Two touring acts, and a local what a great way to find some new music
Charlie Weber at 5 PM
Almyr Jules (trio) 6 PM
Brokeback Mountaineers 7 PM
$10 at the door/festival pass
Passes here
https://locarius.io/events/566/living-roots-music-festival-2024-festival-pass
HAILING FROM THE VIBRANT CITY OF OTTAWA, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF ONTARIO, ALMYR JULES EMERGES AS A DYNAMIC AND PROMISING SINGER-SONGWRITER, RAPIDLY ASCENDING THE LADDER OF RECOGNITION WITHIN HIS LOCAL MUSIC SCENE AND MAKING AN IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. BORN DURING THE COLORFUL AND TRANSFORMATIVE ERA OF THE 1990S, JULES POSSESSES AN UNWAVERING AFFECTION FOR THE SOULFUL SOUNDS OF 90S R&B AND THE INFECTIOUS FUNK MELODIES THAT DOMINATED THE MUSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE 60S AND 70S. IT IS THIS UNIQUE BLEND OF INFLUENCES THAT FORMS THE VERY ESSENCE OF HIS MUSICAL IDENTITY – A DELIGHTFUL FUSION MARKED BY HIS VELVETY VOICE AND THE HEARTFELT RESONANCE OF HIS MELODIES.
For people who’ve met him London Ontario’s Charlie Weber is known for a few things: Emotionally honest lyricism, being the loudest person in the room, and never knowing when to leave a party. Since 2013, Weber’s self-aware songwriting style has allowed him to carve pathways across the country playing upwards of 230 independently booked shows and released 1 LP “Old Habits (2018) with his follow up album “Gold Never Stays” (2023) on the way. Weber has graced festival stages, dive bars,living rooms while following in the footsteps of alt-troubadours like John K. Samson, Tom Petty, Frank Turner; using earnestness layered with humour to create music that is sincere while never taking himself too seriously. Ostentatious but vulnerable, callous and compassionate, Charlie Weber & the Glorious Failures seamlessly pair cynicism with hopefulness through their lens of punk rock laden Americana, creating high energy rock n roll anthems that will touch your heart.