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spectra sonic sound
ottawa based concert promoters - est. 2009 an ottawa based record label - est. 1996 Box 57043, RPO Gladstone, Ottawa ON, K1R 1A1, Canada main - facebook - twitter - label
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full listings Wednesday February 1 @ Mavericks Postdata (of Wintersleep, Halifax folk/indie, One-Four-Seven recs) Black Dogs (Ottawa folk) High Waters (members of Life In 2D, Ottawa folk/indie) Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $12 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Wednesday February 1 @ Cafe Dekcuf Dinosaur Bones (Toronto indie/rock, Dine Alone recs) Prussia (Detroit indie/pop?) Sound Of Lions (Ottawa trip-hop) Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $10 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Record Shaap, www.ticketweb.ca and the local bands facebook event page Thursday February 2 @ Mavericks A Sight For Sewn Eyes (Halifax metal/hardcore) Bare Bones (mbrs of Dead & Divine/Holly Springs Disaster, Toronto hardcore/metal) Lifestory:Monologue (Guelph post-hardcore) The Gillingham Fire Demonstration (Ottawa chaotic hardcore/metal) Letters From The Princess (Ottawa post-hardcore) All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 6:30pm doors - $12 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands facebook event page Monday February 6 @ babylon JEFF The Brotherhood (Nashville garage/rock, Infinity Cat/Third Man/Warner recs) The White Wires (Ottawa garage/punk, Dirtnap/Douchemaster/Trouble In Mind/Ugly Pop/Going Gaga recs) Dagger Eyes (Montreal/Ottawa punk/psych) Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $10 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records and The Record Shaap co-presented by The Ottawa Explosion facebook event page Tuesday February 7 @ Bronson Centre Theatre Theory Of A Deadman (Vancouver rock, Roadrunner/604 recs) and more All Ages - 7pm doors - $34.50 advance + service charges tickets available at Vertigo Records, all ticketmaster outlets or www.ticketmaster.ca co-presented by The Bear 106.9FM and Live Nation facebook event page Wednesday February 8 @ Bronson Centre Theatre Hanson (Tulsa, OK pop-rock, 3CG recs) Carly Rae Jepsen (BC pop/folk, Fontana recs) All Ages - 7pm doors - $37.50 advance + service charges tickets available at Vertigo Records, all ticketmaster outlets or www.ticketmaster.ca facebook event page Thursday February 9 @ Bronson Centre Theatre Kathleen Edwards (Ottawa folk/rock, Maple Music/Zoe-Rounderrecs) Hannah Georgas (Vancouver indie-pop) All Ages - 7pm doors - $32.50 advance + service charges tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Ottawa Folklore Centre, all ticketmaster outlets or www.ticketmaster.ca co-presented by Live Nation finder facebook event page Saturday February 11 @ Ritual Bravestation (Toronto/Brockville indie) Young Empires (Toronto electro/indie) The Glass Chain (Ottawa electro/indie) Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $11 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Thursday February 16 @ Mavericks The Queers (New Hampshire pop-punk, Asian Man recs) The Ataris (Indiana rock/punk, Paper + Plastick recs) Far From Finished (Boston punk/rock, Think Fast!/Do Tell/GMM recs) Finderskeepers (Ottawa punk/rock, mbrs of Four-Stroke/Allrights) Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $15 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Saturday February 18 @ First Baptist Church Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra (Montreal experimental, Constellation recs) no opening act, band starts at 8:15 sharp All Ages - 7:30pm doors - $21 advance + service charges tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Saturday February 18 @ Mavericks Hunter City Madness (Ottawa metal/hardcore/rock) Barn Burner (Montreal metal/rock, Metal Blade recs) Not Even Death (Ottawa rock/hardcore) Eagleson (Ottawa rock) Licensed 19+ - 9pm doors - $10 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Saturday February 18 @ Ritual Amos The Transparent (Ottawa indie/rock) "Good Night My Dear, I'm Falling Apart" album release show with Fire And Neon (Ottawa electro/indie) Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers (Halifax folk/roots) Julia Dales (Ottawa folk/pop) Licensed 19+ - 9pm doors - $12 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Record Shaap, www.ticketweb.ca and the local bands facebook event page Sunday February 19 @ Ritual MS Metal Therapy with Exciter (Ottawa thrash-metal, Massacre recs) Joe Thrasher (Ottawa thrash-metal) A Darker Day (Ottawa metal) Licensed 19+ - 7pm doors - $25 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Sunday February 19 @ Raw Sugar Cafe Nat Baldwin (of Dirty Projectors, Brooklyn experimental/indie, Western Vinyl recs) Landon A. R. Coleman (Ottawa folk/indie) All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 8:30pm doors - $10 advance