Eventfully: This Week

I have sorely neglected my eventfullies this last little while, but here's some cool stuff going on this week!

Tuesday, March 23:

Headsup y'all, it's friends and family event at American Apparel. 25% off. Get your hip on.

Wednesday, March 24:

EVAC is hosting a Bike Kitchen.
Fix up your bike, borrow tools, exchange know-how etc.
4pm-7pm, FREE!
Facebook Event

Thursday, March 25:

Schomberg Fair @ Moon Over Marin
rock/traditionals/rockabilly (sort of?)
$7, doors at 9pm. Facebook Event

Friday, March 26:

Oh! Presents Bruce Peninsula at the Wave (On campus)
indie/alt-rock/gospel/folk
10pm, FREE, 19+
Facebook Event

Secret Admirer closing at Forest City Gallery (I've got a piece in the show!)
FCG fundraiser show of local artists' work
8pm, FREE, all ages

Ekstasis at The Arts Project
Local artist Angie Quick, show opening (cheese and wine?)
6pm-8pm, free, all ages

Saturday, March 27:

DJ Champion at Call the Office
When I saw him(them?) it was pretty amazing, huge dance party, 4 guitarists on stage
9:30pm, $10, all ages
Facebook Event

Eventfully: Call the Office, Week of Glory

Did you notice the crazy week coming up at ye olde Call the Office? This is a week of epic proportions. I'm going to try and go to Thursday and Friday.. we'll see how I'm doing after 10 hours of recording each day with Olenka and the Autumn Lovers.

Tuesday, March 9

Electric 6 and Sweet Thing (remember Morgan Waters from CBC's The X? yeah, he's the bass player in Sweet Thing, and he's a total babe... in a childhood crush kind of way. Oh, and the lead singer of Sweet Thing is Freddie Mercury reincarnate)

$10 adv/$12 at the door.

Thursday, March 11

Yukon Blonde, Brasstronaut + TBA (both awesome bands!)

$5

Friday, March 12

Jason Collett, Zeus and Bahamas (Juno nominee!)

$15 adv/$18 at the door

Saturday, March 13

Hot Hot Heat w/ Phantogram and the Ghostkeeper

$15 adv/$18 at the door

I would say, if you're looking for the best and most interesting show, I'd go to thursday night and see Yukon Blonde and Brasstronaut. They're both great.. and really, everyone's seen Jason Collett stumble drunkenly around on CTO's stage before, Electric 6 kind of freaks me (and you) out and since when was Hot Hot Heat relevant again? Bandages, bandages, bandage-e-esssss... reminds me of being 16 and going to call the office... er... wait..

Review: Shad @ CTO w/ Grand Analog, Two Crown King

photo by Thom Pilgrim

It's nights like these that get me excited about live music. Call the Office built it, and they came. By the hundreds.

Read more after the jump!

Eventfully: This Week + new blog segments

I'm going to start 2 different segments on this here blog of mine. The first is "Museums, Ya Need 'Ems", (maybe I"ll come up with a better title eventually) I am going to visit every single museum in London and review it. I'm not sure if you're aware, and honestly I wasn't until very recently, but there are quite a few niche museums in London. Besides the obvious, Museum London and the Children's Museum, there are a bunch more! Including the "Secrets of Radar Museum" and "The Medical Hall of Fame" among others. Maybe I'll do the cheese museum in Ingersoll too... and the baseball museum in Beachville!

The second segment will be about "Clubs" (entitled "Clubbing"). No, not dance clubs, real clubs where like minded people with similar interests come together and.. do stuff? I'll be writing a profile about each club, what they do, where they meet etc. I'm going to start off with some UWO clubs but I'll be profiling clubs in the greater London area eventually too. Highlights will include (hopefully) juggling, asian board games, knitting, and hamburger enthusiasts.

If you have any suggestions for either of these segments leave a comment or please email me at paterson [at] openhouseartscollective.com!

Also there's a big long Shad review coming soon, but for now here's what's going on this week! Check out the listings after the jump.

Eventfully: Tonight and Tomorrow!

Tonight!
Shad @ Call the Office
home grown hip hop, made good in the real world
9:30pm doors
$15 adv/$19 door
AA/Lic
Tomorrow!
The Tiny Box Collective presents: Radio Box at the Forest City Gallery.
art and music dance party
8:00pm
$5
Licensed

All in a Night

Last night was a prime example of how London is capable of totally kicking ass.



Being the promoter and in one of the band (O&AL), I started my night off with Olenka and the Autumn Lovers, Woodpigeon and Katie Stelmanis at Aeolian Hall. Great turnout, great vibe. As far as I can tell everyone who came out had a grand time and thoroughly enjoyed the openers. Katie Stelmanis blew the roof off and Woodpigeon brought it back down. I had an amazing time playing in my new party dress and I was overwhelmed by the positive feedback (on the show, not the dress.. well.. they liked the dress too, but you know)After our final curtain call I promtly cleaned up the back room, packed up my cello and rushed out the door to go catch $100 and Attack in Black at Call the Office.



I arrived shortly after $100 hit the stage with their unique brand of alt-country, which really.. isn't "alt" at all. Simone belted through song after heart-wrenching song. Polaris Prise long-listers and hot off the release of the 2nd installment of their 7" series, they were just about as hot as they get. They've had a few shows in London but I think this one might cement their reputation and garner them more than a few loyal audience members.



Attack in Black always do well in London. I'm not sure if London identifies with that underlying, yet prominent punk feel or we just think they're babes.. Probably a bit of both judging by the mix in the audience of pretty, young girls and black-t-shirted boys. They rocketed through their set of old and new material. Near the end, while I was waiting at the bar a raucous by the stage caught my attention. My head whipped around only to find Justis, a friend of mine (and AiB) jumping around on the stage singing... well, something.. and provoking a full on mosh pit complete with crowd surfers.



Needless to say, my night was full of variety.

CTO listings!

Call the Office has updated their show listings! Going all the way to April. Also, you might want to know, Day 3 of Oh! Fest will be at CTO, April 24th. Bands to be announced.



Some highlights are Shad, Electric 6, Sweet Thing, Yukon Blonde, Jason Collett, Zeus, Bahamas, Hot Hot Heat (weird?) and Two Hours Traffic.



I'll post some preview posts on these as they get closer. Go to the CTO website to check out the full listings.

Eventfully: This Weekend

There’s a lot going on this weekend. Here are my top picks if I could be 3 or 4 places at once:

Thursday, Feb 11

• Museum London: showing of Buster Keaton silent film “Steamboat Bill Jr.” accompanied by a live pianist! 7pm, Free admission, check it out.
  

• Club Lavish: Karaoke! Free admission, if you sing you are entered into a cash draw. Pretty badass.
  

Friday, Feb 12

• No surprise here, Aeolian Hall: Olenka and the Autumn Lovers, Woodpigeon and Katie Stelmanis. $13 in advance, doors at 7pm, facebook event.

• Call the Office: Attack in Black and $100. $15 at the door, 9:30pm.

Saturday, Feb 13

• Grooves Records: Woodpigeon FREE instore. 2pm. Facebook Event

• Morrissey House: London Underground (DJ night), Free. 8pm.

Sunday, Feb 14

• Ray Gun (retro night) at Call the Office.It’s Valentines day, suckers, and Monday is Family day so let’s dance.I will definitely be here. $2.