Which one is Steve Admyk? Why, he’s second from left, of course. (Photo provided.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThe scene we\u2019re part of in Ottawa is extremely unique,\u201d says Adamyk. \u201cI like to think of it as a product of the size of the city that we\u2019re in, in conjunction with a lot of the right people here at the right time. And because Ottawa isn\u2019t a huge market, like Montreal or Toronto, there\u2019s not really a lot of room for people to compete with each other, so everybody\u2019s friends here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adamyk explains that Ottawa has a lot of bands per capita, even more than any other city in Canada, he guesses. And if all of this sounds a little familiar, look no further than Victoria\u2019s own punk scene, a dedicated, tight-knit of group of bands and promoters that are always willing to help each other out.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have actually told me that about Victoria as well,\u201d says Adamyk, \u201cand it\u2019s almost the same size as Ottawa, so it makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adamyk played in other Ottawa punk bands before settling on his namesake band (\u201cNo matter who quits the band, I can keep it going and no one will ever question who\u2019s involved, because it\u2019s always going to be my name,\u201d he reasons), a trashy punk garage concoction rooted in \u201970s punk, \u201980s power pop, and the melodic punk rock that followed.<\/p>\n
Adamyk says that Ottawa has always had a strong punk scene with dedicated, inventive people who aren\u2019t afraid to troubleshoot the drawbacks of living in a smaller city.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if there aren\u2019t a lot of venues for bands to play at, people will come up with other solutions and help each other out,\u201d he says. \u201cBut the main part of it is there\u2019s a huge punk scene in Ottawa that can\u2019t be ignored, and even the bands that don\u2019t fall into that punk genre are also friends with us. Everyone plays shows together and helps each other out, and no one\u2019s competing for opening slots or venues.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
Again, this is familiar territory for the Victoria punk scene, which has the same spirit of camaraderie. The only key difference between the two punk scenes, it appears, is the big white elephant in the ocean: you don\u2019t need to take a ferry to get to Ottawa.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, no kidding,\u201d laughs Adamyk. \u201cThat ferry ride can be pretty rough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steve Adamyk Band
\nThursday, October 2
\nLogan\u2019s Pub
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