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Off The Beaten Track and CKCU 93.1 FM presents:

DIRTY GHOSTS (San Francisco CA, Last Gang Records)

Allyson Baker doesn’t scare easily. Back in the ’90s, she was sneaking into Dwarves shows and frequenting mosh pits before she was barely out of junior high; by age of 17, she was playing guitar for some of Toronto’s most notorious punk and hardcore bands (Teen Crud Combo R.I.P.), before leaving her friends and family behind in 2000 to shake some action in San Francisco. And yet, for all her apparent fearlessness, Allyson is very much haunted by forces beyond her control. Dirty Ghosts may be her new band, but it’s the five-years-in-the-making product of a habit she just can’t quit, a sound and vision that—despite numerous obstacles along the way—just had to be unleashed.

What do they sounds like? A LOT of different things. personally I hear influences as diverse as, MC5, The Raincoats, Gang Of Four, Delta 5, Bush Tetras, ESG, Joan Jett, Outkast, Lo-Hi, Mika Miko, Essential Logic, Railroad Jerk…… but don’t mind me, listen up for yourself:

http://lastgangentertainment.com/records/artists
http://www.dirtyghosts.com/
http://www.facebook.com/dirtyghosts
https://twitter.com/DirtyGhosts
http://www.myspace.com/dirtyghostsxxx

+ BOYHOOD (Ottawa, ON …members of Mouth & White Wires)

One of Ottawa’s newest and best bands. Catchy songs with haunting melodies bringing together a perfect mix of influences to create songs that will leave an impression on you.

http://boyhoodsongs.bandcamp.com/

+ BOOKS ON BOOKS (Ottawa, ON)

Let’s let Rolf Klausener from The Acorn/Silkken Laumann describe them: Combining mellifluous guitar lines, driving rhythms and a left-of-centre pop sensibility, Books On Books is fine new addition to Ottawa’s thriving music scene. Imagine the punk-rock love child of Tristesza, My Bloody Valentine and early Joan of Arc, and you got yourself some Books on Books.

http://www.myspace.com/booksonbooks

Sunday, April 15th 2012 9 PM
@ the Dominion Tavern (33 York St.)
$8.00 @ the door 19+

Yup it’s that time again, time to start planning/saving up, hopefully you know the drill by now, but if not, please just ask away….… the 6th Ottawa Community Record Show, Sunday, April 22nd at St. Anthony’s Hall.

Always growing, where else can you peruse that much wax and such all in one place I ask you? As always, lots of Killer LPs & CDs. Always aiming for quality over quantity!

The 6th Ottawa Community Record Show, Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

An “OFF THE BEATEN TRACK” presentation in collaboration with CKCU 93.1 FM, CHUO 89.1 FM and BIRDMAN SOUND

Same place, same times: from 11 AM to 4 PM at St. Anthony’s Hall, 523 St. Anthony St. (near Preston and the 417)… Admission is a mere 3 DOLLARS!!

PLEASE INVITE FRIENDS, SPREAD THE WORD ETC….

table inquiries: Dave Aardvark: daardvark@gmail.com

Yup it’s that time again, time to start planning/saving up, hopefully you know the drill by now, but if not, feel free to ask me questions about it….… the 5th Ottawa Community Record Show, Sunday, October 2nd at St. Anthony’s Hall.

Always growing, where else can you peruse that much wax and such all in one place I ask you? As always, lots of Killer LPs & CDs. Always aiming for quality over quantity!

The 5th Ottawa Community Record Show, Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Same place, same times: from 11 AM to 4 PM at St. Anthony’s Hall, 523 St. Anthony St. (near Preston and the 417)… Admission is a mere 3 DOLLARS!!

Off The Beaten Track, Birdman Sound & CKCU 93.1 FM present:

Mark Sultan, Tang Soleil, Zebrassieres play Babylon NightClub, Saturday, March 19th 2011  ….  $8.00 at the door / 19+

MARK SULTAN

http://www.marksultan.com/

Long-time fixture in the garage-rock scene since fronting the infamous Montreal punk band, The Spaceshits. Further projects like Les Sexareenos, BBQ, Mind Controls, The King Khan & BBQ Show and The Almighty Defenders helped spearhead the modern garage-rock and doo-wop movement. These days he is best known as the ʻBBQʼ half of The King Khan & BBQ Show or as a member of The Almighty Defenders. Mark has toured from North America through South America to Japan to Israel to Africa and back, supporting many records on labels like Fat Possum, Norton, Bomp!, Sub Pop, Vice and In The Red. He has toured with bands like Black Lips, King Khan & The Shrines and Clinic as well as opening for a list of bands that reads like a music fan’s dream. Mark forges an inventive and captivating sound mixing Doo-wop, R&B, Punk, Soul, Garage-rock, Psych & Country, and has impressed large audiences here in Ottawa on many previous occasions….

TANG SOLEIL (members of Demon’s Claws & Mystery Girls)

Killer new band featuring members of Demon’s Claws and Mystery Girls (both on IN THE RED Records) make their Ottawa debut, and with these veterans of underground rock, you know it’s gonna knock you out!

ZEBRASSIERES (Going Gaga Records)

http://zebrassieres.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/zebrassieres
http://www.myspace.com/zebrassieres

Record Show!!

It’s comin’ up before you know it… the 4th Ottawa Community Record Show, Sunday, April 10th at St. Anthony’s Hall.

Getting bigger and better, still lots of Killer, NO FILLER, LPs & CDs. Yet always aiming for quality over quantity!

The 4th Ottawa Community Record Show, Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Same place, same times: from 11 AM to 4 PM at St. Anthony’s Hall,  523 St. Anthony St. (near Preston and the 417) Admission is a mere 3 DOLLARS!!

The 4th Ottawa Community Record Show in collaboration with CHUO 89.1 FM, CKCU 93.1 FM & Birdman Sound.

MW»> and Carlangus play the Clocktower Brew Pub Saturday, February 12th, 2011.

Carlangus are Montreal based but feature members of Castor from the Chelsea, Quebec area.   Lead by Charlie Brooks, Carlangus have 4 albums to their credit including their latest release in December of 2010.  Carlangus have recently sold a song called “Condor Eyes” which will be featured in an episode of Showtime hit TV series “United States Of Tara”. Charlie is also responsible for “Fihavanana”, a collection of field recordings from Madagascar… a 3 LP set with booklet featuring late 1990’s field recordings that he made. It is a joint release between his own Cultural Knot label and the fabulous Mississippi Records label based in Portland and Montreal.

MW»> (the band whose name is a symbol) have 2 new LPs out soon… “…vs. the Purveyors Of Conspicuous Authenticity” and “Stupidity Helmet” will both be limited run vinyl LP’s of 100 copies each. Put me down for one of each!!

(photo by Andrew Carver, http://natcaprock.blogspot.com/

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