The cat in the hat.
His band The Trilliums includes brother Ian on drums and Ross Miller on bass.
Aaron Goldstein works the steel.
More Daniel!
Ian hits!
The end!
He's on tour of the States right now, including a stop at Bonnaroo.
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Crying time
I like my country music old school. For a long time my music collection's country section went from Johnny Cash to Hank Williams, with no stops in between. Nowadays there's a lot more variety, helped along by more modern performers, including Daniel Romano. Best known for Attack In Black, he's produced a trio of fine country albums in the past three years, starting with Workin' For The Music Man; his Mavericks show in November was right around the time of his release of Come Cry With Me.
The cat in the hat.
His band The Trilliums includes brother Ian on drums and Ross Miller on bass.
Aaron Goldstein works the steel.
More Daniel!
Ian hits!
The end!
He's on tour of the States right now, including a stop at Bonnaroo.
The cat in the hat.
His band The Trilliums includes brother Ian on drums and Ross Miller on bass.
Aaron Goldstein works the steel.
More Daniel!
Ian hits!
The end!
He's on tour of the States right now, including a stop at Bonnaroo.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Under water
If you thought there weren't enough Ian Kehoe photos in my Baby Eagle writeup yesterday, worry not: In addition to being a Proud Mother (and member of Attack In Black), Kehoe is also frontman for Marine Dreams, the evening's headliner.
The man himself!
Kehoe has a revolving door band, but apart from Nick Ferrio - the man just can't stay off the stage! - we have Ross Miller on bass.
Percussive action!
Marine action!
Dreamy action!
And so on!
Cloth-capped action!
The end!
What comes next I know not.
The man himself!
Kehoe has a revolving door band, but apart from Nick Ferrio - the man just can't stay off the stage! - we have Ross Miller on bass.
Percussive action!
Marine action!
Dreamy action!
And so on!
Cloth-capped action!
The end!
What comes next I know not.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Fledgling effort
Back to Pressed for more grainy photos! After Nick Ferrio's fine country set, it was the turn of Baby Eagle - a.k.a. Steve Lambke of The Constantines - and The Proud Mothers. This meant that Ferrio didn't get much time off stage, since he plays bass in the Mothers. Will Kidman (also once of The Constantines) and Woolly Leaves fame also plays in the band. On this occasion the band was rounded out by Attack In Black man Ian Kehoe on drums.
Eagle action!
Nick Ferrio gets some backlighting.
Extra Steve!
Ian, as seen from the entranceway window.
Motherly action!
Will rocks the Strat.
Darn microphone stands.
Extra Ian!
More Mothers!
The whole lot!
The end!
He's got a few spring dates in Peterborough and Guelph lined up.
Eagle action!
Nick Ferrio gets some backlighting.
Extra Steve!
Ian, as seen from the entranceway window.
Motherly action!
Will rocks the Strat.
Darn microphone stands.
Extra Ian!
More Mothers!
The whole lot!
The end!
He's got a few spring dates in Peterborough and Guelph lined up.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Going country
There was a lot of good stuff to go and see on Friday night, but one can't be everywhere at once, so I traipsed through the biting cold to Mavericks to see Daniel Romano. I've enjoyed his work with Attack In Black, but have really been knocked out be his recent country albums; his Working For The Music Man was one of my favourites of 2010.
Opening was Brandon Allan, (aka Brandon Walsh) last seen on the blog playing guitar with Amalgamation.
Brandon Allan at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
He had three other folks with him, including a banjo player.
Brandon Allan at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
It's been a while since I've seen Rey Sabatin Jr. on stage Once upon a time I saw The John Henrys on a regular basis. Then Rey split for T.O. and I didn't see them again until a CD release show at Mavericks in April 2010. Now here he is again, trying his hand at the solo thing, and sounding pretty good.
Rey Sabatin Jr. at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
He was accompanied by musician-about-town Matt Ouimet on guitar and lap steel, but not drums (apparently he forgot his snare, if you trust the stage banter).
Rey Sabatin Jr. at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
Finally, Daniel Romano played a knockout set, accompanied by a trio named The Trilliums, including his brother Ian on drums. He's dressing fancy these days and sporting a bigger hat.
Daniel Romano at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
There was some fine steel accompaniment courtesy of Aaron Goldstein, who's also in Lee Harvey Osmond.
Daniel Romano at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
Good stuff from all hands.
Opening was Brandon Allan, (aka Brandon Walsh) last seen on the blog playing guitar with Amalgamation.
Brandon Allan at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
He had three other folks with him, including a banjo player.
