What is clear is that while Blue Rodeo occupies their niche in a specific genre, Bob and Mike are interested in exploring what exists beyond those boundaries. They take on creation as a lived risk and the real-time negotiation between sound, memory and audience, which is a very different and improvisational space to work and play in. This upcoming show is about building their music in the moment, navigating uncharted territory with each note, each pause, each breath.​

 

Performing two separate sets on the same piano, they rewrite what collaboration means. This isn’t about polished harmonies or rehearsed perfection. It’s a conversation that bends and breaks and is sometimes interrupted by tension, sometimes erupting into unexpected bursts of joy or dissonance. It’s an exchange that demands presence, humility and trust.

 

In a world saturated by overproduction, algorithms and endless playlists, their music is a radical act of immediacy. It’s a reminder that music’s true power, especially that which comes from live performance, lies in its fragility and the fleeting moment that can never be replicated. It can be captured only in the shared experience of performer and listener.

 

It’s messy...imperfect...human...alive.

 

This is art and music that resists comfort and certainty. It challenges you to listen with fresh ears and an open heart, to embrace the unpredictable, the raw edges, and the beauty found in the spaces between notes. Bob Wiseman and Mike Boguski offer more than a show; this is a happening. To witness creation as it happens, to be part of a moment suspended between past and future, known and unknown. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a reclaiming of music’s most vital essence: risk, presence and transformation.

 

This is something I have been craving after many years of falling out of the music scene, occupying new geographies, experiencing life challenges and rebuilding new and unexpected paths through academia. I hope to connect with old and new friends along the way as I also embrace the art of letting go while challenging old ideas of what music should be. I can always return to the present while looking forward to many future adventures. I am here in this new "North Spark" venture with renewed energy to continue exploring new environments, bringing nature, art, sound and technology into conversation with each other.