IMOO #208 David Lee and Connor Bennett (Hamilton) With Linsey Wellman, Scott Warren, David Jackson (Ottawa) @ Spark Beer

Sunday April 2nd / Doors: 8:30pm / Show at 9pm / 20 Dollar Suggested Donation, No one turned away for lack of funds. Spark Beer is here: https://goo.gl/maps/n7PD1aCZEZvSGWVq6 Connor Bennett is a musician, craftsperson, and arts organizer in Hamilton, ON. They play saxophone in a variety of musical contexts (Blue Moss, Ylang Ylang, Tidal Pool, … Read more

IMOO #207

Presented by: IMOO, Ottawa Synths, Switched-On Synths & House of TARGThursday March 23rd / Doors: 8pm / Show at 8:30pm / 19+Cover: $15 IMOO Present: Switched-On Synths:CRYPTIC JOURNEYS with MODULAR SYNTHESIZERS Edition.Improvising & Experimental Music of Ottawa and Outwards ( IMOO) present an evening of Experimental Electronica, Modular Synths & Trippy Soundscapes. WITCHES’ BUTTER (Kingston … Read more

IMOO #206 Avi Granite 6 Operator Album Release Wednesday March 1st @ Spark Beer 7 PM (ish)

20 Dollar Suggested Donation. No one turned away for lack of funds. Personnel:Jim Lewis – TrumpetPeter Lutek – ReedsTom Richards – TromboneAvi Granite – Guitar/CompositionNeal Davis – BassTed Warren – Drums Description:Months after the release of his widely celebrated album In Good Hands, seasoned NYC based improviser, composer, and guitarist Avi Granite has delivered another … Read more

IMOO #205 Rakestar & Day of the Dreamweapon @ Spark Beer, Sunday February 26 – 7pm(ish)

702 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON K1R 6P6 Free with Suggested Donation Rakestar is an eight-piece group (4 saxes, 2 keys, 2 drums plus electronics) which takes deep inspiration from the great musical explorer Sun Ra. For this IMOO occasion the players will leave the charts at home and take an uncharted musical trip into orbit. … Read more

IMOO #204 Sounding Worlds at The Record Centre

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Performances by Stefan Christoff and Jury Kobayashi Sunday, Feb. 26 Doors, 15h, $20 (suggested donation) The Record Centre 1099 Wellington St. W, Ottawa, ON Join us for a community concert featuring local and visiting artists aiming to create space for reflection through collectively experiencing soundscapes in music created by Stefan Christoff and Jury Kobayashi who … Read more

Thank You From IMOO!

A big thanks to everyone who came out for last weekend’s IMOO Fest, making it one of our best attended events ever (although I believe Siach Hasedeh still holds the all-time record, cramming 50+ people into tiny Umi Café back in 2013). We hope everyone enjoyed the music despite a few last-minute programming changes due … Read more

Dead Dead Gang with LSD Trio

October 13 @ Saw Gallery 20 Dollars at the Door/NOTAFLOF Doors at 7:30 PM Music at or about 8 PM DEAD DEAD GANG Maryline Pruvost : voice, Indian harmoniumBarbara Dang : pianoPeter Orins : drums http://www.peterorins.com/dead-dead-gang/ Dead Dead Gang came from the desire of drummer Peter Orins to write a piece inspired by Alan Moore’s … Read more

Linsey Wellman and s/g Jordan Jackson

Spark Beer (702 Somerset St W) Sunday September 4, Doors at 7:30pm, Music by 8pm 10 Dollars at the Door NOTAFLAOF Unfortunately, Joyfultalk has had to cancel this event but will continue on with the locals! An active member of the Ottawa music scene, Linsey Wellman is known as a creative and spontaneous improvisor. In … Read more

IMOO Fest tickets are now on sale!

After two years of pandemic delays IMOO’s long-awaited 10th anniversary festival – originally scheduled for September 2020 – is finally ready to go for the weekend of November 4th to 6th and will feature the largest cast of musicians we have presented to date. Headlining this year’s programming are the Ottawa debuts of Los Angeles … Read more

SANDY EWEN, ANNIE SOCORIA, DAY OF NIAGARA @ SPARK BEER JULY 31st 2022

PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH Ottawa Experimental Music MUSIC @ 7 PM $15 Suggested, No One Turned Away For Lack of Funds Sandy Ewen is an experimental guitarist, artist and architect currently based in Brooklyn NY. Ewen’s approach to playing is centered around found objects and extended guitar techniques. She performs solo and in many diverse … Read more