https://ponygirl.ca Pony Girl Update Thu, 16 Nov 2023 04:20:35 +0000 https://ponygirl.ca en https://ponygirl.ca/Homepage Thu, 16 Nov 2023 04:19:39 +0000 Pony Girl Update https://ponygirl.ca/Homepage <img width="6022" height="6022" width_o="6022" height_o="6022" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a338da48ca4a6788f7422662cae15e4b0bcf8e03c725c630804f5321353c8341/Laff-It-Off---Cover---Web.jpeg" data-mid="197011134" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a338da48ca4a6788f7422662cae15e4b0bcf8e03c725c630804f5321353c8341/Laff-It-Off---Cover---Web.jpeg" /> ‘LAFF IT OFF’ Paper Bag Records © 2023 <img width="2048" height="2048" width_o="2048" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5919bafce9941b911156c8a3acd8f7cc25a6d300dc6c697a90541748f0b6ce17/LP-Album.jpg" data-mid="197011133" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5919bafce9941b911156c8a3acd8f7cc25a6d300dc6c697a90541748f0b6ce17/LP-Album.jpg" /> ‘ENNY ONE WIL LOVE YOU’ Paper Bag Records © 2022 <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5d38c6cba6fc755122f556f1165d2145e6642920f87cad1b1ed6f84e3554f20/foreign-life-artwork.jpeg" data-mid="197011284" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e5d38c6cba6fc755122f556f1165d2145e6642920f87cad1b1ed6f84e3554f20/foreign-life-artwork.jpeg" /> ‘FOREIGN LIFE’ So Sorry Records © 2015 <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2a6021598286c70b0a2ca512e8313990e5b8ae43d83b4d8f4cc898c00a02e57/smyf-artwork.jpg" data-mid="197011337" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f2a6021598286c70b0a2ca512e8313990e5b8ae43d83b4d8f4cc898c00a02e57/smyf-artwork.jpg" /> ‘SHOW ME YOUR FEARS’ Pop Drone © 2013 https://ponygirl.ca/Info Thu, 16 Nov 2023 04:20:26 +0000 Pony Girl Update https://ponygirl.ca/Info <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a268d1258634146d864e7392e4f555a2890fcab6c5106f1d32be427e0f003f6/DSCF5587-1-edit.jpg" data-mid="197011140" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a268d1258634146d864e7392e4f555a2890fcab6c5106f1d32be427e0f003f6/DSCF5587-1-edit.jpg" />︎&nbsp; &nbsp; ponygirlband@gmail.com ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp;facebook︎︎ &nbsp; &nbsp;instagram︎︎ &nbsp; &nbsp;twitter︎ Pony Girl acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. <img width="1201" height="220" width_o="1201" height_o="220" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f64f203346343e8d4eef5b73b78a3168bc8bd7972cc2a734ee89b545bd4b29fe/CCA_RGB_black_e.png" data-mid="197011146" border="0" data-scale="50" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f64f203346343e8d4eef5b73b78a3168bc8bd7972cc2a734ee89b545bd4b29fe/CCA_RGB_black_e.png" /> <img width="1080" height="300" width_o="1080" height_o="300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e95d40983b02c1e19117314b564478fd42683fb951dcfe4ad5178196e3a8ef77/OAC_Logo_black.png" data-mid="197011147" border="0" data-scale="39" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e95d40983b02c1e19117314b564478fd42683fb951dcfe4ad5178196e3a8ef77/OAC_Logo_black.png" /> If you don’t wanna be working every day, or believe in nothing, or feel like a wannabe, sometimes all you can do is Laff It Off. Pony Girl’s sophomore album for Paper Bag Records casts the warm light of golden hour onto their artpop, guiding characters who are floating towards hope. Praised for their “alluring” music “lush with synths, sax and sultry vocals” (Brooklyn Vegan), “emotive and expressive” songs (CBC Radio), and “gorgeous… modern-rock tapestry” (Ottawa Citizen), Pony Girl will awe you with Laff It Off, their most optimistic statement yet. Laff It Off urges you to let go, a playful departure from the shade of its sister album Enny One Wil Love You. Its spirited title track chants “I don’t wanna be working every day” over and over, rejecting labour and floating on with the tentative smile of those yellow happy face balloons. Playful