Doldrums Winter Music Festival (Not to be confused with the musician) kicked off Thursday February 23rd at Raw Sugar Cafe with the Doldrum’s Songwriter’s Circle. The acts playing were: • Sadie Hell • Male Nurse • Black Dogs • Marxist Cowboy (aka Lucas MacKenzie’s solo project)
In hyping up the return of the 2011 Ottawa Rock Lottery on May 21, 2011 at Mavericks. Here is a look back from the 2009 Ottawa Rock Lottery. Which I am reposting from my old site. NOTE: Some of the bands may not exist in 2011. Wow! Time sure has changed!
Its December and its time for the best of/year end list. I am revealing the Top 75 on the Best of 2010 Canadian albums. As previously post, I compiled a list of fifty. With alot of albums that came out this year from Canadian acts, I decided to make it up to seventy-five. With alot …
This is the first show of 2010 that I attended. It was at Club Saw or Saw Gallery (whatever you like to call it).
Feeling out of a funk from the crazy Boxing Day insanity or the holidays. On December 27th, Sadie Hell did a Bands Undone session at Canteen. It was a really plugged-in session. Not the typical low-key intimate acoustic sessions. Ben Welland of Sadie Hell sang three tracks from the long awaited debut album. He was …
On October 22nd, went to Zaphods and saw: Sadie Hell Modern Boys Modern Girls Since it was two acts the show started off at around 9pm-ish. There was suppose to be another act but had to pull out due to a family member being sick. Sadie Hell started off and it was just Ben doing …
You would be asking, “What is Guerilla Magazine?” No its not the animal. Guerilla is a Ottawa magazine focusing on the arts, music and culture in the city. The magazine was started in 2004 and for their fifth anniversary, the creative director Tony Martin decided to have it at the Arts Court. Also it was …
August 20th was the first night of the i(heart)music festival. This year it is three nights of great Canadian Indie bands. Playing at Cafe Dekcuf were: Converters Parlovr (they are called Parlour) Still Life Still Sadie Hell
Bluesfest has come and gone for 2009. Now things should be back to normal. The Balconies who I frequently feature on this site about 1, 2, 3 and 4 times. Finally they have a debut album to bring out to the mass public. An album that I recommend everyone to get. If you are living …
Review of the show Photos from Feb 27th show at Cafe Dekcuf. No Hollerado because I had to leave early missing out a great performance by them.