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Andrew Carver - Live Music Reviews


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Ottawa, 4/7/2013...7/7/2013

In the first week of Ottawa's annual Bluesfest, Andrew Carver watches performances from acts including the Black Keys, Grand Funk Railroad, Sharon Van Etten, the Joy Formidable and Wu-Tang Clan...


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Ottawa, 8/7/2013...14/7/2013

and in its second week the Waterboys, the Specials, Rush, Alice in Chains, Los Lobos and BB King


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Ottawa, 20/6/2013,,,23/6/2013

Andrew Carver is impressed by five day festival the Ottawa Explosion which, spread across ten venues, saw performances from over a hundred rock, punk and garage acts


Chains of Love

Chains of Love - Pressed,Ottawa, 9/6/2013

Andrew Carver at Pressed in Ottawa watches 60's girl group-influenced act Chains of Love, with everything to prove, hold up their weight against the other two acts on a three band bill, explosive garage/new wave bands the Ketamines and Zebrasieres


Kylesa

Kylesa - Mavericks, Ottawa, 12/6/2013

Andrew Carver is impressed by Georgia-based band Kylesa's unique blend of psychedelia and metal at a show at Mavericks in Ottawa


Deniz Tek

Deniz Tek - Dominion Theatre, Ottawa, 18/5/2013

Andrew Carver watches former Radio Birdman guitarist Deniz Tek with his curent grorup the Bad Men play a fantastic set of both his classic and new material at the Dominion Theatre in Ottawa


Woe

Woe - Mavericks, Ottawa, 16/5/2012

Andrew Carver watches Philadelphia-based black metal band Woe tear through a physically punishing set at at Mavericks in Ottawa


Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus - Mavericks, Ottawa, 1/5/2013

Andrew Carver watches an exhilarating, if chaotic performance from New Jersey punks Titus Andronicus at a gig at Mavericks in Ottawa


Purity Ring

Purity Ring - Ritual, Ottawa, 2/4/2013

Andrew Carver watches Edmonton-based electronic duo Purity Ring play a low-key, but crowd-pleasing gig at Ritual in Ottawa


Yamantaka // Sonic Titan

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan  - Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, 10/1/2013

Andrew Carver finds Toronto group Yamantaka // Sonic Titan's fusion of dreampop, psychedelica, krautrock, doom metal and Japanese theatre gripping and compelling at a show at the Zaphod Beeblebox in Ottawa


Fucked Up

Fucked Up - Ritual, Ottawa, 4/5/2012

Andrew Carver watches hardcore band play an inflammatory set in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Ritual in Ottawa


Blood

Blood - Zaphod Beeblebox, Ottawa, 29/11/2012

Andrew Carver watches 80’s punk The Blood play a storming set at sandwich shop-turned venue Pressed at their first ever gig in Ottawa


Witch Mountain

Witch Mountain - Cafe Dekcuf, Ottawa, 27/10/2012

Andrew Carver enjoys a night of heavy metal headlined by Portland, Oregon-band Witch Mountain at mini festival Halloween is Doomed! at the Cafe Dekcuf in Ottawa


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Ottawa, 4/7/2012...8/7/2012

At this year's Ottawa Bluesfest Andrew Carver watches in is first week sets amongst many others from Alice Cooper, the Melvins, Fishbone, Billy Bragg, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and Orgone...


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Ottawa, 9/7/2012...15/7/2012

...and in the second week performances from Lauryn Hill, Pack AD, the Cowboy Junkies, the Hold Steady, Bettye Layette and Balconies


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Ottawa, 13/6/2012...17/6/2012

Andrew Carver enjoys five day featival the Ottawa Eplosion which, spread across everal venues, saw performances from an extensive range of rock, pop and garage acts


Iron Man

Iron Man - Mavericks, Ottawa, 12/5/2012

Andrew Carver attends one-night-only metal-metal festival All That is Heavy II, which includes sets from the popular Blood Ceremony and Baltimore-based band Iron Man


Lee Fields

Lee Fields - Ritual, Ottawa, 4/5/2012

Soul man Lee Fields asks Ritual in Ottawa if it's ready to party. Andrew Carver slips on his dancing shoes and gets ready


White Lung

White Lung - Babylon, Ottawa, 17/4/2012

Andrew Carver finds Vancouver punks White Lung to be on breakneck, furious form at a show at Babylon in Ottawa


Jozef Van Wissem

Jozef Van Wissem  - Mercury Lounge, Ottawa, 22/3/2012

Andrew Carver watches Dutch lutenist and minimalist composer Jozef Van Wissem play an entrancing set at an unfortunately poorly attended gig at the Mercury Lounge in Ottawa


