Beyoncè & Jay Z On the Run Tour

Beyoncè and Jay-Z's On the Run Tour was very well thought out and put together. There were lots of costume changes, they sang over 40 songs, some in small parts. The audio visuals were very tantalizing to the senses. Even the back up dancers were top notch. But it lacked one thing...there was no intimacy. I did not feel that magic connection. People started congregating in the washrooms and foyers half an hour before the concert was over. Maybe it was the venue. The stage just seemed so far and I wasn't even in the nose bleed section. Maybe there was no chemistry between the Carters despite them trying so hard to keep it together. Beyoncè sang Halo while facing the big screen that projected a video of her child. The whole time Jay-Z was holding her waist but she did not turn to look at him even once. Not till the song was over and reality sunk in. The show must go on. And so they kissed. Am I reading too much into this?

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Not so duh about the The Duhks

I had gone to watch The Duhks at the West End Cultural Centre in March. I must admit that before that day I had never heard their music. The only reason I was there was because of their lead singer, Jessee Havey.   

Jesse and I were both performing at the Peace Service in Temple Shalom last fall. Jesse deserved to be there. I was just lucky. The moment she opened her mouth to sing, I knew that she was a star. It was one of those pinnacle moments in my life. Like the time I was standing in front of Queen Elizabeth, the time I held the Winter Olympic torch and the time radio celebrity Ace Burpee offered to buy all my paintings. Sure enough, I later found out that The Dukhs were a Juno Award winning band who was also nominated for a Grammy in 2007. 

Their concert was a sell out and that came as no surprise. The Duhks are back Winnipeg, and let's hope that they are here to stay! 

Leonard Podolak and Scott Senior got the crowd dancing to their beat.

Jessee Havey is a true star.

Jordan McConnell skilled not only at playing the guitar but also at building guitars

                       

Tania Elizabeth played some beautiful instrumental pieces on her fiddle. 

Scott Senior is one of the best percussionists I have heard.