There was no way I was going to miss Bonjay perform at Queen St. Fare on March 22, 2019. It was part of Soul /Sole Live Sessions Episode 1. They haven’t been in Ottawa since last year. Wonderful time dancing to their music from their 2018 Lush Life and older tracks from the EP Broughtupsy. …
A sold out show at the NAC Azrieli Studio with Alexandra Stréliski on March 22, 2019. Promoting her 2018 album Inscape, this was the Ottawa release show for it. This was a beautiful show for those in love with modern classical music. See through curtains that had a cool projection show and bright lights. One …
Psychophnoic Sounds presented a show at Pressed on March 21, 2019. Bands performing was J. Blissette, Omhouse and Empty Nesters (who I missed out). Made it on time when Omhouse was performing. It was solo acoustic performance by the Toronto music doing a strip down version of his arty-rock music. 7/10. Then things got loud …
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for March 18, 2019. Hour One: Hour Two: Playlist: Bonjay – Night Bus Blue Wintersleep – Forest Fire Bleu Nuit – Concentration Black Mountain – Future Shade Hatchie – Without a Blush Faye Webster – Room Temperature Big Thief – UFOF Chai – Great Job …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hope some of you were lucky enough to attend the sold out annual Beau’s St. Patrick’s Party at Lansdowne’s Aberdeen Pavillion.. This year the party fell on March 16, 2019 and it is the one time you can be Irish and celebrate it. Got to check out the parade and didn’t …
Attended the opening at the National Gallery of Canada‘s for Dave Heath’s Multitude, Solitude on March 13, 2019. From the website: “Whether picking out a single face in a crowd, capturing an act of violence between siblings, or framing close-up portraits of quiet despair, Dave Heath (1931–2016) had an instinctive ability to capture the soul …
NAC Presents just unveiled their line-up for the first batch of the 2019-2020 season. Since I am focusing on the music aspect of this. The big ones for their 9th season are Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tanya Tagaq, 2018 Polaris Prize winner Jeremy Dutcher and Chilly Gonzales. In collaboration with the NAC’s inaugural Indigenous Theatre department, NAC …
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for March 11, 2019. Hour One: Hour Two: PLAYLIST: Mac DeMarco – Nobody Emilie Kahn – Aquarium Kero Kero Bonito – The Open Road Ten Fé – No Night Lasts Forever Alexandra Stréliski – Blind Vision Flying Hórses – Asleep Nathan Shubert – When You …
Winnipeg’s Royal Canoe stopped by at The 27 Club on March 9, 2019. Ottawa was the sixth stop on their Waver Tour in support of the album Waver. Starting off the show was Ottawa’s mal/aimé. They provided some experimental ambient drone music. That you can close your eyes and drift off to their music. 8/10. …
It was a coincidence that this show at Pressed fell on International Women’s Day on March 8, 2019. Pop Drone presented an all women show featuring L Con, Synne Sanden and Merganzer. Starting off the show was Ottawa’s Merganzer. Lovely beautiful and haunting set of experimental violin pop music! 9/10. Synne Sanden was the second …