July 20th, 2017 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, New Music, News, Show Announcements
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 album and upcoming show. The group is thrilled with their latest project, which you could say has been in the works for the last 10 years. […]
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 […]
October 21st, 2014 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts
Congratulations to The Lionyls, winners of the 2014 LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot! I have only seen The Lionyls perform a couple of times now, but I can’t get enough. The band puts on a fantastic show! Their mix of rock and soul always gets the crowd moving. Their fans were loud as the band […]
October 18th, 2014 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, News
Congratulations to The Lionyls! They walk away with the top prize of $5,000 and an opening spot at the upcoming Trews show here in Ottawa. Congratulations are also due to Lemon Cash and Cast in Cadence who were the runners up. Each band walks away with $2,500 in support from LiVE 88.5! Thanks to LiVE […]
October 15th, 2014 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, News, Show Announcements
Join The Cardboard Crowns as they hit the stage at Mavericks to celebrate the release of their debut full length Global Citizen. The former LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot winners are known for their high energy and entertaining shows. The guys will be sharing the stage with special guests Finding Chuck, OL’CD and Les Conards […]
May 13th, 2014 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, Features
I haven’t caught a performance from Blak Denim since last year’s LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot, so I was excited to be headed out to their EP release show at the Mercury Lounge. First up was Missing LinX. Billed as “Canada’s first and only official Hip Hop Poetry Group”, I really had no idea what […]
May 7th, 2014 | by Scott Martin | published in News, Show Announcements
Summer is just around the corner and that means the HOPE Vollyeball Summerfest is quickly approaching. You can join in the fun at Mooney’s Bay Beach on July 12th. You can catch all of the following bands: Matthew Good – 5:30pm The Glorious Sons – 4:00pm Mad Anthony – 2:30pm The Cardboard Crowns – 1:00pm […]
April 1st, 2014 | by Scott Martin | published in New Music
Zoo Legacy has just dropped a new video for their tune CRWD. The song came to life as part of last year’s LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot competition and was recorded with Eric Eggleston. “The concept behind it is an honest, raw sort of look at both Ottawa and Zoo Legacy; depicting a typical day […]
February 10th, 2014 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts
I’ve been impressed with the musical events at the Shenkman Arts Centre showcasing many of our great local artists. This weekend was no exception as they presented a show featuring The Goodluck Assembly and Laurent Bourque. If you haven’t yet been to one of these, you really should. The setup in Richcraft Theatre is fantastic. […]
January 27th, 2014 | by Scott Martin | published in News, Show Announcements
On Friday, February 7, 2014 at 8:30pm, head out to the fabulous Richcraft Theatre at the Shenkman Arts Centre in Orleans, to take in a performance by The Goodluck Assembly, who will be joined by Laurent Bourque. The Goodluck Assembly’s newest release, Demonstrations, is the result of GLA’s sojourn to Brooklyn, New York, in the […]