(EP 19, no. 13) Joe Jackson: Night & Day, Alumni Hall, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Monday October 4, 1982

08/31/21 • 30 min

One month after The Clash—and from one Joe to another—I take in a second, very different five-star, three-hour show from Joe Jackson.

This marathon set is the subject of Episode 19, Night & Day . Once again, the effervescent triumvirate of Lady B, Le Chateau et moi take in another concert together: one that far surpassed all our expectations.

And with the best view in the house.

The music was ebullient, spirited and unforgettable, even if a certain someone was intermittently beset by curmudgeonness.

This concert also marks my return to Alumni Hall on the campus of Western University for the first time since seeing Elvis Costello and the Attractions there in November 1978 (Episode 8, Concert no. 3). Luckily, the student rent-a-cops had officially chilled since then.

Stay tuned for on-stage elbows, the bitter toll of insincere clapping, and going into Another World.

Next on Stage: Three weeks after the Joe Jackson concert, Iggy Pop comes to town with Toronto’s bandaged electronic mummy, Nash the Slash, in tow.

I first and finally got to see Iggy the previous year when he gave a spirited performance at Police Picnic ’81, a festival I covered in EP 15: The Boiler.

So how did this second appearance, this time at the historic Wonderland Gardens, stack up against that first one from the previous year?

Please return next time dear listeners for musical scuffles, pushed buttons, and a mini lake of spilled beer.

To read the original 2011 blog entry, go to Episode 20 (Concert no. 14) Gimme Danger: Iggy Pop with Nash the Slash, Wonderland Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday October 27, 1982

One month after The Clash—and from one Joe to another—I take in a second, very different five-star, three-hour show from Joe Jackson.

And with the best view in the house.

The music was ebullient, spirited and unforgettable, even if a certain someone was intermittently beset by curmudgeonness.

Stay tuned for on-stage elbows, the bitter toll of insincere clapping, and going into Another World.

Next on Stage: Three weeks after the Joe Jackson concert, Iggy Pop comes to town with Toronto’s bandaged electronic mummy, Nash the Slash, in tow.

I first and finally got to see Iggy the previous year when he gave a spirited performance at Police Picnic ’81, a festival I covered in EP 15: The Boiler.

So how did this second appearance, this time at the historic Wonderland Gardens, stack up against that first one from the previous year?

Please return next time dear listeners for musical scuffles, pushed buttons, and a mini lake of spilled beer.

To read the original 2011 blog entry, go to Episode 20 (Concert no. 14) Gimme Danger: Iggy Pop with Nash the Slash, Wonderland Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday October 27, 1982

Previous Episode

(EP 18, no.12) The Clash with Black Uhuru: Clash City Rockers, CNE Grandstand, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sunday September 5, 1982

It was one of the best and most exciting concerts I have ever seen.

After five years of obsessing over my favourite band in the world, I finally get to see The Clash as part of a huge, passionate, and excited audience at the CNE Grandstand.

Black Uhuru also delivered a stunning and memorable opening set. It was also one of the best double bills of my lifetime.

To say that this visit to CNE Stadium was a far better experience than the 1982 Police Picnic just three weeks earlier is an understatement.

Special Guests not only drops by once again with his memories of the band and the show, but also reveals his real name!

Stay tuned for a spirited performance, stage invasions, getting “The Message,” and The Story of Lady Bump.

Note: Apologies for occasional distortion during the Skype interview portion of the podcast.

NEXT PODCAST: One month after The Clash—and from one Joe to another—I take in a second, very different five-star (and three-hour) show from Joe Jackson.

Once again, the effervescent triumvirate of Lady B, Le Chateau et moi take in another concert together: one that far surpassed all our expectations. The music was ebullient, spirited and unforgettable, even if a certain someone was intermittently beset by curmudgeonness.

Stay tuned for on-stage elbows, the bitter toll of insincere clapping, and going into Another World.

013. (EP 19) Night & Day: Joe Jackson, Alumni Hall, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Monday October 4, 1982

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Next Episode

(EP 20, no. 14) Iggy Pop with Nash the Slash: Gimme Danger, Wonderland Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday October 27, 1982

Three weeks after the Joe Jackson concert, Iggy Pop comes to town with Toronto’s bandaged electronic mummy, Nash the Slash, in tow.

I first and finally got to see Iggy the previous year when he gave a spirited performance at Police Picnic ’81, a festival I covered in EP 15: The Boiler.

So how did this second appearance, this time at the historic Wonderland Gardens, stack up against that first one from the previous year?

Tune in dear listeners for musical scuffles, pushed buttons, and a mini lake of spilled beer.

To read the original 2011 blog entry, go to 014. (EP 20) Gimme Danger: Iggy Pop with Nash the Slash, Wonderland Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday October 27, 1982

Next on Stage: Leeds’ furious and funky post-punk innovators The Gang of Four make an indelible, unforgettable visit to London, Ontario’s Wonderland Gardens, four months after the chaotic Iggy Pop gig at the same venue.

Euphoria ensues.

I had been listening to the band incessantly during that 1980-83 corridor and was thrilled they were coming.
This March 1983 concert was not only my first ticketed gig of a musically busy year, it also marks the start of a new and welcome chapter in my life as well.

This podcast recalls the concert but also reflects on key changes in my social life at this time as I began my 20s and finally found my local tribe.

Special Guest Phil Robinson, who I met at this time, returns to share his memories of the gig and the party after.

Stay tuned for intensity and celebration, a lipstick covered forehead, and finding your tribe.

Read the original 2011 blog entry here ....

(EP 21, no. 15) The Gang of Four with The Hoi Polloi: I Found That Essence, Wonderland Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Saturday March 5, 1983