It’s been awhile since I last attended Beau’s Oktoberfest. This time the weather was great and there was lots of great music to check out this year from the likes from The New Pornographers, Jenn Grant, Pale Lips, John Jacob Magistery, L’Affaire Pélican, Oakhearts and Northgang. Check out the photos from the first night.
Month: September 2019
Eamon McGrath will be stopping by Ottawa for a loud rocking show at House of Targ on September 19th. He will be promoting his 7th studio about called Guts About Guts: “In an exploration that began with 2018’s Tantramar, McGrath expands on that album’s dark, introspective and atmospheric musical landscape that many call Canadiana: Americana’s …
Here are the candid photos that I took before, during and after the Polaris Music Prize Gala on September 16, 2019.
This is my fourth year attending the Polaris Music Prize Gala 2019. Congratulations to Haviah Mighty on winning this year’s prize for her album 13th Floor. Great performances by Pup, Marie Davidson, Shad, Elisapie, Haviah Mighty, Les Louanges,Dominique Fils-Aimé, Fet.Nat and Snotty Nose Rez Kids. Here is what went down this year by checking out …
Annual trek to Toronto to attend the 2019 Polaris Music Prize Gala. Before the gala started, I was fortunate enough to get some quick photos of some of the shortlist nominees who were in attendance. The ones I got to photograph were Haviah Mighty (Congrats on winning the prize), Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Elisapie, Shad, …
It was the last day of the 2019 edition of CityFolk Festival. Started off with contemporary folk music group from Prince Edward Island called The East Pointers. Fine set to bring out the sun out and previewing tracks from their upcoming album Yours to Break. 7/10. Tim Baker performed day 2 of his CityFolk Residency. …
Third day of CityFolk Festival. Started off the day by checking out the Marvest show I was showcasing at Purple Urchin Soap with Sophie D’Orléans and Alexandra Sullivan. Then at the main festival site starting off the Ravenlaw Stage Eleni Mandell from Los Angeles. At the City Stage was Saul Williams who performed at 4:45pm. …
Second day of CityFolk Festival brought back 90s alt-rock nostalgia with Summersault 2019 at the City Stage. While the Ravenlaw Stage was treated with some two folks acts The Paris and Donovan Woods plus ending it off with high energetic dance pop sing-along Rich Aucoin. Summersault 2019 is the brainchild of Our Lady Peace’s Raine …
That time of year in September that the weather cools down for autumn and unofficially say goodbye to summer. It was the start to the 26th edition of CityFolk Festival. Kicking off the first night: Orville Peck the mysterious masked cowboy musician who was backed up by the band Frigs started off the festival at …
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for September 9, 2019. First hour was picks of bands/artist to see at CityFolk 2019. I had an interview with Mike Milosh of Rhye which is in the first hour of the show. The interview is around the 20 minute mark in hour one. Rhye …