On March 20th, the BlackBox Concert Series (Info on them is here) started off their concert series at the Irving Greenberg Theatre. I was not aware that there was a small room upstairs. The show was a success. I had an great time seeing Giant Hand and Evening Hymns play live to a new area …
Month: March 2010
March 20th, headed up to Raw Sugar Cafe to check out the Ottawa Folk Festival’s auditions. For the ages 25 and over category. There were alot of great talents. Here are the photos from the audtions. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157623536328361″]
Photos from the March 19th show at Mavericks with Cuff The Duke, Huron and Old Crowns. It was my first time seeing Cuff The Duke live. All I have to say was the show on March 18th was totally amazing. The crowds easily knew the lyrics to their songs. The band put on a rocking …
If you have nothing planned for tomorrow. There are two great events happening tomorrow *March 20th*. You should definitely check them out. First is the Ottawa Folk Festival: Auditions at Raw Sugar Cafe. From their website: The Ottawa Folk Festival runs auditions each spring as a way to discover new talent of all ages. Judges …
Mike Duguay and The Bear Trees at Raw Sugar Cafe on March 18, 2010. Great band to see live.
Candle Cave Ensemble Part II at Raw Sugar Cafe on March 18, 2010. A band that had seven or eight members.
The Strumbellas at Raw Sugar Cafe on March 18, 2010.
REVIEW OF THE ALBUM (Click on continue reading)
Recently stumbled upon the self-titled debut album by Daniel, Fred and Julie. What I didn’t know was that it’s by Julie Doiron, Daniel Romano (Attack In Black) and Fred Squire (ex-Shotgun and Jaybird). All three are great musicians in their own rights. This album has a real acoustic folk rock sound, and there is some bluegrass influence in tracks …
Got an email from a musician named Dorian Scheidt who plays in a band called Cinéma L’amour. They are a two piece band from Montreal, and their name comes from a Montreal landmark. Their music is experimental rock, epic, avant-garde, and in their words, “nerd rock”. Their sound is very similiar to Japandroids. The duo has so …