The schedule for Megaphono 2016 and I couldn’t be very excited for this.
The showcase music festival takes place in various Ottawa venues from February 2-5, 2016.
Passes are available, details are on here ($50 for four days is a good deal, right?).
Here is the schedule for part one.
Note: represents acts you should check out at the festival.
February 2nd (Day 1):
Megaphono Festival launch presented by the Ottawa International Writers Festival.
Keynote address by Jessica Hopper who is music critic and author of The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic.
This showcase is co-presented by Pop Montreal and performing will be:
- 7:30pm – Pipahauntas
- 8:00pm – Emilie & Ogden
- 9:00pm – The Acorn
Black Squirrel Books, performing there will be:
- 9:30pm – November
- 10:15pm – Heavy Bedroom
- 11:00pm – The Visit
House of Targ, performing there will be:
- 9:45pm – High Waters
- 10:30pm – Règlement 17
- 11:15pm – Patchostars
February 3rd (Day 2):
Pressed, performing there will be:
- 4:15pm – Danielle Allard
- 5:00pm – Amanda Lowe
- 5:45pm – Michael Feuerstack
This is a first at Two Six {ate}, performing there will be:
- 4:30pm – Laurent Bourque
- 5:15pm – Fred Woods
- 6:00pm – Julie Corrigan
At St.Albans Church, presented by Arboretum Festival and performing there will be:
- 8:00pm – Fiver (Simone Schmidt)
- 8:45pm – Merganzer
- 9:30pm – Andy Shauf
Zaphod Beeblebrox, noticed they don’t have the 11pm curfew for this showcase and performing there will be:
- 9:30pm – MIVCA
- 10:15pm – Jesse Dangerously
- 11:00pm – Riot Police
- 11:45pm – PepTides
Dominion Tavern, the showcase is co-presented by Ottawa Explosion/Debaser and performing there will be:
- 9:45pm – Everett
- 10:30pm– Boyhood
- 11:15pm – Fet.Nat
- 12:00am – Duchess Says