Indie City Madness Episode 113: Year-End Favourites!

Episode 113 of Indie City Madness, hosted by Julie, Rick and Elly, featured the following tracks and artists:

Program Indie City Madness: Ep.113 Year-End Favourites! Hosted By Julie, Elly + Rick Date 5:00 PM on Dec. 28th, 2015

Artist	Album	Track
Willows	An Empty Room Filled With People	The Shape I’m In
Cosmo Doris	Single	Naw Chew Ro
Kalle Mattson	Avalanche	A Long Time Ago
Isaac Vallentin	Hedera	Stewardess
The Haig	Single	Turnbull Suit 7″
Mackenzie Rhythm Section	Brand New Dances	Lose Control
The Acorn	Vieux Loup	Influence
The Heavy Medecine Band	Conduit EP	Speak Light (dear one)
Rivière	Aube	Mehdi Cayenne
Tapas	Single	Take the Stage
Thrifty Kids	Thrifty Kids	Granola
Scattered Clouds	The First Empire	Fallen
Bitterly Healed	Single	Adrift
Onionface	Single	Golden Lips
Canadian content		New release

Indie City Madness is a weekly radio show that airs Mondays from 5 to 6pm on CKCU 93.1 FM and features everything local that Canada’s National Capital Region has to offer.

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Indie City Madness Episode 112: Happy Holidaze

Episode 112 of Indie City Madness, hosted by Rick and Elly, featured the following tracks and artists:

Program Indie City Madness: Ep. 112 – Happy Holidaze Hosted By Elly Laberge & Rick Vaughan Date 5:00 PM on Dec. 21st, 2015

Artist	Album	Track
Willows	Single	Tender
Potential Red	Reciever	Hum
Réservoir	VHS 1	Phase 1
Hilotrons	To Trip With Terpsichore	Real Game Changer
Harea Band	Hip Hip Harea EP	Where You Are
ASILE	Kichesippi Toxique	Haute-Tension
Shootin’ Blanx	Return your empties, let’s get forties!	Blackout
In Heat	Thrillborn	Ride
John Carroll	Everybody Smokes In Hell	Everybody Smokes In Hell
SHOCK	Forewarned	Sonic Assault
The Sentries	Single	Bad News
Amanda Lowe	Collarbone (teaser)	Million Pieces
Jill Zmud	Ottawa For Haiti	Come Here Easy
Canadian content		New release

Indie City Madness is a weekly radio show that airs Mondays from 5 to 6pm on CKCU 93.1 FM and features everything local that Canada’s National Capital Region has to offer.

Eventful Capital’s Weekly Picks: From DJ Craze and Double Barrel to John Carroll and Jill Zmud

Are you around Ottawa-Gatineau in the next two weeks? If so, you probably have some time off for the holidays so why not enjoy it and celebrate the festive season by checking out some great events being held in the National Capital Region. Take a look at Eventful Capital’s weekly picks below to get a glimpse of what’s happening the days ahead. If you’re looking for NYE events, you’ll want to check this list out.

Into deejaying and turntablism? Then you’ll probably want to be at Babylon this Monday night to check out the #RealDJing event happening there. Miami’s DJ Craze, who may very well be the best all around DJ the world has ever seen, will be in town to give a live set and for the occasion he’ll be joined by Thugli’s own Drastik and Ottawa DJs Acro and Strange Future. This is bound to be a dope night.  

The FAU Mardi crew is going back to basics this Tuesday, December 22 and for one night, the collective will be coming back to the Petit Chicago in the Vieux-Hull sector of Gatineau where they got started. For this special edition, there will be a live performance by RÉSERVOIR as well as sets by the Fau Mardi DJ team and visuals by VJs Bourg and Sasha V.

Fever, the only disco dance party of its kind in Ottawa, is going down at Babylon this Tuesday, December 23. The popular night promises all the glitz and glam of the 70s & 80s and tons of disco hits provided by DJ Illo. An awesome way to dance the night away!

If you want to check out some live music this Wednesday night, make your way over to Live on Elgin for the Holiday Songwriter Showcase. The show will feature live performances by Alanna Sterling, Amanda Lowe, Alexandra Sullivan, Matt Powell and Spencer Scharf.

The Petit Chicago invited you to join in on their Festivus festivities this Wednesday, December 23. On the menu, all sorts of nonsense and good times.

