This week we shine our feature spotlight on a local talented 5-piece band: Monday I Retire. Having played many festivals and venues all around the city, this band has been making quite a name for themselves. Paired with their ability to blend different genres so seamlessly, while they complete their full sound with warm, sincere vocals, Monday […]
All the excitement from last night’s Hip show in Ottawa may be winding down, but Bytown Sound is just gearing up as we check out local nerd rock dudes: Double Experience! It’s easy to see why Double Experience is gaining such a following. This hardworking crew clearly loves what they do, which is undeniably conveyed through their music and their seemingly endless […]
Modasaurus is a dynamic jazz fusion quartet featuring James McGowan (piano), Alex Moxon (guitar), JP Lapensee (bass), and Jamie Holmes (drums). The members met and forged their musical relationship in the Carleton University Music program, Moxon, Lapensee, and Holmes are former students, while McGowan is a professor in the department. These versatile and talented musicians have come together to collaborate on and perform McGowan’s […]
Ottawa’s multi-instrumentalist Jasen Colson is our focus at Bytown Sound this week! Playing his debut full band solo show at Zaphod’s on Wednesday, August 17th with fellow talented Ottawa bands Arms of the Girl and Sparklesaurus. Check out one of Jasen’s original tunes here: More of Jasen Colson’s music can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/jasen-colson/tracks So why not […]
Happy Friday, Ottawa! You’ve made it through the short work week to yet another weekend – which means it’s Feature Friday at Bytown Sound. Time to show our ever-loving support to another one of our local artists: Anndy Negative, who is releasing his debut album titled “Negative One”, tomorrow at Cafe Dekcuf starting at 8pm. Fellow locals Shootin’ […]
We try our hardest to keep our listings up to date for you; so far, these are the amendments for the week ending August 7th: Nothing// Pine// Wild Love show on Thursday, August 4th moved from Ritual Nightclub to Zaphods. Details here: (http://www.bytownsound.ca/event/nothing-pine-wild-love-venue-change-to-zaphods/) // Skeletonwitch// A Scar For the Wicked// Ominous Eclipse show on Friday, August […]
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Justin Duhaime & Friends @ Grill 41 February 28, 2020 @ 8:00 pm - December 27, 2030 @ 11:00 pm