Friends and musical inspirations John Allaire and Slo’ Tom Stewart perform together at the weekly Allaire Show which takes place Saturday afternoon at Quinn’s Alehouse from September through May, Bank St. at Euclid in Old Ottawa South.
A joyful and hilarious Slo’ Tom Day yesterday in a packed house. I sat with some Allaire Show first-timers and we all laughed and sang and had a big goofy time. #palsofrock
Uncle Midnight. No rocking unless it’s cloak-rocking.
Uncle Midnight riffing and delivering the stoner boogie to eager participants, House of Targ Ottawa.
Good crowd of shaggy heads rocked out to solid space jams from Skylab ‘73 at House of Targ, Ottawa.
Heavy riffing on a Wednesday night. Some longtime friends both onstage and in the crowd. Three members of Ottawa’s legendary Dead City Rebels showed up to support. We stoners got rocked. First time seeing both Uncle Midnight and Skylab ‘73. Top fucking notch! #stonerrock #showmeyourriffs #palsofrock
When drummer Dave’s shirt comes off my earplugs go in. #itmightgetloud #palsofrock
Sticker and pin promoting CKCU FM Carleton University community radio station in Ottawa Canada.
I won a sticker because I knew the answer to the radio station trivia. We ALL won stickers because we ALL knew the answers to the radio station trivia. Hooray for us! #CKCUFM #TheMighty93 #palsofrock
Pals Slo’ Tom on guitar and Erin Okrainec on fiddle making very pretty sounds over at Spaceman Music.
After hours shenanigans. #palsofrock
Newly christened trio The Lockmasters, (L-R Slo’ Tom, Natalie & Chops) play historical folk songs. Bytown? That’s MY town!
The Barrow Gang made a surprise visit and rocked the little stage at Meow! Catch them most Fridays at Atomic Rooster, Bank St near MacLaren in Centretown.
Everyone’s favourite singer/songwriter. We love Eric Dubé and his songs and his very wonderful brain!
Good fun with friends old and new down at the songwriters club. Bless you, Meow! That’s Hot. Let’s keep this fire burning. #palsofrock
Advertisement for tonight’s open mic at Meow That’s Hot! on Bank at Catherine in Centretown, Ottawa.
Our favourite spot for songwriters has been sold. We plan to show up the next few Tuesdays and fill the room with pals. The current owners will still be making hot sauce but as a music venue the future is uncertain. Please come out tonight and support some good friends okay? #palsofrock
Bad Missionary perform at House of Targ, Old Ottawa South.
Friends took over House of Targ yesterday and hosted a most excellent evening of punkrock singing and playing. Well organized - all the bands were tight, loud and great. Plus I was home by 11:30pm which bodes well for future school-night adventures. #palsofrock
Promised a friend I’d write them a radio jingle style song for their next birthday. Lots of fun things rhyme with Sean and Tansey so this will be a walk in the park. #palsofrock #songwriting
Folk duo Catbird perform at the historic Chateau Lafayette, ByWard Market, Ottawa Canada.
Afternoon at the tavern. Catbird live! Good show.
Lefty onstage: “This one’s called Hey Sweetie I Hope You Like It!”
Me clarifying to Cousin Jon: “It’s actually just called Hey Sweetie. Not Hey Sweetie I Hope You Like It.”
#family #stonedguys #outforarip #livemusic #palsofrock
Catbird, country folkrock group form Wellington Village, Ottawa Canada. Performing today 4pm at the Chateau Lafayette on the Byward Market with local legend Lucky Ron.
4PM Today • CATBIRD
Live at The Lafayette on York.
Don’t miss my talented and good looking friends as they haunt the tavern with their beautiful songs. Come early and get a good seat. PWYC #palsofrock
Ottawa band Tin Constellations debut their new record ‘Cobden’ live at the Gladstone Theatre, Ottawa Canada.
Claude Munson and band, Gladstone Theatre, Ottawa Canada.
The Gladstone Theatre, Gladstone at Preston, Ottawa Canada.
Took in a beautiful show last night in Little Italy. Congratulations Tin Constellations on the new LP and what an incredible performance! I got chills. Cheers to buddy Claude Munson and his excellent band for delivering so much pretty. Well done all! #palsofrock #humdinger #folksinger
Poster for record release concert by Tin Constellations with guest Claude Munson. This Saturday January 10th at The Gladstone Theatre, Little Italy, Ottawa Canada.
“Hey folk rocker do you wanna folk rock with me?” Some friends are performing a very good show this week. Tin Constellations release their new LP ‘Cobden’ Saturday at The Gladstone. Claude Munson opens. You saw them first at Shanks at McCranks! Good seats still available. #palsofrock
Bumped into some pals of rock so we all sat together. The Saint Clare boys, guitar and bass, fine gentleman companions. Old indie-punk musicians, everyone in Targ hoodies, we all shut up and listened and had a wonderful experience. Pumped fists at the guitar rocking - yeah! #shownotes #palsofrock
Lots of great local music happening in Ottawa this weekend. Don’t miss Dave Bignell and the Five Star Connection at Irene’s on Friday then it’s Slo’ Tom’s record release Saturday night at RedBird. Plenty more happening too, these are just Bank Street. See you out there, pals of rock! #palsofrock
Multi instrumentalist Matt Beaudry performing on Irene’s Pub stage as part of their 40th anniversary celebration concert.
