Welcome

I am a music lover, and have been since my oma first gave me a Solid Gold Collection cassette tape as a Christmas or birthday present one year.
There is music I enjoy from every genre, and my favourites range from punk rock to indie-folk and beyond.
I went to journalism school back in 2011-2013, and thought I might become a music journalist, interviewing a number of successful musicians while completing my studies, as well as the then editor of NOW Magazine.

Life took a different turn, when, right before my final semester in the journalism program, my mother was diagnosed with cancer, and my long-term relationship of almost six years was simultaneously falling apart. I’d also been neglecting my own health for the sake of trying to complete my studies while simultaneously trying to be everything to everyone in my life. It became too much, and I stepped away to focus on quality time with those who mattered most to me.

I’m from Muskoka, ON, which is a couple of hours north of Toronto, and I’ve focused most of my efforts on remaining close to my friends and family here, since my mom’s diagnosis. The area doesn’t offer as many opportunities to be immersed in the music scene as big city life, but there are lots of gems of connection to that world to be found around these parts, if you know where to look. And it is close enough to the city that it’s worth a trip that way for a concert every now and then at least!

I’ve been blessed to see many great performances over the years, and although I’m not working as a music journalist, I figured I might as well make a space for myself to share some of my experiences for anyone interested.

Going to concerts is one of my favourite things to do, ever, and I hope to use this space to share those experiences with anyone interested.

I hope whoever finds this finds something they enjoy reading in it, but I’m also kind of just doing it to capture moments and memories of some of my favourite experiences, for my own sake.

Happy reading,

-Lisa