August 31, 2016

Riverfest Elora 2016: Day 3: Band 6: Wintersleep - Concert Pictures

Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Wintersleep at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Halifax Nova Scotia alternative rock band Wintersleep has become one of my favourite bands. I mean, I loved their melodic intensity since I first heard "Weighty Ghost", "Archeologists" and "Oblivion" from their 2007 debut Welcome To The Night Sky, but seeing the band live and witnessing their musical brilliance across New Inheritors, Hello Hum and this year's The Great Detachment has pushed me over the edge.

So when I saw them on the bill for the Sunday of Riverfest Elora, I was super-excited to see the band in full festival mode. Their songs are definitely big enough to fill a festival main stage, I thought. And I was certainly right.

This was my second time shooting them. If you like, click here for my pics from their show at Lee's Palace earlier this year.

Here are some of my favourites from their set:

"Santa Fe"

"Archeologists"

"Weighty Ghost"

"Spirit"

"Freak Out"

"Amerika", which they dedicated to the humans who participated in the communal experience we all had the night before as we watched The Tragically Hip's last live show in Kingston Ontario.

"Laser Beams"

Riverfest Elora 2016: Day 3: Band 5: Grand Analog - Concert Pictures

Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Grand Analog at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Winnipeg's Grand Analog was a band that I'd been hearing good things about for a while. Their set on The Koop tent stage at Riverfest Elora was a must-see for me. I loved their jazzy, funky, groove-infested hip-hop music with catchy choruses. I obviously wasn't alone in my enjoyment as they got a great dance party going in the tent.

Give these guys some time with your ears and catch their live show. Watch out for their "Love is a Battlefield" video coming soon. Edit. The video for "Love Is A Battlefield", shot in Toronto's uncharacteristically empty Kensington Market has just come out. Take a look:

"Love Is A Battlefield"

"The Great Rhyme Dropper"

"Howl Like Wolves"

"Wild Animal Print"

"Heart The Lonely Hunter"

Riverfest Elora 2016: Day 3: Band 4: Reuben and The Dark - Concert Pictures

Reuben and The Dark at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Reuben and The Dark at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Reuben and The Dark at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Reuben and The Dark at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Reuben and The Dark at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Reuben and The Dark at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Reuben and The Dark at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Reuben and The Dark at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Reuben and The Dark at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Reuben and The Dark at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
It's been a couple of years since I saw Reuben and The Dark for the first time at Field Trip. I caught their main stage set at Riverfest Elora on Sunday, August 21. They're from Calgary and they play a cool indie folk/soul music. I enjoyed their mellow intensity with songs that continue to grow on me every time I hear them. The music unveils its multiple layers through varied instrumentation and the choruses become more rousing with repeated exposure.

Give them a listen:

"Heart in Two"

"Rolling Stone"

"Devil's Time"

Riverfest Elora 2016: Day 3: Band 3: Brandon Wolfe Scott - Concert Pictures

Brandon Wolfe Scott at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Brandon Wolfe Scott at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Brandon Wolfe Scott at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Vancouver British Columbia singer-songwriter Brandon Wolfe Scott, who you might recognize as one of the guitarists in Yukon Blonde, appeared on the Wax on Wheels stage at Riverfest Elora to perform some of his  tunes that he originally wrote under the new country alter ego of Dusty Summers. 

He and his cohort delivered pretty songs with lovely harmonies.

Give some of Brandon's music a listen:

"Anymore"

"The Postcard Writer"

"Heartless"

Riverfest Elora 2016: Day 3: Band 2: Bry Webb - Concert Pictures

Bry Webb at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Bry Webb at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Bry Webb at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Bry Webb at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Bry Webb at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Bry Webb at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Bry Webb at Riverfest Elora Bissell Park on August 21, 2016 Photo by John at One In Ten Words oneintenwords.com toronto indie alternative live music blog concert photography pictures
Guelph Ontario alternative singer songwriter Bry Webb is best known as the singer of venerable Canadian alternative rock band Constantines. He performed on The Koop tent stage at Riverfest Elora in a more acoustic fashion.

He started off with a song for Gord. He then reached into his catalog to keep the crowd enthralled for the remainder of his set.

Check out some of his music:

"Let's Get Through Today"

"AM Blues"