Jonas & The Massive Attraction at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Also rolling into town tonight are Static Revolt, who'll be revolting at the Avant Garde Bar, Empire Lights and MJ Cyr are performing at Raw Sugar, and Manitoba Hal is at the Elmdale.
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Thursday, March 03, 2011
Coming attractions
In lieu of a historical romp, here's a photo from the 2010 Bluesfest of Mssrs. Tomalty and Diabo of Jonas and The Massive Attraction. They're at Zaphod's tonight for those of you like your rock'n'roll in its undershirt.
Jonas & The Massive Attraction at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Also rolling into town tonight are Static Revolt, who'll be revolting at the Avant Garde Bar, Empire Lights and MJ Cyr are performing at Raw Sugar, and Manitoba Hal is at the Elmdale.
Jonas & The Massive Attraction at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Also rolling into town tonight are Static Revolt, who'll be revolting at the Avant Garde Bar, Empire Lights and MJ Cyr are performing at Raw Sugar, and Manitoba Hal is at the Elmdale.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Opening attraction
Back at Bluesfest for another day of synapse-melting heat. I started things off with a brief stop at the Claridge Stage to watch The Gipsy Kings, who had a very substantial crowd, then went over to the Subway Stage to see some sui generis cock rock. Jonas and The Massive Attraction are the sort of band that should be reviled by right-thinking indie-music lovers - they've got a heavy dose of The Cult in their bloodstream and a fair odour of 1980s style musical cheesiness hung over the band's set. Fortunately they're both very capable and a sufficient thread of self-deprecation ran through frontman Jonas Tomalty's stage banter to put a subversive edge on his rock-god posing. You've also got to give them credit for playing under a scorching sun at the festival's sunniest stage.
First up, Corey Diabo - behind him is drummer Francis Fillion.
And here's Jonas, complete with trademark undershirt. Keyboardist Henri Fortier is at right.
Gripping action!
You can see they've got their stage moves down.
Bassist J.S. Baciuu rounds out the quintet.
Francis hits!
Goldtop action!
Singalong action!
Granted, they're not the most subtle band to come out of Montreal ...
... but they do put in a lot of effort.
"I usually wait until the middle of the set to pour water on myself, but damn it's hot."
More J.S.!
Consultation action1
Massive action!
Unlevel action!
And so on!
A very fun set ... I didn't stick around for the whole thing, though - I wanted to finally get a look at highly touted and award-winning local blues combo MonkeyJunk. As for Jonas and company, they're in Europe right now, but will be rolling into town Sept. 16 for a show at Zaphod's backing their new CD, Big Slice.
First up, Corey Diabo - behind him is drummer Francis Fillion.
And here's Jonas, complete with trademark undershirt. Keyboardist Henri Fortier is at right.
Gripping action!
You can see they've got their stage moves down.
Bassist J.S. Baciuu rounds out the quintet.
Francis hits!
Goldtop action!
Singalong action!
Granted, they're not the most subtle band to come out of Montreal ...
... but they do put in a lot of effort.
"I usually wait until the middle of the set to pour water on myself, but damn it's hot."
More J.S.!
Consultation action1
Massive action!
Unlevel action!
And so on!
A very fun set ... I didn't stick around for the whole thing, though - I wanted to finally get a look at highly touted and award-winning local blues combo MonkeyJunk. As for Jonas and company, they're in Europe right now, but will be rolling into town Sept. 16 for a show at Zaphod's backing their new CD, Big Slice.
- Show reminder: Speaking of cock rock, Krome, D-Activ8 and A Gust Of Rival are at Mavericks (though from what I've heard of Krome, they're no J&TMA); Katie Leigh, Sun, Moon, Earth, Magic, Ben and Me and Jen Flynn play the Elmdale House.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Near and far
Day 2 at Ottawa Bluesfest meant even more brutal heat, but this time I made sure to drink more and keep the hat on until the sun went down. The umbrella I brought in case of rain helped as well. I arived a little bit later than planned. Once again the line to get in was a snap. I caught a flicker of two bands ... the first was Bluestone, who I heard sounding quite rocking as I cycled along the bikepath,. They were wrapping things up by the time I got my camera out.
