Debaser and Timekode presented a unique sold out show at Queen St. Fare on July 26, 2019. Through word of mouth from a friend, I didn’t want to miss this show! It was Mdou Moctar who is a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger. He was in a 2015 film Akounak Tedalat Taha …
Crabe and Jessica93 stopped by Minotaure on May 15, 2019. DJing for the show was Pierre-Luc et Olivier of FET.NAT. Check out the photos.
Couldn’t resist seeing Fet.Nat at the Record Centre on May 4, 2019. Wasn’t a month ago they performed at Le Petit Chicago for their album release of Le Mal. This time it was at the Record Centre for a wonderful sunny day show! This free (pay if you want or can) show got packed once …
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 …
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 …
The show that no one wanted to miss out on March 2, 2019. The second last big show to step foot before Le Petit Chicago close and move to a better location. Fet.Nat held their LP release for Le Mal. This free (pay if you want or can) show got packed once the doors opened …
February went by so fast and it is already March!! It was an insane show at Black Squirrel Books with Saxsyndrum, Simon Labelle and Nico Rosenberg. Staring off the set was Nico Rosenberg. The Chile now living in Montreal musician played a insane electronica, ambient and dance set. Sort of reminded me of Jamie xx …
Closing off Saturday night of Ottawa Bluesfest‘s Come See and Hear The World was Antibalas from Brooklyn. All I can say that it was a fun time dancing to their afrobeat, jazz and funk music at Southminster United Church. Wasn’t until after the second or third song that people came up to the front and …
Ottawa Bluesfest presented their first inaugural festival called Come See and Hear The World. An offshoot in conjunction with the city’s annual Winterlude festivities and celebrate diversity through music. When it was announced back in January there was no way I didn’t want to miss Sudan Archives from Los Angeles. Sink was released last year …
Kid Koala stopped by Black Squirrel Books on January 30, 2019. Despite the winter vortex Ottawa is dealing with, people actually came out to this. It was to celebrate the release of ‘Music To Draw To: io’ which came out on January 25, 2019. While not really a show-show, this free show was mostly for …