Grand Dad Rock vs Dad Rock

14 May
My setlists always have a good mix of everything, depending on the age demographic of the audience.dad
CavernA few years back (2006) I started thinking that playing hits of the 90’s was “different” or unique. Now it’s 2014, and
i find that the tide has turned where 90’s music is now ‘Dad Rock’ and 60’s music is more or less “Grand Dad Rock”.
In April I had a gig per week which I surveyed requests from families vs single professionals. dad2Amazing, the families wanted hits from the 90’s and the single professionals wanted songs from 2002 – present. TweetThis gig was at the swanky Cavern Club in Toronto (no not Liverpool), where Dad Rock folks were tweeting away.

St.Patricks Day Chaos

14 Apr
The Irish know how to celebrate St.Patricks Day, so does the Fox and Fiddle
FoxFiddleat City Centre Spadina/Bremner Street in Toronto. Last month, foxfiddleI was given a fun opportunity to enter the legions of Condo owners in the area to traditional Irish Classics (Black Velvet Band…remember that one),
fox3recent Irish Classics (Mysterious Ways U2), and true pub classics (Blister in the Sun). But interestingly enough, I got dancing from playing Lorde’s “Royals”. It got so rammed in the pub that people were rejected to
st.patty2enter, leaving their faces pressed against the glass (including mine sometimes).

The Gig That Never Really Ended

1 Mar

I recently had the opportunity to play a fantastic pub/restaurant called St.James Gate. As I took their stage at 9:30pm, I realized that there was at least  3 parties going on, and each party had a different target age group. jgTarget 1 – baby boomers wanting Beatles/Stones, Target 2 – Gen X’ers wanting U2 and Green Day, Target 3 – Milleniums wanting Lordes, Pink and Daft Punk (yes to be played on Acoustic Guitar). In between this another group wanting traditional irish songs. jg2The show ended at 1:30am, and the targets were all still there, although I had to stop playing, they continued to sing on their own. I’m glad i could help in some way.

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