fingerpicking gives way to surging synths for an opener as catchy as it is cathartic. You’re in Pony Girl’s world now. From stage fright to sex work, Pascal Huot and Yolande Laroche craft a world of personas with honey-rich voices and a moving desire to persevere. “Highways” softly bends with the fragility of new love, “Wannabe” croons that we’re all performing onstage and off, and “I Believe In Nothing” releases us from darkness with careening guitars, distortion, and pure freedom. Pony Girl is a kaleidoscope of pop unlike any other, turning everyday life into mesmerizing melodies, rock and electronic production. In true indie fashion, the Ottawa-Hull collective self-released their first two records (Show Me Your Fears in 2013, and Foreign Life in 2015) before signing with Paper Bag Records to unveil Enny One Wil Love You in 2022. Laff It Off will take to the skies this fall. Should you find your shoes are made of stone, this album is the very push you need to move forward. Rest in its glow. –Jill Krajewski https://ponygirl.ca/shows-1 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 04:20:35 +0000 Pony Girl Update https://ponygirl.ca/shows-1 All performances 2026Hamilton, ON @ The Sheraton (Folk Canada Conference)Montréal, QC @ La Sotterenea (POP Montréal) Aylmer, QC @ Centre L’Imagier Toronto, ON @ Division 88 (NXNE) Kingston, ON @ The Broom Factory (Spring Reverb) Wrexham, UK @ The Wynnstay Hotel (FOCUS Wales) Wrexham, UK @ The Fat Boar (FOCUS Wales) Wrexham, UK @ Saith Seren (FOCUS Wales)Saint John, NB @ Imperial Theatre (Contact East) 2025Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Jazz Festival Calgary, AB @ Palomino (Sled Island) 2024Ottawa, ON @ Algonquin Commons (CAPACOA) Montréal, QC @ La Sottorenea (POP Montréal)Hamilton, ON @ Collective Arts Toronto, ON @ Collective Arts Ottawa, ON @ Club SAW (SIDE BY SIDE WEEKEND) Mayne Island, BC @ Campbell Bay Music Festival Calgary, AB @ Modern Love (Sled Island) Markham, ON @ Markham Village Music Festival Toronto, ON @ The Garrison (NXNE) Montréal, QC @ L’Escogriffe Kingston, ON @ The Broom Factory (Spring Reverb) Ottawa, ON @ Club SAW (Mind Altering Festival) Ottawa, ON @ Bronson Centre (Capital Music Awards) Austin, TX @ Swan Dive (SXSW) Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room (SXSW) Austin, TX @ Icenhauer’s (SXSW) Dallas, TX @ Wriggly Tin (New New Festival) Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo Ottawa, ON @ The Rainbow (Ice Dragonboat Festival) Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre Calgary, AB @ BLOX Arts Centre (BIG Winter Classic) Edmonton, AB @ 99ten (Winterruption YEG) Stoufville, ON @ 19 on the park (Wintersong Festival) 2023 Vancouver, BC @ ANZA Club Kingston, ON @ The Broom Factory Ottawa, ON @ Club SAW Montréal, QC @ The Diving Bell Social Club Toronto, ON @ Monarch Tavern Montréal, QC @ La Sotterranea (POP Montréal) Hull, QC @ DAIMON (Radio-Hull Festival) Montréal, QC @ The Diving Bell Social Club Ottawa, ON @ LeBreton Flats (Ottawa Bluesfest) Calgary, AB @ Royal Canadian Legion (Sled Island) Toronto, ON @ Monarch Tavern (NXNE) Ottawa, ON @ The Rainbow (Ice Dragonboat Festival) Ottawa, ON @ allsaints event space (Palingenesis) 2022 Montréal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo Toronto, ON @ The Baby G Ottawa, ON @ Club SAW Denholm, QC @ House Show Toronto, ON @ The Garrison Montréal, QC @ Bar le Ritz PDB Calgary, AB @ The Palomino (Sled Island) Fredericton, NB @ The Capital (Flourish Festival) Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall 2021 Ottawa, ON @ Club SAW (Pique) Ottawa, ON @ Shenkman Arts Centre (Encore Ottawa) Denholm, QC @ House Show 2020 ︎︎︎ 2019Ottawa, ON @ Little BullhornDenholm, QC @ House Show Ottawa, ON @ Little BullhornSt-Zénon, QC @ Studio Wild 2018Denholm, QC @ House Show Ottawa, ON @ House of Common (MEGAPHONO) Mountain Grove, ON @ Port William Sound Ottawa, ON @ Little Bullhorn Bonnechere, ON @ Lake Clear 2017 Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre Montréal, QC @ Théâtre Outremont Halifax, NS @ The Carleton (Halifax Pop Explosion) Fredericton, NB @ The Capital Montréal, QC @ La Sala Rossa Ottawa, ON @ Marion Dewar Plaza (Ottawa Jazz Festival) Wakefield, QC @ Black Sheep Inn Montréal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo Saint John, NB @ Quality Block Party Sackville, NB @ Thunder &amp; Lightning Halifax, NS @ Timber Lounge Fredericton, NB @ The Capital (Flourish Festival) Edmundston, NB @ Le Deck Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern Hull, QC @ Minotaure (JUNOFest) Ottawa, ON @ St. Alban’s Church (MEGAPHONO) Ottawa, ON @ Shenkman Arts Centre 2016 Ottawa, ON @ House of CommonToronto, ON @ The Painted LadySarnia, ON @ Refined FoolHamilton, ON @ Mills HardwareKitchener, ON @ Open SesameWindsor, ON @ Windsor Beer ExchangeLondon, ON @ Rum RunnersGuelph, ON @ DSTRCTSudbury, ON @ The TownhouseSault Ste Marie, ON @ Gore Stret CafeThunder Bay, ON @ The FoundrySaskatoon, SK @ VangelisCalgary, AB @ Local 510Edmonton, AB @ The Sewing Maching FactoryEdmonton, AB @ The BuckinghamKamloops, BC @ Padlock StudiosPrince George, BC @ Royal Canadian LegionVancouver, BC @ The MergeRegina, SK @ The Artful Dodger Winnipeg, MB @ House Show Sault Ste Marie, ON @ House Show Trois-Rivières, QC @ Le Zénob Ottawa, ON @ Irene’s (CityFolk Festival) Québec, QC @ Le Sous-Sol du Cercle Chicoutimi, QC @ Bar à Pitons Wolfville, NS @ The Garden Room Halifax, NS @ The Seahorse Halifax, NS @ Menz &amp; Mollyz Sydney, NS @ Governor’s Pub Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba’s Lounge Fredericton, NB @ Mazerolle Gallery Edmundston, NB @ Le Deck Montréal, QC @ Espace Nomad Hull, QC @ DAIMON (Arboretum Festival) Fredericton, NB @ Memorial Hall (FUZE Festival) Fredericton, NB @ The Capital (FUZE Festival) Toronto, ON @ Monarch Tavern Québec, QC @ Place d’Youville (Festival d’Été de Québec) Ottawa, ON @ Mooney’s Bay Park (Dragonboat Festival) Montréal, QC @ Espace Nomad Ottawa, ON @ Ravenswing Art + Music Fair Toronto, ON @ Burdock (Canadian Music Week)Hull, QC @ Le Gainsbourg (MEGAPHONO) Wakefield, QC @ Black Sheep Inn Montréal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo 2015 Ottawa, ON @ St. Alban’s ChurchToronto, ON @ The Painted Lady Guelph, ON @ ANAF Club Saint Catherines, ON @ The Grounds Hamilton, ON @ The Baltimore House Peterborough, ON @ The Garnet Montréal, QC @ Divan Orange Trois-Rivières, QC @ Le Zénob Fredericton, NB @ Connexion ARC Wolfville, NS @ Manning Chapel Lunenburg, NS @ House Show Halifax, NS @ The Company House Wolfville, NS @ The Axe Moncton, NB @ Plan B Kingston, ON @ The Mansion Ottawa, ON @ Raw Sugar Café Ottawa, ON @ Pressed Oshawa, ON @ Memorial Park Ottawa, ON @ LeBreton Flats (Ottawa Bluesfest) Wakefield, QC @ Black Sheep Inn Ottawa, ON @ Avant Garde (MEGAPHONO) 2014 Toronto, ON @ Array Space Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Folk Festival Fredericton, NB @ Reneu Boutique Moncton, NB @ Plan B Wolfville, NS @ The Garden Room Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba’s Lounge Québec, QC @ Le Scanner Bistro Montréal, QC @ L’Escogriffe Ottawa, ON @ Arts Court (Arboretum Festival) Saint Andrews, NB @ The Red Herring Ottawa, ON @ Marion Dewar Plaza (Ottawa Jazz Festival) Ottawa, ON @ Richmond Road (Westfest) Saint Catherines, ON @ Detour Music Hall Toronto, ON @ Baltic Avenue Wakefield, QC @ Black Sheep Inn (WUFEST)Montréal, QC @ L’Escogriffe Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre 2013 Wakefield, QC @ Black Sheep Inn Montréal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo Kingston, ON @ The Mansion Ottawa, ON @ Babylon Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox Toronto, ON @ Measure Ottawa, ON @ Le Petit Mort Kingston, ON @ The Mansion Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks 2012 Ottawa, ON @ Café Alternatif