OKIES + AMANDA RHEAUME

The Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street, Byward Market/ Ottawa

Okies Okies is an Indie Folk band from Aylmer, QC. Across the river from the no-nonsense, straight-laced, won't-crack-a-smile-at-a-dirty-joke Capital of Canada. https://okiesband.com

AMANDA RHEAUME Amanda Rheaume’s rootsy, guitar-driven ballads introduce crucial dimensions to the world of Heartland Rock. In a genre characterized by anthems of underdogs, assumptions and unfair advantages, Rheaume’s sound and story crucially and radically expand the boundaries, geographic and cultural, to make space for new perspectives on resistance and resilience. A Citizen of the Métis Nation, and an active and proud member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, Rheaume’s music is indeed from the heart, and the land. http://www.amandarheaume.com