September 11th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, Features, News
At long last, it’s time for the Round 3 performances of the 2012 edition of the LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot. You’ve voted for the songs on Facebook, and now it’s time to get out and support your favorites. Audience attendance will be taken into account for each band in determining their entry into the […]
August 7th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, News
The top 15 bands in this year’s competition spent time working with a song writer and then had the chance to record their newly penned tune. Once again, it’s time to head on over to LiVE 88.5′s Facebook page and “Like” your favourite songs. Voting will be one of the determining factors in deciding the […]
July 6th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, News
Hot on the heels of the Top 30, LiVE 88.5 has announced the top 15 for this year’s Big money Shot competition. The 15 bands chosen to move on to stage 3 are: Apocalypstic Ashely Crnic Become the Sun Cody Allen Eagleson Emma’s Ringer Erin Saoirse Adair Kalle Mattson Les Mosquitos Liam Lloyd Right By […]
June 25th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, News
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 […]
May 24th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, Features
Well, I must say it was another fun night at the Big Money Shot. The only disappointment for the evening was getting there and finding out that I wouldn’t be able to check out Philly Moves for the first time. First up was The Strain. I have seen them perform quite a few times now, […]
May 14th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, Features
Another night out at the LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot. Unfortunately I was late getting out to the show. I completely missed Paul Charbonneau and only managed to catch the last song from Zero Headspace, which sounded pretty good. While I was disappointed that I missed out on the first 2 acts, I was pleasantly […]
April 30th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in News
Emmas Ringer is a trio that describe’s themselves as 90’s alt / grunge with keyboards and synth drums. The band first formed about 10 years ago as a duo, but the members eventually went their separate ways. The 2 eventually reconnected last year and reformed the group, adding a drummer to their lineup. They began […]
April 29th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, Features
LiVE 88.5‘s Big Money Shot is back for another year. So far, this year is looking like it might be the most diverse group of music yet! First up tonight was Farewell Davidson. The guys are young, just 17 and 18, but they sounded good. Nerves were evident when they started, but they had shaken […]
January 12th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, News
It’s a new year. That means it is time for another edition of LiVE 88.5’s annual Big Money Shot competition. The last few years have served up some great bands. Will there be a new batch of great Ottawa music to discover in 2012? We’ll soon find out! Want to get in on the action? […]