{"id":140,"date":"2007-05-31T16:36:53","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T20:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2007\/05\/31\/ah-the-danforth-music-hall\/"},"modified":"2011-07-14T23:33:37","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T03:33:37","slug":"ah-the-danforth-music-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2007\/05\/31\/ah-the-danforth-music-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grand Old Danforth Music Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themusichall.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">The Danforth Music Hall<\/a> is quite the fixture in my neighbourhood. It&#8217;s been around since the 1919 and originally called &#8220;Allen&#8217;s Danforth theatre&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c354d1e329b235f1862b41000f5a4d18\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* Guitar_inpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3631424768\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>It had it&#8217;s hey day back when<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vaudeville\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\"> Vaudeville<\/a> acts where all the rage! It changed it&#8217;s concept and purpose a number of times and eventually was called the &#8220;Century&#8221; but kept it&#8217;s distinctive beauty intact.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve just renovated this gem on &#8220;<em>The Danforth<\/em>&#8220;, known by the locals, and is fully up and running. They have underwent extensive renovations from top to bottom that reflects it original Grandeur. New state of the art sound\/lighting system, new seats that are wider (now that&#8217;s worth it weight in gold in itself), updated lobby\/washrooms and bar area!<\/p>\n<p>This is the kind of jewel that you pass everyday and say to yourself, &#8221; I gotta get in there some day!&#8221;.  Well, hopefully I will not have to wait that long.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>I just went to their site and found a treasure trove of musical talent that is just screaming out to me to go see! Besides, there is tons of parking and seconds away from the subway.<\/p>\n<p>These are a few of my choices that have caught my eye!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwcc.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">Rick Wakeman<\/a>, the man is a musical genius and machine when it comes to the keyboard (Tony, you gotta see this guy to believe him)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenstills.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">Stephan Stills<\/a>, now this is a guy you want to go camping with, imagine the sing songs around the fire! (Stevie my favorite brother-in-law, keep this date open)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rickieleejones.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">Rickie Lee Jones<\/a>, she would be a nice addition to one of my backyard parties. (Jon, will we see you there?)<\/p>\n<p>Just to name a few! My eyes are on Rick Wakeman.<\/p>\n<p>Their site is easy to navigate plus there are some video&#8217;s of the artists in their &#8220;Events&#8221; section, just in case you want to refresh your memory of who they are.<\/p>\n<p>So if your in my neck of the woods, check out this Grand Old Lady and hope to see you there on Aug. 17th\/07 when Mr. Wakeman is playing.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>Keep on Jammin&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"c354d1e329b235f1862b41000f5a4d18\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<br\/>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* Guitar_inpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3631424768\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br\/>\r\n<?php if ( is_search() || is_single() || is_page() || is_paged() || is_category() || is_archive() ) { ?>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\nch_client = \"dragonden\";\r\nch_type = \"mpu\";\r\nch_width = 468;\r\nch_height = 120;\r\nch_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\nch_color_title = \"7dc246\";\r\nch_color_text = \"333333\";\r\nch_non_contextual = 4;\r\nch_vertical =\"premium\";\r\nch_sid = \"guitarlicks_betweenposts2\";\r\nvar ch_queries = new Array( );\r\nvar ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length));\r\nif ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) {\r\nch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected];\r\n}\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script  src=\"http:\/\/scripts.chitika.net\/eminimalls\/amm.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<?php } ?>\r\n<br\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Danforth Music Hall is quite the fixture in my neighbourhood. 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