I always seem to miss the Ashley Hundred, so I was pleased to catch their Friday, April 20 set at the Owl Acoustic Lounge. Though the Calgary indie rock band wield a multitude of instruments, their sets seem to pass amazingly quickly.
They sang pleasing multi-part vocal harmonies and had a lot of ambient sounds and catchy folk pop stylings. The sextet reminded me of Jessie and the Dandelions and many popular Vancouver based indie pop bands, though the banjo and steel guitar were a nice touch, adding extra layers of ambience.
I caught most of an opening set from Makiisma aka Megan Brown, bassist Steve Martin, drummer Keenan Pezderic and keyboardist T.J Waltho.
They played a heavier, more indie rock set than usual rather than more introspective indie pop.
It is always a pleasure to hear Megan Brown play her own songs and fronting her own band.
She got to show her more sultry, jazzy side as well as her more exotic side we know from her work with the Junkman’s Quire.
