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Review: Cold Capital – ‘The Cold Capital EP’ + Q&A with singer Erik Hertzberg

While we don’t run a whole lot of album reviews on Showbox, once in a while we like to mix

Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, July Talk and Billy the Kid @ Ritual Dec. 3

“Good evening Ottawa, how you fucking doing?” The sold out Ritual crowd erupted to Frank Turner’s question and it was

Ottawa’s ‘house-punk’ collective Silkken Laumann gear up for NYE bash & album release Dec. 31@ Babylon

After the release of three singles, two videos, and an arduous two-year wait, Ottawa’s Silkken Laumann are getting ready to

Ruckus Warning in Effect: Slo’ Tom & Fiftymen @ The Black Sheep Inn, Nov. 30

“How do you like your winter so far?” asked Fiftymen frontman Jeff Hardill to the dancing crowd before him. A sea

Record Store Day in Ottawa – Participants + Special Releases

We here at Ottawa Showbox cannot think of a better way to take part in Support Local Month than walking

Sometimes good ideas are really good – I Can’t Believe It’s Not :: The Strokes – Is This It @ The Manx

Creative people are really interesting for a number reasons. Yes, most of them are a little crazy, but that’s beside

Weekend Music Roundup: Nov. 29 – Dec. 2

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Pith and the Parenchymas, Dusted, and The Elwins @ Ritual Nightclub – Nov. 21

Once in a while, a bill pops up on the calendar and makes you do a double take. “$10 for

Weekend Music Roundup: Nov. 15 – 17

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