This year marked the 8th annual Kazoo! Fest in downtown Guelph, which ran from April 9 to April 13. The festival’s aim is to provide an avenue for artists to display and promote their work to the community across different mediums. The Ontarion attended many of these events, visit the […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Multimedia Performance: “Foster”
“Foster,” a multimedia performance presented by Kazoo! and Ed Video, was held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Thursday April 10. The performance was led by Thomas Hammerton, Dan Ross and Dustin Seabrook. This performance used live and prerecorded audio and visuals to show a representation of a small town’s […]
Destroyer puts on a show for Kazoo! Fest 2014
Fans eagerly gathered in downtown Guelph to witness Destroyer’s performance On Friday, April 11, Destroyer (solo – Dan Bejar) put on a show for Kazoo! Fest at the Dublin Street United Church. The church was packed as fans gathered around pews and made use of minimal floor space in eager […]
Mixed Media Exhibition: “My Own Shortcomings”
My Own Shortcomings was a mixed media art exhibition by Hugh Mater which was presented by Kazoo! and Capacity 3 Gallery. The opening reception was held in downtown Guelph at Capacity 3 Gallery on Saturday April 12. Mater’s work includes sculpture, paint and print and focuses on topics such as […]
Kazoo! Fest 2014: Postcommodity & Nihilist Spasm Band
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. On Saturday April 12 from 2-4pm Silence hosted Postcommodity and Nihilist Spasm Band. Postcommodity is comprised of Raven Chacon, Cristobál Martinez, Kade Twist, and Nathan Young – together they form a interdisciplinary group performing experimental noise music and free jazz. Nihilist Spasm Band consists of John […]
Friday Night Kazoo! Fest at eBar
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. The Kazoo! Festival’s Friday night concert at eBar featured the talents of Adverteyes, Manatee, Petra Glynt and DIANA, providing a night of diverse entertainment with rich visual support by way of trippy .gifs projected behind the bands. As Kazoo! so consistently provided across the weekends events, […]
Noah 23 at Sapphire Cafe & Lounge in Guelph
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Kazoo! & Sensi Boyz presented Noah 23 Saturday April 12, at Sapphire Café & Lounge. Noah 23, an indie hip-hop mc began his performance at midnight.
A to Zavitz: GOOSNARGH
As defined by urbandictionary.com, “Goosnargh: a special Betelgeusian word used when something should be said but speaker does not know what it should be. From Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.” Between March 31 and April 4, Zavitz Gallery hosted GOOSNARGH, its final show of the school year, […]
Kim The Lion Set To Release New Album
Lead vocalist talks songwriting and expectations for upcoming release Stephen Pepler, lead vocalist and songwriter for alt-folk band Kim The Lion, is a self-driven musician. From Whitby, Ontario, Pepler started his music career at 17 when he wrote most of the music for Kim The Lion’s self-titled debut album. Dave […]
Q & A: Multimedia Artist Alexandra Mackenzie
Artist brings art and music to Kazoo! Fest 2014 Toronto-based artist Alexandra Mackenzie’s creative vision seemingly knows no bounds, and her work – including incredibly detailed and imaginative illustrations, lush installations, and experimental yet danceable music – often employs a maximalist aesthetic to form a stimulating, vibrant, incredibly surreal world […]
