Being a busy Friday night, I decided to hit up the second instalment of Timekode at Maker Space North. Second time being held at this big spacious place. DJs were Memetic, Trevor Walker and Zattar. Visuals by VJ Daisy. It was definitely a wild night at Timekode. Click on the bottom for more photos. [AFG_gallery …
Month: February 2015
It was a awesome busy Friday night at the NAC Theatre. For those lucky enough to attend this sold out show, it was well worth it. I was enthralled to see Dan Mangan + Blacksmith perform and first time with the new moniker. Dan played mostly from the album Club Meds (Which I am listening …
CHUO 89.1 FM hosted a party to celebrate independent radio with special guest Marie and Aaron of Weird Canada! It was a volunteer appreciation party for those supporting the station itself. Marie made a wonderful presentation about how community is very important for the music and arts scene. The presentation will be airing on CHUO’s …
Hilotrons has been a staple and hidden gem in Ottawa’s music scene. With Mike Dubue as the leader in charge, he released his fourth effort (technically six but who’s counting?) called To Trip With Terpsichore. The last album At Least There’s Commotion which came out in 2013 was supposedly the last outing for the band. …
This caught my attention because Meredith Graves of Perfect Pussy recently made her own label called Honor Press. (Which you can read it on Village Voice.) I just have to made a post about this band. So Stressed is a Sacramento-based three piece comprised of Morgan Fox, Andrew Garcia and Kenneth Draper. They have a …
My memory seems hazy and fuzzy on how I got into Astral Swans. But one thing for sure was I remembered Mathew Swann’s previous project was Extra Happy Ghost!!!. Looks like he will be sticking around as Astral Swans for the time being. While Extra Happy Ghost!!! was more a upbeat loud pop experience. Astral …
Ottawa duo Big Dick finally dropped their second album called Disappointment. 15 tracks of high energetic thrashing post-punk garage grungey rock music. The album has a theme in disappointment on the tracks Let Down, Last Days, Give Up, Good Hunting and Bad Dream. What is different this time from their debut album is most of …
On my radio show on February 23rd. I had a phone interview with Peregrine Falls from Vancouver. Played tracks from Blur, Speedy Ortiz, Anamai and many more. Have a listen to the show. Hour One No Filter – February 23, 2015 [Hour One] by Photogmusic on Mixcloud Hour Two No Filter – February 23, 2015 …
Haven’t been to Zaphod Beeblebrox in quite some time for their free Monday night music. But I had to go check out Vancouver’s Peregrine Falls. What I didn’t know is that Gordon Grdina & Kenton Loewen also plays in Dan Mangan + Blacksmith. Anyways they totally blew my ears and melted my face with their …
Check out this week’s Top 5 Songs on my radio show called “No Filter”. No change for this week’s #1 song who will be playing this Friday at the NAC. Bjork – Stonemilker [LW:NEW TW:1] Hilotrons – Tackle the Strand [LW:3 TW:5] Metz – Acetate [LW:NEW TW:1] Braids – Miniskirt [LW:5 TW:2] Astral Swans – …