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Eric Leighton memorial benefit August 25 at The Brass Monkey
On August 25th, 2017, the 2nd annual Benefit for “I Love to Play Hockey” in memory of Eric Leighton will be held at The Brass Monkey. The memorial benefit will support ...
Appetite for Destruction 30th anniversary ticket offer
In celebration of today’s 30th anniversary of Guns N’ Roses iconic debut album Appetite for Destruction, a very limited quantity of $30 tickets (plus fees) are available for th...
Project Mantra set to release new album at Avant-Garde Bar
Project Mantra will be releasing their latest album, Moonlight Over Vagabond, on Wednesday July 26th at Avant-Garde Bar from 7PM until 11PM. I recently spoke with them about the al...
Interviews
Liam Lloyd to release new single – The Ghost of Buck Hill
Liam Lloyd is set to release his brand new single and video The Ghost of Buck Hill on July 20th, 2017. You can hear the song before it’s released on LiVE 88.5 today (July 17) at ...
Bluesfest locals: An interview with Riishi Von Rex
I recently spoke with Riishi of Riishi Von Rex about their upcoming appearance at Ottawa Bluesfest. You can catch them on Saturday July 8th at 3:30PM on the Black Sheep Stage. You ...
Bluesfest locals: An interview with Pony Girl
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Yolande Laroche (Clarinet, Vocals, Keys) of Pony Girl about their upcoming appearance at Ottawa Bluesfest. You can catch Pony Girl on o...
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Eric Leighton memorial benefit August 25 at The Brass Monkey
On August 25th, 2017, the 2nd annual Benefit for “I Love to Play Hockey” in memory of Eric Leighton will be held at The Brass Monkey. The memorial benefit will support ...
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Project Mantra set to release new album at Avant-Garde Bar
Project Mantra will be releasing their latest album, Moonlight Over Vagabond, on Wednesday July 26th at Avant-Garde Bar from 7PM until 11PM. I recently spoke with them about the al...
Album Recommendations
Album Review: Onionface’s “Roll over Dog… And run!”
Onionface, a three-piece band from Ottawa, is a tour de force. That phrase isn’t meant to be taken lightly. Go to one of their shows. You’ll see them battling it out on stage a...
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Concerts
Fun times at Project Mantra’s cd release show
I headed out to Avant-Garde to get my first taste of Project Mantra. Other than having met frontman Leigh Bursey a couple of times and recently interviewing him ahead of of the sho...
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Contests
Win tickets to see Megan Bonnell and Emilie Mover
Canadian folk-rock artists Megan Bonnell and Emilie Mover are stopping in Ottawa in February, and you can win a pair tickets here at Spotlight. Bonnell is supporting her new record...
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New Music
Project Mantra set to release new album at Avant-Garde Bar
Project Mantra will be releasing their latest album, Moonlight Over Vagabond, on Wednesday July 26th at Avant-Garde Bar from 7PM until 11PM. I recently spoke with them about the al...
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News
Pretty Cool Records! 2017 summer sampler
Check out the PrettyCool! Records 2017 digital sampler! The sampler includes a couple of tracks from a couple of local Ottawa bands including Seany Sharko and Galapagos. Who is Pre...
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- Liam Lloyd to release new single – The Ghost of Buck Hill
- Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival releases its 2017 FREE concert lineup
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