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The music we feature this week is from the Ottawa DJ Foster. Follow him on Twitter at @sacha_foster
We met up with Robbie Lariviere, who is the owner of the Centretown clothing/artist gallery Fall Down Gallery. This is a very interesting episode as he is one who has followed his passion and fought to open a store that he has had a vision of for years. We spoke about:
– His paintings
– How he moved to Ottawa
– His time in Melbourne
– What’s keeping Robbie in Ottawa now
– Babylon, Ritual and Mercury Lounge
– Pizza night Friday’s at Slice & Co, Georgie’s and Colonnade Pizza
– What Fall Down Gallery is and how it started
– How the name came about
– Where do the native designs come from?
After the break
– The big move to 375 Somerset Street (above the hairdresser)
– The graffiti scene in Ottawa
– What else does Fall Down Gallery sell?
– Advice to people thinking of starting their own store in Ottawa
– Some of the artists that have work up in the gallery right now
– What are the prices of the work?
– Live event painting that Robbie does
Here is an interview with Robbie that he did for Ottawa Fashion, enjoy:
