Preparing for the onslaught

Soooooo much muuuuuuuuusic!
Going to see Adam Cooke tonight –a local guy n’ guitar musician who has a weekly gig at Slainte. I know nothing about him other than the good somethings I’ve heard.
Even more exciting –the return of the Spades to the Pepper Jack on Saturday. I haven’t seen these guys since before we left for Dawson which was…almost a year ago now. They’ve got a new album that sounds awesome, and Dan Griffin & the Northern Lights (consisting of most of the former members of The Surly Young Bucks) will be opening. I am psyched for this because Dan Griffin is awesome. His songs make me fuzzy and nostalgic over the memories of a past I don’t even think is mine.
Sunday night, Hank & Lily are playing in Guelph, along with a bevy of west-coast musicians including Carolyn Mark. I had originally planned to see Hank & Lily play the Casbah in Hamilton on the 14th but things have arisen and I can’t make it. Fortunately, upon re-examining their tour schedule, I discovered their date with another of my favourite western acts. For once, hooray for things arising!
The show I am perhaps most pumped for however, is Hungry Hill. The stand-out band (for me) from DCMF is finally touring beyond the Yukon and is, as I type, making its way across the country to play Hamilton’s Studio Theatre at the end of April. The following week they’re playing Burlington so we’ll see how the old finances hold up and maybe I’ll go to both.