spooky, kooky, rock and roll


.: elmdale shot of me by leila meltingplastic :.

sweet. it's shaping up to be a fun and freaky spook week here in the nation's cap.

first up, my brothers and i collectively as rhume will rip it up mat night style on thursday at the elmdale. i'm wondering what ol' jb'll have up his rock sleeve to mark such a devilish pre-hallowe'en tradition? we're joined by amsterdam's hospital bombers. dawn from saved by radio is fan. should be wicked!

friday i'll celebrate one of my fave nights of the year taking in the centretown massacre VI. the flaps fronted by mr. kelp with preside over festivities with several local dj's spinning for the local ghouls and goblins. if you're reading this, you already know where it's going down.

and i mean down.

have an evil week.

Labels: elmdale tavern, flaps, halloween, mischief night, ottawa, rhume

waiting for the great leap forward


.: get out and VOTE on october 14th! :.

with the green party potentially poised to make serious inroads this federal election, i worry that with so many voters claiming to still be undecided, folks will once again vote for the better of two evils.

with the economy dominating the headlines, i'm concerned the electorate will run scared and vote status quo.

it's important to remember that if you vote for what you don't want, you will end up with exactly that.

sure, i can't even comprehend how devastating a 4 year harper majority would be for our economy, our arts, our environment, our foreign policy...our entire country. but i've made an informed decision and a strategic vote is not what i intend to cast.

be brave tomorrow: vote for what you want.

merci montreal!


.:flecton rocks at les 3 minots. no one could tell us what minots means:.

kelp records staged two hugely successful shows this past weekend in montreal.

the first was a friday afternoon outdoor bbq as we teamed up with vancouver's mint records. yeah, it was a chilly and blustery fall day, but the crowd was hardy (hey, they're montrealers, man) and the bands rocked all afternoon. mint's novillero blew me away and angela devaux's set was wonderful as well. kelp camp pals flecton and the hilotrons joined camp radio to round out the bill.


.:the bbq crowd hit the kegs and grills despite the chilly day:.

next up for the kelp caravan was a showcase at a quaint and esthetically pleasing les 3 minots. andrew vincent, rhume, flecton, camp radio and the hilotrons turned out amazing sets for the capacity crowd that cycled through all evening. kelp has some solid traction in our neighbouring city to the east!

thanks to mark lepage for some swell notes in the montreal gazette.


.:andrew vincent and a swell looking fire jet:.


while the gear load-in to hotel rooms was getting a little tiring by 3am sunday morning, the team effort once again turned out to be a killer success.

watch for pics from kelp's photo stream coming soon.

camp radio pop montreals (and i elmdale!)


.:thanks jeff for this classic (!?) pic of me in a post-show montreal hotel room.:

camp radio returns to my place of birth this weekend for two wickedly fun shows!

friday afternoon is the 2nd annual bbq at notman house (sherbrooke/clark) and gets going at 1pm sharp. this year kelp has teamed up with the illustrious mint records and these fine acts will be joining us for some parking lot free beer and free food: flecton, hilotrons, angela devaux, novillero and buttless chaps.

saturday night we're at les 3 minots as part of the kelp showcase that will also include andrew vincent and rhume.

sunday i'm back in ottawa to hang with west coasters the buttless chaps at the elmdale tavern in ottawa. it's an early show, 8pm.