The fine folks at Canadian Beats asked me to come along and cover Osheaga with them. The chance to attend and photograph the biggest festival of my experience was one I couldn't turn down. In spite of the rain, I had a great time and would cover the festival again in a heartbeat. I loved the overall vibe of the festival, the amazing performers and I always love Montreal.
The full coverage is over at Canadian Beats. Their recap of the festival is here, the day three post is here and the full Facebook album is here.
Here's a collection of other photos that I took on Day 3 of Osheaga 2017.
Click through for my Day 1 and Day 2 coverage posts.
I've been enjoying Katie Crutchfield's Waxahatchee since 2013's Cerulean Salt and my enjoyment was solidified with 2015's Ivy Tripp. The latest release, Out In The Storm, is out now. It's looking like the new album will have a spot on my favourite albums of the year list, just like Ivy Tripp did in 2015.
I finally got the chance to see the band live at Lee's Palace on August 17. They were the headliners for an awesome line-up including the superb Palehound and Outer Spaces. Follow the links to those photos and some tunes from each band.
Waxahatchee delivered nothing less than the show I was hoping for. A solid, powerful sound to back up the introspective and emotive tunes with an appreciative audience. The songs that were so alive on album flew off the stage with passion and power. The band delivered the perfect compliment to Katie and twin sister Allison's vocals. I officially can't wait to see Waxahatchee again and recommend you don't miss your chance.
Listen to my personal favourite tunes from Waxahatchee's setlist.
"Recite Remorse"
"Silver"
"Poison"
"Never Been Wrong"
"Hear You"
"Coast to Coast"
"No Question"
"Peace and Quiet"
Encore opening number, "La Loose"
Encore closing tune, and one of my favourites, "Under A Rock"
Thursday, August 17 marked my third time seeing Palehound live. My photos from their first Canadian show at The Horseshoe are here and my photos from their second time at The 'Shoe are here.
This time up, I found them to have a more aggressive and powerful sound. This was probably mostly to do with their new bass player who delivers a solid yet heavy and gritty sound. When was the last time you heard someone applaud the bass sound check?
The Boston band hit up Lee's Palace on a tour stop with Outer Spaces and Waxahatchee. They were smack dab in the middle of the line-up and definitely brought things up a notch. Their latest album, A Place I'll Always Go, is out now. I definitely like this band more, and look forward to each performance more, every time I see them perform.
Check out a bunch of Palehound's excellent music and don't miss them next time they pass through your town.
Baltimore, MD's Outer Spaces were the first band of three to hit the Lee's Palace stage on August 17, to be followed by Palehound and Waxahatchee. I enjoyed their cool, art-rock / alternative rock tunes that reminded me of some of my favourites from years gone by.
Courtesy of the fine folks at Goldenvoice Canada, I'm giving away a pair of tickets to Kasabian's September 18 show at Rebel with Slaves.
Let's keep this simple: To enter the contest, all you have to do is send an email to contests(at)oneintenwords.com with the subject line "I want to go to Kasabian in Toronto" and your full name in the body. You have my absolute no-spam guarantee!
Contest closes September 10. You'll have to get yourself to Toronto and to the venue. Good luck!
The band is incredible, as I found out first hand when I saw them back in 2014. Check out my photos from that show here.
Kasabian's newest album, For Crying Out Loud, is out now. Check out some tunes:
