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Review of the event is on here.
Category Archives: rock
Sprengjuhöllin @ Avant Garde-Bar
Photos of Sprengjuhöllin from the October 26th show at Avant-Garde Bar.
Review is here.
Here are Youtube clips.
This is how you say their band name.
Song they played pt 1
Song they played pt 2
Song they played pt 3 (love the cowbell)
Rural Alberta Advantage @ Mavericks
On August 6th, it was fun rocking time at Mavericks.
The bands playing were:
The John Punch Band from Ottawa
Old Crowns (aka Anchors) from Ottawa
The Rural Alberta Advantage from Alberta/Toronto
It was a night of where I didn’t know the people who attended this show.
But its was good that the RAA is getting alot of exposure now these days, being on the Saddle Creek label.
Review of the show is here.
Pree, Loon Choir and the Wind Up Radio Sessions
On August 5th, I went to the Avant-Garde Bar to see three bands.
I always like going to that place not because of their drinks but it just feels abit cozy.
It was my first time seeing three bands play in Ottawa.
Was a nice of indie folky rock music at the bar.
The bands that played were:
Loon Choir from Ottawa
The Wind Up Radio Sessions from Ottawa/Montreal
Pree from Washington DC.
Here is the interview I did with Pree.
Arietta: Photos + Interview
Photos from the Arietta show on July 25th at Zaphods.
Here is a interview I did with the band.
Sorry if you will hear the waitress during parts of the interview.
Bluesfest: Day 11
Day 11 of Bluesfest was another great time.
I mostly spent time at the Blacksheep Stage since most of the lineup I was eager to see.
Caught two acts in the Bank Of America stage while I only watched and listened to Ludacris at Rogers Stage.
The acts that I caught were:
Funktagon
Honeyman and the Brothers Farr
Hollerado
Poorfolk
Woodhands
The Deep Dark Woods
That 1 Guy
Black Mountain
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Bluesfest: Day 8
It was the night of Kiss and it was a crazy day because we all know what kind of band they are.
I didn’t get to cover them because security was so tight.
So I decided to cover one act that was playing at the same time at Bluesfest.
Just to let people know who is reading this, I didn’t stay for the whole set of each acts because I was running all over the place.
So bare with me if I don’t know the names of the songs.
The show started off with the Arkells playing at the Rogers Stage.
I didn’t hear Oh!, The Boss Is Coming.
But I heard Deadlines and Ballad Of Hugo Chavez.
At least Max the lead singer remembered who I was.
Stopped by the Barney Danson Theatre and checked out local band Anchors.
Great local band to check out live.
After that I went to the Bank Of America stage and caught abit of the Montreal band Beast.
I think it was brave of them to open up for Kiss.
Its good for them get new fans liking their music.
Great experimental/trip-hop band to see live.
At the Rogers stage, The National (Not the CBC Evening News) from Brooklyn, New York.
Hearing Matt Berninger sing just gave me chills down my spine.
They are such an amazing band and glad they were in Ottawa to play for Bluesfest.
I wish I got more time to see their set.
At the Subway Stage, Japandroids finally played in Ottawa.
They were suppose to play in May but one of members fell ill and had to cancel.
At least I got a chance to see how great they are live.
And they were very loud and crazy.
Sad that it was a low turnout due to alot of people waiting to see Kiss play.
But they will be back in the fall to play a proper show.
At last I decided to hit up the Blacksheep Stage and see K’Naan play.
Surprised with the big turnout for him.
Majority that were in attendance were the teenagers and those not interested in seeing Kiss.
More like played some songs from his Polaris Prize nominated Troubadour
Songs like ABCs, T.I.A., Wavin’ Flag, Somalia (acapella), Fatima and many more.
I had an amazing time and didn’t expect that much hysteria.
Things got wild when he did his encore, the kids decided to jump over the fence and get on the stage with be with K’Naan.
All hell broke loose and the stage people needed security quickly.
It was just insane and all volunteers came over and said that alot of people are getting into fights near the gates just to see K’Naan.
This was the second time where things went crazy. Of course first time being Girl Talk.
But all I have to say that I am a big fan of K’Naan.
A brilliant artist to see live.
That was my night of Bluesfest.
Bluesfest 2009: Day 7
Bluesfest went back to normal yesterday after the only stage with STP and Gym Class Heroes.
I have to say it was a calm night. And its before the big spectacle of KISS which happens to be tonight.
The acts that I saw were:
Marc Charron
The Allrights
Ice Cube
Surprised that I got to take photos of his set, considering hip-hop acts have very tight security.
Still have my head scratching to why he opened up for Our Lady Peace.
No offence, he is more of a bigger draw celebrity wise.
The Yardbirds
Somehow being in the Subway Stage I felt like I was in Woodstock.
Xavier Rudd
Got to love the didgeridoo.
The Zombies
Wasn’t expecting to be poppy-rock but at least the people there enjoyed them.
Our Lady Peace
I was happy hearing the classics like One Man Army and Superman’s Dead.
While waiting in line for Xavier Rudd’s autograph which took forever, I did get to hear their whole set.
Happy that I heard Clumsy, 4 AM and Is Anyone Home?
Bluesfest: Day 2
July 9th was my favorite night of Ottawa Bluesfest.
It was better than Day 1 mostly because I knew the bands/musicians that were playing on Day 2 of Bluesfest.
I had a great time running over from stage to stage.
The acts that I saw:
Kyrie Kristmanson
Kyrie was totally amazing live. She wore her famous white fuzzy hat during Song X but took it off after it.
Holy Fuck
They were absolutely amazing live and I was happy to catch Lovely Allen at the end.
Metric
Seen them alot of times now. Glad that they sang “Help! I’m Alive” live.
Iron & Wine
I wish I got to stay longer for his set.
Ben Harper and Relentless7
All I have to say that he was totally loud.
I wonder if I should give away my Iron & Wine signed ticket stub??????
