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A wild and fun night at Mavericks on May 19, 2012. It was the return of the Ottawa Rock Lottery which is in it's fourth year. What is Rock Lottery? 25 musicians from all different genres and bands. 5 bands determined by randomly pulling names out of a very stylish hat. 24 hrs to create a 20 – 30 minute set of all original music. 1 night only. Proceeds going to The Ottawa Food Bank. Here were the results [...]
Toronto's indie rockers Sandman Viper Command are touring with Chicago's Archie Powell & The Exports for their US/Canada May tour. They will make a stop at Ottawa's Cafe Dekcuf on May 16, 2012 . Sandman Viper Command have been playing their new single " Feel is Good " during their sets, and are getting super stoked on releasing the record this month (produced by Jon Drew), followed by a 7-inch with other new tracks this June. Also opening up [...]
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by teepoo Here's another by Ornaments . This seems to fit so nicely next to the PS I Love You post below. This track makes me think of some classic rockers, perhaps a modern take on the Who. Ornaments- Exciter
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by teepoo Ornaments were one of those bands that I didn't care too much for the first time around but after some time I came to like this track. The 3 piece band is from Ottawa, Ontario and they released their full length debut last November. This is an energy-driven rock track which is what the album is packed with. Ornaments- Go Go Go Official Website
Austin was fortunate enough to have AA Bondy and Gold Leaves playing their folk-influenced crafts over the speakers at the Parish on Sunday night. Let's face it, the venue has the best sound, and was perfectly fitting for each band's sound. Read on for more, including pics. Opening act Gold Leaves probably came out of the show with the most impact on the Austin audience. I've absolutely fallen in love with The Ornament since it landed over here [...]
Date Sunday, Nov. 13th Location The Parish Doors 800 pm Tickets $15 from Frontgate One of the shows I've been anticipating since it was announced is this show featuring two of my favorite bands, AA Bondy and Gold Leaves . AA Bondy is touring behind his new record [...]
New Albums of Note... by Nick Parker YOUNG KNIVES DATELINE: the UK - In the never-ending struggle between the sullen and the amusing in English music, Young Knives last album, [...]
Gold Leaves is the solo projecet of Grant Olsen. The Ornament the first single off the debut album that came out August 16th via the Hardly Art label. I came across this song way back in the early summer, but I couldn't find anything about the artist and I pretty much put this song on the backburner. However, thanks to the 8th wonder of the world that is iTunes Shuffle , I was reacquainted with this little gem. What first struck me about this song is how much [...]
Gold Leaves, the project of Grant Olsen (formerly of Arthur & Yu), has announced an extensive tour in the US and Europe in support of his debut album The Ornament under the Gold Leaves moniker. Check out the dates after the jump, which include shows with Ra Ra Riot and A.A. Bondy. If you missed our review of Gold Leaves album The Ornament , you can read it HERE . Read more » http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping
"Cruel/Kind" is a splendid slow burner, offering a you-sized hole that you can drop perfectly into, and slide out of when you're all done bye bye with it. Tads and traces of Andrew Bird quiver and Beach House currents can be heard here, and in even further depth on Arthur & Yu member Grant Olsen's [...]
Gold Leaves' new album contains R&B-tinged singer/songwriter folk, produced by Papercuts' Jason Quever.
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Tweet Gold Leaves is the solo project of Grant Olsen, formerly of amiable psych-folk duo Arthur & Yu. He began work on his more conventional indie-folk solo debut, "The Ornament", all the way back in 2007, and the intervening years have been tricky: Olsen has lost loved ones along the way and, in a less tragic but nonetheless inconvenient turn, he had his laptop and musical notes stolen long into the recording process, taking him back to square one. So "The Ornament" has not [...]
So, Young Knives (or The Young Knives as everything other than Wikipedia and their website suggest, (who cares?)) have gone and released a new album, Ornaments from the Silver Arcade, which is incidentally out now on all physical and digital formats, excluding cassette tape, and minidisc. Was anything ever released on minidisc? Read more..
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Every once in awhile, you come across a record that fits into your life perfectly, filling the empty emotional space, revitalizing your spirit. Just one listen to Gold Leaves is all it takes to find that The Ornament seeps into your soul, establishing itself as an album that meets all your musical needs. "The Silver Lining" is one of those perfect pop songs, carefully constructed for the maximum benefit of listeners. It's a gentle number, [...]
Hardly Art, quickly becoming the best indie label releasing on the West Coast these days, is releasing The Ornament, the full-length debut of Grant Olsen's (one-half of Arthur and Yu) Gold Leaves. If you've even poked your nose in to the old Sound On The Sound beehive as of late, you'll have seen our unabashed [...]
Awhile back we brought you an early listen to "The Ornament," the first single from the upcoming album, The Ornament , by Gold Leaves . It's really easy to see comparisons to other folk acts such as Fleet Foxes , but one thing I enjoy that is a bit different is the lush arrangements behind the sound on each track. We've got another one today, and you'll hear hints of the kind of orchestration you usually find on the quiet tracks of Papercuts records. Yeah, those are [...]
It was a fun and memorial Day 3 of Ottawa Bluesfest 2011. I will get to that later. It was a mix of rock and techno happening at the festival. The acts that I saw on July 7th were: Ornaments Big Jeezus Truck Infected Mushroom [...]
Gold Leaves is the solo, performance moniker of Seattle-based songwriter Grant Olsen. I mention "solo," as Olsen might be previously known to you as one-half of the duo Arthur & Yu . It is probably misleading to call this solo project, however, as Olsen had a lot of help creating his new album. Jason Quever of Papercuts was by Olsen's side through most of the recording process, serving as co-producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. Ben McConnell, Thao Ngyuen, Amy Blaschke, and members of the Moondoggies all contributed to the album as well. Vocally, [...]
It's been three years since Young Knives released their then second album, Superabundance. Achieving a chart high of 28 it was a bit of a surprise when the band announced they were taking time off. Well we can rest easy as the trio from Ashby-de-la-Zouch are back with their latest offering Ornaments from the Silver Arcade. Young Knives - Ornaments From The Silver Arcade Opener 'Love My Name' is the musical equivalent of opening the [...]
Young Knives - 'Ornaments From The Silver Arcade' (UK Release: 4 April '11) // Words: Emily Solan I must admit that after 'Voices Of Animals and Men' , I fell out of love with the Young Knives . Not because 'Superabundance' was bad (remember how good 'Terra Firma' and 'Turn Tail' were?) just I'd had enough of the whole art-rock, post-punk revival sound. Moving on to 'Ornaments From The Silver Arcade' , [...]
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