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Mike Fest 2012: A Benefit For A Friend @Elmdale House Tavern
Featuring
HIPPIE CAMPFIRE
plus
JIMMY GEORGE JR.
(Members of Jimmy George)
In memory of Mike Jenkins and in support of his daughters Lucy and Violet.
All proceeds will be donated to their trust fund.
Friday, February 24th, 9:30pm
Elmdale House Tavern (1084 Wellington St. W., Ottawa)
Tickets: $10 (suggested donation at door)
Hippie Campfire: http://hippiecampfire.com/fr_home.cfm
Jimmy George: http://jimmygeorge.bandcamp.com/
26 bands! 10 nights! It’s the Fifth Annual O-Town Hoedown!
O-Town Hoedown organizers announced today that twenty-six bands will perform over ten nights during the fifth annual O-Town Hoedown which will run from September 23rd to October 2nd 2011 in Ottawa.
The O-Town Hoedown is a concert series, which will take place in five different venues in Ottawa (The Rainbow Bistro, Irene’s Pub, The Manx, Elmdale House Tavern, and Zaphod Beeblebrox), and will showcase the diversity of the Canadian alt-country scene. Musical genres on offer will range from rockabilly to cowpunk to folk-rock to bluegrass and everything in between. This year’s musical acts will include: Brothers Through The Hill, Silver Creek, Joey Only Outlaw Band, Ginger Saint James, The Woody Allens, Lynne Hanson, Brock Zeman, The Dusty Drifters, Morgan Friend, The Sick Sick Sicks, Marie-Josée Houle, The Kingmakers, and many more.
The O-Town Hoedown is organised by local country music impresario, Lefty McRighty, in association with CHUO 89.1FM, CKCU 93.1FM, Compact Music and Steamwhistle.
Spokesperson Lefty McRighty said:
“The party’s not over yet – the REAL Hoedown doesn’t start until September 23rd! It’s O-Town Hoedown 2011!!! If you’d like a sampling of the music featured at the Hoedown, or if you’re on the radio and are looking for some tunes to play, check out
otownhoedown.com/music for free mp3 downloads from a selection of this year’s Hoedown roster. And don’t forget to check out www.otownhoedown.com for complete listings, and here for our great promotional video!”
Andrea Ramolo and friends play the Elmdale House Tavern TONIGHT!
Tonight! Toronto roots artist Andrea Ramolo and her one-man band Jason Skiendziel will join Ottawa local John Carroll for a fantastic night of roots music.
Andrea and Jason have played over 300 shows over the last two years, touring the country from coast to coast and up to the Yukon, and living in a van, bringing music to small town and bigger city Canada. They have been featured at the Artswells Festival, Robson Valley Music Festival, In the Dead of Winter, the South Country Fair and much more. They have shared the stage with Fred Eaglesmith, Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart, Slowcoaster, Twilight Hotel, and more.
Andrea is releasing her second FACTOR supported album this coming March.
It’s going to be a stellar night!
John Allaire and the Campistas bring Springsteen-Produced American Troubadour Bill Toms back for a mini Canadian tour
John Allaire and the Campistas w/ Bill Toms Fri. Apr. 23 Elmdale House Tavern (Photo: Yannick Beauvalet)
What: John Allaire and the Campistas (Ottawa), Bill Toms (Pittsburgh)
Where: Elmdale House Tavern
When: Friday, April 23, 2010 – 9 pm
Cost: $8 at the door
Touring singer-songwriters John Allaire from Ottawa and Bill Toms from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will join forces for an evening of rootsy story-oriented music. Allaire and Toms are currently on the road together, covering Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal before heading down south of the border for an extensive tour of the US. The experienced and international award-winning songwriters promise to deliver an evening of music from heart-felt sing-alongs, to murder ballads, to humorous stories about amusement parks in middle America.
Allaire is fresh off a 2009 that brought him a new album and two prestigious awards (the American Songwriter Assoc. “Best Lyrics” award –Nashville; and the 2009 Toronto Indie Music Award – Best Live Act). He is also just back from Texas, where he played Houston, San Antonio, and the world-famous SxSW Festival in Austin. Bill Toms has just released a new live album with his backing band Hard Rain from Pittsburgh, and conti8nues to tour North America and Europe.
The cost is a mere $8.00 at the door.
