On Saturday I toddled over to Birdman Sound for a set by The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol. The iconic Glebe vinyl emporium is calling it a day at that location (owner John Westhaver is shifting to...
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Back to business! Here's some snaps from January - only three months late! This was a headlining show from the Steve Adamyk Band, with an assist from Toronto's Plastic Heads and local trio Neck. ...
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In January I toddled over to Cinqhole for a diverse lineup of bands: Synthers Klapshmock, indie rockers Sleep Late, Montreal fuzz gang Barnacle and pop rockers The Thrill. Klapshmock were up firs...
As the New Year began I hobbled over to the House of Targ to check out some ferocious punk action from Montreal powerhouse NOBRO. Combos Custodians, Magic Mommy and Hang Nail stepped up to provid...
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Back on Dec. 16 I gamboled over to Cafe DeKcuf for some heavy rock action. I'll never quite understand why bands from the U.S. decide to tour Canada in the dead of winter, but it's always cool to...
Back on December 14 I trotted over to Cinqhole for some post-punk action from Scattered Bones recording artists Pop. 1280 (the third time I've seen them) and local trio Scattered Clouds. Here we ...
Back in December I headed over to Cinqhole for a set of improvised music from Ann-F Jacques, Alex Eastley and Adam Saikaley. Here's a shot of Jacques' rotating objects. Autoharp action with ...
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As December was kicking off I clopmed over to Pourboy for the first time. The Somerset St. bar has an upstairs room that hosts shows, often associated with the Sitting On The Outside crowd. This ...
As January rolled in I headed over to House of Targ for some rockabilly action, direct from Tokyo. Ottawa's own Cadillac Rumble Trio started things off. Here's some double-bass action with Scott!...
Back at the tail end of November I traipsed over to Irene's for the first time in a while to check out the album release show for Chris Landry and The Seasick Mommas' Two Ninety Three. Fire Antle...
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Here's a short little post about a Nov. 20 show featuring Bell Witch and Mono. Mono prefers not to be photographed, so here's some shots of Seattle's witchiest duo. I saw them back in 2018 openin...
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Way back on Nov. 16, I headed over to Cinqhole to check out some pop and rock action. Toronto's Pony were headlining, alongside Pretty Matty (a band they share several members with), with Nashvil...
A week or so after catching the ENchanters I headed back to House of Targ for some electronic action at its regular "Switched On Synths" night. First up was Hay Montagne Mystique, who I caught at...
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Back on Novembr 9 I headed off to House of Targ for some rock'n'roll action. To be rpecise, it was the "Turf" part of Surf & Turf 2019. It all started with some Boom Creek as it usually does). He...
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Alrighty, time to end the winter hibernation with a way-past-due posting on the BBQT show at Cinqhole from way back on Nov. 7 - two months ago! First up, Salmon Ella, a mighty fine quartet formed...
Back on October 25, I zipped over to the Dominion Tavern for some punk rock action. Ottawa Motorhead fans Ciggie & The Darts were headlining, with support from Montreal proto-thrash combo Luger a...
Back in October I hopped over to the House of Targ to catch Toronto fuzz-rockers Possum. They were joined on stage by the always excellent Deux Trois and youn rockers The Frequencies, who were up...
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Back in the middle of October I headed over to the House of Targ for some metal action, headlined by crushing Austin trio The Well. It was a dreaded five-act bill, fortunately shortened to the le...
If you've kept your ear to the musical ground of late, you might have heard the name Backxwash come up a lot of late, including with a few show in Ottawa. Back in October she shared the Cinqhole ...
Local lights New Swears announced a short while ago that their next show, last Friday at Babylon, was going to be their last for "a long while." I was keen to go since my photos from their last s...
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Ottawa music fans have been waiting quite a while for Warp Lines to put their music to wax, and finally, in September, they released Human Fresh on Dirt Cult. Record release demands a record rele...
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The tail end of September also saw my first visit to Cinqhole, the venue formally known as General Assembly. It's being managed by some of the folks from Black Squirrel Books and Ottawa Showbox, ...
Back at the tail end of September I walked over to Black Squirrel Books to check out some pop and rock. Berlin musician Laura Carbone was playing a few dates around North America, and was joined ...
As September was winding down I headed over to Pressed for some pop action. Victoria's Bridal Party and New York's Poppies were in town, with the West Coasters hitting the stage first. Here's Jor...
Back on Sept. 19 I moseyed over to the House of Targ for some roots-rocking action. Eamon McGrath has a new album out, and since I've been taking pictures of him for more than a decade (most rece...