New Music: Capital City by Jon Creeden
Jon Creeden just released an awesome three-song EP called Capital City. The songs are about two Ottawa house venues and one of Ottawa’s favourite moustached concert-goer.
The first track “Leave Your Shoes On” is dedicated to Scum House, a local venue that is no longer with us. Bow your head for a moment of silence, R.I.P. Scum House… Scum House, which was located on Gladstone near Kent was where I first saw and met Creeden. It was a wild and crazy night of punk rock and police visits as the community said goodbye to the venue hosting its last show. We were certainly arm in arm and singing along on that night (my post about that show here).
Song two, “Take Your Shoes Off,” is about to Robot!House!! This is another great track about a wonderful house venue in town which has hosted some great sweaty singalongs and parties. Creeden did a masterful job of intertwining Robots!Everywhere!! lyrics through the song making it an instant classic for all fans of R!E!! And let’s be serious, who isn’t?
Lastly “Clothing Optional” is about one of Ottawa’s favourite moustached concert goer, J-S. The song perfectly describes him, his antics and of course that wonderful perfectly maintained stache. There are very few people who attend more shows, sing at the top of their lungs to every local band and have as much fun, as our good friend J-S. Creeden totally nailed this one. I also love the Cal Ripken reference and the sneaky comparison of Steve McCrimmon’s age and lasting presence to Ripken’s.
Capital City is a wonderful homage to some really important parts of punk rock in Ottawa. Creeden may be living up in Stratford, Ontario now, but this album definitely solidifies his place in the Ottawa music scene.