Friday, February 19th. Nadia Bashalani: 10pm. Giant Hand: 11pm.
NADIA & THE TCHOTCHKES exist with the help and talent of J-F Morin on lead guitar, Steven Ludvik on bass, Jocelyn Duval on piano & vocals, and Maxime Gosselin on drums. At such an early stage in their formation, NADIA & THE TCHOTCHKES have gained some exposure opening for talented acts, such as The Fray, and playing live shows around Montreal and Toronto.
Kirk Ramsay is a folk artist from Ottawa who performs under the name GIANT HAND. After releasing his debut full length album “Coming Home”, playing his second year in a row at Ottawa Bluesfest, having two showcases at this year’s Pop Montreal and playing a sold out show in Toronto opening for Daniel Johnston at the MOD Club, Giant Hand has big plans for 2010. Akin to Mount Eerie or Julie Doiron, Ramsay is a delicate singer songwriter, with a knack for unadulterated honest songwriting.
Exclaim! noted in a show review, “Giant Hand’s songs pierced the audience with innocence, clarity and a vulnerability that lesser artists often fake.” But the good press hasn’t stopped there. Giant Hand was nominated in three different categories in Ottawa Xpress’ “Best of 2009” poll, including Best Act, was listed as one of the top acts of 2009 in I(Heart)Music’s “Hottest Bands in Canada” list, and made the front cover of Ottawa Magazine’s December issue.