tickets available at Raw Sugar Cafe, Vertigo Records and The Record Shaap facebook event page Monday February 20 @ Mavericks The Johnstones (Ajax ska-punk, Stomp recs) Mean Tangerine (London rock/soul, Drive/Fontana North recs) Hello Beautiful (Whitby rock/hiphop, Slaight Music recs) Ghetto Blaster (Toronto punk/ska/hiphop, Unknown/Riot Ska recs) Freshly Cut (Orleans reggae/ska) and more All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 6pm doors - $13 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands facebook event page Wednesday February 22 @ Ritual YACHT (Portland electro/dance, DFA recs) Silkken Laumann (Ottawa electro/dance, mbrs of The Acorn) Jeffrey Jerusalem (Portland dance, Lasercave recs) Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $13 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Thursday February 23 @ Mavericks The Creepshow (Toronto psychobilly/punk, Stomp recs) Machine Gun Dolly (Ottawa punk) The Reverb Syndicate (Ottawa spy/surf-rock) Brain Damage (Ottawa punk) All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 7pm doors - $16 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands facebook event page Friday February 24 @ Ritual The Wooden Sky (Toronto indie/folk, Black Box recs) Great Bloomers (Toronto roots/rock) Licensed 19+ - 9pm doors - $14 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Tuesday February 28 @ Mavericks Eluveitie (Swiss folk-metal, Nuclear Blast recs) Endemise (Ottawa metal) Signs Of Chaos (Ottawa metal) and more All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 7pm doors - $19 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands facebook event page Thursday March 1 @ Mavericks Pianos Become The Teeth (Baltimore punk/indie, Topshelf recs) Constraints (Ottawa hardcore, FWYS recs) Sparrows (Ottawa punk/indie, FWYS recs) Xerxes (Louisville punk/experimental, No Sleep recs) Sartre (Ottawa hardcore/screamo, mbrs of Lipstick Lesbian) all ages/licensed 19+ - 6:30pm doors - $10 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records and www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands facebook event page Friday March 2 @ Bronson Centre Theatre NEW VENUE - Ritual tickets will be honored at the door Young The Giant (Irvine, CA indie/rock, Roadrunner recs) Walk The Moon (Cincinnati indie, RCA recs) all ages - 7pm doors - sold out! follow @spectrasonic on twitter for info on door tickets! tickets available at Vertigo Records and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Saturday March 3 @ Mavericks Rosetta (Philadelphia post-metal, Translation Loss recs) Alaskan (Ottawa post-metal, Sick Man Getting Sick/Dwyer recs) Restorations (Philadelphia post-punk) Oh Misere (Ottawa post-metal/hardcore, members of Constraints/Substance) Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $10 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands facebook event page Thursday March 8 @ Ritual Plants and Animals (Montreal indie/rock, Secret City/EMI recs) Thus:Owls (Sweden indie, Hoob/Almost Musique recs) Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $17 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Thursday March 8 @ Mavericks John K. Samson & The Provincial Band (of The Weakerthans, Winnipeg folk/rock, Anti/Epitaph recs) Shotgun Jimmie (Sackville indie/rock, You've Changed recs) Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $17.50 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Friday March 9 @ Mavericks Kalle Mattson (Ottawa indie/rock) Rococode (Vancouver indie/electro, Head In The Sand recs) Ashleys (Ottawa indie/rock, Healthy Panda recs) The Richardson Band (Ottawa indie/folk) Licensed 19+ - 9pm doors - $10 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands facebook event page Tuesday March 13 @ Ritual The GLMR KILLS tour with The Wonder Years (Philadelphia pop-punk, Hopeless recs) Polar Bear Club (Rochester punk, Bridge 9 recs) Transit (Mass. punk/indie, Rise recs) The Story So Far (Cali. pop-punk, Pure Noise recs) Into It. Over It. (Chicago folk/punk, No Sleep recs) 16+ to get in/19+ to drink - 6pm doors - $18 advance under 16 admitted with parent or guardian tickets available at Vertigo Records and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Thursday March 15 @ Ritual Hey Ocean (Vancouver pop/indie) and more Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $13 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Saturday March 17 @ Ritual a special screening of FUBAR 2 featuring live commentary by Deaner (Paul Spence) w/ live performances by Night Seeker (featuring Deaner, Montreal/Calgary rock, Warner recs) Hell Bros! (Ottawa rawk) Rainbow Pony Power (Ottawa metal) Licensed 19+ - 8:30pm doors - $15 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap, Invisible Cinema or www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Saturday March 24 @ Cafe Dekcuf Oberhofer (Brooklyn indie-pop, Glassnote recs) Pond (Australia indie/rock) Licensed 19+ - 9pm doors - $10 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Monday March 26 @ Bronson Centre Theatre The Cat Empire (Australian rock, Indica recs) Tinpan Orange (Australian roots/indie, Vitamin recs) All Ages - 7pm doors - $25 advance + service charges tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Ottawa Folklore Centre, all ticketmaster outlets or www.ticketmaster.ca facebook event page Wednesday March 28 @ Mavericks Ten Second Epic (Edmonton pop-rock, Black Box recs) The Dangerous Summer (Maryland pop-rock, Hopeless recs) Brighter Brightest (Aurora pop-rock, Black Box/Maple recs) Hartford (Gatineau pop-rock) All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 7pm doors - $13 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands facebook event page Wednesday April 11 @ Ritual Said The Whale (Vancouver indie/rock, Hidden Pony recs) Chains Of Love (Vancouver garage soul) 16+ to get in/19+ with ID to drink - 7pm doors - $15 advance under 16 admitted with parent or guardian tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Saturday April 14 @ Ritual Yukon Blonde (Vancouver indie/rock, Nevado recs) Library Voices (Regina indie/pop, Nevado recs) Licensed 19+ - 9pm doors - $13 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca facebook event page Tuesday April 17 @ Mavericks Woe, Is Me (Atlanta metalcore/rock, Velocity/Rise recs) Rising City States (EP release, Ottawa metalcore) The Channel 4 News Team (Ottawa metal/hardcore) Of Reverie (first show, mbrs of Hemispheres/The Rest Is Silent, Rockland metal/hardcore) and more All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 6:30pm doors - $14 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands facebook event page Wednesday April 18 @ Mavericks The Acacia Strain (Mass. metal/hardcore, Prosthetic recs) Lionheart (Cali. hardcore/metal, Mediaskare recs) Aimless Endeavor (Ottawa hardcore/metal) Torn Apart By Wolves (Ottawa hardcore/metal) All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 7pm doors - $17 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands facebook event page Thursday April 26 @ Bronson Centre Theatre Joel Plaskett Emergency (Halifax rock, Maple Music recs) Frank Turner (England folk/punk, Epitaph/Anti recs) All Ages - 7pm doors - $27 advance + service charges tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Record Shaap, the Ottawa Folklore Centre, all ticketmaster outlets or www.ticketmaster.ca co-presented by CBC Radio 3 facebook event page Sunday May 6 @ Ritual Belvedere (reunion tour, Calgary punk) A Wilhelm Scream (Mass. punk/hardcore, Paper + Plastick recs) Fractures (Ottawa punk/hardcore) Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $18 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from Fractures facebook event page Wednesday May 9 @ First Baptist Church an evening with Colin Hay (of Men At Work, Australia folk/rock, Compass recs) All Ages - 7pm doors - $25 advance tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Record Shaap, the Ottawa Folklore Centre and www.ticketweb.ca co-presented by Ottawa Folk Festival facebook event page follow us on twitter and join our new facebook page for exclusive announcements, pre-sales and contests. or go to www.spectrasonic.com for more info on this and other awesome shows Venues: babylon - 317 Bank St. The Blacksheep Inn - 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield Bronson Centre - 211 Bronson Ave. Cafe Dekcuf - 221 Rideau St. (upstairs) Capital Music Hall - 151 George St (enter through parking lot) Club SAW - 67 Nicholas St. (downstairs) First Baptist Church - 140 Laurier Ave. W (at Elgin) Live Lounge - 128.5 York St St. (upstairs) Live Lounge Mainstage - 151 George St (enter through parking lot) Mavericks - 221 Rideau St. (downstairs) National Arts Centre - 53 Elgin St. Ottawa Civic Centre - 1015 Bank St. Raw Sugar Cafe Cafe - 692 Somerset St. W - 613-216-2850 Ritual - 137 Besserer St. Time To Laugh - 394 Princess St., Kingston Zaphod Beeblebrox - 27 York St. Ticket Locations: Birdman Sound - 593-B Bank St. - 613-233-0999 Distoshop - 3 Dalpé, Gatineau - 819-205-2522 Long & McQuade - 2631 Alta Vista Dr. - 613-521-5909 Norml - 184 Rideau St. - 613-562-2043 Ottawa Folklore Centre - 1111 Bank St. - 613-730-2887 Raw Sugar Cafe - 692 Somerset St. W - 613-216-2850 Reap And Sew - 401 Dalhousie St. - 613-562-4545 The Record Shaap - 209 Gilmour, downstairs - 613-321-0564 Venus Envy - 320 Lisgar St. - 613-789-4646 Vertigo Records - 193 Rideau St. - 613-241-1011 Veteran Tattoo - 825 Maloney E, Gatineau - 819-893-1904 (if a show is listed as SOLD OUT, please don't call the outlets as they won't have any tickets :( advance tickets are non-refundable. all bills, venues, times, dates and ticket prices subject to change without notice. a service charge is usually added to each ticket. door prices are usually a buck or three more, please buy in advance. 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