We are four musicians in the Ottawa area who do THE WHO, although we are not a traditional tribute act (we don’t twirl mics, smash guitars, blow up drum kits or keep the bass player immobilized} but, we do have a ton of energy and sound almost as good.
- Karen Newman – Vocals
- Burton Duncan – Guitar
- Rui Resendes – Bass
- Raul Corona – Drums
JUNG SHADOW is an Industrial/Darkwave project. Using overdriven drum machines and synthesizers with abrasive layered vocals, JUNG SHADOW is exploring the boundaries of hardware electronic music.
Graven is Nepean Ontario-born singer-songwriter Matty McKechnie. Coming in with a loud fuzzy bang for Graven’s 15th release, it’s “Simple Complex”, this album constitutes a musical map of Matty’s mind for the past few years and all of the major traumas and changes he’s been through on a roughshod soul-rebuilding journey towards self-love.
This record also represents the idea that so many things are seemingly simple but very complex in nature, and the power-packed 8 songs speak to those themes: Relationships, Self-Love, Music, The Past, Letting Go, Accepting Pain, Stepping Into Who You Are, and Death and Memory. It’s sonically wilder than anything Graven has done, and that was largely due to Charles Austin (Superfriendz, Neuseiland) running wild on every track and playing several instruments (bass, lead guitars, slide, omnichord and more). Kevin Corbett also added multiple sonic layers (pedal steel, electric guitar, bass) as did Jeff Gay (piano, synth) and the beat and foundation builder Jordan Murphy (Walrus).
The songs are also geared towards Graven’s musical heroes in their composition and style as the album documents a lot of his life. It was mixed by JUNO winner Joel Plaskett (who even added a guitar solo on the song “Exploded”) and recorded in Joel’s very own Fang Studios in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia over 6 days.
- Matty McKechnie – Acoustic guitar & Vocals
- Gideon Yellin – Atmospheric electric guitar
- Dan Marshall – Bass
- Tom Thompson – Pedal steel & Baritone guitar
- Rehuel Ernest – Drums & Percussion
Slo’ Tom is a Canadian songwriter best known as one third of seminal punk/alt-rock band FURNACEFACE. He has spent the last decade perfecting his rollicking country outfit Slo’ Tom & the Handsome Devils. Tom’s second album “Musta been a Pretty Good Night” was released in October 2012 and his third album “I’m Sick” was released October 2013. The band’s their third album “Down in a Government Town” was release in October 2016. This new record features live favourites such as “One Way Street”, “Family in the Mansion on Parliament Hill”, “It’s a Condo Now!” and the title track “Down in a Government Town”.Together, Slo’ Tom and the Handsome Devils are creating music that combines traditional country arrangements with a dash of Canadiana (think Stompin’ Tom and Gordon Lightfoot) and a endearing sense of humour.
- Slo’ Tom – Guitar & Vocals
- Jon “Killer” Kiely – Drums
- Rob “Chops” Snasdell-Taylor – Bass
- JJ Higgs – Electric guitar, Lap steel & backing vocals
What happens when a talented folk duo from Ontario invite a classically trained violinist/front woman, and a rock influenced rhythm section to play music together?
RedFox is a five piece indie-folk band based in Montreal, Quebec. When the trio of Daphnee Vandal, Jono Townsend, and Tim Loten first met in September of 2017 they rehearsed as an acoustic folk and bluegrass band. After months of honing their sound, and the addition of hard rock drummer Sam Neumann as well as bassist Sam Robinson, their sound has been transformed into the epic high energy indie experience that it is. An ensemble lead by Daphnee Vandal’s dynamic voice backed by bass, drums, guitar, fiddle, and banjo,
RedFox retains their acoustic roots origins, while exploring more electric sounds. The group can trace their influences back to bands such as Punch Brothers, Mumford & Sons and Paramore.
- Daphnée Vandall – Vocals/Violin
- Jono Townsend – Guitar
- Timothy Loten – Banjo
- Sam Neumann – Drums
- Sam Robinson – Bass