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PAGE + DAVIS this weekend at Black Sheep!

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:28:00 +0000

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 Facebook.

BRYSON joins THE WEAKERTHANS at WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL!

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:19:14 +0000

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 Bryson + Weakerthans project. Their album will be released this fall, and further touring will follow, but the first stage test is on Friday night in the 204! Here’s a rundown of Jim’s WFF shows:

FRIDAY JULY 9TH
7pm- Big Blue Stage (Jim Bryson + Weakerthans set)

SATURDAY JULY 10TH
12:45pm- Bur Oak Stage (Jim Bryson solo), also featuring Greg MacPherson, Devon Sproule and Luluc

SUNDAY JULY 11TH
2:15pm- Green Ash Stage (Jim Bryson + Weakerthans workshop), also featuring Gord Downie & the Country of Miracles and Sarah Harmer

KELP heads for NXNE!!

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:48:06 +0000

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 look for them at the BBQ!!

Here are all the pertinent details. Thursday is free with a NXNE pass or wristband; Friday is free while there’s room, so come early to eat.

THURSDAY JUNE 17

KELP RECORDS NXNE SHOWCASE
CLINTON’S (690 Bloor W), 8pm doors
Facebook link

9pm- CHRIS PAGE

10pm- ANDY SWAN

11pm- CAMP RADIO

12am- THE MICHAEL PARKS

1am- ANDREW VINCENT

FRIDAY JUNE 18TH

KELP RECORDS BBQ!
GLOBAL VILLAGE BACKPACKERS (SW corner of King & Spadina), 1-6pm
Facebook link

1:00pm- MOLLY RANKIN (Halifax, NS)

1:30pm- ANDY SWAN (Breadalbane, PEI)

2:00pm- THE COAST (Toronto, ON)

2:30pm- CHRIS PAGE (Ottawa, ON)

3:00pm- THAT’S THE SPIRIT (Ottawa, ON)

3:30pm- THE MICHAEL PARKS (Toronto, ON)

4:15pm- CAMP RADIO (Ottawa, ON)

5:00pm- HOLLERADO (Montreal, QC)

Free burgers start at 12:30pm, so get there early!

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

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:50:50 +0000

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! (just added!)
Saskatoon SK
w/ Jill Zmud

Thurs June 3
Chris Page
Cafe Sola (this show is cancelled)
Saskatoon SK
w/ Jill Zmud

Fri June 4
Chris Page
Ironwood
Calgary AB
w/ Jill Zmud, Lorrie Matheson, Mark Davis

Sat June 5
Chris Page
Empress
Edmonton AB
Early show 4pm
w/ Jill Zmud

Sun June 6
Chris Page
The Singing Waitress
(early show: 2:30pm)
Lloyminster SK
w/ Jill Zmud

Mon June 7
Chris Page
Lydia’s Loft
Saskatoon SK
w/ Jill Zmud

AV / CFL SESSIONS TOUR NOW ON THE ROAD!

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 01:35:54 +0000

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, The Apollo
Tuesday, June 1, Winnipeg, The Lo Pub
Saturday, June 5, Regina, The Fainting Goat

And for the uninitiated, a bit of info about the CFL Sessions:

The original CFL Sessions were captured in the 1970s by the late Canadian folklorist Staunton R. Livingston. The tapes (of Canadian football players performing both original and traditional works) collected dust in the National Archives of Canada until the summer of 2008, when they were discovered by resident folklorist Henry Adam Svec. Henry’s performances of The CFL Sessions feature live recreations of Livingston’s recordings and short historical-musicological explications. www.thecflsessions.ca

All info also available on Facebook.

KELP 16 goes on tour!

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:19:21 +0000

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 BILL FOX is coming up to play all three cities. For the uninitiated, in his late teens, Bill fronted a short-lived power pop band called THE MICE in the late 80s in Cleveland. He re-emerged in the late 90s with two stellar solo home-recorded records, only to disappear again. Last year he started playing some live shows in Cleveland, and has done a couple outside of the city, but this will be his first Canadian dates in well over a decade. Needless to say, we’re ecstatic.

Here are the tour dates:

WEDNESDAY MAY 12TH – Toronto, ON @ the Horseshoe Tavern (with Bill Fox, Andrew Vincent, Chris Page & Leif Vollebekk)
THURSDAY MAY 13TH – Montreal, QC @ Le Cagibi (with Bill Fox, Andrew Vincent & Beaver Sheppard)
THURSDAY MAY 13TH – SATURDAY MAY 15TH – Ottawa, ON @ various venues (with Jim Bryson, Chris Page, Bill Fox, Andrew Vincent, Leif Vollebekk, Flecton Big Sky, The Flaps, Andy Swan, Jenny Omnichord, The Secret Loves, Rhume, Camp Radio, Tres Bien Ensemble, The Michael Parks, The White Wires)

All the details for KELP 16, ticket information and background material is viewable at http://www.kelprecords.com/kelp16, so have a look!