The Gipsy Kings, who I took a few photos of from the distance. They had a huge crowd for their timeslot. Ming Wu noted over at his blog that they probably should have been booked for 9 p.m. instead.
Gipsy Kings at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Jonas & The Massive Attraction hail from Montreal. They lack that big swaggering rock'n'roll that was au courant when The Cult were big. It's a tad cheesy but give Jonas credit for knowing his job as a frontman. Corey Diabo is no slouch as a guitarist either. I would like to point out that I officially hate Virgin Radio's stupid ball(s). I swear it has it in for me ...
Jonas & The Massive Attraction at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
I figured I'd got the drift of Jonas and Co. after a half hours, so I went over to see what MonkeyJunk were sounding like. They're definitely a band for the original Bluesfest crowd. They'll be playing Bluesfest again July 16, and The Rainbow on July 10. They're also playing a heap of other Bluesfests this summer.
MonkeyJunk at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
I wandered about a bit, first to take a gander at the Black Sheep Tent (don't count on much reporting from there, they're pretty clear about the no-cameras allowed rule ... Edit, according to Jeremy they're pretty lax about it during non-comedy shows. I will have to inquire further). It's a pity, since the Black Sheep Stage was the nicest one, for my money. Anyway, I also snapped some even more distant photos of Furthur, the project of Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. I didn't stick around since they weren't really my kind of thing.
Furthur at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Finally I camped out at the Subway Stage for a few minutes. I wanted a good seat for reggae legends Steel Pulse. They've been going at it in one form or another since forming in Birmingham back in 1975. Their set wasn't quite up to the level of Toots and The Maytals last year, but was still mighty groovy. I think the amount of low end might have loosened a tooth or two.
David "Dread" Hinds. I'm not sure where he got his nickname from.
Steel Pulse at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Hinds rocks the dreads, along with Selwyn "Bumbo" Brown and a vocalist who I think is Juris Prosper.
Steel Pulse at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Guitarist Donovan McKitty gets some spacey sounds out of his Carvin.
Steel Pulse at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
A great set; Selwyn and bassist Amlak Tafari were nice enough to come out and shake hands with the crowd members afterward.
The Gipsy Kings, who I took a few photos of from the distance. They had a huge crowd for their timeslot. Ming Wu noted over at his blog that they probably should have been booked for 9 p.m. instead.
Gipsy Kings at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Jonas & The Massive Attraction hail from Montreal. They lack that big swaggering rock'n'roll that was au courant when The Cult were big. It's a tad cheesy but give Jonas credit for knowing his job as a frontman. Corey Diabo is no slouch as a guitarist either. I would like to point out that I officially hate Virgin Radio's stupid ball(s). I swear it has it in for me ...
Jonas & The Massive Attraction at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
I figured I'd got the drift of Jonas and Co. after a half hours, so I went over to see what MonkeyJunk were sounding like. They're definitely a band for the original Bluesfest crowd. They'll be playing Bluesfest again July 16, and The Rainbow on July 10. They're also playing a heap of other Bluesfests this summer.
MonkeyJunk at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
I wandered about a bit, first to take a gander at the Black Sheep Tent (don't count on much reporting from there, they're pretty clear about the no-cameras allowed rule ... Edit, according to Jeremy they're pretty lax about it during non-comedy shows. I will have to inquire further). It's a pity, since the Black Sheep Stage was the nicest one, for my money. Anyway, I also snapped some even more distant photos of Furthur, the project of Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. I didn't stick around since they weren't really my kind of thing.
Furthur at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Finally I camped out at the Subway Stage for a few minutes. I wanted a good seat for reggae legends Steel Pulse. They've been going at it in one form or another since forming in Birmingham back in 1975. Their set wasn't quite up to the level of Toots and The Maytals last year, but was still mighty groovy. I think the amount of low end might have loosened a tooth or two.
David "Dread" Hinds. I'm not sure where he got his nickname from.
Steel Pulse at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Hinds rocks the dreads, along with Selwyn "Bumbo" Brown and a vocalist who I think is Juris Prosper.
Steel Pulse at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
Guitarist Donovan McKitty gets some spacey sounds out of his Carvin.
Steel Pulse at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 7, 2010
A great set; Selwyn and bassist Amlak Tafari were nice enough to come out and shake hands with the crowd members afterward.
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