Local Music

Finish What You Started Fest: Dead Weights, NECK, Valveenus, Fresh Hell and Nuclear Neighbour

Finish What You Started Fest kicked off with a bang Thursday night thanks to Nuclear Neighbour followed by Dead Weights,

Morning Metal – A Scar For The Wicked The Necrobutcher EP Review

One of Ottawa’s most promising death metal bands, A Scar For The Wicked, released their debut EP The Necrobutcher on August

Throwback Thursday: Winter Skafest 2005 and Ska Jeff

This week’s Throwback Thursday is dedicated to Jeff, aka Moesplant, aka Ska Jeff, aka Filburt Shellbach, aka one of the raddest

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Steve Adamyk Band Dial Tone album release party w/ Blue Angel + Tropical Dripps @ House of Targ

Saturday night was another home run at House of Targ, the new music venue/arcade/pierogi house that seems to know how to

New Music: We Never Sleep by Fresh Hell

Local pop-punk act Fresh Hell has released their debut album We Never Sleep. The release of the album is awesome news

Our Farewell to Debaser’s Rocky Lalune

Featured image by bonyfingers Letter from the Editors There is something a little unreal about Rocky Lalune, perhaps even ghostly.

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The Haig Open Up About Their Inaugural Tour & New EP

Ottawa “rock and not roll” band The Haig are embarking on their first tour ever across the roads of Ontario. Booking your band’s

Here’s Where It All Began: Hip-Hop and Poetry @ The Daily Grind

There’s a new monthly in town and its name is Here’s Where It All Began. Founded by local poet, spoken

Morning Metal: Metal Rant #6: Side Projects

Rockso Rants Side Projects & Bands There are many great bands out there whose members don’t have the creative input

Interview: Jesse Stewart, Percussionist, Instrument Creator & Educator

Photo by Michele McMillan This is about a man enraptured by sound, someone who never stopped hitting on pots and