Oh! Fest

Oh! Fest fall show!

2011-10-20T14:40:00.000-07:00

We're putting on a show at APK on Oct 20. Some sweet Ontario bands will be playing.

Show starts at 9:30pm.

Acts playing are:

Elk: Niagra Region Garage Rock. You may have seen them opening up for Young Rival this past winter!
http://elkelk.bandcamp.com/

Chocolate Robots: Sarnia indie-rock. They say they're bringing lasers!
http://www.myspace.com/thechocolaterobots

Hunters and Anglers: Welland/London band. Just played Oh! Fest, ready to melt your faces again. Can you handle it?
http://www.myspace.com/huntersanglers

Greggy Clypse: London new comer! Smooth electric beats and rhythms. Welcome this new act to the London music landscape.
http://soundcloud.com/greggy-clypse/without-love

Four more sleeps

2011-09-12T13:09:00.000-07:00

We are super excited. I'm sure you are too. Just some info for everyone, in case you don't know what's happening!

Oh! Fest is happening THIS WEEKEND. It starts on Friday night APK with a launch party. This event is 19+ and pay what you can. It's also sponsored by Mill St. so there will be some tasty brews going around.

The next day is when the craziness really kicks in. Music will be happening on TWO outdoor stages right on Dundas St. Car Free Festival will be closing down the street and there will be a stage at Dundas and Richmond and another at Dundas and Wellington.

On Saturday NIGHT there is an after party at Call the Office. This show is all ages and pay what you can.

Sunday the fun on the street continues.. and then it's all over at 8:30pm.

Make sure you check out the mercy tent run by Grooves Records and the information booth will have Oh! Fest pins and t-shirts for sale.

We can't wait to see you this weekend. Check out the FULL schedule here

xo Oh! fest

More local bands added?!

2011-09-06T12:31:00.000-07:00

We just added Tournament!, The Rheostats and Fairlane to our lineup.

Tournament! is actually amazing. One of London's newer rock power houses fronted by Matt Werm. (Of Salmonblaster! Do you guys remember Salmonblaster? No? Well they were on Much Music back when we all thought Much Music was cool.) Heavier than your parents' old sofa bed, these guys also manage to get stuck in your head for days, if not weeks afterwards. They'll be rocking out at 3:30pm on Saturday on the Jones Soda Stage.

We've really been digging this track off their new album
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The Rheostats

The Rheostats drum up memories of Wilco, Elliot Smith and throw in some Weezer for good measure. Thoughtful lyrics, catchy hooks and babes galore. Featuring a couple of those foxy Wild Domestic boys backing up crooning frontman John Pilat. They'll be breaking hearts at 2:30, Saturday Sept 17 on the Jones Soda Stage.

Fairlane are another new addition to London's growing folk scene. Catch some rootsy numbers for the first act of the day on Sunday, Sept 18 on the Jones Soda Stage at 1:30. http://www.myspace.com/londonfairlane

Final Schedule

2011-09-01T09:24:00.001-07:00

Things might change, but here it is:

Friday Sept 16

APK Live 8pm
8:00-10:00pm: Special events!
10:00pm: Lido Pimienta
11:00pm: Hands and Teeth
12:00pm: Rouge

Saturday Sept 17

THE MET STAGE (At the Met, 140 Dundas St)
3:00pm: The Weather Station
4:00pm TBD

JONES SODA STAGE (East. Dundas and Wellington)
2:30pm: The Rheostats
3:30pm: Tournament!
4:30pm: Hunters and Anglers
5:30pm: Paper Lions
6:30pm: Meligrove Band

MAIN STAGE (West. Dundas and Richmond)
4:00pm: Sick Friend
5:00pm: New Zebra Kid
6:00pm: The Danks
7:00pm: Say Domino
8:00pm: METZ
9:00pm: DD/MM/YYYY

LATE NIGHT @ Call the Office
11:00pm: Boxer the Horse
12:00pm: The Hounds Below
1:00am: Bruce Peninsula

Sunday Sept 18

THE MET STAGE
3:00pm: Alanna Gurr & the Farmers Almanac
4:00pm: Grey Kingdom

JONES SODA STAGE
1:30pm: Fairlane
2:30pm: Knock Knock Ginger
3:30pm: Cousins
4:30pm: Wild Domestic
5:30pm: By Divine Right

MAIN STAGE
3:00pm: More More
4:00pm: Handsome Dan and his Gallimaufry
5:00pm: Bry Webb
6:00pm: Olenka and the Autumn Lovers
7:00pm: The Deep Dark Woods

New Additions! Lido Pimienta and Grey Kingdom

2011-08-20T10:44:00.000-07:00

Lido Pimienta will be playing the opening night party at APK Live on September 16th to kick off Oh! Fest. A colossal mix of spanish rhythm and drum machine, she's sure to get you dancing. And if she doesn't, she'll probably yell at you from the stage. Check out her song on the Oh! Compilation
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http://www.myspace.com/lidopimienta

Grey Kingdom, of Dine Alone Records, is set to play Sunday afternoon downtown. Half singer-songwriter, half story teller, Spencer Burton (of Attack and Black) weaves his sad songs between hilarious and epic anecdotes. Get comfy, it's story time.

http://www.greykingdom.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thegreykingdom

Preliminary Schedule!

