Spotlight Ottawa

The top 30 bands, who will advance on to Round 2, have been announced for this year’s LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot. Congratulations to all those moving on!

The top 5 bands were voted by their peers based on the submitted performance video. They are:

• Tympanic
• The Strain
• Become the Sun
• Apocalypstic
• The Peptides

The remaining 25 bands were chosen by the judges based on their demo and submitted performance video. They are:

• Ashley Crnic
• Cody Allen
• Eagleson
• Emma’s Ringer
• Erin Saoirse Adair
• Farewell Davidson
• First to Three
• Geoffrey Stone
• Kalle Mattson
• Les Mosquitoes
• Liam Lloyd
• Little Stella
• Lovenbodyparts
• Mitch Gauzas
• Orchid Thieves
• Portrait of an Artist
• Prehistoric
• Right By Midnight
• Sarah Peterson & The Vision
• Slyde
• The B-List
• The Fantastic Flow (Alex Sharp)
• The Richardson Band
• The Riot Police

I’m discovering lots of great new music through this year’s competition. Get out and support your local music scene!