A totally insane Day 3 of Side By Side Weekend 2019. Started off with a matinee show at Off Peak Green Barn. Performing there was: Deja Vu who is a new band that plays indie garage pop rock a-la Velvet Underground. 8/10. Shuteye from Halifax performed a post-rock emo-ish alternative music. Got to love the …
Ending Day 2 of Side By Side Weekend was Welland’s D Boy performing at House of Targ. This was one band I was very interested in checking out. Probably it was their outfits they had on which has that East European look to it. It was an insane garage punk rock set! 8/10. Check out …
One of the two shows that I managed to check out on Day 2 of Side By Side Weekend was catching parts of Montreal hardcore punk band Cell. It was definitely a crazy set where people was actually mohsing at Black Squirrel Books. 7/10. Check out the photos.
Side By Side Weekend is 4-day fest held at neighbouring venues House of TARG and Black Squirrel Books & Espresso Bar featuring independent acts from Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes! Here are the acts that performed on the first night: House of Targ had Steve Adamyk Band (Ottawa) Sad Baxter (Nashville, TN), The Offers (Ottawa) …
Check out the photos from the May 18, 2019 show at Black Squirrel Books. I only caught two of the four band performing. They were Teenage Halloween from New Jersey and Stoby from Ottawa.
Dreamy intimate Sunday night show at Black Squirrel Books with Living Hour, Fig Reilly and Ghost Stories. Starting off the show was Ghost Stories from Ottawa. As the description of the event said: “Local punk goes “fake emo” and plays the guitar vol.1″. First time seeing this act and it was mostly a indie guitar …
Stopped by Black Squirrel Books to check out Seas and Teen Leaf on April 27, 2019. First time seeing the Ottawa band Teen Leaf. Their set was an indie emo moody rock set. 6/10. Then caught parts of the Toronto band Seas. Didn’t know the band is on Dine Alone Records and is touring in …
It was 420 and decided to go to this show at Black Squirrel Books. Performing was Pretty Matty, Pacer and Warp Lines. Didn’t get to see the headlining band Pony because it was getting late. Since I didn’t get to see Pony, I got to see Sam’s other band called Pretty Matty. Insane loud indie …
It was the long awaited album release (on vinyl) show for Scary Bear Soundtrack‘s Boomerang Kids at Black Squirrel Books on March 30, 2019. Opening up for them was Girls+ Rock Ottawa alumni band Salmon Ella. Great set that was a mix of pop, punk, rock, empowerment and social awareness. Second time seeing them this …
Black Squirrel Books hosted a pop-up thrift night market on March 23, 2019. It was unprecedented with the turn out of people who went to this. There was a debut of Black Squirrel’s new cocktail menu and DJing were Jas Nasty and Gewangi. Proceeds from the event went to Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against …