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CONTEST: Kelp Records Celebrates 20 Years

Break the fine china, because Kelp Records is celebrating their 20th anniversary! Conceived in 1994 in a basement in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and named after the pulpy seaweed that populates the province’s south coast, the record label has spent the last 15 years planted in Canada’s capital of Ottawa. Helmed by the towering and unassailable Jon Bartlett, the label’s twenty years has seen spirited highlights with 20-ish bands and artists (including The Acorn, Jim Bryson, New Country Rehab and Measha Brueggergosman, to name a few), 76 releases and endless DiY tours and events around the world. Most recently, Kelp has grown into Kelp Music, branching out into management (Measha Brueggergosman, New Country Rehab, Andy Shauf, Evening Hymns), among other artist services.

Kelp are bringing the party to Toronto this thursday.

KELP RECORDS 20TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY – TORONTO (MAY 29TH)
The Acorn / Jim Bryson / Evening Hymns / Andrew Vincent / Andy Shauf / Chris Page / Andy Swan / Rhume & more…
Horseshoe Tavern, 8:30pm doors // 9:00pm music
Advance tickets – $12

Care of Kelp Records, I have one pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner. There is only one way to enter. Email me at chris AT indiemusicfilter.com with “KELP” in the subject line with your full name in the body. Deadline is THURSDAY, MAY 29TH at NOON (EST). I’ll notify the winner that day.

Contest: Kelp Turns 16

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Kelp Records and Chromewaves.net

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KELP RECORDS 16TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY!
with
Bill Fox (Cleveland, OH) Myspace
Andrew Vincent (Toronto, ON) Myspace
Chris Page (Ottawa, ON) Myspace
Leif Vollebekk (Montreal, QC) Myspace

Wednesday May 12th
THE HORSESHOE TAVERN (368 Queen St W)
8:30pm doors, 9:00pm music!
$10 advance

– THE BACKSTORY –
Kelp Records is an independent, Canadian record label that was founded by Jon Bartlett in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1994. Jon moved to Toronto in 1997 and spent two years there (working atExclaim! magazine) before moving to Ottawa. It was at this point that the label really started to grow, building a stable of the Capital’s finest singer-songwriters and bands, including Jim Bryson, The Acorn, Andrew Vincent & the Pirates, HILOTRONS, Camp Radio / Chris Page, Flecton Big Sky, The Flaps and Toronto acts The Michael Parks / Andy Swan. Kelp has released 65 albums over the past 16 years, and is distributed by Outside Music in Canada, Carrot Top in the USA, and Rough Trade in the UK.

This year is KELP 16, and the label has decided to celebrate in three cities (Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal), for the first ever out-of-town Kelp parties. Should be a blast.

Twitter Contest: Want to win a pair of tickets to the Toronto show, a Kelp Records T-Shirt, and a label CD compilation? Simply RT this tweet to enter, and we’ll pick a lucky winner from the entrants.