Drone Day 2015 @ House of Common [May 9, 2015]
CHUO 89.1 FM hosted a party to celebrate independent radio with special guest Marie and Aaron of Weird Canada! It was a volunteer appreciation party for those supporting the station itself. Marie made a wonderful presentation about how community is very important for the music and arts scene. The presentation will be airing on CHUO’s …
Fryquency 1 Year Show with Fet. Nat, WTCHS and Grime Kings
Debaser, Weird Canada and CHUO 89.1 fm presented Fryq, the Gathering at Raw Sugar Cafe on December 6, 2014. It was a open-to-all community discussion that invites guests to help unpack issues faced by our local music and arts scene The topic for the inaugural Fryq, the Gathering was accessibility and barriers. The special guest …
February 15th was the official cross Canada launch for Weird Canada‘s Wyrd Distro. At the Ottawa launch there was a box where musicians/bands can drop their music. There was merchandise table from Ottawa record label’s Bruised Tongue and E-Tron Records. Click below for more photos [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157641032104925″]
Today on my CHUO FM radio show. Played tracks from bands playing this week in Ottawa. One was the Bruised Tongue 5th Anniversary show and the launch of Wyrd Distro at Pressed this Saturday. I had in the studio the host of Debaser (a radio show on CKCU FM every Tuesday from 2pm to 3pm). …
Debaser, Weird Canada, and Heretical Objects Cooperative presented the February edition of Fryquency at Mugshots. I didn’t get to see Ottawa’s The Yips because it was a late show. But I didn’t manage to see two bands from Toronto which were Dirty Frigs and Wicked Witches. Click below for more photos [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157640730765015″]
While music sites that focus on Canadian music seem to be dwindling. The only site that is still doing it is Weird Canada but they focus on the obscure and underground indie Canadian music (technically “Weird Music” ). Come February 15th, they will launch Wyrd Distro which is the first ever not-for-profit, online store dedicated …
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 …