Over a year ago I found myself browsing in a branch of a large book chain in Toronto. On that particular day there happened to be an author promoting her book. She looked up expectantly (did she, or did I project this?) as other browsers meandered past. I thought that I should ask her a…
A year in books
I was born in Toronto and was raised in one of its suburbs, but it wasn’t until this past year that I had my own place in the city. Toronto is home, it always will be I think/hope and since I wanted to see other places beyond my home, time in Toronto was spent back…
Nouveau: Coffee Breaks
When you move to a new city running errands and everyday chores can become an adventure as you navigate a new landscape and sometimes new customs. When you are at home in a city those chores and errands are exactly that mundane, even bothersome, but necessary. In an attempt to appreciate the everyday more we…
Paris 13
Sometimes I get nostalgic for our old home in the thirteenth arrondissement of Paris. Now, I think I must be very specific here – I reflect back lovingly and sometimes longingly on the thirteenth (and maybe a bit of the fifth, but only a bit), but not Paris as a whole. Paris, like many other big,…
Nostalgia Nouveau
This project will be an attempt to not only indulge in the hazy soft-edged memories that are distant enough to have shed all the bad and now are only remembered fondly.
The only way is Etsy
So it has been quite a while since I updated this blog. I have been to a few great shows since I last posted, but just haven’t found the time for posting about music as much recently and for this blog update will sadly not be music focused. In my spare time (which I have…
Ladies’ Night in Strasbourg
Les Femmes S’en Mêlent is a festival showcasing the talents of independent female artists from France and around the world. The main programme, taking place in Paris between Tuesday March 20th and Friday March 30th, features acts such as Still Corners, My Brightest Diamond and Giana Factory. There are plenty of shows at a various…
John Cale @ La Laiterie, Strasbour- November 3, 2012
With no opener we are plunged straight into the set from former Velvet Underground-er and long-time solo artist John Cale. Cale folds the diversity of his career into his set-list and as a result it is a guaranteed crowd pleaser as well as crowd-confuser. Running the gambit from sleepy tunes about how to treat a…
Cults @ La Laiterie – Strasbourg November 2 2011
French opener Bang Bang Cock Cock were delayed by technical difficulties, when they were finally off and running they were perhaps suprisingly more danc influenced that what might have been anticipated given the main act. The lead singer sounded thin and insubstantial on his own but the team effort with female accompaniment delivered much stronger…
Canada Day!!! Happy Birthday to My Home and Native Land!!!
Homegrown Talent Joel Plaskett – True Patriot Love Not a track, but awesome. George Stroumboulopoulos Show: Canada Day Bio It’s Pride Weekend too! Pansy Division-Manada
A Shot in the Dark 