Free love for all at Labour of Love
Tony Bennett once sang, “I left my heart in San Francisco.” I’m not trying to dis the “Golden City,” but I’m sorry, Mr. Bennett, I left my heart on the dance floor at Labour of Love over the long weekend.
The Balconies deliver high energy to U of O frosh
Unlike the majority of local indie bands, the origin of The Balconies didn’t happen in a basement, a rock concert or a garage. Instead, they met at university.
Formed at the University of Ottawa, the band consists of drummer Liam Jaeger, guitarist Jacquie Neville and her brother and bassist Stephen Neville, with all three contributing to vocals. The Balconies played Sept. 6 for the U of O frosh concert.
Glebe festival to benefit the arts
The second annual Glebe’s Got Flavour festival, which showcases live local bands as well as extreme sports competitions, will take place in the Glebe’s Central Park Sept. 10-12.
Glebe’s Got Flavour is a replacement for Dancing in the Street, another festival that ended last year, and runs for a full weekend.
The festival begins at 5 p.m. Sept. 10 with a showing of the movie Hook. Sept. 11 and 12 will feature live bands, skateboarding and BMX competitions, in addition to other activities for kids, and a beer garden for adults.
The Coast goes in new directions following their tour
Have you ever had the sense that someone is always watching you? That’s how Toronto’s indie pop band The Coast said they felt as they toured around Canada with their debut album Expatriate, having noticed that in nearly every town there was some part of it named after the Queen.
This was the inspiration behind the title of their new album Queen Cities, according to guitarist and keyboardist Ian Fosbery. The album will be hitting stores Sept. 14.
The band recently toured Canada, the United States and Europe.
Concert Review: Les Cowboys Fringants
The folk-rockers from Repentigny, Que., concluded a two-year world tour Monday night at the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival.
Attendance was hampered by a steady, soaking rain which, like a gift from the concert gods, suddenly ended 15 minutes before showtime. As a result Les Cowboys performed not in front of tens of thousands of festival goers but rather 1,000 or so diehard fans.
