Olivier Fairfield
Shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, Hull’s FET.NAT performs in the gala tonight 09.16.19—Free live stream via CBC Music
Their 2019 album Le Mal is nominated for the annual Canadian music prize. Watch tonight as FET.NAT performs in the Gala lineup. A live stream starts at 8:45pm on CBC Music.
D’intenses émotions et de grands mouvements sur la scène avec la danse SUBMERGÉ de pétales d’acier
La danse d’une heure a été créée par Sylvie Desrosiers, chorégraphe primée de Gatineau.
Under Petals of Steel brings emotion, sweeping movement to the dance stage—06.07.19 & 06.08.19
The one-hour dance piece was created by Sylvie Desrosiers, an award-winning choreographer based in Gatineau.
Gig Pick: CRABE au Minotaure—05.15.19
CRABE sera en concert le 15 mai 2019 au Minotaure.
Theatre Review: Behaviour at GCTC—until 03.31.19
Travis Facette: “It’s a phenomenal, hilarious show… that you shouldn’t be scared of it.”
Gig Pick: FET.NAT album release at Petit Chicago—03.02.19
FET.NAT is performing at Le Petit Chicago at 9pm on Saturday March 2, 2019.
Gig Photos: FET.NAT at Le Temporaire
This featured column presents a slideshow of Ming’s favourite shots from the many events around town he’s recently attended. These images were taken at Le Temporaire last Saturday: Image 1: 3/4 of Ottawa’s own post-punk band Bonnie Doon kicked things off. Image 2: Montreal’s CRABE added more noise to the evening. Images 3-10: Fet. Nat. […]
FET.NAT release new EP today, debut fresh sound
It’s been almost two years since we’ve heard new recordings from Fet.Nat, a band that has cut itself a niche in Gatineau’s music scene with its raw, experimental, jammy sound. Poule Mange Poule, the band’s last album, was characterized by a mix of rock drums, echo-pedaled guitar, brass, and strange, off-kilter sounds. It showed the […]
Last Ex – ou l’image d’un corbeau terrifiant sur le porche d’un couvent en 1965
Ce vendredi 11 mars, le projet de musique Last Ex viendra hanter le studio DAÏMON du côté de Hull. Les instigateurs, Olivier Fairfield et Simon Trottier – aussi membres de Timber Timbre – seront en mode quatuor. Le spectacle sera exceptionnellement interprété par les quatre membres de la formation Timber Timbre. Une soirée qui s’annonce […]
Blogging Bluesfest 2013: Medhi Cayenne Club
Those that live on the Gatineau side of the river and like to dance party probably already know about Mehdi Cayenne Club. There’s a party groove to their sound but there’s also sentiment in their prose. This is how they describe themselves, in French, on their site: Punky Funk POW-WOW. Pour rêver, danser et réfléchir. MCC, c’est […]
Blogging the Bluesfest: FET.NAT
Song: “Plymouth” written and performed by FET.NAT Fet. Nat. is something of an oddity. Actually, it may be enough to just leave the description at that. Their music is jammy, experimental, and loud. Their lyrics are French, though the band doesn’t necessarily sound like a French band. It’s very original, very odd, yet somehow quite […]
E-Tron: non-record label uses old fashioned approach to promoting new sounds
E-Tron Records is not a record label. At least, not a traditional record label. Their focus is not money. They don’t find and fund fledgling bands, or turn small sparks into huge stars overnight. They aren’t equipped with a talent-scouting A&R department. They’re just two guys, Phillipe Charbonneau and Olivier Fairfield, who love music. “In […]