Brandon Allan at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
It's been a while since I've seen Rey Sabatin Jr. on stage Once upon a time I saw The John Henrys on a regular basis. Then Rey split for T.O. and I didn't see them again until a CD release show at Mavericks in April 2010. Now here he is again, trying his hand at the solo thing, and sounding pretty good.
Rey Sabatin Jr. at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
He was accompanied by musician-about-town Matt Ouimet on guitar and lap steel, but not drums (apparently he forgot his snare, if you trust the stage banter).
Rey Sabatin Jr. at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
Finally, Daniel Romano played a knockout set, accompanied by a trio named The Trilliums, including his brother Ian on drums. He's dressing fancy these days and sporting a bigger hat.
Daniel Romano at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
There was some fine steel accompaniment courtesy of Aaron Goldstein, who's also in Lee Harvey Osmond.
Daniel Romano at Mavericks, November 30, 2012
Good stuff from all hands.
Friday, August 10, 2012
All in it together
Once upon a time Ottawa was blessed with small clubs like Bumpers and The Hi-Fi (formerly Lucky Ron's). Alas, both those places are long gone. Fortunately, some chic new eateries - most notably Raw Sugar - seem to to be steeping into the gap. There's also The Daily Grind, The Avant-Garde (granted, not new at all), and Pressed, the Gladstone Ave. gourmet sandwich joint. It's actually an ideal place, since there's no nearby homes to complain about the noise and inside it's got a nice clear view of what passes for a stage from just about everywhere in the room. Mind you, it's a little dim (get ready for some grainy photos, in other words). Still, I can see why Kelp supremo Jon Bartlett has taken a liking to it, and why the folks in Nick Ferrio & His Feelings, Marine Dreams and Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers seemed to be enjoying themselves so much last night.
First up, Peterborough's Nick Ferrio - that's him on the left. He performs in a folk and country style, and favoured the crowd with a reverse murder ballad and the tale of Mary Beth Harshbarger - the woman who shot her husband because she though he was a bear (you may have heard of her acquittal for criminal negligence in March 2012).
Nick Ferrio & His Feelings at Pressed, August 9, 2012
Although Ferrio usually has a lot of Feelings with him, on this occasion he only had a vocalist and bassist to accompany him.
Nick Ferrio & His Feelings at Pressed, August 9, 2012
I'd say he was followed by Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers, but since he's a Mother himself - playing the bass - I'm not sure that's accurate. Baby Eagle is Steve Lambke, formerly of The Constantines; he had ex-Constantine Will Kidman (a.k.a. Wooly Leaves, you may remember his set with Julie Doiron at Mavericks a while back) on guitar and Attack In Blacker Ian Kehoe to play drums.
Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers, August 9, 2012
Will was getting some ace sounds out of his guitar.
Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers, August 9, 2012
And if you're wondering where the Ian Kehoe photos are, look no further since he steps out from behind the drums as mainman for headliners Marine Dreams. Like BE&TPM, they seem to draw a heavy influence from scrappy 1990s indie rock.
Marine Dreams, August 9, 2012
Bass player Ross was quite enthused by Ottawa's active Thursday night life (or maybe he was just teasing us ... I suspect the latter).
Marine Dreams, August 9, 2012
A very good evening, and I enjoyed the brownie too.
First up, Peterborough's Nick Ferrio - that's him on the left. He performs in a folk and country style, and favoured the crowd with a reverse murder ballad and the tale of Mary Beth Harshbarger - the woman who shot her husband because she though he was a bear (you may have heard of her acquittal for criminal negligence in March 2012).
Nick Ferrio & His Feelings at Pressed, August 9, 2012
Although Ferrio usually has a lot of Feelings with him, on this occasion he only had a vocalist and bassist to accompany him.
Nick Ferrio & His Feelings at Pressed, August 9, 2012
I'd say he was followed by Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers, but since he's a Mother himself - playing the bass - I'm not sure that's accurate. Baby Eagle is Steve Lambke, formerly of The Constantines; he had ex-Constantine Will Kidman (a.k.a. Wooly Leaves, you may remember his set with Julie Doiron at Mavericks a while back) on guitar and Attack In Blacker Ian Kehoe to play drums.
Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers, August 9, 2012
Will was getting some ace sounds out of his guitar.
Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers, August 9, 2012
And if you're wondering where the Ian Kehoe photos are, look no further since he steps out from behind the drums as mainman for headliners Marine Dreams. Like BE&TPM, they seem to draw a heavy influence from scrappy 1990s indie rock.
Marine Dreams, August 9, 2012
Bass player Ross was quite enthused by Ottawa's active Thursday night life (or maybe he was just teasing us ... I suspect the latter).
