MUSIC LISTINGS
Ace Music Group
Home City: Toronto , ON
Website Address: acemusicgroup.com
Fri. June 22 (22h00)
Ace Music Group Presents...
Ace Music Group (AMG) is a record label located in Toronto, Canada, with a diverse roster of artists.
On June 17th, 2005 AMG will showcase a live performance of some of its talented artists in the Steam Whistle-Wellington Fringe Club.
The Adopted
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: theadopted.com
Fri. June 24 (22h00)
The Adopted
Armed with three nationally-exposed videos, hundreds of engagements and several critically-acclaimed independent releases, this exciting recording artist is poised and ready for success in the new millennium.
Caution Press
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: cautionpress.com
Sun. June 26 (22h00)
Caution Press
Caution Press is a collective of musical ideals, speaking a language drawn from such diverse sources as the British Invasion to Post-Rock. The membership grew out of a synthesis of two established Ottawa indie bands: the melody-driven rock of Grand National and the experimental improvisational style of Freephonic.
The Empiricals
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: ukrainia.org/empiricals
June 16 OPENING PARTY
The Empiricals
Cha-cha, Rhumba, Tango. Pentatonic dance craze. Southeast Asia a go-go. Paul, Mike, Dan and Phil make it happen. They are the top-grossing Asian dance band in Ottawa. Club gigs all the time, new recording in progress.
J & E Grocery / The Collective Turntable Initiative
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Mon. June 20 (19h30) and (22h00)
J & E Grocery / The Collective Turntable Initiative
J & E Grocery deliver fine slices of funk and soul-jazz. It's full of accent and percussion, yet open. It's laid-back, deceptive tranquility. It's rhythm and grooves. It's a warm summer evening in the city. June 20, that is. The Collective Turntable Initiative provides the soundtrack to your intermission, then close the night en pulse. What that means is fundamental.
Katie Leigh
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: katieleighmusic.com
Fri. June 24 (19h30)
Katie Leigh
Katie is a prolific young talent who has an exceptional gift for crafting songs with depth and strong melodies. This is a rare artist who sings, writes and rocks with a subtle sense of vulnerability that manages to both captivate and intrigue.
Lefty McRighty and the Boxcar Cadavers
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Sat. June 25 (22h00)
Lefty McRighty and the Boxcar Cadavers
Lefty McRighty and The Boxcar Cadavers fuse the sound of Johnny Cash at his prime with the feel of Metallica at their prime, with a heavy dollop of morbid sarcasm on top. Be Warned: There might be swear words.
Meredith Luce
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: meredithluce.com
Sat. June 18 (19h30)
Meredith Luce
Singer/songwriter Meredith Luce's voice "has a conviction and maturity not often heard in young artists," said Billboard's Larry LeBlank at the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals. Meredith opens for Lynn Miles at WestFest this June. She has played Rasputin's,
the Folklore Centre's Christmas broadcast, and local benefit concerts.
The Mighty Eagle Band
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Tue. June 21 (19h30)
The Mighty Eagle Band
The Mighty Eagle Band plays rock that gets you dancing, while the impassioned vocals of "Diamond" Neal Johnstone tell gritty tales
of personal renewal. A bombastic rhythm section and a spazzmatic guitar tone round out the laid-back, punky tone of this quartet. Rock on!
The MoonMovement
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: themoonmovement.com
Sat. June 25 (19h30)
The MoonMovement
THE MOONMOVEMENT is a jazzy alternative eclectic-retro-rock band based in Ottawa. As one fan put it, "…if Pink Floyd, Alice in Chains, Simon and Garfunkel and Fleetwood Mac had a foursome, this band would be the love child." Quirky, dark song-writing, soaring three-part vocal harmonies, rock-out guitar and drum solos with the funky bass-lines will entertain for hours.
Tim’s Myth
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: tims-myth.com
Sun. June 26 (19h30)
Tim’s Myth
Recipe for Tim's Myth: 1 cup Dave Mathews; 1 cup Fleetwood Mac; 1/4 cup of the Police with a tablespoon of Tragically Hip. Throw in a dash of Billy Joel; add a pinch of Led Zeppelin. Top with some James Taylor. Bake for two 1-hour sets. Temperature: Hot.
Oni the Haitian Sensation
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: onistudio.com
Wed. June 22 (19h30)
Oni Studio Poetry Slam
This event will be a poetry slam. Each poet will perform for three minutes.
Place
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Sat. June 18 (22h00)
Place
Conceptual and collaborative, the band explores existential issues to a backdrop of unconventional sound structures.
The Platonics
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: platonics.ca
Sun. June 19 (19h30)
The Platonics: Nearly Naked Emotion
Two voices, one guitar, intimate, intense, revealing. The Ottawa Sun notes: "there is a pop sensibility to the ballads…and the lyrics…are strong enough to maintain the listener's attention." NOTE: Audience is asked to dress according to the theme of
"Nearly Naked Emotion."
A Plot Against Me
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: aplotagainstme.com
Sun. June 19 (22h00)
A Plot Against Me
Moody and intense anthems for the overworked and paranoid…. A Plot Against Me delivers an unparalleled live show with
ambient vocals (and insane screams) over dirty/driving guitars, groove-heavy drums and bass that truly captures the band's
energy, tightness and powerful sound.
Sexual Chocolate
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Addresses: onistudio.com / drleeandthesufigirl.com
Wed. June 22 (22h00)
Sexual Chocolate
Poetry with drum kit, upright bass and harmonica. Jazz/punk-rock sounds.
South of ‘78
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: kelprecords.com/bands/78/index.htm
Tue. June 21 (22h00)
South of ‘78
Just straight-up, danceable, rockin' music covering subjects like drinkin' with the boys, murder ballads, loves lost, etc. Southern-fried sound: Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Mellencamp, Georgia Satellites, Four Horsemen.
Blake Walters
Home City: Ottawa, ON
Website Address: blakewalters.com
Fri. June 17 (19h30)
Blake Walters Plays With & By Himself
Existential, energetic and fun, Blake is an acoustic pop singer/songwriter from Ottawa with an ear for a great melody and a love of twisted lyrics. Simple percussion instruments are distributed to the audience so they can participate in urging the show on to new heights of musical release!
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