The December edition of Double Barrel is happening on Christmas night this year and to switch things up a bit after the successful 6th year celebration that went down last month, DJ Magnificent is bringing the party back to its roots downstairs at Overkill. For this more intimate DB, Magnificent will be joined by special guest DJ Chris International who’s preparing lots of James Brown records for the occasion.

Over at the Avant-Garde Bar this Saturday, December 26, there’s going to be a live show featuring live sets by francophone hardcore punk band Asile and bronski d-beat group Dead Name who are giving their last show. DJ Tay will also be playing tunes in between sets.

Are you a fan of ska, reggae and rocksteady? Then make your way over to House of Targ this Saturday night for Voice Of The People. The new monthly will feature music selections courtesy of DJs Magnificent, Longshot and Lord Snappy as well as a live performance by Ottawa ska band The Sentries.

This Saturday at the Mercury Lounge, DJs Trevor Walker and Sergio Pari bring you Deep Therapy, a dance party that showcases the sounds of deep and cutting edge house music in a unique and inviting atmosphere that defies the ordinary. It’s your remedy from the mainstream, so let loose and dance. 

This Sunday, December 27 at the Blacksheep Inn in Wakefield, Ottawa folk/blues/rock musician John Carroll will be releasing his first live solo album in collaboration with Steve Purtelle of Acoustic Jam Records, “Live At The Acoustic Grill”. Note that this is an early show that starts at around 4pm.

The Pozativ Vibrations crew is hosting a holiday fam jam at Mercury Lounge and Overkill on Sunday, December 27. The free event will feature live house sets by Ottawa DJs Trevor Walker, Pedro Dias, Joe Juarez, Balu and others upstairs in the lounge and hip hop/trap/dnb sets by DJs Jon Deck, Dusty, Mace and a surprise guest downstairs at Overkill.

B.C. punk rock legends Dayglo Abortions will be performing live at House of Targ on December 29 and they’ll be sharing the stage with Ottawa punks Shootin’ Blanx,Ottawa punk metal band Metal Patrol and Ottawa punk group Fuck Mouth. Play some pinball, eat some perogies, and rock out.

Guelph singer-songwriter and musician Ambre McLean will be performing live alongside Ottawa folk artist Jill Zmud on December 29. the two talented ladies will be giving a show over at the Gladstone Theatre.

Over at House of Targ on December 30, there’s going to be a live show featuring a packed bill of Ontario-based bands. Sharing the stage will be Ottawa pop punks Remember The Arcadians, Toronto/Stittsville modern rockers The Fuse, Stittsville ska/punk rock band The Ice Cold Beers, Ottawa lo-fi/alt rock group Street Hills, Ottawa acoustic project Caves and indie rock outfit Silver the Young.

NYE 2016 in Ottawa-Gatineau: Eventful Capital’s Guide to Party in the City

With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, it’s time to start making plans to ring in 2016 if you haven’t done so already. If you’re attending a house party that’s great (it’s often the less-complicated option), but if you’re looking to go out to celebrate the arrival of the New Year in the Nation’s capital, take a look at Eventful Capital’s Guide to NYE 2016 parties in Ottawa-Gatineau to help you pick the best event for you. Whatever you choose to do for New Year’s Eve, Eventful Capital wishes you tons of fun surrounded by people you love. Enjoy the celebrations and be sure to make the necessary arrangements to get home safe. Cheers! (P.S. Check back in as more events are added in the coming days.)

Ring in the New Year with a dinner and beer pairing featuring local foods by Clover and brews from the Dominion City Brewing Co. Choose from a 3-course dinner, 5-course dinner or join in for the after party starting at 10:30.

If you’re on a tight budget and/or want to stay away from the bar scene, but still want to go out, dress warm and make your way over to Sparks for the annual Sparks Street New Year’s Eve. This free family-friendly event will feature lots of entertainment including live performances, DJ sets, latin dancers, drinks, a dance party and fireworks and a maple-leaf drop for the midnight countdown.

If you want to rock out on December 31, head on down to Avant-Garde Bar in downtown Ottawa to check out a live show featuring E.L.E., Onionface, Muelkik and the Muddy Hack.

Over at the Blacksheep Inn in beautiful Wakefield, celebrate the end of 2015 by dancing the night away with local experimental funk/pop heavyweights Hilotrons and Timekode’s own DJ Zattar.  This is bound to be a great party!

