Royal Canoe and Begonia stopped by The 27 Club on October 3, 2018. Part of their RAYZ tour and promote their split cassette single of Rayz/The Light. Begonia was first to perform. This was my first time seeing the band play. Alex Dirk of Begonia just had that amazing vocal when she sang. Reminds me …
OPAL stands for Ottawa Photography & Art label. Their mission is to promote, publish and celebrate talented and contemporary artists in Ottawa and Gatineau region. On October 3rd they held their magazine launch of issue #1 at Bar Robo. It was so well received that the initial copies of issue #1 sold out! OPAL magazine …
Due to the tornado/power outage, it was rescheduled on October 3, 2018 for this vernissage. Possible Worlds presented their first exhibition of this fall season, part of a series highlighting Ottawa-Gatineau based emerging graphic artists. In Digital Epoch, the first solo show for emerging artist Aidan O’Keeffe reflects on the spectrum of experiences we have …
Lastly here is the final day of Pop Montreal 2018. Decided to go to the fourth night of Wolf Parade’s show at La Sala Rossa. Opening up for them was Freak Heat Waves. This new incarnation is quite different from the last time I saw ages ago. Ditching the guitars for more of a synth-keyboards …
On the fourth day of Pop Montreal 2018. Here was what went on from Saturday. Kind of a chilly afternoon at the Mile End Block Party. It was the Focus Wales BBQ showcase. Not from Wales, Montreal’s Alexa Avina performed a nice dreamy ambient pop music. 8/10. HMS Morris delivered an wonderful indie synth and …
On the third day of Pop Montreal 2018. Here was what went on from Friday. Started off by checking out the Mile End Block Party. Caught most of Jacobus. If you aren’t familiar with his other band Radio Radio, it is mostly Acadian hip-hop and electronic music. 7/10. Made it into the sold out show …
Sorry for the delay on my coverage of Pop Montreal 2018. These were who I saw on the second day of the festival. Began by seeing Toronto’s Luka perform at Phonopolis. Wonderful intimate singer-songwrite folk pop music. 8/10. I actually went to SAT for the first time. It was the last night of the Reb …
Started off the day in Pop Montreal. Went to Phonopolis to see: Markus Floats. Blending ambient, electronic-experimental, avant-garde and synth music. 7/10. Desert Bloom. Electronic and ambient music. 7/10. Joseph Shabason. The Toronto saxophonist performed a wonderful experimental jazz set. Previewing new materials from Anne and from Aytche. 7/10. Opening party! Over at Bar Le …
It’s been a long time waiting, I finally got a chance to see Zola Jesus. Not sure if this was her first Ottawa show? Having missed out in festivals like NXNE, CMW and Pop Montreal. I was totally excited to see her perform live. It was just her and her guitarist Alex DeGroot. The whole …
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls stopped by Ottawa for a kick-ass concert at the Bronson Centre. Part of the Be More Kind World Tour which is from the album of the same name that came out this year. High energy folk-rock punk music that had the audience waving their arms, singing to his music, …