Marine Dreams, August 9, 2012
A very good evening, and I enjoyed the brownie too.
- Show reminder: Doll, FuzzyBunny Slaughterhouse, Harbinger, Static Revolt and Carvello rock Cafe Dekcuf; downstairs at Mavericks you'll find Seas, I Spell It Nature, Monday I Retire, and Gulfer; Good2Go play The Atomic Rooster; Tyvek, Wet Hair and Party Knives destroy the Fun Boy Club House at 96 Plymouth. Ghostwrite, Jon Creeden, Cory Levesque and Cas Houde strum at 558 Gladstone; The Woodshed Orchestra and Dave Merritt perform at Irene's; Bearshark unleash their new CD at the Elmdale with an assist from Cold Capital and The Wicked Mercy, Fuel The Phoenix, Titan Rain and Brave The Third play Zaphod's.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Repeated Attacks
I seem to seeing a lot of Attack In Black lately. They visited in late October, then came back in early February for a show with One Hundred Dollars. I find myself liking their roots rock more each time.
I took a few fisheye photos as they started their set, and didn't like any of them.
Dan Romano works the microphone.
Dan and some Ians.
Ian Romano from the side of the stage - this might be the only decent photo I took all night.
Singalong action!
Fender action!
No word on when they'll be back, but at least Dan will be in town as one-third of Daniel, Fred and Julie for a show at Zaphod Beeblebrox April 13.
I took a few fisheye photos as they started their set, and didn't like any of them.
Dan Romano works the microphone.
Dan and some Ians.
Ian Romano from the side of the stage - this might be the only decent photo I took all night.
Singalong action!
Fender action!
No word on when they'll be back, but at least Dan will be in town as one-third of Daniel, Fred and Julie for a show at Zaphod Beeblebrox April 13.
- Show reminder: Canadian rock legends Thrush Hermit perform at Capital Music Hall with The Mark Inside; Pressure Makes Diamonds, DefineD, Descendant, Sonburst and some other folks are doing a battle of the bands show at Mavericks. The Elmdale House has Lisa Poushinsky, Dave Norris, Local Ivan and Nervous Wrecked.
Friday, February 05, 2010
Walking distance
It's nice to live in a city where a bunch of the clubs are in close proximity - you can go to Zaphod's to check out a few bands there, then head of to somewhere like Mavericks and Cafe DeKcuf and catch their later shows. That's just what I did last night. Lauchie Headrick of Jokers Wild asked me to check them out and snap some photos, and since I liked the classic rock sound on their Myspace I did just that.
You didn't need the very capable cover of Led Zeppelin's Dazed And Confused to tell these guys like their heavy duty riffing. Loads of wah and some hefty drumming, plus some quite supple bbass woprk make for a good listen.
Jokers Wild at Zaphod Beeblebrox, February 4, 2010
I wasn't as keen on Pressure Makes Diamonds, though the band did have two-dozen pals to belly up to the stage, so that's probably just my taste in music. They do the throaty punk rock thing with a double kick drum - I heard something about a Protest the Hero cover in their (I don't know enough about the band to ID whatever they did play as a finale). Some bass problems and a mid-set pee break by the singer did cut down on the momentum a bit, but at least one of their pals jumped on stage for some interpretive dacing.
Pressure Makes Diamonds at Zaphod Beeblebrox, February 4, 2010
Dallas Waldo is a rapper, making this one of the more peculiar triple bills I've seen. His backing comes from a wee MP3 player. I thought he sounded okay, but I was hankering to pop off to Mavericks and see One Hundred Dollars.
Dallas Waldo at Zaphod Beeblebrox, February 4, 2010
I've seen some of One Hundred Dollars before - the drummer, bassist and keyboardist come out of Jon-Rae and The River - but the creative key are Simone Fornow and Ian Russell. They do real-deal country on record. Live they're a somewhat noisier affair as pedal steel guitarist Stew Crookes uses a Gibson SG and volume pedal and isn't afraid to get some strange sounds out of his setup. I'm listening to their 2007 album Forest of Tears, and let's just say they were closer to Tirade of a Shitty Mom than the more acoustic stuff on it. It was a really great set and I'm now sincerely regretting not checking them out earlier (despite advice to the contrary from several corners).
One Hundred Dollars at Mavericks, February 4, 2010
As for Attack In Black, I posted about their last Mavericks set just a few days ago (man, that backlog) and once again they put on a super set. They also had some bass problems. "I've always felt bass shouldn't use effects" opined Daniel Romano after tossing the offending fuzz pedal aside.