Barrymore’s Music Hall is throwing its annual New Year’s Eve party with DJ Punky Drewster playing the best in 80s, 90s and Top 40s hits. Tickets include party favors, bubbles for the midnight countdown, hors d’oeuvres and more. If this is the type of celebration that you’re looking for, click below for tickets and more info.

St. Joseph Parish Hall is hosting the “Glamour & Class” New Year’s Eve party with a slew of DJs including Ottawa’s Fusion & Selekta Shellz, DJ Criss Cross and more. Interestingly enough, this event has a “be your own bartender” policy before midnight, a balloon drop and prizes and giveaways throughout the night.

Ottawa MC Ohsogood is throwing a big party to welcome 2016 and it’s going down at the Vibe Shisha Lounge on Somerset St on December 31. Smoke shisha, pop bottles and jam to the music selections of Ottawa DJs Mes, Tytus and Versatje.

If you’re looking for a break from the cold weather, California Dreamin’, happening at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel, should satisfy your need for a summer-themed party. Back by popular demand, DJ RayRay will be in the building to get the 1000+ party-goers dancing the night away and there will be a photo booth, party favours, a desert bar at midnight, a silent auction and a chance to win a trip for 2 to Cali baby. Dress code: California-chic.

Are you a fan of the great Chaka Khan? If so, then you’ll want to spend your New Year’s Eve at Mavericks for London Gentleman Records’ A Tribute to the Music of Chaka Khan. L.G.R. artists like Riishi Von Rex and Marc Decho will be performing live while DJ Breakthru plays funk and soul records in between sets to keep the party going.

On December 31, the Rainbow Bistro invites you to sail into the new year “Miami Nights” style with Pleasure Craft at the smoothest party in the city. The dance floor will be groovin’ and bodies will be movin’ to the sounds of the best of ’75-’85 soft rock hits by the likes of Hall & Oates, Fleetwood Mac, Ace, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Toto, Lionel Richie, Phil Collins, Sade, and Elton John among others.

For all the hip-hop heads out there, Ebony & Ivory is bringing you Rewind, the premiere old school and throwback NYE party happening at Real Sports in the By Ward Market. For the occasion, DJs Mace, Kane, Sweet Chunes, Mikey Wizdom and Overproof will be spinning the best old school hip hop tracks to keep the dance floor bumpin’ all night. You’ll also be able to watch the Times Square ball drop from the 27-foot screen on site.

Here’s a message from House of Targ: You have been exposed to a deadly contagion known as VIRUS 2.0.1.5. This uncontrollable Vector has been responsible for countless disappointments, failures & general malaise throughout the past year. House of TARG is offering a Quarantine compound to neutralize the plague & has been authorized by the National Infectious Diseases Center to begin working on the Anti-Virus.Our team of Infectious Disease Specialists have discovered that the following treatments stabilize Virus 2.0.1.5: 1) Dancing 2) Drinking 3) Pinball 4) Perogies.

This year, Mercury Lounge brings you a multi-level NYE celebration dubbed Paradise Garage. The event is an ode to the era where the club experience was a privilege shared by the most fierce and free where taboos and secrets were protected by the walls of the venue. On the top floor, house kings Lance Baptiste & Trevor Walker will be playing the best in disco, classic house, rare grooves and modern day electronic. They’ll be joined by visual master Matt Cameron and live percussionist Jesse Matthews. Down in the basement, you can party it up with DJs Dusty and Jon Deck who’ll be spinning hip hop, rap, electronic and trap. Sounds like a party! 

Eventful Capital’s Weekly Picks: From Amos The Transparent and Troy Ave to Targ’s Seasons Beatings and Music Feeds

Wether you like it or not, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Ottawa-Gatineau. Minus the snow. Cause the snow’s taking it’s time this year in the National Capital Region, and that’s just fine. That being said, there’s plenty happening this week to put you in a festive mood and kick off the holiday celebrations. So get out there and enjoy what the city has to offer.

Metal heads rejoice, Mavericks has the perfect holiday show for you. This Tuesday night, check out the second annual We Wish You A Metal Christmas with live performances from Lord Dying, Greylights, The Thirteenth Floor, The Aphelion, Vesuvius, RUIN and WKFLD. starting at 7pm. Tickets are $12 at doors $10 if you bring a non-perishable donation. What’s more, there will be an ugly holiday sweater contest and a milk & cookie eating competition so if you plan on attending, dress for the occasion.

