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OXW Day 4: The Smugglers, Needles//Pins, Tough Age and Expanda Fuzz

During Ottawa Explosion’s fourth day, the outdoor stage at Club SAW was rocked by the Mint Records Showcase featuring The

OXW Day 2: Crusades, Partner, Strange Attractor, Lonely Parade + more

Photos by Els Durnford It is that wonderful time of year again when you know all that matters is going

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A Brief History of Ottawa Explosion Weekend

Photos by David Forcier The Beginnings: Rock n’ Roll Pizza Party Let’s rewind to the mid-2000’s, a time when Ottawa

The Famines Discuss Their Own DIY-Minded Label Pentagon Black

Artwork by Lisa Czech The Famines are a Montreal-based noise garage music duo made up of Raymond Biesinger (who also

Street Eaters, Warp Lines & The C.H.U.D.S. at Bar Robo

Photos by Sara Osmanovic The closer it drew to 8:00pm, the more the feeling of knowing something good will come

Top Ten Beau’s Oktoberfest Moments

We think we have finally recovered from another amazing two days out in Vankleek Hill for this year’s Beau’s Oktoberfest.

Ottawa Explosion Day 4: SNEAKS & FET.NAT @ St. Albans Church

Washington DC’s Sneaks performed at St. Albans Church on the second last day of Ottawa Explosion, battling heat and spiritual

Ottawa Explosion Day 4: The Dirty Nil, Wasted Potential, Big Eyes, Future Girls, Fresh Hell and more

There is so much going on during the Saturday of Ottawa Explosion Weekend it feels like you are sprinting during

Ottawa Explosion Day 3: Mikey Erg, Mike Krol, Screaming Females, Dad Jokes, The Worriers and more

The weather keeps getting nicer and nicer as Ottawa Explosion Weekend keeps rolling along into day 3. Unfortunately Shellshag had

Ottawa Explosion Day 2: Bad Sports, Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band, The Creeps, Radioactivity and more

Ottawa Explosion Weekend day 2 was the ultimate birthday party for me, amazing bands, super nice people and delicious drinks