There shall be rock! At least twice! The Double Pumpers have a new record in the offing (which to everyone's shock and surprise is calle...

Another week begins ... well, not really, but if you remember what you were doing yesterday you probably weren't doing it right (or are ...

I suspect the crowd that gathered to see The Hi Lo Trons in End Hits' basement was one of the smallest the outfit has played to since th...

I swear I'm going to get those Hi Lo Trons photos up some day, but a busy social calendar means a few much-delayed show notices will hav...

So here we are, back in End Hits basement ... they've given it a lick of paint since I was last there to see Calvin Johnson and Captain ...

They say pictures don't lie. This wasn't true, even before the days of Adobe Photoshop, but the brand-spankin' new pictures belo...

It's Tuesday, and those of you who haven't been trapped behind colossal walls of snow can shuffle over to Irene's to see Sarah H...

And so the rush to the weekend begins. If you're willing to brave the March weather (more snow on Saturday, I hear ... ugh), there's...

As the week gets started, you can check out a pair of shows on subsequent days featuring artists that are strikingly dissimilar. Tonight at ...

Let's suppose you didn't grab a Hawksley Workman ticket in time (or don't like Mr. Workman's body of work). Perhaps Bronson...

I took a few hours yesterday evening to check out a trio of new bands at the Zaphod's free showcase: The Increments, The Conservatory Fo...

As I walked into Zaphod's last night, Eastborough was already partly into their set. Frontwoman Stefani Guzman already has a slew of CDs...

Another thrill-filled weekend awaits Ottawans. Tonight Jim Bryson plays a rare Ottawa show at First Baptist Church with Steve Lambke of the...

I don't get to see as many bands as I'd like these days so even the cruddy weather last night didn't stop me from slipping and s...

Here comes the weekend! The long weekend if you get Family Day off. The midweek doldrums are soundly broken on Friday with a host of shows. ...

It's Monday, and that means excitement! Well not really. Actually it means folks heading back to work after a weekend of debauchery, or ...

A few months ago - April 2007, to be precise - I got my first look at The Allrights , Jon Kiely of Harshey's new band, at Cafe DeKcuf. T...

Xavier Rudd seems to come through town a lot. Is it because he's a touring machine? Because he likes Ottawa? Probably both. I've se...

My original plan this evening was to go over to Zaphod Beeblebrox to see Said Hell and Sister Suvi, then go to The Rainbow and see The Trude...

After work I popped over to Babylon to see Gunsmoke perform at the Rock'n'Roll Pizza Party. A big crowd turned out for the Last Piz...