spectra sonic sound
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)
Iconoclast (Ottawa rock - The Bear 106.9 contest winners)
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-Rounder recs)
Hannah Georgas (Vancouver indie-pop)
All Ages - 7pm doors - SOLD OUT
follow @spectrasonic on Twitter and Facebook for information on door tickets
co-presented by Live Nation
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 (farewell show, Ottawa metal/hardcore/rock)
Barn Burner (Montreal metal/rock, Metal Blade recs)
Not Even Death (farewell show, Ottawa rock/hardcore)
Eagleson (Ottawa rock)
Licensed 19+ - 9pm doors - $10 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands
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, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands
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)
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)
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 and Facebook for information on door tickets
co-presented by Live Nation
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 (LP release show, 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
Sunday March 25 @ Raw Sugar Cafe
In Medias Res (Vancouver indie/experimental, File:Under Music recs)
and more
All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 8:30pm doors - $8 advance
tickets available at Raw Sugar Cafe, Vertigo Records and The Record Shaap
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 4 @ Ritual
Converge (Boston/Brooklyn metal/hardcore, Epitaph recs)
Burning Love (ex-Cursed, Toronto rawk/hardcore, Deranged recs)
Lomo Prieta (San Francisco hardcore, Deathwish recs)
Git Some (ex-Planes Mistaken For Stars, Denver rawk, Alternative Tentacles recs)
16+ to get in/19+ to drink - 7pm doors - $20 advance
under 16 admitted with parent or guardian
tickets available at Vertigo Records and www.ticketweb.ca
facebook event page
Wednesday April 4 @ Raw Sugar Cafe
Samantha Savage Smith (Calgary indie/blues, Western Vinyl/Arts & Crafts recs)
and more
All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 8:30pm doors - $8 advance
tickets available at Raw Sugar Cafe, Vertigo Records and The Record Shaap
facebook event page
Thursday April 5 @ Mavericks
Skip The Foreplay (Montreal metalcore/electro, Epitaph recs)
Be The Saviour (Ottawa metalcore)
Kill For Change (Ottawa/Cornwall metalcore)
Nights On Weekends (Ottawa post-hardcore/rock)
All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 6:30pm doors - $12 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands
facebook event page
Saturday April 7 @ The Blacksheep Inn
Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long (BC folk/poetry/experimental)
and more
Licensed 18+ - 7pm doors - $11.50 advance
tickets available at the Blacksheep Inn, the Ottawa Folklore Centre, both Compact Music locations and www.ticketweb.ca
co-presented by The Blacksheep Inn
facebook event page
Wednesday April 11 @ Ritual
Said The Whale (Vancouver indie/rock, Hidden Pony recs)
Chains Of Love (Vancouver garage soul)
Boxer The Horse (Charlottetown indie/rock)
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
Friday April 13 @ Mavericks
Cancer Bats (Toronto hardcore/rawk, Distort recs)
Touche Amore (Los Angeles hardcore, Deathwish recs)
A Sight For Sewn Eyes (Halifax hardcore/metal, Distort recs)
Motivator (Ottawa hardcore, Blank Stare recs)
All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 7pm doors - $16 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records and www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands
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
Sunday April 15 @ Mavericks
James Hunter (England R&B/soul, Hear Music/GO recs)
and more
Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $25 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Ottawa Folklore Centre and www.ticketweb.ca
co-presented by RBC Ottawa Bluesfest
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
Saturday May 5 @ Ritual
The Reverend Horton Heat (Dallas psycho/rockabilly, Yep Roc recs)
The Real McKenzies (Vancouver celtic-punk, Fat Wreck/Stomp recs)
The Brains (Montreal psychobilly/punk, Stomp recs)
Licensed 19+ - 9pm doors - $25 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca
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
Wednesday May 9 @ Mavericks
Title Fight (Pennsylvania punk/hardcore, Side One Dummy recs)
Dead Weights (Ottawa punk/rock)
Landslider (Ottawa punk/rock)
Carry Yourself (Orleans pop-punk)
All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 6:30pm doors - $12 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records and www.ticketweb.ca
facebook event page
Sunday May 27 @ Mavericks
Joe Pug (Chicago indie-folk, Lightning Rod recs)
and more
Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $12 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Ottawa Folklore Centre and www.ticketweb.ca
facebook event page
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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 :(
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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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just announced
new shows, on sale Friday, more info in full listings below
Sunday March 25 - In Medias Res, Lipstick Lesbian @ Raw Sugar Cafe
Wednesday April 4 - Converge, Burning Love, Loma Prieta, Git Some (ex-Planes Mistaken For Stars) @ Ritual - on sale now
Wednesday April 4 - Samantha Savage Smith and more @ Raw Sugar Cafe
Saturday April 7 - Shan Koyczan and the Short Story Long and more @ The Blacksheep Inn
Friday April 13 - Cancer Bats, Touche Amore, A Sight For Sewn Eyes, Motivator @ Mavericks - on sale now
