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 …
Studio Sixty Six had their opening reception for Leslie Hossack‘s Freud Through The Looking-Glass About the exhibition: Ottawa photographer, artist Leslie Hossack’s exhibition, “Freud Through The Looking-Glass” presents a series of photographs from Sigmund Freud’s home and office in Vienna that will inspire viewers to think about the profound impact of Freud’s theories. The photographs …
During my time at FME. I did a quick photoshoot with the Belgium band Glauque. Check out the photos.
During my time at FME. I did a quick photoshoot with the Montreal rock duo The Flamingos Pink. Did this before their set at Bar Le Groove.
Last day of FME began by checking out Elliot Maginot again but this time at Guinguette chez Edmund for a 3pm show. Then there was a surprise show with Ada Lea at Deuxparquatre. The Montreal singer performed materials from her debut “what we say in private” which is out on Saddle Creek Records and Next …