Check out Sylvie’s cover story feature in The Ottawa XPress on Ottawa’s folk scene and the upcoming Canadian Folk Music Awards Gala.
2009 Awards Gala in Ottawa, Ontario
The fifth annual Canadian Folk Music awards gala will take place on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Dominion Chalmers Church, 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario (corner of O’Conner), http://www.dcpresentations.com. […]
Read more »The Ottawa XPress │ October 9, 2008
Different strokes
Willis talkin’ about the new, cut Grass
The members of East Coast band The Grass have more in common with their ’60s role models than the inventive musical style and eclectic fashions. Add low- or no-paying jobs, commune living and recreational drug use, followed by friction and break-ups, […]
The Ottawa XPress │ August 14, 2008
THE O-TOWN HOEDOWN:
Not Bad Country for Good Men and Women
Like a rhinestone cowboy, local gem Greg Harris corrals a star-studded line up for fans and bands alike at the annual O-Town Hoedown
Ask people what kind of music they like and what’s the standard reply? Anything but country!
Yet, judging by […]
In the upcoming March issue of Guerilla Magazine, I team up with Up Front and Tokyo Sex Whale drummer, JP Sadek, to interview Andrew Tweedy from Buried Inside (Relapse Records).
We’re looking at how this talented musician goes from creating the most aggressive hardcore music with a band to retreating to create Glass Fingers, a […]
The Ottawa XPress │ February 7, 2008
Howe to make Maki roll
Howe Gelb takes Kate Maki’s music to new heights
If her stagger-to-the-saloon groove and parlour-blues tunes weren’t enough to grab your attention, Sudbury’s Kate Maki has enlisted the help of eccentric Arizona singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist Howe Gelb to produce her latest album, On High, […]
The Ottawa XPress│January 24, 2008
This Is Your Dad’s Oldsmobile
The Brothers Chaffey are brave old souls in a brave new world
The Brothers Chaffey - Matthew (rhythm guitar) and Curtis (lead guitar) - play the sexiest country-soul music with a blues-rock swagger that one university rag called “your dad’s kinda music.” Rather than take issue with the […]
The Ottawa XPress│ November 29, 2007
Jingle Sells:
Jingles Are the Way for Toronto’s Major Maker
Not all musicians lending their voice to television commercials sound as off-key as the Ontario Freshness Guy. There’s Feist for iPod. Bedouin Soundclash for Zellers. Ottawa’s Andrew Vincent for Old Navy. And now, with spots for Chevy, Telus and Maynards Candy, Toronto’s […]
The Ottawa XPress │ September 27, 2007
The Watters Brothers Rise High
When it comes to rock and roll, many bands play it but few can stage it. “Some guys may sound good, but do they look cool on stage?” asks Watters Brothers Rebellion frontman Muddy.
“Do they stand still on stage? Do they look like nerds? […]
The Ottawa XPress │ September 6, 2007
The Bible All-Stars can go all night long
“I challenge you to find a drummer who will go like that for an entire show,” says lead singer/guitarist Morgan Friend. He’s boasting of his bandmate’s (Tim Connolly) fiery and fervent drum frenzy for Ottawa’s high-octane, alt-country/punk band The Bible All-Stars. Read […]
The Ottawa XPress │ August 16, 2007
High Times
The Grass’s third album channels ’60s spirit
If Value Village had a house band, The Grass would be it. The band’s third album, Report All Ghosts, is a throwback to the ’60s, which could surely score regular rotation on classic rock station CHEZ 106.1’s Psychedelic Rock Weekends.
Still in their […]