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Silents Is Golden
Film POP & Hilotrons will present Silents is Golden, a night of silent films brought to life with live musical scores from Ottawa’s Hilotrons. Old-film aficionados and YouTube maniacs and everyone with eyes and ears are invited to come discover The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (dir. Robert Wiene, 1920, Germany) along with a collection of [...]
Adam & the Amethysts go West
Dear friends and family in western Canada, This month, Adam and the Amethysts return to singer Adam Waito’s hometown-of-his-youth – Thunder Bay – to kick off a new string of tour dates leading them west. It has been a year of milestones for Montreal’s Adam & The Amethysts. Since signing to Kelp Records and releasing [...]
FLICKERING FLASHLIGHT out today! AND A NEW VIDEO TOO!
The day has finally come….Adam & the Amethysts release “Flickering Flashlight” on 180g made-in-Canada LP, CD and digital today! We kicked off the celebrations early with the brand new video for “Dreaming,” the somnambulant, swim-heavy track that ends the album. Yuula Benivolski directed and edited a wondrous b&w journey around Toronto Centre Island, viewable right [...]
PREORDER TIME! STREAM A&A’s “FLICKERING FLASHLIGHT” at EXCLAIM!
Starting today, you can both preorder Adam & the Amethysts’ “Flickering Flashlight” from us, and hear the entire album via stream at EXCLAIM!. Preorders can be made here on our site, for both 180g made-in-Canada LP format, and CDs. All preorders will receive a same-day MP3 download code for the record, so you can start [...]
CAMPISTA SOCIALISTA now out!
Camp Radio’s new album is now shipping! For the CD version, hit us up here, and we’ll set you up with an immediate MP3 download code, and get that thing in the mail to you pronto. If LPs are your bag, get thee HERE as soon as you’re able, and order direct from the band! [...]
CAMP RADIO heads for SLED ISLAND!
Unbelievably, Scott Terry made it through security this morning at the airport, boarding an aeroplane for the first time in 23 years. It’s real- Camp Radio is heading to Alberta! Fresh off the recording of their brand new album, Campista Socialista, Camp Radio are making a field trip to the land of oil and flame [...]
KELP / TLOBF / NXNE BBQ THIS FRIDAY!
17 Years of NXNE. 17 Years of Kelp Records. 17 Editions of the Oh! Canada compilation. Sounds like a reason to celebrate. Come early for free BBQ (while supplies last) and stay all afternoon for some great NXNE showcasing acts from the East and West of our lovely nation. Sponsored by Oh! Canada’s home base [...]
KELP FLEA & FOOD MARKET vendors announced
We are proud to release the list of Flea & Food Market vendors for this Saturday’s throwdown at the DOM POLSKI Polish Hall (379 Waverley). In a short period of time we have managed to cobble together a very impressive list of chefs who will be making street food-inspired creations for your feasting pleasure: – [...]
ANDREW VINCENT launches KEEP IT THAT WAY EP!
It’s been awhile since we last heard from AV but he is back in full force on the new KEEP IT THAT WAY EP! Recorded a few years back at Andy Magoffin’s House of Miracles, and bringing together a motley crew including Jim Bryson, Shayne Cox (The Michael Parks, Sports), Jenny “Omnichord” Mitchell, Andy Swan [...]
FLECTON BIG SKY pays HOMAGE
A month or so back, Flecton Big Sky’s Tumblr page dropped a cover of Califone’s “Funeral Singers”, along with the announcement that an entire album of covers was forthcoming, titled Homage. We honestly didn’t know a thing about it up to that point, and now a month later, the slow trickle of tracks is complete. [...]
KELP prepares to hit the OCFF conference in Ottawa!
The 24th Annual OCFF (Ontario Council of Folk Festivals) Conference is being held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ottawa, October 14-17. Folkies from all over the continent and beyond will descend on Ottawa to hear new talent, and book their festivals for the coming year. Last year we had a great afternoon at Raw [...]
PREORDER JIM BRYSON & THE WEAKERTHANS LP!
The preorder for Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans’ album “The Falcon Lake Incident” is now live folks! As we mentioned in last week’s email, all preorders will include: – an immediate download code for the entire album…hear it before it hits the streets! – a limited edition FALCON LAKE postcard, signed by the whole band! [...]
Silents is Golden: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM | $10 members, students and seniors | $15 non-members Further info on the Mayfair site.
JIM BRYSON + WEAKERTHANS LP due on Kelp October 19th!
The Falcon Lake Incident, Bryson’s fourth studio album, and his first backed by The Weakerthans, will be released on October 19, 2010. Kelp Records is proud to release the 180g LP version of the album, complete with a collectible download coaster!! MapleMusic will release the CD/Digital versions of the album. Recorded in Falcon Lake, MB [...]
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 [...]
JIM BRYSON & WEAKERTHANS hit OTTAWA this weekend!
JIM BRYSON & THE WEAKERTHANS are finally debuting their folk rock supergroup in town, after successful test drives in Winnipeg, and last weekend at the Wolfe Island Music Festival. The album tentatively titled “The Falcon Lake Incident” will be out later this fall, more details on that will be forthcoming very soon indeed. This weekend [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
KELP 16 goes on tour!
We’re very excited to be hitting the road with KELP 16 this year. Traditionally, we have a weekend of shows here in Ottawa. This year, we’re happy to announce that we’re including TORONTO and MONTREAL in the mix! We hope to see a whack of you out to these incredible shows…one of my musical heroes [...]
CHRIS PAGE’s “A Date with a Smoke Machine” out Tuesday!
Chris Page’s new album “A Date with a Smoke Machine” will be in stores this coming Tuesday February 16th. We’ll be celebrating with a free in-store performance at Compact Music’s downtown location (190 Bank) at 12:30pm sharp. To celebrate this week, Page hosts Kelpcast 2, a jam-packed half hour of tunes that have inspired him [...]
ANDREW VINCENT heads to EUROPE!
Andrew Vincent is heading to Europe this weekend on a 3-week tour to celebrate the release of “Rotten Pear” in the UK on January 25th. Stops in the Netherlands, UK and both Irelands are included in the coming weeks, so we hope to meet a lot of you folks we never get to see in [...]