Attended the matinee portion of I Can’t Believe It’s Not at NAC Fourth Stage. Presented by Arboretum Festival, the 7 edition was no other than Joni Mitchell’s Blue. Joni fourth album which is highly regarded by critics and fans alike as one of her greatest albums to date. The brainchild of indie troubadour Jon Hynes, …
Here is the December 4, 2017 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1FM. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Chad VanGaalen – Host Body / Mystery Elementals / Cosmic Destroyer / Sara Un Blonde – Nerve for the Ages Little Scream – Wishing Well Stars – Wanderer Lido Pimienta – Quiero Jardines Bjork – Courtship Arca …
I was away last week due to being in Seattle. Have a listen to No Filter for July 31, 2017. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Tess Roby – Ballad 5 / Glimpse Exit Someone – Forbidden Colours from Dry Your Eyes / Absent Lovers Luka – I Count the Years Fake Palms – Glass Walls …
Have a listen to No Filter for July 17, 2017. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Slumbers – Stay Hidden Boyscott – Nova Scotia 500 Japanese Breakfast – Boyish / 12 Steps Exit Someone – Absent Lover Tess Roby – Ballad 5 Co/ntry – Cash Out Heaven for Real – Subliminal Faith Healer – Light of …
Ottawa’s electro-pop group Fevers kicked off Day 6 of RBC Ottawa Bluesfest 2017. It’s been awhile for them and they were promoting their new album Apologia which came out last Friday! Surprised there is a sixth member of the band!
Have a listen to No Filter for July 10, 2017. It is the last week of Ottawa Bluesfest 2017. Here are some of the songs that I picked out. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: LCD Soundsystem – Call the Police / Drunk Girls Disclosure – You & Me (Flume Remix) The Shins – Heartworms / …
Happy post Canada Day! Here is the July 3rd edition of No Filter on CHUO FM. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Fet.Nat – Trust Cops Fruit & Flowers – Dark Surf Deathsticks – Ugh Absolutely Free – Beneath The Air Mauno – Burn This Lev Snowe – From Here / Fading Ivory Waves – After …
Arboretum Festival presented the 6th edition of I Can’t Believe It’s Not which was totally sold out. This time it was The Talking Heads, with a 13-song live dance party celebration of inimitable new wave pioneers Talking Heads, featuring seminal tracks from Remain In Light, Speaking In Tongues, Fear of Music, ’77 and many more! Before …
There was another festival/party that happened this past weekend in Ottawa. It was the block party called Glowfair that took place on June 17th and 18th. I was mostly there to check out the live acts that performed there. Definitely was a great time seeing Rich Aucoin, The Balconies, Gang Signs, Young Galaxy and Fevers.
Sarah Bradley who plays in Fevers just released a lovely and emotional song. The song Blue Heart is dedicated to a friend. Have a listen to the song which will leave a tear in your eye.