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I remember seeing huge acts like the Rolling Stones, and U2, and noticed that from the beginning of their set to the end, their clothes changed via their wardrobe personal. I noticed that they had lots of layers on in the beginning and by the end they were down to just a t-shirt, and non of the fluff from the start. Not that I have anything better to do (even though I have enough ideas to keep me busy for 3 lifetimes), I have now adopted that sort of theory, where I start my shows at Set 1with glasses, jacket, and maybe a hat. Set 2, it goes to no jacket, just glasses, Set 3, it’s no glasses, no jacket, just a vintage old t-shirt. This proves no point at all, and there’s no reason to do it, but in some weird way, it does make one play songs differently form the ‘inside’ because less layers make it more ‘real’ and less ‘showbiz’. All my show’s in November adopted this outlook. Here’s set 2 at Ned Devines and a Fionn McCools.

Anyone who’s a musician will tell you, you never say ‘no’ to a gig, if your available. You will do it – because you love playing live and it’s always good to flex the music muscles. In this case, I flexed my music muscles and my legs, as I got a last-mintue call to perform at a great Toronto pub called St.James Gate on a Saturday from 9pm – 2am, then slept for 3 hours, and ran 5K for the Toronto Waterfront Scotiabank run. The irony is that because I passed out after the show, I literally ran the 5K with my gig clothes underneath my running attire. I challenge anyone to do this, because it was mad experience. I’m just happy I got my medal without passing out.

Next Shows: Oct.23rd & Nov.6th Fionn MacCools Davisville Yonge / Nov.8th Ned Devines Milton / Nov.13th &27th  Fionn MacCools Clarkson/ Nov.21st Fox Fiddle Yonge/St.Clair / Nov.15th Private Wedding

On a beautiful fall night in late September I performed for the LocoMobi Company Party. LocoMobi is a cutting-edge tech company located in Toronto’s Liberty Village. For this event I played at the owners residence to his staff and friends. A good time had by all, and found myself in ‘human ipod’ shuffle mode to the max. By the end of the evening, I managed to do a mix of Abba, Tragically Hip, and Beach Boys songs, and a climatic “Dont Stop Believing” which the entire staff sang along too. Damn, wish i had a pic of that (instead of the pre-party setup)!