Live Music Reviews

Oddisee Pulls No Punches With Beats & Rhymes @ Ritual

By Shawn K. You never know what to expect from a hip hop show. Add to that the unpredictability of

Chris Page’s Volume Vs. Voice Release w/ Jon Pearce @ Raw Sugar Café

Chris Page packed Raw Sugar to the brim Saturday night for the Ottawa album release of his newest record Volume

Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs, Slippies and Casa Lagarto @ House of TARG

Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs let it all hang out Friday night at the House of TARG. The garage

Next Wave: Bondar, The Yips and Bonnie Doon @ SAW

All photos by David Forcier Bondar, The Yips, and Bonnie Doon kicked off the outdoor concert season with a rocking free show

One Year TARG-versary with Suits ‘n Toques & Black Mask Brigade

Photo by Eric Scharf The skanking was strong Thursday night as House of TARG celebrated its one-year anniversary weekend with

Lisa LeBlanc’s Intimate Session @ The Record Centre

On Wednesday April 1, a crowd of people gathered to witness the exceptional talents of Acadian “trash folk” artist Lisa

Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls with Cory Levesque @ Ritual

Photo by Stephen McGill Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls had the entire soldout crowd singing, clapping and dancing for

Rock n’ Roll Hot Dog Party with Greys & Brat Kings @ House of TARG

Photo by Eric Scharf Greys and Brat Kings played excellent sets Thursday night at House of TARG, and then we all

Bars & Breakbeats ft. Alex Silas & The Subterraneans, CrooKid Bass, Spitten Image, & Lost Kids

Photography by Andrew Lessard & Jason Champagne Some might think that Wednesday nights are pretty boring in Ottawa, with not

Pregnancy Scares’ Final Fright with Subsistench, Sick Nurse & Sailor Jupiter

A great crowd showed up at Gabba Hey! Sunday afternoon to bid farewell to Pregnancy Scares. The all-ages matinee show