2011-08-16T08:20:00.000-07:00

We haven't finished scheduling the whole festival yet, but we know which bands are which days. Here's a little taste of what will be happening downtown on Saturday and Sunday. Don't forget there will be a show at APK Live on Friday night as well.

Saturday (Downtown, Dundas St, FREE)
DD/MM/YYYY
Meligrove Band
Metz
Paper Lions
Hunters and Anglers
New Zebra Kid
The Weather Station

Saturday Night (Call the Office, FREE)
Bruce Peninsula
The Hounds Below

Sunday (Downtown, Dundas St, FREE)
The Deep Dark Woods
Olenka and the Autumn Lovers
By Divine Right
Bry Webb
Cousins

Featured Artist: Sick Friend

2011-08-12T10:11:00.000-07:00

If you're new to London, you may not remember Sick Friend. They've been living in Montreal for the last few years, but have strong ties to London. We were sad to see them go, but couldn't be more thrilled with the music they've been putting out since moving to Montreal. Check out their brand new album OUT TODAY on bandcamp!

The Draft Dodger by Sick Friend

Featured Artist: The Hounds Below

2011-08-11T12:24:00.000-07:00

Jason Stollsteimer (The Von Bondies) has a new project called the Hounds Below. Channelling Roy Orbison, his crooning voice will probably break your heart. Or at least put a spell on it. They're the only American band playing the festival this year, coming from Detroit and we're pretty sure they're the next big thing out of the Motor City.

If you saw them opening for The Sadies this past Winter, then you already know how amazing they are.

Download their EP for FREE on their bandcamp http://thehoundsbelow.bandcamp.com/

Featured Artist: Bruce Peninsula

2011-08-10T13:50:00.000-07:00

Feast your eyes and ears upon this fantastic new song and video from Bruce Peninsula. Don't miss them at this year's festival, playing Saturday night.

Bruce Peninsula - Salesman from Bruce Peninsula on Vimeo.

Advertise in our program!

2011-08-09T11:51:00.000-07:00

We're looking for awesome downtown businesses to advertise in our program. The program is going to be beautiful!

Our program this year will be 16 (8 double sided), 14x21.5cm, black and white pages. We will be printing 2000 copies and they will be available for free to all patrons. The program will include the full schedule of events for the festival, a map of all festival locations, descriptions of performers, and information about Oh! Fest and Car Free Festival.

Many of our downtown business partners are creating Oh! Fest weekend coupons to go along with their ads. We want this weekend to be as successful as possible and that includes getting our Oh! Fest patrons into downtown businesses and restaurants.

Prices:

Full Page 14x21.5 cm $300
Half Page 14x10.5 cm (horizontal) OR 7x21.5 cm (narrow) $200
1/3 Page 14x7 cm (horizontal) $100
1/4 Page 14x5 cm (horizontal) OR 7x10.5 cm (vertical) $80
1/8 Page 7x5cm (horizontal) 5x7cm (vertical) OR 6x6cm (square) $40

For more info contact ohfest@gmail.com with "Advertise" in the subject.

Cousins

2011-08-08T07:39:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty sure 85% of London owns a Cousins t-shirt. Whether it's because they're one of the greatest bands coming out of Halifax, Nova Scotia these days, or because their tank tops are only $10, we're happy happy happy to announce that they will be playing Oh! Fest this year.

Check out their new 7" on band camp. Only $5 digitally.. or maybe you can buy a real one when they're here in September.

SECRET WEAPON/SPEECH 7" by cousins

Eat Local

2011-08-07T13:00:00.000-07:00

Some of the most amazing bands playing Oh! Fest are from London. We're very excited to be showcasing so much local fare. You can check a whole bunch of bands who are playing (and a whole bunch more who aren't) on the Oh! Compilation 2. Lucky for you, it's all on bandcamp. You can listen to it for free or download it for only $4. We want your ears to be properly prepared for Oh! Fest so we'd recommend putting this in your ipod and listening to it non-stop until September 16th.

Oh! Compilation Two by Open House Arts Collective

Bry Webb to play!

2011-08-05T09:11:00.000-07:00

We're happy to announce that Bry Webb (ex-the Constantines) will be playing Oh! Fest. The Constantines have always held a special place in London's heart and we're pretty sure you're going to lose your mind over Bry's raspy, heart breaking solo project. He'll be bringing along a stand up bass and slide guitar player!

Check out this pretty video by the Woods and Wires Series

Don't forget to check out our facebook page. The updates are lightning fast over there.

Here we go.

2011-08-04T15:45:00.000-07:00

Well, here we are, a brand new blog. In the coming weeks, all the new info about Oh! Fest will be posted here. Stay tuned. Check back often.