Andrew will be performing at the J.J. Antrobus CD Release Party show on August 7 at Barrymore’s Music Hall in Ottawa. The band is currently rehearsing the material.
More details to follow.
July 21, 2003
July 14, 2003
The Carole Pope show was cool, lots of people out. It turned into a Rough Trade reunion show. Guitarist Kevan Staples flew into Ottawa that afternoon, before the show and ended up playing a few old Rough Trade songs. Hopefully get to do it again sometime soon.
July 12, 2003
The Long Goners at Barrymore’s
The Long Goners will be playing live at Barrymore’s (323 Bank St., Ottawa) tonight for the 19th Annual No Borders Ultimate Tournament Official Party.
There will be a limited amount of walk-in customers, get there early if you want to attend.
July 11, 2003
Earthbeat and more
I will be taking part in the World’s Largest Drumming Ensemble, Earthbeat 2003, on Sunday, September 7th, as part of the Urban Music Festival in Ottawa. Derek Debeer (former drummer for Johnny Clegg and Savuka), will be the Chief Master Drummer for the event. The event is to get in the Guinness Book of World Records and raise funds for the support of children affected by war. Derek called me to be a part of it, I have to admit I’m not one for “Drum Circles”, but he has composed a percussion piece that will be performed by the 2,500 hand drummers.
They are looking for 2,500 drummers to register and take part in the event as soon as possible, to register see the Drummer Registration Page on the Earthbeat site.
Last week I was honoured to be the drummer for the Philip Glass and Friends SOSS (SAVE OUR SEAS AND SHORES) Concert at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, presented by Bluesfest and the Sierra Club of Canada. The concert was put together to raise awareness to the threat of oil and gas explorations off the Cape Breton shoreline in Atlantic Canada. The show featured Philip Glass, Loreena McKennitt, Colin James, Rita MacNeil, The McGarrigle Sisters, Chocolate Genius, Mary Jane Lamond, and Kendra MacGillivray. Played some gigs with 2002 Juno Nominated R&B Artist Carl Henry, in Montreal and Toronto at the beginning of June. Carl and the band/staff were excellent to work with, hopefully have a few more dates in the future. I’ve also had a few sessions over the last month or so.
The Photos section of the site has also been updated in the last little while.
July 7, 2003
Carole Pope Live
Andrew will be playing drums for the Carole Pope show at the Ottawa Pride Festival, in Ottawa on Sunday, July 13 at 9 pm. The stage will be at the corner of Bank and Somerset St.
July 3, 2003
Philip Glass and Friends SOSS Concert
Andrew will be performing as part of the Philip Glass and Friends SOSS (SAVE OUR SEAS AND SHORES) Concert at the National Arts Centre, Saturday, July 5 at 10 pm.
The line-up for the show includes:
- Philip Glass
- Loreena McKennitt
- Colin James
- Rita MacNeil
- The McGarrigle Sisters
- Chocolate Genius
- Mary Jane Lamond
- Kendra MacGillivray
May 31, 2003
Carl Henry Dates
Andrew is off to Montreal this week for rehearsals with Juno nominated R&B artist Carl Henry. They will be playing a few dates later this week in Montreal and in Toronto for the North by Northeast Music Conference. Check live dates page for details.
May 13, 2003
Studio Session Chronicles
CanadianSpotlight.com is currently featuring “Andrew Lamarche: Studio Session Chronicles,” it’s a nine minute interview and feature that they did on me. The interview was shot before the Hendrix Tribute 2003 back in March at Barrymore’s in Ottawa. It should be up for the next little while, and is available on the the Canadian Spotlight site along with a whole bunch of other music and entertainment footage.
March 6, 2003
Hendrix Tribute 2003 Confirmed
The 4th Annual Jimi Hendrix Tribute will take place at Barrymore’s Music Hall, Saturday, March 22nd. The line-up will be the same as previous years, Tony D. and Trevor Finlay on guitar, Sean Burke on Bass and Andrew on drums.
