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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
By: Scott Penner – 2008 Polaris Music Prize short-listers and Juno nominees Plants and Animals brought their unique blend of post-classic indie rock to Ottawa’s Ritual Nightclub last night with openers and Montreal natives The Loodies, whose name means “people” in Russian.
By: Calum Slingerland – Ottawa natives Amos the Tranparent’s show at Mavericks Bar last Friday proved to be a memorable point in their career with longtime guitarist and vocalist Mark Hyne’s announcement that it was his final show with the band, leaving his post to spend more time with his family. During the venue’s “Indie Rock Christmas Party” … Continue reading
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