THE HIPPIE HISTORIAN

Here we are! Part 2 of our road trip focused on spots that were important to The Band's history in Ontario. If you missed part 1, give it...

The Band: an iconic piece of Canadian history and one of the pioneers of the Americana sound. How does that work? I’m not really sure but...

Holy actual shit. Can you believe how long we've been living in this pandemic? If you're anything like me, it's been one weird ride. At...

I don't know about you but I've watched approximately 32472105970 concerts since starting physical distancing. While these artists have...

In 2020, Blacktop Records, a small label out of Ontario is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has thrown the...

"Sugar Mountain" is arguably one of Neil Young's most beloved songs of all time. A lament and goodbye to youth, Young wrote this song on...

I don’t know about you, but for me, this summer promised to be a great one filled with live music. We’re talking bucket list type shows:...

This week, we're back in Washington, D.C. While this blog traditionally focuses on Canadian music stories, this one is way too creative...

Weird times we're living in, eh? I've spent my week working from home with my day job as a tourism officer, amazed by all the innovative...

Well pretty much every concert on my musical horizon has been cancelled this week and while I totally understand the legitimacy of...

Great news for music lovers in Ontario, or dare I say, Canada! The iconic El Mocambo music venue will be lighting up its neon palm tree...

Recently Ryan and I started re-watching The O.C. from the very first episode of the very first season. Right from the first episode we...

Ticketmaster. Likely when you read that name, it ignites some sort of reaction in you. Is it negative? Most likely. Maybe you've bought...

As we speak, The Glorious Sons are making their way through the United States like a banshee. Starting in Harrisburg and currently moving...

This past Thursday, Facebook released a report outlining how concert-goers are using social platforms (particularly ones owned by...

As someone who frequently travels to see my fav bands, I often get questioned on why I would do that. Why go see a band way down in...

Well, well, well. . . or as the French would say, bien, bien, bien. Okay, to be honest, I don't think that translation really works. That...

For me, the album dropped when I was just four so it’s a little crazy for me to call it an album for my generation but nonetheless I...

A few months back I posted a blog of songs all from small-town Ontario. Now I've decided to take that theme cross-country and tackle...

Scattered across Ontario like little islands on a lake, a number of historic music venues pack the punch. Nestled in beach towns, big...