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Anyone heading to Bluesfest tonight? I think Moonlight is on the fence about it. If anyone is heading down and wants to grab a beer, let me know!

According to local Ottawa souces, Matt will be playing Bluesfest in Ottawa this year! For a complete listing of scheduled bands/artists - http://ottawastart.blogspot.ca/2013/02/heres-official-line-up-announcement-for.html Seeing as this is in my backyard, there's a strong chance I'll be there. It's nice to see a lot more rock acts scheduled for this year; the electronic thing was getting overdone.

I was closer to the right-hand side of the stage. I really enjoyed when the crowd messed up the lyrics to Load Me Up, and the laughter that ensued. Did you happen to take any pictures?

Thanks for the proper setlist Margaret! By the way, did the guy in the big pink bunny suit make his way near you?

Holy Crap! What an awesome night at Folk Fest with Matt Good! I hope Moonlight was able to make it, because the set was unreal! Something awesome about just Matt and an acoustic guitar. I can't really remember the set, but I'll write out what I can recall (definitely not in order): Born Losers Metal Airplanes Load Me Up Strange Days While We Were Hunting Rabbits 99% Of Us Is Failure Suburbia Alert Status Red Avalanche Generation X-Wing Apparitions True Love Will Find You In The End I know I'm missing at least 2 songs, one of which was a cover that I don't think I've heard before. Anyone else from here go to the show? What did you think? Any help fixing my setlist and order is greatly appreciated!

Matt Good was revealed to be on the list of people playing the Ottawa Folk Festival. Looks like Matt is playing on Thursday, September 6, from 8-9:30PM. If I'm in the area, I'll make the trek out. Anyone else planning on seeing this show?

AMAZING pictures! Congratulations for Matt putting them up as well!

I'm definitely down for a CD exchange. I'd love to hear what other people like, and pick up on some new bands. Plus, I feel like I have some lesser-known bands that others may enjoy.

Are you sure? I might have been on less than an hour of sleep, but I don't recall that song at all.

How did you enjoy the show? I was in the 4th row as well, closer to the left side.

Definitely excited for the Ottawa show Friday night! Regardless of the setlist, I am looking forward to hearing the new album live.

Personally, I don't think that you have to worry. My ticket is for the 28th of October, and I just received it on the 12th of October. That's just under 3 weeks away. I would wait until at least the 25th of October until you are somewhat concerned about your ticket. You've placed your order, you will receive it in a timely manner.

Just received my VIP package in the mail for the Ottawa NAC show. Definitely looking forward to hearing some songs off the new record live. Can't wait until the 28th!

What are you looking for? I've always enjoyed Matthew Barber If you want something spacey and ambient looking into Eluvium or Library Tapes Bon Iver's newest album has really grown on me. If you're into Folk-ish/Punkish music, grab some Frank Turner. "Poetry of the Deed" and "Love, Ire & Song" are great albums IMO The Arkells album "Jackson Square" is still in my CD player after all this time.

I bit the bullet and just ordered my VIP ticket.

Anyone heading to the Ottawa show at the NAC?

