Kelp Records, Canadian Independent Record Label since 1994.

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HILOTRONS return this weekend at WAKEFEST!
HILOTRONS return this weekend at WAKEFEST!

Ottawa favorites HILOTRONS have mostly been seen backing up silent movies for the past year or two, with few proper live performances as a band. That will change Saturday night at Wakefest in Wakefield, QC. Art thou prepared for sweaty dancing madness, young dragon warrior? (Yes, King Lorik!!).
The weekend festival features a whack of music, [...]

PAGE + DAVIS this weekend at Black Sheep!
PAGE + DAVIS this weekend at Black Sheep!

Chris Page will be joined by Edmonton’s Mark Davis for a very special CBC Bandwidth recording on Friday night at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, QC. A perfect summer evening, perhaps kicked off with some Cheezy Luigi’s? Sounds ace to me.
CHRIS PAGE + MARK DAVIS
Friday July 22, 8:30pm
Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield, QC)
More details on [...]

BRYSON joins THE WEAKERTHANS at WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL!
BRYSON joins THE WEAKERTHANS at WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL!

JIM BRYSON and THE WEAKERTHANS project hits the stage
If you are in Winnipeg, you are one of the lucky ones on the weather front. And also lucky on the music front as the WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL is in full swing. If that’s your game, you can be among the first audiences of the new Jim [...]

KELP RECORDS vs IRON MAIDEN at BLUESFEST on TUESDAY!!
KELP RECORDS vs IRON MAIDEN at BLUESFEST on TUESDAY!!

“Iron Maiden can’t be fought! Iron Maiden can’t be sought!” – “Iron Maiden” by Iron Maiden (1980).
As Ottawa Bluesfest opens on its Maiden voyage Tuesday night, Kelp Records is ready to prove this prose of old wrong.
On the Subway stage, enjoy 3 hours of Ottawa’s finest, capped with a special “Kelp Records Revue” featuring the [...]

JIM in ELPHIN, BURNSTOWN and at OYSTERFEST this weekend!
JIM in ELPHIN, BURNSTOWN and at OYSTERFEST this weekend!

Jim Bryson has a busy weekend ahead, with three stops around the 613.
First off, on Saturday June 26th, it’s the 5th Annual Elphin Folk & Roots Festival out in Elphin, ON. A lovely community festival featuring Elphinites Jenny Whiteley and Joey Wright, and their pals Luther Wright, and Notre Dame de Grass, to name a [...]

KELP heads for NXNE!!
KELP heads for NXNE!!

NXNE is on this week in Toronto, and we’ll be there to celebrate.

Kelp returns to NXNE with a showcase on Thursday night at Clinton’s, followed by the return of our KELP BBQ on Friday at Global Village Backpackers (King/Spadina) from 12-6pm. Our pals at Beau’s are making the trip down the 401 as well, so [...]

CHRIS PAGE runs back to SASKATOON (and other Western dates)!

Chris Page is heading west with Jill Zmud for a brief tour this very week!
They’ll be taking Jill’s homeland by storm in the SK, as well as making the trek further west to join our pal Lorrie Matheson and the Saved by Vinyl crew for some shows.
Here are the dates!
Thurs June 3
Chris Page
House Show! [...]

AV / CFL SESSIONS TOUR NOW ON THE ROAD!
AV / CFL SESSIONS TOUR NOW ON THE ROAD!

Andrew Vincent + The CFL Sessions are heading west to Regina and back…hope you can catch them on these dates:
Wednesday, May 26th, Toronto, The Tranzac
Thursday, May 27th, Peterborough, Pitter Patter Festival at The Spill
Friday, May 28th, Ottawa, Raw Sugar
Saturday, May 29th, Sudbury, The Townehouse
Sunday, May 30th, Sault Ste. Marie, House show
Monday, May 31st, Thunder Bay, [...]

KELP 16 in TORONTO

Kelp Records & Chromewaves.net copresent
Kelp 16
with Bill Fox, Chris Page, Andrew Vincent & Leif Vollebekk

KELP 16: JIM BRYSON

Kelp Records and Beau’s Beer copresent:
Jim Bryson
Chris Page
$20 advance available at Compact Music and Mayfair Theatre
kelprecords.com/kelp16

KELP 16 in MONTREAL

Kelp Records, Blue Skies Turn Black and Pop Montreal copresent:
KELP 16
with
Bill Fox (Cleveland, OH)
Andrew Vincent (Toronto, ON)
Beaver Sheppard (Montreal, QC)
kelprecords.com/kelp16

KELP 16: BILL FOX in OTTAWA

Kelp Records and Beau’s Beer copresent:
Kelp 16
with
Bill Fox (Cleveland, OH)
Andrew Vincent (Toronto, ON)
Leif Vollebekk (Montreal, QC)
$12 advance at Compact Music and Mayfair Theatre

KELP 16: CARLETON BBQ with KATE KLEVANIC (Whalesbone)

KELP 16
Carleton Annual BBQ
with
Kate Klevanic (Whalesbone Catering)
featuring
Flecton Big Sky (Ottawa, ON)
The Flaps (Ottawa, ON)
Andy Swan (Breadalbane, PEI)
The Secret Loves (Ottawa, ON)
Jenny Omnichord (Guelph, ON)
Pay What You Can!
1pm start

KELP 16: RHUME + CAMP RADIO

Kelp Records and Beau’s Beer
copresent
KELP 16
with
Rhume (Ottawa, ON)
Tres Bien Ensemble (Toronto, ON)
Camp Radio (Ottawa, ON)
The Michael Parks (Breadalbane, PEI)

KELP 16: THE WHITE WIRES

KELP 16
presents
THE WHITE WIRES
secret location TBA
1am

Chris Page- Dom Polski

w/ Camp Radio & Year Zero
Advance tickets are $8 at both Compact Music locations

Chris Page- Broken City

w/ Night Committee

Andrew Vincent- Rancho Relaxo

w/ BA Johnston, Raccoon Wedding

Chris Page- Henotic

w/ Mark Davis and Lorrie Matheson

Chris Page- Empress

afternoon set!

Chris Page- Blue Chair

w/ Lorrie Matheson and Mark Davis

Chris Page- Compact Music in-store

12:30pm, free 30-min performance on CD release day!

Chris Page- The Local

w/ Great Aunt Ida

Chris Page- Phog Lounge