...]
The term “Burlesque” launches most individuals minds towards the image of scantily clad woman gyrating to grinding jazz and blues in smokey dark nightclubs, and in most cases they wouldn’t be far off. That said, most wouldn’t know that Burlesque has been around for over a hundred years in various incarnations, starting out in the [...]
U2 360 Tour Final Stop – Magnetic Hill – Moncton, NB – 07/30/2011
Posted: August 3, 2011 in ConcertsAmazing…Incredible…Stunning…Miraculous…Unbelievable…Breathtaking…oh and ‘muddy’…just a few of the words I heard used to describe one of the biggest events ever to hit the city, the province, all of Atlantic Canada. The final stop of two years of touring, the culmination of the U2 360 Tour that started in June of 2009 in Barcelona, Spain…to end in [...]
Random Thought #4 – What a concert!….Magnetic Hill Music Festival!…Review to come!
Posted: July 20, 2011 in Concerts, Random Musical ThoughtsToday’s the day…..the Magnetic Hill Music Festival presents the final stop on the… Watch live video below of the amazing U2 “claw” 360 stage being constructed over the next few days (construction has begun!) courtesy of www.magnetichillmusicfestival.ca: Live Video: http://magnetichillmusicfestival.ca/Event_Info/Concert_Site_Web_Camera.htm Event Rules: http://magnetichillmusicfestival.ca/Event_Info/Rules.htm Event Transportation: http://magnetichillmusicfestival.ca/Event_Info/Transportation.htm Event Traffic Plan: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/nb/features-envedette/u2-eng.htm
First off I have to commend the staff at the Casino New Brunswick venue right from their media rep, to their fun and cordial box office staff, to the smiling bar tenders in the lobby lounge; this is a very pleasant venue in which to see a show. Tonight, as you gathered by the title, [...]
So when I heard the “Rowdy Boys Tour” was rolling into town I was eager to get there and watch some foot stomping, hand-clapping, sing along good, fun music! Hitting the stage tonight at the new iRock (former Rockin’ Rodeo, still not sure about that name) were rowdy Canadian boys Aaron Pritchett and Gord Bamford [...]
Rolling into the Capitol Theater on a cool night at the end of March come Open Road Recording artists Emerson Drive with special guests High Valley. The lobby of the beautiful theatre was abuzz with anticipation of the upcoming show and it looked as though it would be a pretty much full house. [...]