Sunday April 15 - James Hunter and more @ Mavericks
Sunday May 27 - Joe Pug and more @ Mavericks
changes to existing shows, more info in listings below
Wednesday April 11 - Boxer The Horse added to Said The Whale, Chains Of Love @ Ritual
Wednesday May 9 - Dead Weights, Landslider, Carry Yourself added to Title Fight @ Mavericks
full listings
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)
Iconoclast (Ottawa rock - The Bear 106.9 contest winners)
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-Rounder recs)
Hannah Georgas (Vancouver indie-pop)
All Ages - 7pm doors - SOLD OUT
follow @spectrasonic on Twitter and Facebook for information on door tickets
co-presented by Live Nation
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 (farewell show, Ottawa metal/hardcore/rock)
Barn Burner (Montreal metal/rock, Metal Blade recs)
Not Even Death (farewell show, Ottawa rock/hardcore)
Eagleson (Ottawa rock)
Licensed 19+ - 9pm doors - $10 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands
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, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands
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)
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)
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 and Facebook for information on door tickets
co-presented by Live Nation
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 (LP release show, 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
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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
Sunday March 25 @ Raw Sugar Cafe
In Medias Res (Vancouver indie/experimental, File:Under Music recs)
and more
All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 8:30pm doors - $8 advance
tickets available at Raw Sugar Cafe, Vertigo Records and The Record Shaap
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 4 @ Ritual
Converge (Boston/Brooklyn metal/hardcore, Epitaph recs)
Burning Love (ex-Cursed, Toronto rawk/hardcore, Deranged recs)
Lomo Prieta (San Francisco hardcore, Deathwish recs)
Git Some (ex-Planes Mistaken For Stars, Denver rawk, Alternative Tentacles recs)
16+ to get in/19+ to drink - 7pm doors - $20 advance
under 16 admitted with parent or guardian
tickets available at Vertigo Records and www.ticketweb.ca
facebook event page
Wednesday April 4 @ Raw Sugar Cafe
Samantha Savage Smith (Calgary indie/blues, Western Vinyl/Arts & Crafts recs)
and more
All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 8:30pm doors - $8 advance
tickets available at Raw Sugar Cafe, Vertigo Records and The Record Shaap
facebook event page
Thursday April 5 @ Mavericks
Skip The Foreplay (Montreal metalcore/electro, Epitaph recs)
Be The Saviour (Ottawa metalcore)
Kill For Change (Ottawa/Cornwall metalcore)
Nights On Weekends (Ottawa post-hardcore/rock)
All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 6:30pm doors - $12 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records, www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands
facebook event page
Saturday April 7 @ The Blacksheep Inn
Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long (BC folk/poetry/experimental)
and more
Licensed 18+ - 7pm doors - $11.50 advance
tickets available at the Blacksheep Inn, the Ottawa Folklore Centre, both Compact Music locations and www.ticketweb.ca
co-presented by The Blacksheep Inn
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Wednesday April 11 @ Ritual
Said The Whale (Vancouver indie/rock, Hidden Pony recs)
Chains Of Love (Vancouver garage soul)
Boxer The Horse (Charlottetown indie/rock)
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
Friday April 13 @ Mavericks
Cancer Bats (Toronto hardcore/rawk, Distort recs)
Touche Amore (Los Angeles hardcore, Deathwish recs)
A Sight For Sewn Eyes (Halifax hardcore/metal, Distort recs)
Motivator (Ottawa hardcore, Blank Stare recs)
All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 7pm doors - $16 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records and www.ticketweb.ca or from the local bands
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
Sunday April 15 @ Mavericks
James Hunter (England R&B/soul, Hear Music/GO recs)
and more
Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $25 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Ottawa Folklore Centre and www.ticketweb.ca
co-presented by RBC Ottawa Bluesfest
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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
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Saturday May 5 @ Ritual
The Reverend Horton Heat (Dallas psycho/rockabilly, Yep Roc recs)
The Real McKenzies (Vancouver celtic-punk, Fat Wreck/Stomp recs)
The Brains (Montreal psychobilly/punk, Stomp recs)
Licensed 19+ - 9pm doors - $25 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records, The Record Shaap and www.ticketweb.ca
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
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Wednesday May 9 @ Mavericks
Title Fight (Pennsylvania punk/hardcore, Side One Dummy recs)
Dead Weights (Ottawa punk/rock)
Landslider (Ottawa punk/rock)
Carry Yourself (Orleans pop-punk)
All Ages/Licensed 19+ - 6:30pm doors - $12 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records and www.ticketweb.ca
facebook event page
Sunday May 27 @ Mavericks
Joe Pug (Chicago indie-folk, Lightning Rod recs)
and more
Licensed 19+ - 8pm doors - $12 advance
tickets available at Vertigo Records, the Ottawa Folklore Centre and www.ticketweb.ca
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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
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