February 24, 2003
Canadian Music Week 2003
Andrew will be performing with Robert Farrell and Charley Beck in Canadian Music Week 2003 this weekend in Toronto.
Details:
Friday, February 27
Robert Farrell Band
Opening for Jeff Healey & Morgan Davis
10 pm
Healey’s
178 Bathurst St
Toronto, ON
Saturday, February 28
Charley Beck
11 pm
Victory Café
581 Markham St
Toronto, ON
February 23, 2003
Update
I’ve been busy doing various sessions and live gigs the last few months, I never seem to have enough time to keep the news section of the site up to date. Here’s my attempt at summarizing what I have been up to.
Since my last update in mid-November I have done some one-off dates with the amazing Carole Pope and a boxing day gig with funky/hip-hop band Cosmic Juice, featuring my old band mate Mike Goyette from Artificial Joy Club. Other dates with Charley Beck, Robert Farrell, J.J. Antrobus and lots of dates with The Long Goners.
I will be doing two shows next week with Robert Farrell and Charley Beck as part of Canadian Music Week in Toronto, see the live dates page for details.
Also in November I did some tracking at Dennis Cameron’s studio, DRC Music, outside Ottawa. I also tracked some tunes with a band called Unknown earlier this month at Distortion Studios.
I am also working on a new studio project right now that we are keeping quiet until we get some of the tunes recorded. We’ve been doing pre-production and hope to record in the next month or two.
As far as drum gear goes, I just got one of the Pearl Eric Singer Signature Snare Drums, it’s 10-ply maple shell, and it’s the only snare drum I have been using since I got it. It has a nice warm and rich tone. I also added an 18″x22″ Pearl Masters Studio BRX kick drum to my collection. I wanted to have the option of using different kick drums in different situations.
I have finally added lots of 30-second MP3’s of various recordings I have done with different bands and artists to the audio page. I still have more to out up, but there are quite a few now to keep you busy for a while if you want to check them out.
A few more video clips have been added as well, and more are on the way when I have some time.
Also new on the web site is the Mailing List. If you want to receive occasional e-mail updates about upcoming live dates, please sign-up.
February 2, 2003
Unknown Session
Andrew has just completed recording drum tracks for an upcoming album by Ottawa-based band, Unknown.
November 17, 2002
Update
Just added a few more videos to the video page finally! I still have a few more to add in the next little while.
Also another new track from Robert Farrell‘s upcoming CD is on my MP3.com Station page. Robert also has a best of CD coming out as well as the full length CD Sunhouse Fury.
I’ve been doing various sessions and lots of gigs with The Long Goners in the last little while.
I have also been tying out a new product called H3 DrumStick Wax. I have to say it’s an excellent product, it improves your grip on the sticks, so it allows you to play a bit more relaxed without having to worry about your sticks starting to slip.
July 14, 2002
Summer Update
It’s turning out to be a bit of a slow summer for gigs, but with my downtime I am just relaxing and trying to practice a bit more. I have added some more photos to the site and added a new Robert Farrell track, “Jolee”, on my MP3.com Station page. The Robert Farrell Band also performed this song on Canada AM back at the end of May.
The new THERMOclinE EP was just mixed in North Hollywood, CA by our producer/5th member of the band, Jay Ruston. It’s four tracks with the current line-up. I am working on the artwork for the disc right now, but we are still trying to finalize the title. Sample tracks will be posted on the THERMOsite soon.
I did about ten tracks on American artist Sonni Haskill’s new CD with producer Steve Gould. He flew up to Canada and we did the tracks at a studio in Franktown, just outside Ottawa.
And in the last week I got to see quite a few of my favorite drummers. I saw my buddy Randy Cooke with Long John Baldry, Kenny Aronoff with Melissa Etheridge and a clinic by Dave Weckl. These guys are all different, but they are so inspiring to watch.