I neglected to take photos after this shot of Matt Beaudry. What a beautiful day of music with friends to celebrate Irene’s anniversary. Thanks for coming down and hanging out. There was a whole bunch of love and smiling. Great job everybody! #palsofrock
Poster for Irene’s Pub 40th Anniversary Celebration.
Lineup for Irene’s Pub Anniversary Celebration - Sunday afternoon matinee. Curated and hosted by the author and featuring friends Matt Beaudry and Chris Page with Megan Jerome and Mike Essoudry. Sunday September 28 1-5PM.
On to the next event: One of my favourite rooms is celebrating 40 years. A big weekend of incredible music coming up. I’ll be attending a bunch of these shows and am honoured to be hosting the Sunday afternoon with some of my favourite singer/songwriters. Tickets and info: irenespub.ca
#palsofrock
Cheap tickets for a fun matinee at month’s end. It’s part of Irene’s Pub 40th Anniversary Party. This will sell out. #singersongwriter #showcase #palsofrock
Performers over the years - Shanks at McCranks music festival and street party. McCormack St. Hintonburg Ottawa Ontario.
Today is the day. Meet us at the bike shop. “Hey folk-rocker do you wanna folk-rock with me?” 2pm start. #ShanksatMcCranks #palsofrock
Poster for an afternoon singer/songwriter concert featuring myself and pals Chris Page, Matt Beaudry, Megan Jerome and Mike Essoudry. Sunday Sept 28th at 1PM.
Just announced. I’ll be curating the Sunday afternoon for Irene’s 40th birthday celebration weekend. Tickets are 5 bux available at the pub website. Save the date. More info later. #palsofrock
Steve and Charae and me and Peter and Irish and Juanita & Kevin H and Kevin L and Lefty singing and performing in Centretown Ottawa.
Always fun down at the Songwriters Club. #palsofrock
The Reverb Syndicate, Ottawa’s best instrumental surf/pop/rocknroll combo. These three buddies will soon be celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band. I’m lucky and honoured to call these fellows friends. A consistently excellent and positive force on our city’s independent music community.
2)I’ve been playing Casey’s guitar around town this year. Trying to crack the Ottawa folk scene? Played it tonight. Purposefully left it up onstage while the cats were putting that stage to such great use. I thought it was nice that it was up there with her friends and bandmates. #palsofrock
Added a nifty little reverb pedal to my acoustic guitar setup. Gonna shake it up this Saturday night. I mean I’m sharing a stage with the bloody Reverb Syndicate so I’ve gotta up my game right? Join us at Irene’s. Fun starts at 9PM #palsofrock
Just solidified the lineup for our Shanks at McCranks music festival this September. Gonna be a doozy. Also making inroads on the lineup as part of my contribution to Irene’s 40th birthday concert weekend. Likewise a doozy. September will be a banger! #palsofrock
Jeff Meleras and The Bokonons at Red Bird Live, Ottawa Ontario.
Jeff Meleras and The Bokonons at Red Bird Live, Ottawa Ontario.
A very nice evening out with Jeff Meleras and The Bokonons. The night was filled with many hazy highlights. In an historic musical moment Edgar joined his dad Dave for a beautiful Garth Hudson/Richard Manuel moment on organ and piano. And nobody stole my bike from the Quickie! #palsofrock
I should use this as onstage banter instead of posting it here. Whatever. I can do both. None of you here will bust me for plagiarizing my own self I bet. #palsofrock
Andrew Vincent. Your friendly neighbourhood cool dad songwriter. I’ve always admired his swagger and his great hooky tunes.
Longtime pal Chris Page with a beautiful Gibson guitar from the 1940s. Pager has a new LP out this month. He and I have been sharing stages for 35 years now. Ahem.
Patio party! It’s sunny wear a hat! Photo by Chris Page.
Got caught in the rain a bit on the bikeride home. Here’s the obligatory rainbow photo from when I rode through Centretown.
A beautiful sunny July First. We had records and friends playing songs. All these folks were very kind and helpful to me when I was incapacitated this spring. Organizing a day of music for them and the neighbourhood gave me great joy. I only cried a couple times. #community #palsofrock #oldpunks
Hey it’s Lefty playing right handed.
Everyone’s favourite Eric busts out a new song and regales with a classic.
It’s Steph and Slo’ Tom everybody!
Bikes and bass.
Hot night down at the songwriters club. #palsofrock
Whenever I listen to Eddie Money I always think of my good pal Jim. I’m sure Eddie and Jim would enjoy cool conversations about music together and become fast friends. And Jim is almost secretly an amazing rock frontman too. Both in skinny ties or that is too much. #palsofrock