Here's what I posted on another board: In terms of CBC's Political Compass, I found that the most questions were leading questions. That being said, it is evident that almost everyone who used the compass would have their results come out Liberal, or NDP. This wouldn't be too much of a deal, except that the man who designed the survey and program was a former Ignatieff staffer. The CBC has always leaned a little left of centre, so in reality, this didn't surprise me at all. Obviously, there's bias in the survey. Heck, unless you're doing a survey coming all the way from Nik Nanos, there will probably be some bias in it. What people should, or shouldn't be outraged at, is how the compass was marketed to Canadians. If it was marketed as a tool to help undecided voters, then there should be some anger because the outcome does not allow for very much deviation. Personally, I see Canada as an incredibly diverse nation, and as a people, we have some issues that we are Conservative about, and some that we are Liberal about. It's tough when the Liberal party issues a platform that includes putting money in a military college that they closed over a decade ago. It's tough when the Liberal party includes benefits to veterans that were essentially in the failed Conservative budget. It's tough when the Conservative party is pulling punches and attacking everyone else. It's tough when Jack Layton just came off of hip surgery, had cancer, and has MPs who don't support the Liberal or Conservative agenda. In the end, unless someone messes up huge, we're heading for another minority government. People don't trust Harper enough to give him a majority, and people don't feel confident enough in Ignatieff to hand him any sort of power aside from being the official opposition. The Conservatives peaked too early, and the Liberals are fooling themselves into thinking that their platform is awesome and people will be swayed. The NDP do not stand a chance. I'm sorry, but this is how I see it all playing out. I will calmly await election day and cast my vote. The last election has a record low turnout, and this one is shaping up to break that record. The people have become disenfranchised with the system, the parties, the party leaders, and the bullshit. It would appear to many that voting is not an affirmation of personal rights, it is a submission to a broken system full of perpetuating lies, and mistrust.

I wouldn't call out one politician on being sleazy without calling them all out. It's a dirty game, and some don't have the heart to play it. That being said, as a voter, I would like some honesty on the whole Coalition deal. I don't want to feel blindsided if/when the Liberals/NDP/Bloc parties do not have sufficient seats to overtake the Conservative party., and suddenly there's a coalition ready to overtake the currently sitting government. It's early in the campaign, I really want to see the promises/lies (depending on how jaded or realistic you are) and see what platforms the parties are offering. I live in Ottawa Centre riding, which had been a predominant NDP riding for quite some time. So, I'm left with a few options, vote for the NDP candidate, who I have absolutely no problem with (Paul Dewar) or vote for another party, because each vote for them equals a miniscule amount of funding.

Does anyone here actually want an election? I guess the simple answer from the Conservative leaning board members would be a resounding, "NO!" and from the Liberal/NDP/Bloc/Green/(any other party you support) would be an even louder, "YES!" Most people I've talked to are tired of elections. How much will this one end up costing? No offense to the Liberal party, but why not get a new leader (I know that if the Liberals don't win this election they will NEED a new leader), and take a year to gain some considerable momentum? I have read from many sources that it would appear the Conservatives' support has peaked and will only decline as the election campaign rolls on, but to me, that seems to be leaving too much to chance. This isn't Harper's first dance, he knows what to say and do and how to play to his strengths. Let's not forget that out of all the G-20 nations, Canada is behind only Germany in regards to fastest economic recovery.

I believe that Flight Recorder is a song that can evoke the true feeling of drifting endlessly in space. In fact, there's something haunting about the entire EP.

I didn't mind the new Girl Talk album, but I didn't feel like it was nearly as good as the previous two.

I guess I will start with songs over albums at the moment: (In no particular order) Social Distortion - Machine Gun Blues The Gaslight Anthem - Tumbling Dice Bruce Springsteen - Because The Night (I know this song is old, but it was remastered for The Promise) Team Me - Weathervanes and Chemicals Chamberlain (featuring Brian Fallon) - The South Has Spoiled Me Bright Eyes - Coyote Song Albums: The Athletics - Why Aren't I Home? Ben Folds - Lonely Avenue Bad Religion - The Dissent Of Man Matthew Barber - True Believer Josh Ritter - So Runs The World Away Steven Page - Page One Streetlight Manifesto - 99 Songs of Revolution

I didn't mind Jackson Square, but I agree $30 is WAY too much to see them. They're only charging $20 in Ottawa, but still. Heck, I'd be willing to pay their guitar player more than everyone else, but that's because I like the early Dan Griffin stuff.

I take it that you mean "Smokes?" If so, I have been there, and LOVE it. It's close enough to La Botega, that I can get an awesome poutine, and a killer sandwich all within a few blocks.

I got it at Prime Chicken right under the apartments at 170 Lees Ave. Crappy place to live, great place for poutine!