Little Portugal

We arrived in Toronto on Thursday afternoon for a string of shows through Tuesday night...

Toronto has to be about the coolest city I've been to.  It's clean, fun, active, and they have a freakin' space needle.  Speaking of cool, check out the view from our hotel bar....

 That's right.  Left field of the Rogers Centre where the Blue Jays play.  Not a bad choice as far as lodging is concerned.

We played a small club in a Portuguese area of town; it's what we call a "fill in gig".  Sometimes bands play small shows between the big shows to keep the schedule full.  It was a ton of fun.  Small bars in cultural areas are some of my favorite places to play.  It's a much more personal performance and the band really gets to interact with the folks.  And in this case, those folks are Canadian.  So that means they're extra nice.  Here's a picture of the Dakota Tavern in Little Portugal...

String lights AND an upright piano?  I don't think you could ask for much more....