Attack in Black at Mavericks, February 4, 2010
They called things to a close relatively early since they were feeling a bit bagged - believe me, I know the feeling ... zzzzzz.
You didn't need the very capable cover of Led Zeppelin's Dazed And Confused to tell these guys like their heavy duty riffing. Loads of wah and some hefty drumming, plus some quite supple bbass woprk make for a good listen.
Jokers Wild at Zaphod Beeblebrox, February 4, 2010
I wasn't as keen on Pressure Makes Diamonds, though the band did have two-dozen pals to belly up to the stage, so that's probably just my taste in music. They do the throaty punk rock thing with a double kick drum - I heard something about a Protest the Hero cover in their (I don't know enough about the band to ID whatever they did play as a finale). Some bass problems and a mid-set pee break by the singer did cut down on the momentum a bit, but at least one of their pals jumped on stage for some interpretive dacing.
Pressure Makes Diamonds at Zaphod Beeblebrox, February 4, 2010
Dallas Waldo is a rapper, making this one of the more peculiar triple bills I've seen. His backing comes from a wee MP3 player. I thought he sounded okay, but I was hankering to pop off to Mavericks and see One Hundred Dollars.
Dallas Waldo at Zaphod Beeblebrox, February 4, 2010
I've seen some of One Hundred Dollars before - the drummer, bassist and keyboardist come out of Jon-Rae and The River - but the creative key are Simone Fornow and Ian Russell. They do real-deal country on record. Live they're a somewhat noisier affair as pedal steel guitarist Stew Crookes uses a Gibson SG and volume pedal and isn't afraid to get some strange sounds out of his setup. I'm listening to their 2007 album Forest of Tears, and let's just say they were closer to Tirade of a Shitty Mom than the more acoustic stuff on it. It was a really great set and I'm now sincerely regretting not checking them out earlier (despite advice to the contrary from several corners).
One Hundred Dollars at Mavericks, February 4, 2010
As for Attack In Black, I posted about their last Mavericks set just a few days ago (man, that backlog) and once again they put on a super set. They also had some bass problems. "I've always felt bass shouldn't use effects" opined Daniel Romano after tossing the offending fuzz pedal aside.
Attack in Black at Mavericks, February 4, 2010
They called things to a close relatively early since they were feeling a bit bagged - believe me, I know the feeling ... zzzzzz.
- Show reminder: Andrew Vincent, returns from his conquest of Europe for a show at Raw Sugar with Rolf Klausener; Everlea, Lifestory:Monologue, Sounds Serious For A Sunday and We Say Summer are at Mavericks; Thunderuncle, The City Above and Room 222 rock Zaphod's; JW Jones Blues Band performs at The Rainbow; Rocket Rached and The Fat City Eight continue their live recording at the Elmdale House.
Monday, February 01, 2010
They'll be back in black
I can't help but thinking Attack In Black should be a punk rock band, but the brothers Romano and their co-conspirators take a lot more from Neil Young. They drew a big, loyal crowd for this show. I get the impression thy like to keep busy, since they're already headed back this way.
A be-hatted Dan Romano.
Rhythm section action! With Ian Kehoe (who I heard was leaving but apparently I was misinformed) and Ian Romano on drums. That's an above-average number of Ians.
Spencer Burton rocks the Tele.
Dan sings!
Ian takes a traditional approach to the skins.
Brotherly action!
Good crowd for this show.
Feedback action!
Spencer sings, plus Ian on bass - the other Ian I mean. Also Ian switched to drums.
Extra Ian. Extra-purple Ian, at that.
Yet more Ian.
Here's the cousin of the post-show photo.
More Ians!
Big finish!
Hot stuff! They'll be back at Mavericks with One Hundred Dollars, and The Amalgamation on Thursday.
A be-hatted Dan Romano.
Rhythm section action! With Ian Kehoe (who I heard was leaving but apparently I was misinformed) and Ian Romano on drums. That's an above-average number of Ians.
Spencer Burton rocks the Tele.
Dan sings!
Ian takes a traditional approach to the skins.
Brotherly action!
Good crowd for this show.
Feedback action!
Spencer sings, plus Ian on bass - the other Ian I mean. Also Ian switched to drums.
Extra Ian. Extra-purple Ian, at that.
Yet more Ian.
Here's the cousin of the post-show photo.
More Ians!
Big finish!
Hot stuff! They'll be back at Mavericks with One Hundred Dollars, and The Amalgamation on Thursday.
- Show reminder: Sleepless Nights and Hamilton Trading Co. are at Zaphod Beeblebrox; Adam Saikaley and The Luyas are at Raw Sugar; Andy Brown is at the Rainbow.
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