Pith, Free Violet, Out by Lucy

Pith, Free Violet, Out by Lucy
at LIVE! on Elgin

Pith:
Pith has been a freak folk fixture of the Ottawa/Montreal corridor for over 10 years. With the 2025 release of 4th LP “Guinevere”, the band has honed its sound into psych-tinged, punk-tinged queer cosmic country. Anchored by the effects drenched nylon string of front-they Chrissy and backed by scene veterans Emily McQuarrie (Napster Vertigo, DJ Smoke Weed Guy), Sarah Bartlett (Lake Urmia, From Them) and Cole Emberley (Deathsticks), Pith has spent the 2020s delivering zany yet cathartic sets everywhere from Montreal to Sault Ste Marie. TLDR, nonbinary dad rock!

Free Violet:
Free Violet is a femme-fronted alternative rock band based in Montreal, QC. Blending elements of grunge and ethereal dream pop while channeling the raw emotional intensity of ’90s female alternative acts, they create a sound that is equal parts delicate and iron-willed. Alongside traces of post-punk shaping the band’s brooding sonic edge, layered vocal melodies and distorted guitar riffs expand into a haunting soundscape that traps audiences in its clutch.

Out by Lucy:
Out by Lucy is a four piece rock group. Our music is light hearted and witty. Our songs engage with a wide variety of subject matter; from historical figures to cryptids to birding to the complexities of shoe etiquette. We appreciate the guitar pop and rock of the mid-century, while taking a do it yourself approach, hopefully making memorable music that will excite and surprise. Some have called our rock group “next up”… “genius”… which is true !

July 11, 2026
220 Elgin Street
8:00pm Doors \\ 8:30pm Show
$10