On Jan 6th was the first houseshow of 2010 I have attended. It was a lovely evening of acoustic folk rock. Nice to see the lovely people who I haven’t seen in awhile. Great way to chat up with the people and new people too. The show was hosted by Rolf of the Acorn. Playing …
Leif Vollebekk recently played a show at Florence Gardens (Review by Ming will follow) and I highly regret not going. Seriously, I’m giving my imune system the stink eye and shaking my fist at all of this right now. On a brighter note, I’m happy to mention the re-release of Leif’s debut album Inland. It …
Since 2009 is coming to a close. I should really need to review Chris Page‘s album before its release date which is February 16, 2010. Another hidden talent in the Ottawa music’s scene. After seeing his nice wonderful set back on November 20, 2009 and at Pop Montreal. A Date With A Smoke Machine is …
It was a cold December 29, 2009 night in Ottawa. I went to Avant-Garde Bar and The Mercury Lounge to see some local talent.
Feeling out of a funk from the crazy Boxing Day insanity or the holidays. On December 27th, Sadie Hell did a Bands Undone session at Canteen. It was a really plugged-in session. Not the typical low-key intimate acoustic sessions. Ben Welland of Sadie Hell sang three tracks from the long awaited debut album. He was …
One of my favourite artists this year, Laurent Bourque, comes out with an album that’s been two years in the making. The result is a fantastic album. Very well put together, each song more memorable than the last. Laurent recently performed for Bands Undone at Canteen. You can read about it and watch the video …
Videos by Basically Brian.
Leif Vollebekk and Matt Epp @ Black Sheep Inn
Jill Zmud might be those hidden gems in the Ottawa Folk Pop Music Scene. In under just a year she has played at Westfest, opened up for Danny Michel, Kyrie Kristmanson and becoming a local favorite when she plays at the Black Sheep Inn. When she had her CD Release show at the Black Sheep …
Starting today, I want to compile a list of albums,songs and music videos of 2009. At this time mostly the albums coming out now are either Greatest Hits or Christmas tunes. So far I have five in my list that came out in 2009. Decided who is my number 1 slot. I would like to …