Saturday April 18

Big Trout + Four Eyed Muscle Man + Mellow Casualty

Big Trout Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtroutband?igsh=MXgwOWxraW50djRlZQ==

Website: https://bigtroutband-abivr.wordpress.com/

Bio: Although the band officially started in November of 2023, Big Trout started many years before that. Our origin story is one birthed from long-term friendship, countless camping/road trips, silly times, and many many sodas. You could even say that Big Trout began before most of us knew how to play our instruments.

Big Trout was not started to make hits or to be a hot shot new band, it was started so a group of friends could have some fun playing music with hopes of maybe one day playing some covers for a house party.

One thing led to the next and we started writing original music inspired by our collective experiences, life lessons, the highs, the lows, and all inbetween.

Four Eyed Muscle Man Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/foureyedmuscleman?igsh=eTBmODRpMGZ4dzh2

Website:https://www.foureyedmuscleman.com

Bio: Four Eyed Muscle Man (FEMM) is a four-piece alt-rock band (Joseph, Joe, Jeff, Soleil) from Ottawa, blending classic and modern influences—rock, pop, new wave, indie, metal, funk, and blues. Fronted by Soleil’s powerhouse vocals, FEMM crafts eclectic, genre-bending songs that explore humanity, modern life, and environmental themes.

Mellow Casualty Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mellowcasualty?igsh=YmkydGxtZnd4azVw

Website: https://mellowcasualty.com

Bio: Mellow Casualty began as the indie rock recording project of Singer/Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist Francois Jolicoeur. Beginning with the release of his self-recorded debut EP Welcome to Now (2017), Jolicoeur uses the Mellow Casualty moniker as a playground to experiment with a myriad of genres and song styles. From raw post punk and anthemic synth pop to 70’s inspired acoustic soft-rock, Mellow Casualty’s repertoire hopscotches from genre to genre, using melodic songwriting and his warm indie charm as a common thread to connect every song together.

This trend continued on his debut full-length album, Sofia (2018) which saw Mellow Casualty expand on his sound and flex his abilities as a producer and songwriter over the course of the twelve song concept album. Sofia also marked Mellow Casualty’s first collaboration with Producer/Engineer Blaine Swanson, who brought a sense of seasoned polish to the project.

Since then, Mellow Casualty continued to expand in terms of reach and scale through a series of releases & accompanying self-directed music videos which saw François Jolicoeur continue to advance the sonic and aesthetic possibilities of the project.

With time, the team began to grow. Firstly, Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist Bjorn Kriel joined and contributed to the recording of what would become Mellow Casualty’s second full-length album, Painting With Yellow (2024).

The album is a collection of lyrical reflections around the theme of realist optimism set to the sonic palette of early 70’s Lauren Canyon folk-rock and of Canadiana of acts like The Band and Neil Young. Around the time of the release of the album, Jolicoeur recruited Bass player Ben Wood and Drummer Christian Couper and relocated to Montreal and began performing shows to promote the album.

Attention garnered by the live shows combined with a successful social media campaign created a groundswell of momentum, which helped expose the project to more people than ever before. 2024 also saw the band going on tour for the first time, performing to crowds in Halifax, Quebec City and Ottawa as well as a sold-out headlining show at Montreal’s Bar L’Escogriffe.

Presently, Mellow Casualty is preparing for the a series of releases that will culminate in the eventual unveiling of their third album: God Fearing Mammals (2025). The band is also continuing to develop their live show, with plans of a touring Ontario and British Columbia in the spring along with a series of hometown headlining shows.

Doors open at 8pm

Music starts 8:30

Online tickets: $15 plus HST

Door Price: $20