Ottawa was the second stop for the Juno Awards nominated rock rap artist grandson‘s No Apologies tour in support of his debut EP A Modern Tragedy, Vol. 1 which dropped on Friday. Also performing at the sold out show in Babylon Nightclub was Toronto rap/hip-hop duo Just John x Dom Dias and Windsor alt-rock duo …
Spent my birthday (turned 39) at Queen St Fare on February 20, 2019. Performing that night was Sea Moya and Miles Francis. Show started off with New York’s Miles Francis. Wonderful dance pop set of his own music. I didn’t know he played drums with Will Butler! Previewing tracks from his EP Doves which drops …
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for February 18, 2019. Hour One: Hour Two: Playlist: Flying Hórses – Isolation Average Times – Dirty Laundr Cheer Up – Big Hugs from Sleep Debt Good Looking Friends – The Rope Sea Moya – Blown (feat. Thanya Iyer) Miles Francis – I Could Use …
Closing off Saturday night of Ottawa Bluesfest‘s Come See and Hear The World was Antibalas from Brooklyn. All I can say that it was a fun time dancing to their afrobeat, jazz and funk music at Southminster United Church. Wasn’t until after the second or third song that people came up to the front and …
Ottawa Bluesfest presented their first inaugural festival called Come See and Hear The World. An offshoot in conjunction with the city’s annual Winterlude festivities and celebrate diversity through music. When it was announced back in January there was no way I didn’t want to miss Sudan Archives from Los Angeles. Sink was released last year …
Arkells stopped by Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre for the leg of their Rally Cry Tour. Arkells is becoming Canada’s rock saviour for the Millennial generation. While I thought the audience seen very scattered in the GA area and the seats before they went on. But once they got on stage it was a wild fun …
An artist who I think will be making headway in 2019 is Crook the Kid. Hailing from Yellowknife, NT, whose real name is Dylan Jones released his first album called Locals Only which came out in 2018. His music tackles alot of personal and social issues that he deals with living up in the arctic. …
Last day of Megaphono 2019. The bands that I saw on Saturday were (in order): Moscow Apartment Emma Lamontagne Wolf Saga Jeremie Albino Scary Bear Soundtrack Casa Lagarto Empty Nesters Mother Tongues Tallies The Monotymes Bleu Nuit Pottery Keynes Woods Foxtrott Check out the photos.
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for February 11, 2019. Check out my interview with Montreal’s Patient Hands in the first hour at the 30 minute mark. The musician will be stopping by Pressed this Sunday. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Sudan Archives – Nont for Sale / Escape Mike Legere …
Second day of Megaphono 2019. The bands that I saw on Friday night were (in order): Salmon Ella Inland Island Luna-Li Haley Heynderickx Andy Shauf SeiiizMikk Doxx City Fidelia R.Flex Snotty Nose Rez Kids Bad Waitress The Sorority Review for each performance will be up in a few days Check out the photos.