The official website of Ketch Harbour Wolves
KHW TweetsThis place is new to us. We've come by it honestly. Where we were before just wasn't where we needed to be, so we packed our things, steadied by thoughts of something more august, and began our journey to here. Our new home.
What you're seeing is the beginning of some fantastic drapery. Gears behind curtains take time to set in motion; they require calculations of spurs interlocking in convoluted ratios and reductions, all in accordance with the ever-changing firmament. But we're highly optimistic of what's to come, namely a home less limiting, and one that reflects the sounds we're slaving over with pristine clarity. So please, bear with us as this freshly christened vessel sees its planks swell under the new pressure of its surrounding seas.
Thanks for visiting. You are always welcome here.
January 26, 2010
On December 17, 2009, Ryan Bresee at Ottawa’s CKCU FM 93.1 sat down with Ketch Harbour Wolves lead guitarist Liam Brown for an interview in support of the Wolves’ performance at Zaphod Beeblebrox’s in the nation’s capital. Have a listen to the interview!
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January 18, 2010
Photographs Copyright Ming Wu 2009
Ming Wu from Ottawa’s MW Music Review attended and photographed the December 19 2009 performance at Zaphod Beeblebrox. Ketch Harbour Wolves will be back in Ottawa on March 27 - in the interim, check out the Photos online at Flickr or MW Music Review. Thanks Ming.
December 31, 2009
Dear All,
The year is drawing to a close and no doubt plans of revelry are in full swing. But in the cinders of a year and the ashes of a decade we cordially invite you to an intimate 4-piece acoustic performance at C’est What on Saturday, January 2nd, 2010. Ketch Harbour Wolves will be supporting their maritime friends, Barrett Mackay Budreski Band of Halifax, NS on their inaugural Ontario tour.
Show details:
Wishing the happiest of New Years to all,
Ketch Harbour Wolves
December 15, 2009
The Ottawa Sun’s Denis Armstrong interviewed Ketch Harbour Wolves lead singer Jonathan Tyrrell, resulting in the Dec. 15 article ‘Wolves Head for the Harbour’.
“Jonathan Tyrrell thought it would be a clever bonding move if his new band Ketch Harbour Wolves gave up the amphetamine, rock-and-roll lifestyle of southern Ontario to collect their creative juices in the quiet of Ketch Harbour, a remote village, population 200, just south of Halifax.”
Click here to read the entire article.
Ketch Harbour Wolves play Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa tonight, Saturday December 19. Visit our Show page for event details.
December 10, 2009
Carleton University’s The Charlatan had Jamie Harkins interview Ketch Harbour Wolves lead singer Jonathan Tyrrell and lead guitarist Liam Brown, resulting in the Dec. 10 article ‘Ketch Harbour Wolves Sailing Into Ottawa’.
“The Ketch Harbour Wolves are set to make land at Zaphod’s Beeblebrox Dec 19. With them, they bring a fierce brand of atmospheric rock-pop, including a few new tunes the acclaimed indie band wants to unveil.”
Click here to read the entire article.
Ketch Harbour Wolves play Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa tonight, Saturday December 19. Visit our Show page for event details.
December 4, 2009
When Zaphod Beeblebrox and i(heart)music asked us to set fire to the nation’s capital we couldn’t say no. The venue in Ottawa in tandem with the foremost indie review blog of our fine nation? Say no more. So onward, through the frozen air and tall pines of the Ottawa Valley to the southern banks of the Ottawa River for one last show to end a triumphant year. It’s going to be one hell of an evening. We hope you’ll join us.
November 24, 2009
One final, last-minute reminder that your Wolves-of-choice will be sinking their lupine jaws upon the El Mocambo tonight! You can save some cash by purchasing advance tickets online up until 12:00 noon (see below for more info), so don’t miss out on the opportunity. There is a Facebook event for this show, so confirm your attendance, invite your friends, and try to make sense of online social networking’s timely destruction of postmodern society (as we’ve been fortunate enough to know it).
See you tonight,
Ketch Harbour Wolves
The year’s final days are quickly spent. Worn and tired, autumn gives way to winter in delicate increments. Time now for one more show, one more performance in our beloved city as the concrete tightens ever so slightly beneath the gathering cold. Toronto crusaders The Rest and Chinese Food will be alongside, setting fire to the walls of the El Mocambo, taking the final steps in putting a tired year to bed. Come, carve an evening out of your calendar and escape the psychotic unrest of red and green and white!
Advance tickets are available for sale online via Stubmatic (which uses PayPal for all transactions) for the discounted price of $8 each (tickets are $10 each at venue box office). Purchasing advance tickets online saves you money, is fast, secure, convenient, and you won’t have to worry about the show being sold out before you arrive. If you are unable to attend this performance consider supporting Ketch Harbour Wolves by purchasing advance tickets in a gesture of good will.
Advance tickets are on sale until 12:00 noon on Friday, December 11, at which point all ticket sales move to the venue box office. Follow the link below for advance ticket purchases…
September 29, 2009
A few precious days to breathe easy and allow the coma time to lift. Our Halifax friends Alert the Medic have kindly requested our presence in Guelph as they tour their new release We, The Weapon. Ketch Harbour Wolves are poised to create a remarkable evening. The Royal City is ready and waiting.
09:00 pm - Ketch Harbour Wolves
10:00 pm - Alert the Medic
September 25, 2009
Spaces Between Studio - Halifax, N.S. Canada
“The vessel is cracked for the earth to take back - still whistling out your song”
Sonic integrity is inextricably linked to the spaces we perform in; the rehearsal warehouse, practice hall, concert venue and recording studio are acoustic instruments, each with their own delicate nuances. The same way a body amplifies a voice, the acoustic colour of a well tuned room brings levity to the birth of thought and sound. Pre-production in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the Spaces Between Sound Studio, between one-hundred year old tomato plants and the watchful eyes of a cat named Pluto - the realization of Anachronisms is well underway.
September 25, 2009
In Cincinnati now, the day after; hangovers and blurred memories. Onward to Windsor, back to the familiar side of the border. Saturday will be Toronto, another homecoming after far too long. The El Mocambo is in our sights, at the end of this journey. It will be good to be home.