This week culminated in a lovely and intimate show at the Dock on Queen.

First though, back on Monday, I hosted a recording session with John Mahler, who graciously cut me loose to do the producer thing on one of his newest songs, I Won’t Tell You. We still have some vocals to add and final mixing, but I hope to have something cool for you to listen to by the end of August.

Next up was Tuesday night back at the Linsmore Tavern to catch an Indie Tuesday, my first in many months. The evening featured Black Creek Reign, Abe Deshotel and Tides On Earth, the latter act the focus of my evening as Leanna Yamada and Daniela Gassi, who have recorded at ManCave Studio, both work with songwriter and loopmeister Ryan Bonner to produce an originally haunting and full sound.

Wednesday was a hybrid musico-political evening at Stephenson Park for a Danforth Village BIA sponsored show by the fabulous Soul Maître Ds, who played all my favourites from their catalog, and some great covers (who else plays Squeeze‘s Black Coffee in Bed). Thanks to some matchmaking by good friend Lorie Fairburn, I also had a chance to do some lobbying with aspirant city councillor Brad Bradford, who kindly listened on as I ranted about the well-intentioned but ultimately misguided and ineffective Music City (TMAC) initiative, a subject I have broached here once or twice already! I’m not expecting anything from it, although he did kindly ask for the report I had written for the city back in February, but I am prepared to be proven wrong.

The week wrapped up with a fun and intimate show at the cozy aforementioned Dock on Queen, where some good friends made it over despite a lot of competitive things to do that evening—thank you! We may be back but this time for a full-on electric show.

Our next appearance is Saturday, September 8 at home-away-from-home Relish on the Danforth.

Until then, be well!