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Posts Tagged ‘Bands Undone’
Bands Undone with Connor Mercury
Connor Mercury dropped by Bands Undone at Canteen on May 17, 2010.
It was the first time Bands Undone has done an outdoor session.
His set was great and he is a truly talented musician.
Here is the audio interview that I did with Connor.
Bands Undone with Right By Midnight
The Ottawa band Right by Midnight dropped by Canteen for Bands Undone on April 26, 2010.
They were previewing three songs off from their self-titled album.
The members consist of:
Their music is indie rock with some country folk.
Had some British rock influence too.
Check out these two performance videos on Youtube.
Right by Midnight will be playing at Zaphod Beeblebrox on May 14th.
The band gave two tickets to Bands Undone.
If you liked what you hear and saw.
Just send an email to Bands Undone about the two free Right By Midnight tickets.
Bands Undone with Loon Choir
Ottawa band Loon Choir dropped by Bands Undone at Canteen on April 25, 2010.
The members in the band are:
Nicole and Khary were not able to make it out to Bands Undone.
For those that don’t know, their music is indie folk-rock.
They did a really great set up.
They played two songs from their upcoming album “Expansion Forces” and one new song.
Listen to the interview I did with Loon Choir.
Here is the video on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiPjrndMQuk
Here are some of the photos.
Upcoming shows for Loon Choir:
Old Crowns @ Bands Undone
The Ottawa band Old Crowns stopped by Bands Undone on March 22nd.
The band members consist of:
They were at Bands Undone to preview songs from their debut self-titled album.
I’ve seen this band live at various shows in Ottawa.
They have been doing really well in the Ottawa music scene.
Their session with Bands Undone was acoustic.
Its been awhile since I heard them go acoustic and they sounded great.
Did an audio interview with the band. Click here to listen to it.
Check out these two videos.
For more details on when to see Old Crowns play live.
Go to their Myspace page or their official page for upcoming shows.
Also check out:
Bands Undone (Review)
PhotogMusic (Review)
Dave Norris and Local Ivan @ Bands Undone
The Ottawa band Dave Norris and Local Ivan played a great session for Bands Undone.
For those that don’t know what Bands Undone is.
Its is an in-store media session series involving exclusive sessions with indie acts – inviting bloggers, journalists, and other key people for a small stripped down performance and Q&A.
Dave Norris was accompanied by Graham Boyle and Brandon Agnew
Check out the live videos of Whatever’s Wrong With Heather and Cheryl.
Go to their Myspace page to find out about upcoming shows.
If you like to read the interview, here is the transcrpition part.
Thanks to Emily Jeffers for joining in on the interview.
Following the Passion of Sadie Hell
The days are short and heavy with lounge. Folks are caught in the vortex between Christmas and New Years. An impressive press release called me to the Canteen Art Shop and Gallery for a media presentation celebrating Sadie Hell’s new LP/CD. It’s my first media-only event and the experience is fascinating. This in-store concert featured a stripped down version of an ever-changing line up. The band gave an emotional performance to a gaggle of press people in front of a big beautiful banner. Soon you’ll be able to see video recorded by the good people at Bands Undone.
There are many different descriptions of Sadie Hell’s music, and they are all pretty bang on. The tunes feel symphonic at times, there’s some grunge, some emo and Ben Welland’s self-confessed love for dirty skate punk even comes through at times. While waiting in line to interview Sadie Hell, I stumbled across a coffee table book about the Obey Andre the Giant logo. The creator was simply having fun with stickers at first and eventually it grew into an international brand. On Obey’s website. I found some interesting information pertaining to Sadie Hell: Heidegger describes Phenomenology as: ” the process of letting things manifest themselves, The FIRST AIM OF PHENOMENOLOGY is to re-awaken a sense of wonder about one’s environment.”
Sadie Hell is phenomenology to a ‘T’. Some years ago, Welland recognized his innate talent and allowed it to grow, taking on wild shapes, sounds and momentum. The timbre and tonal qualities of his music are constantly shifting, but the vocals and guitar work remain unmistakably, Sadie Hell. It’s a brand that’s becoming more recognizable, associated not with a particular sound, but with a distinctive feeling.
During the interview, Ben and May-Jun came across as passionate and intelligent musicians. They love what they do and give over their whole hearts to the process. Ben speaks of dark lyrics and somber messages, but comes across as quite a happy person. He recognizes the allure in all things dark while not letting it consume him. Influenced by the rock and roll tradition of despair and gloom, he understands the disillusionment of the Smashing Pumpkins and it’s his pleasure to further the notion that this world is a dark and scary place sometimes. The result is a quest for expression that is a riveting journey through growth and destruction, love and pain, melancholy and the joy which is created when we follow our passions.
Here’s my interview with Ottawa’s newest phenomenon, Sadie Hell…
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