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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.

Dreaming

adam and the amethysts

The sophomore album (Flickering Flashlight) from Adam & The Amethysts is out today via Kelp Records and here’s a standout track from the album. “Dreaming” is an homage to Manitouwadge, Ontario, where singer Adam Waito was born. A small mining town North-East of Thunder Bay, Manitouwadge means “cave of the great spirit”. For Adam “Dreaming” came to life after driving through the town as an adult, he describes the song as mythologizing your own past, “remember things how you want to remember them.”

You can watch the NSFWish video over at Aux.tv.

ADAM & THE AMETHYSTS – Dreaming by kelprecords

Tour Dates:

October 5, 2011 – Toronto, ON – The Piston #

October 6, 2011 – London, ON – APK Live #

October 7, 2011 – Ottawa, ON – Raw Sugar *New date & venue

October 13, 2011 – Hamilton, ON – The Casbah

October 14, 2011 – Guelph, ON – Homebody House Show

October 15, 2011 – Windsor, ON – Phog Lounge

October 20, 2011 – Fredericton, NB – Capital %

October 21, 2011 – Halifax, NS – Obsolete Records (4pm In-Store)

October 21, 2011 – Halifax, NS – Company House (Halifax Pop Explosion – Herohill Showcase)

October 22, 2011 – Saint John, NB – Teen Resource Centre

* With The Weather Station

# With Pink Moth

% With Library Voices

Adam & The Amethysts

adam and the amethysts

Getting my first listens to new music from Montreal-based band Adam & The Amethysts. The band are set to release their second album Flickering Flashlight as a limited edition, Canadian-made 180g LP, as well as CD and digital on Ottawa’s Kelp Records on October 4, 2011. The effort was recorded over two years at home by multi-instrumentalist Adam Waito, take a listen now to “Prophecy”.

ADAM & THE AMETHYSTS – Prophecy by kelprecords

Contest: Kelp Turns 16

kelp 16

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.

Near the end of SXSW

I find myself right now in suite 1232 of the Hilton Hotel, downtown Austin. You can turn your head in any direction and hear amazing bands, meet interesting people and consume massive amounts of all forms of alcohol.

I’m sitting here with some people who I think should get a shout out!

Bexas Rienks of Creative Control. She spills champagne.

Jon Bartlett of Kelp Records.

Heather and Blair from Endearing. I think Blair is on his 4th red bull and vodka this aft….

And Jennifer Price, who we are kind of saying goodbye to. for now.

Stay tuned, once I get back, I promise they’ll be more music here, but at the moment, I’m looking for it here.

And another shout out to Bexas.