Be sure to download our brand new free 16-track compilation at http://bit.ly/kelp16.

CHRIS PAGE’s “A Date with a Smoke Machine” out Tuesday!

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:23:22 +0000

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 to make music. Have a listen:

Kelpcast 2 – What’s in that Smoke Machine? by kelprecords

Chris will be playing a load of shows in the coming weeks, in the east and west. Here’s a look at the next month…hope you can get a chance to catch the Pager live!

Tuesday February 16th
Compact Music
Ottawa, ON
12:30pm
Record release day free show!!

Thursday February 18th
The Local
Toronto, ON
w/ Great Aunt Ida

Friday February 19th
Phog Lounge
Windsor, ON

Saturday February 27th
Dom Polski SPK (379 Waverley)
Ottawa, ON
w/Camp Radio, Year Zero and other special guests
Advance tickets $8 at Compact Music locations ON SALE NOW!

Thursday March 4th
Broken City
Calgary, AB
w/ Night Committee

Friday March 5th
Henotic
Lethbridge, AB
w/ Mark Davis and Lorrie Matheson

Saturday March 6th (Afternoon set)
Empress
Edmonton, AB

Saturday March 6th (Evening set)
The Blue Chair
Edmonton, AB
w/ Lorrie Matheson and Mark Davis

Sunday March 7th
TBD
Calgary, AB

ANDREW VINCENT heads to EUROPE!

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:40:16 +0000

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 person (JB will be on the drums for 2/3 of these dates)! When it’s all said and done, there will be a big finale in Ottawa on Friday February 5th at Raw Sugar with Rolf Klausener opening solo!

All the details are on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/event.php?eid=405461630542&ref=ts, or read on below fine persons.

ANDREW VINCENT “ROTTEN PEAR OVER EUROPE”

TUESDAY JANUARY 19TH
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND
De Nieuwe Anita
w/ The Hospital Bombers

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20TH
LEIDEN, HOLLAND
Sub 71
w/ The Hospital Bombers

THURSDAY JANUARY 21ST
ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND
Watt
w/ The Hospital Bombers

FRIDAY JANUARY 22ND
GRONINGEN, HOLLAND
O’Calleighs
w/ The Hospital Bombers

SATURDAY JANUARY 23RD
LONDON, UK
Shhh Festival!
The Local @ Cecil Sharp House

SUNDAY JANUARY 24TH
LEEDS, UK
The Northern Monkey

MONDAY JANUARY 25TH
LONDON, UK
The Slaughtered Lamb

TUESDAY JANUARY 26TH
LONDON, UK
The Windmill

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27TH
COVENTRY, UK
The Tin Angel

THURSDAY JANUARY 28TH
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
Brel

FRIDAY JANUARY 29TH
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
Sneaky Pete’s

SUNDAY JANUARY 31ST
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND
Black Box Cafe
w/ Cardigan Drive

MONDAY FEBRUARY 1ST
DUBLIN, IRELAND
Isaac’s Hostel
Free Show

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2ND
DUBLIN, IRELAND
Isaac’s Hostel
Free Show

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3RD
DUBLIN, IRELAND
Bewley’s Café Theatre

***HOMECOMING SHOW***

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5TH
OTTAWA, ON
Raw Sugar
w/ Rolf Klausener

JIM BRYSON 10th ANNIVERSARY @ the BLACK SHEEP!

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:03:18 +0000

Jim Bryson celebrates 10 years at the Black Sheep this weekend. Hopefully you already knew this and got tickets…because they are all sold out now. You MIGHT have a chance to sneak in if you go really early to either show…this is all I heard.

In any event, those of you on hand tomorrow and Sunday will enjoy lots of treats. Bryson has been hard at work on new material, in between tours with the Tragically Hip this past year. Dave Godowsky, an old friend from Boston, will join Jim on Saturday night; local pal Jill Zmud will open Sunday afternoon’s show.

Read Jim’s Ottawa Xpress cover story here.

Download a brand new live track below from Jim’s show at the Mayfair Theatre, April 30th 2009, part of the Kelp 15th Anniversary Weekend. His 40th birthday it was, a special night indeed!

Death by Vibration (live) by kelprecords

Kelp Introduces the “Blue Laurier” album!

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:44 +0000

Kelp is pleased to introduce the “Blue Laurier” series, whereby you the customer get a fabulous deal on a digital release, paying under $5 (pre-tax) for a full-length release. When a record gets Blue Laurier’d, it will come down in price temporarily, often to celebrate a rare reissue or draw attention to a back catalogue item, possibly with new unreleased materials included.

This month, we bring you the classic Detective Kalita (aka The Michael Parks) album Merry Hissmas or Whatever. Until now, it has only been available to close friends, as it was originally given away as a Christmas gift in 2004. We pull it out every holiday season, and thought it only right to share it with you this time. Enjoy!

Check out Merry Hissmas here.