Some Internet Mentions

Here are some links to some mentions about me.

Take the Songs and Run
Scene and Heard
Amped Up TV

Check'm out and hope to see you at Pop Montreal tomorrow!

New Unreleased Song

If you'd like to check out the song, you can click HERE

NEW SHOWS (including Toronto show with Daniel Johnston)

So the next couple months are going to have some pretty amazing shows in and around Ottawa.  I have an outdoor show at the Farmers Market in Vanier, as well as a show with Paper Bag Record's Little Girls.  I have also been asked to play 2 sets at this years Pop Montreal, one of which will be an acoustic set in the Urban Outfitters.

And for my last show, it is something I have only dreamed of and is now some how happening.  I will be opening for the one and only Daniel Johnston at the MOD Club in Toronto on October 17th!

My biggest thanks go out to Brett Hartenbach (Daniel's tour manager, guitarist and friend) and Daniel's brother Dick Johnston for helping me book this show.

I hope to see you at some or all these shows!

Exclaim! Magazine Album Review

"his compositions remain so undyingly captivating and earnest that Coming Home might spell out the beginnings of a brilliant career from a musician striving to find his inner oddball."

To read the full review, click HERE

Q and A with Jarah Riley

Just had a quick Q and A with a great blog out in Minneapolis. You can read the Q and A HERE

I(Heart)Music Album Review

Coming Home has been reviewed on I(Heart)Music. To read the whole review, click HERE

CD Release Party!

It's finally finished! My first full-length album has been completed and I am having a party to celebrate. The Party will be on June 12th and will include 2 live performances. One from my good friend Leif Vollebekk, and the second will be me.

Ottawa Bluesfest 2009

I've been asked to play at this years Ottawa Bluesfest. I am playing in tha Barney Danson Theater on Saturday July 14th.  Click HERE to see my page on the Bluesfest website. Also look around and see who all is playing.

Done Recording

I've finished recording my first full length album. It's going to be called "Coming Home". When you listen to the whole album from start to finish, the title will make sense. I sent it to be mastered at a place called "Little Bullhorn". It's a really cool little place. The album should be ready at the end of may. I'll keep you posted.

Exclaim! Likes Me!

Exclaim! came to my show, well not "my" show, but the Human Highway show on Dec. 14th.  Here's what they said about me: "Ottawa’s Giant Hand, whose markedly eccentric and magnetic songs rechristened Maverick’s stage as sort of a Northern Roswell, aping the alien visage of Daniel Johnston with the pointed beauty of Jandek. Giant Hand’s songs pierced the audience with innocence, clarity and a vulnerability that lesser artists often fake."

to read the whole review, go HERE