Musings and musical news from Canadian musician Mick Dalla-Vee.
Balderdash Memorabilia (CASS, Contract, Set-lists and Organizational Skills) I recently went through some old manila envelopes I had stored in my closet. One was entitled ‘Mario Dalla-Vicenza Last Will and Testament’ (My dad died in 1992…I still haven’t read the will to this date – no real need to…). Out of curiosity I emptied […]
Garnett/Edwards Interesting project I was able to work with briefly with the incredible Doug Edwards… wow – what can I say. The guy wrote WILDFLOWER!!! I saw Doug play at The Sawmill Lounge at The Water Tower Inn with The Hans Staymer Band in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario when I was 17. What a band…!!! […]
Les Paul: Inventor, Innovator, Overdubber, Looper Pretty Heady stuff for it’s era. This man started it all!
Revolver – The World’s Best Beatles Band – Commercial This is a commercial featuring Revolver – The World’s Best Beatles Band from Vancouver, BC Canada. Click Here: Voiceovers are courtesy Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Legend Red Robinson with some commentary from the band itself… Enjoy! Early in REVOLVER’S career, Rick Neilson and Robin […]
From August 31, 2019 Rock music isn’t dead, but it’s barely hanging on. This is true in at least two senses. Though popular music sales in general have plummeted since their peak around the turn of the millennium, certain genres continue to generate commercial excitement: pop, rap, hip-hop, country. But rock — amplified and often […]
This is so great!
This story originally appeared in SPIN’s July 1985 issue. Some performers are great, have careers that last 10 or 15 years, and end up with digitally tuned recordings of their complete works sold in $500 sets. Other performers are good, last a couple of years, and may discover in middle age that they can finance […]
The Backyard Philanthropist Interview with Mick Dalla-Vee September 1st, 2012 On September 1st, 2012 I was interviewed for the work that I did developing the Music in Motion Workshop for the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation. It was a very rewarding program for me and the people I was able to enlist to help in the […]
Not a day goes by. 21 years now… You never get over pain like this… you just learn to carry it around with you…
According to a 19th century legend, the Truth and the Lie meet one day. The Lie says to the Truth: “It’s a marvellous day today”! The Truth looks up to the skies and sighs, for the day was really beautiful. They spend a lot of time together, ultimately arriving beside a well. The Lie tells […]
Shama – (still known as ‘Barney’) January 2nd, 1976 Whenever I’m in Grand Prairie, my mind floats back to me at 18 years old, on the road with Shama. Although I thought I was emotionally prepared and mature enough to handle being out on the road, I found out by the third month of traveling […]