I’d be kidding myself if I said I wasn’t a bit bummed to hear that this is the end for The Boreds, but with their LP “Saved By the Boreds” coming out tonight, I decided to spend a good chunk of the week listening to their previously released EP “Summer Daze”. Starting off with the title […]
Ottawa! It’s the long weekend! Treat yourself to some sweet live tunes and support some fellow locals to start the weekend off right. Your first stop should be Bar Robo tonight, and here’s why: Masters Of Nothing really seem to have mastered the art of balancing their sound somewhere between Funk, Groove and Experimental on their […]
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 […]
Hey Ottawa, we’re starting with our first Feature Friday at Bytown Sound this week! We figured that you may want to hear/check out/watch some of the newest releases or artists coming out of your city. Here at Bytown Sound, we love all kinds of music, and we hope to help promote local talent as much as […]
Weekend round up? How about a Weekday round up! There a lots of live music events happening in Ottawa every night of the week. You can run around town attending an open mic every night of the week, but you can also see great live bands and concerts. There are lots of great venues that offer […]
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