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Throwback Thursday: Fireweed (aka The Fireweed Company) – Drinking Man (1994)

By Zachary Houle It has been said that Ottawa is the city that fun forgot – a cliché if there

Throwback Thursday: Paperjack – The Effort I’ll Never Get Back (2001)

By Zachary Houle It was the summer of 2000. I frequented the Second Cup on the corner of Bank and

Thirsty Thursdays: Spice Up Your Life

By Daniel Bordage Beer: Beau’s Siduri White Pepper Saison Style: Saison ABV: 10.2% Pairing: A White Pepper Saison with a

Throwback Thursday: Heartbreakers by Brights

By Pierce McKennirey of Those Gulls I love the Heartbreakers EP by former Ottawa band, Brights. Though short in length, it

Thirsty Thursdays: Getting Fuzzy With It! PINK FUZZ by Beyond the Pale Brewery

By Daniel Bordage Beer: PINK FUZZ by Beyond the Pale Brewery Style: Wheat Ale ABV: 6% Pairing: Pink Fuzz with

Throwback Thursday: Buck 65 at Bluesfest 2011

Photo by Blair Smith (Byward of Mouth) One of my favourite Canadian talents, no matter the genre, will be gracing

Call for Submissions: What’s your throwback story from the Ottawa music scene?

We here at Ottawa Showbox are officially putting out a call for submissions for Throwback Thursdays. We want to hear

Thirsty Thursdays: Halloween Edition with Dominion City Galloping Hessian Pumpkin Brown Ale

By Daniel Bordage Beer: Dominion City Galloping Hessian Pumpkin Brown Ale Style: Brown Ale ABV: 5% Pairing: A “Halloween” beer

Thirsty Thursdays: Doubling Up With Mons Abbey Dubbel

In our Thirsty Thursdays series, Daniel Bordage takes us into the world of pairing food and drinks with music. Beer

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Video Premiere: “Sparkle” by G. Grand

Ottawa Showbox is proud to premiere the new video for “Sparkle” from local Ottawa rapper G. Grand. The song and