August 29th, 2017 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, News, Show Announcements
Ever since CityFolk moved to the great lawn at Lansdowne Park, Marvest has been on the musical menu. It’s back again this year with another great lineup of local music just waiting to be discovered. Check out the complete schedule below. You’ll find that some artists are doing multiple performances at different venues. This will […]
July 17th, 2017 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, Interviews, New Music, News
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 2:20PM. I recently spoke with Liam about the song. Buck Hill is a piece of Ottawa Valley folklore. It […]
September 11th, 2013 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, Show Announcements
It’s that time of the year again, the round 3 performances of the 2013 edition of the LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot are coming your way this weekend! 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 […]
July 5th, 2013 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, News
LiVE 88.5 has finally announced the top 15 for this year’s Big money Shot competition. They are: Junkie & The Spider The Cardboard Crowns Madison & Fifth Liam Lloyd The Owl Eyes Project Precise Kenny Creole Zoo Legacy Garden of Weeds Finding Chuck High Waters Cody Allen Miss Polygamy Farewell Davidson Go Long(!) Arms of […]
May 10th, 2013 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, News
This Saturday, May 11th RockSteady Booking presents Set (from Sudbury) at Cafe Dekcuf. Filling out the bill are local acts Liam Lloyd, Animal Confession and The Blackbird Pies. Doors open at 8pm and tickets are only $10 at the door.
April 3rd, 2013 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, News
The LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot Round 1 concerts will be getting started soon. Be sure to come out and support your favourites as they look to move on in this year’s competition. Catching these shows is always a great opportunity to discover some of the great new music being made right here in Ottawa! […]
January 26th, 2013 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, News
Last year I introduced you to Johnny Hall Productions when I sat down for an interview with Eric Eggleston. During the year Eric worked with a diverse group of artists including Liam Lloyd, Dang Guilty, Cali Briana and Old Stereo, as well as Big Money Shot finalists Tympanic and Les Mosquitos. Check out Johnny Hall […]
December 21st, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, New Music
Hot on the heels of his new album, Liam Lloyd has released a video for the track Medicine In Music. The video was produced by Jeremy Kennedy for Studio6 Productions. The video features Angela Marie, who also sang harmony. As mentioned by Liam, “The performance section was recorded in June at the well-known Mayfair theatre […]
November 14th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, Interviews, New Music
Liam Lloyd has just released his latest album. A new album typically means a cd release party, right? Yes……but Liam has decided to turn the typical release party concept on its head. In what could possibly be a first, Liam’s cd release will be a karaoke affair. “Karaoke?” your asking. Yes it’s true. Liam will […]
September 20th, 2012 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, Features
Liam Lloyd was first up on night 2. He unleashed an entertaining set featuring new music off his soon to be released album. I’ll keep you up to date on all the details. Right By Midnight was up next. Their set was punctuated by some great vocals. They are also releasing a new album at […]