Zaphod Beeblebrox is closing on May 14th. I have decided to go back into the archives of photos that I have taken at the venue. Here is the year 2011. The Head and the Heart on February 23, 2011. Sound of Lions on February 25, 2011. Sheezer on February 26, 2011. Aidan Knight and We …
March 5, 2010 is the day that I created this website! Wow it is 5 years old! (Technically six but who’s counting) Who knew I can still keep going on with this. While I know I may this site may not be like a-la Pitchfork, CBC Music or Exclaim!. Maybe throw in Weird Canada. It …
This show happened on April 15, 2011 at Raw Sugar Cafe. A band’s debut show can be very memorable. This is one of them. Silkken Laumann (back then) is the brainchild of of Rolf Klausener, Adam Saikaley and Pat Johnson. Until late 2013 they have a fourth member who happens to be Gary Franks of …
This show happened on April 30, 2011 during Prairie Scene. I got to see The Sheepdogs before they got really big due to being on the Rolling Stone magazine cover. At that time they were trying to get people to vote for them. It was a weird because I was there just to see them. …
This concert happened on June 16, 2011 during NXNE. This was my first time seeing Fucked Up play a free concert on Young Dundas Square. It was definitely a big highlight! Photographers were separated into three groups and I was in the third group. All I have to say that it was “Fucked Up”. At …
This show happened on January 18, 2011. It was one a very cold wintery Ottawa evening. I braved the weather just to see two bands. They were The Concretes and Hooray For Earth. From what I remembered, they played a great set. But I didn’t get to see the rest of the show due to …
Before Grimes hit it big in 2012 with her critically acclaim Visions (thanks in part of 4AD). In 2011 she was in the brink of getting popular and was promoting the Darkbloom EP. During NXNE, I decided to hit up the Weird Canada and Flemish Eye’s showcase. At that time I was at the brink …
Ever wondered what happened to Long Long Long? They have disbanded and two of the members are now located to Montreal. I was dismayed to hear about the breakup but at least something good came out of it. With that they have created Each Other.
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan debut album “Yt//St” was one of those albums that quietly came out in late 2011. Made it at #48 for the “Best of 2011 Canadian Albums“. As a rising band of 2012 they are starting to somewhat make a big impact thanks in part to Pitchfork. Their debut album is already …
The night before New Year’s Eve (December 30, 2011). Went to Capital Rehearsal Studio for this fun show. This was the last show to cover in 2011. Playing at the show was: • Roberta Bondar • Holy Cobras • Grime Kings • Boyhood