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Photos by: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – Horror punk group Wednesday 13, which features the eponymous lead singer and former frontman of supergroup Murderdolls, played at Mavericks Bar in Ottawa last night with Los Angeles-based metal trio Vampires Everywhere, Ottawa-based horror punk quartet Patron Saints of Plague, and Ottawa-based metal band Creeping Beauty.
Photos by: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – French technical death metal band Gorod performed at Mavericks in Ottawa, in what was their first ever Canadian show, last night with support from California-based progressive death metal quintet Inanimate Existence, local band Deformatory, who lacked a vocalist, and Pittsburgh-based quintet Kamikabe.
By: Calum Slingerland (@C_Slingerland) – With their NHL hockey team beginning a playoff series in Pittsburgh, Ottawa played host to a different kind of spectacle on Tuesday night with 80’s hair metal bad-boys Mötley Crüe, who performed at Scotiabank Place as part of their ongoing Canadian tour, their biggest excursion within the country to date. As it was their final show … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) and Words by: Curtis Sindrey (@Aesthetic_Mag) – Rock legends Fleetwood Mac performed at Ottawa’s Scotiabank Place last night as part of their Fleetwood Mac Live Tour, their first full-fledged tour since the Unleashed Tour in 2009. Apart of playing their hits from their six-decade-long career including “Don’t Stop,” “Go Your … Continue reading
By: Luke Ottenhof – The ska/reggae genre has been the apple of the public’s eye since Bob Marley burst onto North American charts in the 1970s. The conception of ska-punk is a storied one, and illScarlett has endeavored through blood, sweat and beers for the past decade to keep the tradition alive. The ska-punk lovechildren … Continue reading
By: Luke Ottenhof – Billy Talent’s “Dead Silence Tour,” which has torn from coast to coast for the past month, stopped into the nation’s capital last night to perform at Scotiabank Place, but not without its share of changes. The much-hyped venture featured alt.-rock headliners Billy Talent, Ajax punk heroes Sum 41, Hollerado, and Barrie’s lo-fi grunge … Continue reading
By: Luke Ottenhof – It was a damn good night for home-grown noise-punk in Ottawa. Hometown heroes reigned, as local boys METZ, now based in Toronto, demolished the Babylon Nightclub last night, alongside touring partners and self-titled “avant garbagé” outfit The Soupcans, and local punk rockers Pregnancy Scares. Pregnancy Scares took the stage at around 9:30pm, bashing … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Swedish melodic death metallers Soilwork, who are currently touring in support of their new album The Living Infinite, obliterated Ottawa’s Mavericks Bar on March 19th with support form Nevermore’s Jeff Loomis and Blackguard.
By: Luke Ottenhof – If the fire was lit many, many years ago by the likes of Neil Young and Randy Bachman, Matt Mays has the wood to keep it burning bright Along with the help of Toronto’s July Talk, Nova Scotia’s Matt Mays blazed through nearly two hours of classics and new standards from his … Continue reading
By: Luke Ottenhof – East Coast rock and roller Matt Mays is storming back across Canada, with a little help from his friends. The former frontman of Juno-nominated Matt Mays & El Torpedo has spent the last two years writing and recording, which culminated in the release of his solo debut, Coyote. Inspired by cross-country … Continue reading
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