Articles by Chris Whibbs

Drift

Memory Drawings

PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2008

While I am a fan of strict, disciplined post-rock like Mono, my heart truly lies in bands like Do Make Say Think and their looser, slightly...

Wye Oak

If Children

PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2008

When the duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack first started their musical journey, it was under the name of Monarch. They put out an album cal...

Hilotrons

Happymatic

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2008

This Ottawa act have long been tagged as the "best kept secret” of the Capital, in terms of their high energy, fun as hell live show, but I...

Fuck Buttons

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2008

With a name like Fuck Buttons, you’re bound to get attention. Luckily, beyond the name, this British duo of Benjamin John Power and Andrew...

Sadie Hell / Rich Aucoin / I See Rowboats

Café Dekcuf, Ottawa ON March 11

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2008

Ah, charm. It’s a hard thing to quantify, but in a show it usually can be found by a sense of wonderment about the music and people in fron...

Proof of Ghosts

Proof of Ghosts

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2008

Although the intention with this band may have been to start crafting acoustic songs, that scope surely has changed, as this is vast, epic...

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down

We Brave Bee Stings And All

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2008

How charming. How lovely. It seems a way with a winning melody is becoming the territory of the young, as Thao Nguyen (just 23) has created...

Mia Doi Todd

Gea

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2008

There’s no denying that Doi Todd has a great voice. A rich, emotive tone that is of a deeper register than you would think and which can co...