Live Music Reviews

B.A. Johnston, Steve Adamyk Band, Telecomo, & R!E!! at TARG

House of TARG is one of those unique places that makes you feel at home when you walk down the

The Great Hunt for The Arkells Pop-Up Secret Show hosted by CBCq

All photos by Els Durnford Standing in the Westin picking up Juno Awards media passes, my phone buzzed. A screenshot

JUNOfest: New Swears, NOBRO and Blve Hills at Bourbon Room

There were countless options for live music Friday night thanks to JUNOfest, and I chose to rock out with New

JUNOfest: Operators, Charly Bliss, & Potential Red

Photos by Els Durnford/Ottawa Showbox JUNOfest kicked off Thursday with a few shows around town, and I decided to make

Review: Swarm Of Spheres, The Great Sabatini, and Jack Moves

Photos by Sarah Osmanovic As soon as I walked down the steep black stairs and into the basement that is

ORC4G takes over the YMCA

All photos by Sara Osmanovic/Ottawa Showbox.​ The Ottawa Rock Camp for Girls hosted an incredibly empowering event at the YMCA-YWCA

Every Time I Die, Knocked Loose, & Harms Way at The Brass Monkey

Photos by Eric Scharf/Ottawa Showbox I ventured out to The Brass Monkey on the west-side of town for a heavy

Review: Outside I’m a Giant, Velodrones, & Jonathan Becker

Photos by Els Durnford/Ottawa Showbox On a cold Ottawa winter night (despite it being 10 degrees last Saturday), I had the

The Showbox Story told through Japandroids

A few weekends ago Matias and I traveled to Toronto to see Japandroids play two nights at The Danforth Music

Port Cities embrace the DIY, captivate at the NAC

All photos by Els Durnford/Ottawa Showbox What happens when three singer-songwriters meet, become friends, and start to help each other