Jeff the Brotherhood

Jeff the Brotherhood - Babylon, Ottawa, 6/2/2012

Andrew Carver watches Nashville garage rock duo Jeff The Brotherhood play a memorable set at Babylon in Ottawa


Red Fang

Red Fang - Mavericks, Ottawa, 24/112011

Andrew Carver enjoys an increasingly feverish set of high-energy heavy rock from Portland, Oregon-based band, Red Fang, at Mavericks in Ottawa


Tiny Too

Tiny Too - Mavericks, Ottawa, 4/10/2011

Canadian band Sloan are very popular in their own country but remain little heard outside it. Andrew Carver watches them play a thunderous set as part of their twentieth anniversary tour at Mavericks in Ottawa


Wagons

Wagons - Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, 8/9/2011

Despoite a blackout moments before they were due on, Andrew Carver watches Melbourne country outfit Wagons play a capable set enlivened by some exceptional stage banter at Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa


Royal Baths

Royal Baths - Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, 31/8/2011

In a chaotic show Andrew Carver sees San Francisco garage-psych rock act Royal Baths eventually win over the audience with their feedback-laden pop at a gig at Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Ottawa, 5/7/2011...10/7/2011

In the first week of the Ottawa Bluesfest, Andrew Carver watches sets the likes of the Flaming Lips, the Steve Miller Band, Wanda Jackson, Erykan Badu, M Ward and Leon Russell.


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Ottawa, 11/7/2011...17/7/2011

...wgile in the second week, which ended on a note of turbulence with the collapse of the stage during a thunderstorm, he takes in performances from among others Dana Fuchs, the Dirtbombs, My Morning Jacket, Alyssa Reid, Mother Mother and Jane's Addiction


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Ottawa, 16//6/2011...18/6/2011

Andrew Carver enjoys the Ottawa Explosion, a DIY three day punk festival which took place in a variety of Ottawa's homes, record stores, nightclubs, practice spaces and even a laundrette


Barracudas

Barracudas - Babylon, Ottawa, 26/5/2011

Andrew Carver at Babylon in Ottawa watches Jemery Gluck, the frontman with powerpop act the Baracudas, play a chaotic, but enjoyable gig in his former hometown


Borbetomagus & Hijokaidan

Borbetomagus & Hijokaidan - Cafe DeKcuf, Ottawa, 22/5/2011

Despite bassist Mike Pascal feeling unwell, Andrew Carver finds Kentucky-based hardcore band Colisem going straight for the attack at a show at the Cafe DecKuf in Ottawa


Davila 666

Davila 666 - Babylon, Ottawa, 14/4/2011

Andrew Carver enjoys a triple bill of garage rock from Davila 666, the Bare Wires and the White Wires at Babylon in Ottawa


Ken Mode

Ken Mode - Cafe DeKcuf, Ottawa, 25/3/2011

Andrew Carver at the Cafe DeKcuf in Ottawa enjoys a set of spiky hardcore/metal from fiery Winnipeg-based band, KEN Mode


Young Galaxy

Young Galaxy - Mavericks, Ottawa, 12/3/2011

Vancouver-by-way-of-Montreal group Young Galaxy have moved away from the psychedelic pop roots and developed a more dance-oriented, electronic sound. Andrew Carver watches them put on a convincing performance and play a sharp set at Mavericks in Ottawa


Julie Doiron

Julie Doiron - Mavericks, Ottawa, 4/2/2011

Andrew Carver watches former Eric's Trip singer and now solo artist Julie Dorion, although claiming to be suffering from stagefright, play an increasingly confident and enthusiastically received set of noisy rock at Mavericks on Ottawa


Biters

Biters - Babylon, Ottawa, 18/11/2010

At the Babylon in Ottawa, Andrew Carver watches local band the Biters play a storming set of power pop


Blood Ceremony

Blood Ceremony - Rainbow, Ottawa, 16/10/2010

At an evening to celebrate the 35th birthday of a local radio station at the Rainbow in Ottawa, Andrew Carver enjoys a night of alternative rock, headlined by hard rock act, Blood of Command


Ty Segall

Ty Segall - Babylon, Ottawa, 18/10/2010

Andrew Carver at the Babylon in Ottawa sees highly touted Californian Ty Segall play an enthuiastic set of loud, but lo-fi pop


Paul Collins Beat

Paul Collins Beat - Babylon, Ottawa, 13/8/2010

Former Nerves guitarist Paul Collins is one of the elder statesman of the power pop genre. Andrew Carver at Babylon in Ottawa watches him play an explosive set


