Decided to make a playlist of tracks that came out in January and played on my radio show No Filter. The only track that isn’t on Apple Music is the collaboration with King Princess and Fiona Apple. Have a listen from either from Apple Music or Spotify.
Month: January 2019
It was not cold in the summer but cold in the winter. Even this record breaking snowstorm Ottawa has endured didn’t stop people from attending this wonderful concert with Dan Mangan and Matt Holubowski at Algonquin Commons Theatre. Show started off with Matt Holubowski. The Montreal musician performed a intimate folk alternative music. Kind of …
Have a listen to the January 28, 2019 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Dan Mangan – Losing My Religion R.E.M. – Losing My Religion Dan Mangan – Peaks and Valleys Cœur de Pirate – Amour d’un spirit Sarah Bradley – Oh Vampire Weekend – Harmony Hall / …
Very cold Saturday night to warm up at Irene’s Pub was a fun show with Loon Choir and Aaron Cockburn. Made it to catch parts of Aaron’s set. Performing to nice folk-pop rock set. Playing materials from his second album OK Everything and some older tracks. 7/10. Then it was Loon Choir’s turn to perform. …
Montreal musician Kallitechnis graced the NAC Fourth Stage on January 25, 2019. Currently touring the 2019 EP called Chromatic. Wonderful set filled with upbeat, high positive energy R&B/Soul and Pop music. With the well attended audience, I really enjoyed the music and was grooving to it. 8/10.
There was a opening at the Korean Cultural Centre Canada for Jinny Yu‘s I Like My Countries and My Countries Like Me. Details about the exhibition is on here. The exhibition runs until April 30, 2019.
First Crush Promotion presented this great show on a Tuesday night at Black Squirrel Books. Got to the venue and caught most of this Ottawa act called Barrington Club Band. First time seeing this Lo-fi pop punk act and they were great belting out sad pop punk noise music. 7/10. The second act was Corey …
Have a listen to the January 21, 2019 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: Tough Age – Unclean Business of Dreams – Keep the Blues Away Mike Krol – What’s the Rhythm Light Conductor – A Bright Resemblance (Abridged) Kid Koala – Hera’s Song Hikaru Utada & Skrillex – …
A spectacular and magical night at NAC Southam Hall with Patrick Watson on January 19, 2019. Being backed up by the NAC Orchestra was truly an emotional journey. Patrick sure knows which songs to pick that connected well with the orchestra like Wooden Arms, Beijing and Adventures in Your Own Backyard. The icing on the …
Mediastyle is celebrating ten years and with they are doing a thing called Tenacity. The first event of 2018 they did was support and help out Girls+Rock Ottawa put on a show. Performing that night was King Kimbit with Black Wax, Lucila Al Mar and Jessie Simmons. Overall it was a wonderful night of music …