Reflections on 2006

I haven't written in here as much lately. I've had a lot to do, a lot of people to see and places to go. That's pretty much all done now so I should be able to devote more time to this lil' old blog.

A lot has happened in this past year, just like every other year before it, so I've decided to share some of my highlights (related to music of course) with you. I'll do it in chronological order:

January:
The year started off on a good note when I went to the Dungeon for hopefully the last time ever. I saw Broken Social Scene again (first time being August 2004) and it was... okay.

February:
I travelled to Hamilton to see my friend at University and to see the Constantines. A little-known band called Jon-Rae and the River opened and they were awesome. Picked up their CD and the rest, they say, is history. The Sadies played Oshawa, and everyone was there and we all had a good time.

March:
The Velvet Elvis celebrated it's third anniversary with a week of great shows. Baby Eagle played one of the final shows ever at Catch 22 before it closed, and he gave me some records! I saw Jonas Bonnetta play for the first time ever. A friendship was born!

April:
More great shows at the Elvis, including Mahogany Frog, The Diableros, and The Postage Stamps. This was when I realized how many good shows happen 'round these parts.

May:
I finally saw The Strokes, it was the first great show of the summer season. There was the first "Durhamrock Weekend," with The Mark Inside and The Exchanges one night, and The D'Urbervilles and Salt Lick Kids the next night. It was a success! Headed up to Toronto to see Islands, and it was pretty fun! I was also interviewed by Mr. McGuirk for the local paper. It was my first time meeting him and now we're best friends... or are we mortal enemies. I'm still not sure.

June:
Durhamrock's second anniversary bash took place at the Elvis and everyone in town came out and the site made a lot of money, which is still sitting in a bank somewhere. I saw Radiohead, and they played a lot of new songs. It was incredible!

July:
I tried my hand at interviewing... my first victim was Pete from The Diableros. He was a good sport about it. Then I interviewed Forest City Lovers, and then Wayne Petti. It was a lot of fun but very time consuming, so I stopped after that. This month I also started this blog after seeing the Weakerthans!

August:
Nothing really happened this month. The Deadly Snakes broke up and I missed their final show.

September:
I saw the D'Urbervilles when they opened for Mates of State. I remember that being a lot of fun. I began doing my radio show (also called Snowsuit Sounds) up at the College, and people actually listened!

October:
Hitched a ride with some friends to Peterborough to see Jonas and Timber Timbre, who was so good and who I must see again! Another good show at the Elvis with Anagram and the Creeping Nobodies. The Groove Lounge opened re-opened as a rock venue with a special free show from Cuff The Duke... and then it was never heard from again.

November:
I saw this great band called The Rural Alberta Advantage. Someone needs to bring them back to Oshawa... alright I'll do it. I finally saw Jon-Rae and the River again, this time at their CD-Release party in Toronto. The show was great and the album is amazing! I was also lucky enough to see Julie Doiron when she came to town, and I discovered Shotgun & Jaybird that night, who make the type of music that my ears enjoy.

December:
The Hometown Hoedown took place at the Elvis, but you've already heard all about that, haven't you?

Alright, thank goodness their aren't any more months, because that was hell to write. Now that I'm down though, I realize that I mostly just talked about shows I went to.