April 21st, 2016 | by David Haddad | published in Show Announcements
On Thursday, May 5th, Ritual Nightclub will be hosting an atmospheric evening with Royal Canoe, Hannah Epperson, and High Waters. Winnipeg’s Royal Canoe is a band that seems to truly be doing whatever it wants. Drawing from a deep well of sounds and influences, the band approaches the standard pop formula from seemingly any angle […]
April 13th, 2016 | by David Haddad | published in Show Announcements
Wednesday, April 20th, Ritual Nightclub will be hit with a wave of pop punk when Citizen, Turnover, Sorority Noise, and Milk Teeth come to Ottawa. Citizen, a rock band from the Michigan and Ohio areas, have a sound heavily influenced by pop punk and emo music, fitting perfectly into the Run for Cover Records realm […]
April 11th, 2016 | by David Haddad | published in Concerts
On Friday night, I went to Ritual Nightclub to check out No Fly List, the Nils, and Lowest of the Low. It was my first time going to Ritual, so I had no idea what to expect as far as atmosphere, or even general layout, but it turned out to be pretty awesome. I don’t […]
April 4th, 2016 | by David Haddad | published in Show Announcements
This Friday, April 8th, Canadian 90’s legends the Lowest of the Low will be taking the stage at Ritual with contemporaries, the Nils. In 1991, Toronto-based the Lowest of the Low released the alt-rock album Shakespeare My Butt, which went on to be included in the top-ten of Chart’s “Best Canadian Albums of All Time” […]
June 2nd, 2015 | by Kristopher Bras | published in Interviews, Show Announcements
Spike Slawson’s voice is one that most people who grew up listening to punk-rock in the mid-nineties would know well. A veteran of bands like ‘Swingin Utters and Filthy Thieving Bastards, he has featured on over 30 records in the last 18 years, not including special appearances. This week, Ottawa music fans will get the […]
January 13th, 2015 | by Kristopher Bras | published in Interviews, Show Announcements
Doylestown, Pennsylvania-based emo-rock outfit Balance and Composure have made a home in Ottawa over the last three years—closer to one, at least, than most American bands have bothered to. While many mid-level acts from below the border skip our city en route to Montreal or Toronto, BaC make an annual trip. And they’ve built a following here as […]
December 2nd, 2014 | by Eric Thompson | published in Concerts
Tokyo Police Club once again visited the nation’s capital, stopping in at Ritual on Nov. 28th to play for a packed house. The foursome from Newmarket just played Ottawa this summer as a part of Bluesfest and returned as part of month-long tour across Canada to promote their newest album Forcefield, which came out in […]
October 29th, 2014 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts
A duo of entertaining rock bands were the runners up in this year’s LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot, each walking away with $2500 in support. In addition to the support, both bands will get to hit the stage at next year’s Hope Volleyball Summerfest at Mooney’s Bay Park. Both Cast in Cadence and Lemon Cash […]
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 […]