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - 6/7/2010...10/7/2010

During the first week of the annual Ottawa Cisco Systems Bluesfest Andrew Carver watches sets from among others Iron Maiden, Steel Pulse, Good2Go,Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Carolyn Wonderland and the Flaming Lips


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - 11/7/2010...18/7/2010

...while in its second week he also sees performances from John Hiatt, Rush, Arcade Fire, the Gories, Blonde Redhead and Jimmy Cliff


Ted Leo

Ted Leo - Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, 24/10/2010

Andrew Carver enjoys a set of intelligent indie/punk rock from the hard-touring Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at a gig at Zaphod Beeblebrox's in Ottawa


Action

Action - Dominion Theatre, Ottawa, 5/6/2010

Canadian punk rock band the Action recently reformed after an absence of nearly thirty years. Andrew Carver watches them play a chaotic set at their home town venue of the Dominion Theatre in Ottawa


Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra - Mavericks, Ottawa, 3/4/2010

Andrew Carver finds that former Dead Kennedys front man and iconic punk star Jello Biafra has lost none of his political anger or edge in an impressively explosive set at Mavericks in Ottawa


Lullabye Arkestra

Lullabye Arkestra - Cafe Dekcuf, Ottawa, 30/4/2010

At the Cafe Dekcuf in Ottawa, Andrew Carver sees bass-and-drums duo Lullabye Arkestra kick up a heady and floor-shaking, but immensely pleasing and enjoyable racket


Sepultura

Sepultura - Babylon, Ottawa, 25/2/2010

On their first visit to Canada, Andrew Carver watches Sunderland hardcore punks Leatherface play a feisty set to a small, but excitable audience at Babylon in Ottawa


Dinosaur Jr

Dinosaur Jr - Capital Music Hall, Ottawa, 22/1/2010

Andrew Carver watches reformed grunge rockers Dinosaur Jr plays an excellent, if deafening show at the Capital Music Hall in Ottawa


Sure Shots

Sure Shots - Mavericks, Ottawa, 20/11/2009

At Mavericks in Ottawa, Andrew Carver enjoys hard touring Montreal act Priestess' unpretentious and old-fashioned form of heavy metal


Zoroaster

Zoroaster - Rainbow, Ottawa, 4/8/2009

At blues venue the Rainbow in Ottawa, Andrew Carver watches underground metal heavyweights, Zoroaster, Gates of Slumber and Serpentcult, play effective and often powerful sets to their small, but dedicated and loyal following


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - LeBreton Flats, Ottawa, 8/7/2009...12/7/2009

In the first week of the annual Ottawa Cisco Systems Bluesfest, Andrew Carver watches sets from acts including the Black Keys, Metric, Iron and Wine, Okkervil River, Lightning Malcolm and Cedric Burnside and the Church


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - LeBreton Flats, Ottawa, 13/7/2009...19/7/2009

...and in its second week the Drive By Truckers, Toots and the Maytals, M83, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Dead Weather and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, 21/5/2009

Andrew Carver watches durable New York powerpop act the Figgs play a crowd-pleasing and punchy set at Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa


Murder by Death

Murder by Death - Mavericks, Ottawa, 18/4/2009

Murder by Death's music is a mixture of gothic Americana, punk, rockabilly and Tex-Mex sounds and is unrelentingly bleak. Andrew Carver finds them Bloomington, Indiana group to be surprisingly humorous and even sentimental at a gig at Mavericks in Ottawa


Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John - Capital Music Hall, Ottawa, 26/4/2009

Andrew Carver is impressed by Swedish indiepop trio Peter, Bjorn and John's boundless energy and enthusiasm in a confident set at the Capital Music Hall in Ottawa


No Means No

No Means No - Babylon, Ottawa, 21/4/2009

Pioneering Vancouver-based Jazz punks NoMeansNo have toured constantly since forming in 1979. Andrew Carver finds them on fiery form at a National Arts Centre of Canada-sponsored gig at Babylon in Ottawa


Nobunny

Nobunny - Babylon, Ottawa, 26/2/2009

At the Babylon in Ottawa, Andrew Carver watches rabbit-masked San Francisco lo-fi garage popper Nobunny and Chicgao-based glam rockers the Smith Westerns put on a night of crazed entertainment


Magic Christian

Magic Christian - Babylon, Ottawa, 17/1/2009

Magic Christian are a garage rock/power pop supergroup which includes in its line-up the Flamin’ Groovies Cyril Jordan, Blondie's Clem Burke and the Plimsouls’ Eddie Munoz. Anthony Strutt watches them play a short, but fiery set of original tunes and covers at the Ottawa Babylon







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