Ending Day 2 of Side By Side Weekend was Welland’s D Boy performing at House of Targ. This was one band I was very interested in checking out. Probably it was their outfits they had on which has that East European look to it. It was an insane garage punk rock set! 8/10. Check out …
One of the two shows that I managed to check out on Day 2 of Side By Side Weekend was catching parts of Montreal hardcore punk band Cell. It was definitely a crazy set where people was actually mohsing at Black Squirrel Books. 7/10. Check out the photos.
Debaser and Timekode presented a unique sold out show at Queen St. Fare on July 26, 2019. Through word of mouth from a friend, I didn’t want to miss this show! It was Mdou Moctar who is a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger. He was in a 2015 film Akounak Tedalat Taha …
Side By Side Weekend is 4-day fest held at neighbouring venues House of TARG and Black Squirrel Books & Espresso Bar featuring independent acts from Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes! Here are the acts that performed on the first night: House of Targ had Steve Adamyk Band (Ottawa) Sad Baxter (Nashville, TN), The Offers (Ottawa) …
Need to get back to some coverage from Capitol Hill Block Party 2019. Boy it was a truly insane and unforgettable July 20th! Highlight was definitely Lizzo! How I managed to get into some barriers with other photographers (who didn’t get pit access) is beyond me. I was kind of worried at first if I …
It is my annual trek to Seattle and attend the 23rd edition of Capitol Hill Block Party. Highlights was seeing: illuminati hotties who gets a 8/10 Mitski which was good and weird at the same time. It was like a performance piece of Mitski doing her own version of Flashdance 9/10. Actionesse who is a …
I am in Seattle at the moment since I am going to be attending Capitol Hill Block Party. I got to the city very early and noticed that Mauno was playing on a Wednesday night at Barboza. This is a first time checking out a show in Seattle. First band to perform was Seattle’s Antonioni. …
With RBC Ottawa Bluesfest 2019 done. There is another festival I am going to hit and it is Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party. This will be my third time attending and I made some picks of artists and band performing at the 22nd edition. While I won’t get access to the main stage and photograph …
Interesting Day 6 of RBC Ottawa Bluesfest. Starting off with Ottawa’s Ellie Gadzos, the winner of She’s The One and is just 14 years old. Set of electro-pop and R&B music similar to Billie Eilish (which she did a cover of My Boy) and Jessie Reyez. 6/10. Finally got to see Crook the Kid perform …
After having a day off, RBC Ottawa Bluesfest was back in full swing for day 5. Artist and bands that I caught were: Scary Bear Soundtrack (7/10 first band to kick off day 5 with their indie synth alterna-pop music) The Kim Pollard Band (6/10) Lennon Stella (6/10 couldn’t tell if she was either lip …