John Allaire
Official Site: http://johnallaire.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/johnallairemusic
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/john_allaire
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/allaire1
Bill Toms
Official Site: http://billtoms.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/billtoms
John Allaire is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter from Eastern Ontario. Reviews from national magazines like Canadian Musician and Penguin Eggs have cited John as “a new Neil Young,” “the next Canadian music legend,” and “perfect barroom cool.” The Denver Examiner recently said John has “the lyrical sense of Dylan and the chops of Neil Young…”
John first became known to North American audiences with his alt-rock band, The Town Cryers, in the ’80s and ’90s. After spending two decades touring North America and performing alongside other international acts, John put out his first solo recording in 2003. In 2005, John teamed up with his backing band, the Campistas, and released Thank You Waitress!, an album that went to the top of many college and university radio stations across North America and garnered a particularly large audience in Europe. Summer 2007 brought the release of John’s third solo album, Ghosts of the Royal Motel, with the accompanying North American tour and video for the single “Bourbon”.
In 2009, John released his 12th career studio album (4th solo album) called “Up Hill … Both Ways”. Within months of its release, John won the American Songwriter Assoc. “Best Lyrics” award (Nashville). He also won the 2009 Toronto Indie Music Award (Best Live Act).
He has toured in support of The Black Crowes, Blue Rodeo, Alejandro Escovedo, David Lindley, Donovan, HooDoo Gurus, BoDeans, Lynn Miles, Alanis Morrisette, Drive-By Truckers and many more…
Bill Toms is a Pittsburgh native and has evolved to become one of the best orators in the USA today. He is definitely the reincarnate troubadour. With a guitar, a pen, a lot of passion, Bill Toms connects to an audience and embraces the American traditions of rhythm, blues, soul, folk, and country. His gifts of music and storytelling, paired with his creative compulsion for songs that burrow deep into the soul, have his dedicated fans continually coming back for more.
Bill has opened for and played with a long and impressive list of notables, such as The Band, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Little Feat and Stevie Ray Vaughn. In 1995, his acclaimed CD, “American Babylon,” was recorded and produced by Bruce Springsteen.
Bill Toms and Bruce Springsteen
John Allaire (photo: Sean Sisk Photography)
Improv at the Elmdale: Wednesday, April 21st!
Media Advisory: Improv at the Elmdale: Wednesday, April 21st
What happens when an Ottawa web developer nostalgic for his high school improv days turns 40? You get tavern in your improv! Or is that improv in your tavern?
When Ottawa web developer Patrick Denny and his partner, Vicky Smallman, started planning his 40th birthday celebrations, it just made sense to bring together some of his favourite things – improv and beer – to raise some money for one of his favourite organizations, the Canadian Improv Games.
They enlisted the help of Nat Myles, owner of the Elmdale House Tavern, as well as Scott Florence and AL Connors, both local actors who have a long history with the Canadian Improv Games, Canada’s National high school improv tournament.
“I’m always open to new ideas, and improv seems like a great fit for the Elmdale”, said Nat Myles. “If we have a lot of interest on Wednesday, we might look at making it a regular feature”.
Pat was introduced to the CIG in high school, and continued volunteering to the organization until “real life got in the way.”
“Improv, like web development, is about creating fantastic solutions to unforeseen problems under seemingly impossible deadlines. It’s mental parkour; and it’s loads of fun”, said Denny.
“The best birthday present I could ever get is a packed house and a big donation to the Canadian Improv Games”, Denny added.
Improv at the Elmdale will take place on Wednesday, April 21, 8pm at the Elmdale House Tavern, 1084 Wellington Street West. All proceeds from the minimum $5 cover will go to the Canadian Improv Games
For more information, contact:
Vicky Smallman, 613-295-8129, missvicky@offhand.ca
Patrick Denny, 613-799-1965, heythere@atomicnoggin.ca
Get under the mistletoe with the Sin Sisters – Christmas Benefit
Looking to get an early start on bulking up your Christmas karma? The Sin Sisters are hosting a fundraiser party for Toy Mountain , Wednesday December 16th at the Elmdale House Tavern .
The Sin Sisters, a local burlesque, go-go and variety show, will perform burlesque routines as well as song and dance, all with a festive bent. Musical guests include Lefty McRighty and Patsy Clash from Ninety Pounds of Ugly and Maxim.
There’ll also be an abundance of mistletoe on hand, and all the fellas and gals can buy kisses from the Sin Sisters, to help beef up the proceeds.
Toy Mountain is a local charity that collects new toys and gives them to less fortunate children at Christmas time. You’ve probably seen their donation booths at various shopping malls around the city. For Wednesday’s show, the cost of admission is a new, unwrapped toy.
If you can’t make it out to Toys R Us before the show, they’ll be accepting cash donations as well (minimum donation is $5), and the girls will do the shopping for you with the proceeds.
The show starts at 9pm sharp, be there on time to get a good seat right up front.”
Wednesday, December 16th -9:00 PM
($5 or Toy Donation)
Greg Harris can also be found here: http://www.leftymcrighty.com/
