A second installment from Roger Guetta, photographer to the Indyish art stars ;)
These are photos from the November 2009 edition of the monthly Indyish showcase known as the Monthly Mess.
Paul Van Dyck – Sahara Crossing
The Mittenstrings
FM Hi Low
The Fundamentals
Thanks to Roger Guetta for these lovely compilation shots, it’s so inspiring to meet people at the Mess who have experienced the ride of arts collaboration in epic ways before, and who can teach us with their happy smiles about what it’s all about.
Sapo and Gibbisito
www.myspace.com/sapoooo
Faye Blais
www.fayeblais.com/
Peter Nevins
www.peternevins.com
In just one week, we’ll be bringing you our Travel Mess! No, this doesn’t mean we’re going on the road and traveling around (even though that will happen one day!) But, we will bring travellers to you!
Featuring Music from:
* The Mittenstrings
* Peter Nevins
* Faye Blais
* Fm Hi Low
* Sappo & Gibbisito
* The Fundamentals
Taking the Stage [...]
this happened on the bus back from ögretmenevi. i had grabbed my hair and set it aside on my shoulder, thus baring my neck and my upper back, when i felt a breeze. it went from one shoulder to the other. like a silk scarf motioning from the left to the right, from the right [...]
There is something about making things by hand that brings people together. Most crafters I know seek out like-minded individuals on a regular basis to meet up and create together, share ideas and techniques, or just engage in conversation. This desire to congregate and share creates a sense of community in places that [...]
As we discovered recently, one of the website finalists in the Mashable Open Web Awards was founded in an apartment in Montreal, just like Indyish! and like Indyish it’s focused on the indie experience, except in this case it’s the experiences of travellers who leave the package deals and vacation compounds behind and strike out [...]
So. At Willow Rutherford’s kind urging, we sent a set of questions to the 3 singer songwriter ladies, including Willow herself, involved in a special show coming up next Saturday Sept 20, at O Patro Vys here in Montreal. Here is the first interview in the series.
ps- Willow Rutherford is responsible for putting together [...]
I am traveling through Ontario these days, after a weekend in Toronto, I am leaving Kingston for Ottawa later this afternoon to head towards an epic family reunion with my 9 cousins and their twenty million parents and kids (feels like). We are what’s left of a mad matriarchy, and all girls but 1 in [...]
Another brilliant and adorable act playing our Indyish Mess Showcase tonight (May 29, 2008 – Travel Mess at Off Inter Arts) is Fraser MacDougal aka FM HI LOW, coming in from Peterborough Ontario with the insanely radio-ready pop / reggae / sweet sweet boy soul.
Here’s some videos if you don’t believe me:
First a song [...]
I flew in from Montreal this past weekend to meet my family in New York City for a series of talks by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa. The Karmapa, or Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is a 22 year old Tibetan Buddhist teacher who is traveling around the U.S. for 18 days on a historic and [...]