Over in the Hull sector of Gatineau, for the closing of the exhibitions Zabriskie of Michel Archambault and They Might be Brainless of Beatriz Herrera, AXENÉO7 and DAÏMÔN invite you to a special gathering to celebrate the holiday season. Theres going to be music with DJ M. Caffrey, Jean-François Laporte, tasty eats and festive surprises. Oh and it’s free admission and parking.

There’s music for a cause happening this Wednesday night at the Avant-Garde Bar. It’ll be an evening of live tunes to raise money to welcome new residents to Ottawa and there will be sets by Goodnight Boy, Andrew Johnstone, Emily Howard as well as Jesse Dangerously and Young K. Check it.

Zaphods wants to spread some holiday cheer and say thanks to all their patrons for another great year so they’re having a Christmas Tree Decorating and Star Wars Special Appreciation Night this Wednesday. For the occasion, the Star Wars Holiday Special will be shown on the big screen and afterwards DJs Matty + DeckTheBalls will play party jams while people decorate the Zaphods tree and enjoy the treats Santa will be delivering throughout the night. 

Ottawa alternative folk singer-songwriter and musician Claude Munson will be performing live at the Blacksheep Inn in Wakefield this Thursday, December 17. For the occasion, he’ll be sharing the stage with a full band as well as Toronto-based singer-songwriter Pat Maloney

Massachussetts melodic-hardcore/punk band A Wilhelm Scream will be performing live at House of Targ this Thursday night as part of the #WinterIsCummingTour. For this show, they’ll be sharing the stage withNew Orleans hardcore/punk group PEAR, Toronto punks Brutal Youth and Ottawa punk rockers Pistols At Dawn.

Local musician Claude Munson is hosting a special live music show this Friday, December 18 to help raise funds to help a family of Syrian refugees that his immediate family and friends are sponsoring. The event, happening at Flapjack’s Pancake Shack, will feature live performances by Maxim “banjo man” Cossette, Chris Landry, The Minor 9s, Daemon & Ayrdri, and Sean Tansey. There will also be a box for donations at the door for those who feel extra generous.

Ottawa indie folk rock band Amos The Transparent is hosting its now-annual holiday concert at Zaphods this Friday night. This time around the local 6-piece, whose latest album “This Cold Escape” has garnered significant attention, will be performing live alongside special guests Mountain Eyes and The Stringers.

There’s a punk rock holiday jam happening at Avant-Garde this Friday night and it’ll feature live sets by Belleville punk rockers ELE, Ottawa rock band The Tenenbaums, Toronto punk rock  group Pseudo and Ottawa party rock newcomers Holy Christopher.

Update: the show has been postponed to January 29, 2016. Troy Ave’s White Christmas Canadian Tour will be making a stop in Ottawa this Friday night. The NYC-based rapper will be performing live at Ritual and sharing the stage with local hip hop artists God Bless, Juvi Da Gemini, Frank Blak and Drae among others.

For two nights this weekend, Ottawa’s low-culture event of the year is back to help set the bar even lower. Friday night will feature a lounge/comedy act with Remi Royale, a country set with Slo’ Tom and the Handsome Devils, weirdo jazz by Super Awesome Club, synth madness of Festive Filters & Merry Modulations. As for the second night, it’ll include Flying Fortress, World War 4 and Blackbread.

Wanna relive the 90s pop craze with the Spice Girls this week? Then be sure to head over to Babylon this Friday, December 18 for 90s or Bust featuring Wannabe: The Spice Girls Tribute Act. Wannabe will bring you as close to the real deal as you can get with costumes, dance moves, glitter, confetti and platform shoes. After the show, stick around for the 90s or Bust dance party and dance the night away to all your fave 90s jams.

There are new bass events coming your way courtesy of Bad Republic, a collective of DJs and promoters that has come together to step up Ottawa’s bass game, both in decibels and in capacity. For this first night happening Friday at Plurr, New York producer Notixx will be dropping some serious bass bangers alongside Montreal dubstep duo the W4rriors, and Montreal electronic music DJ Construct.

This Friday night, SPOOR presents the latest edition of The Deep End at Ritual. Once again, the SPOOR crew brings you a substantial array of furious techno beats all through the night while also bringing a unique experience; intersecting music, lighting and video projection. This is the perfect night to check out if you’re into techno, house, and electronic music. 

This Friday night at Raw Sugar Cafe, DJs Sarita, OHJAY and VJ Big Baby invite you to feel all the feels with them as they spin deep house, dance, nu disco and r&b tunes for your dancing pleasures.

This Saturday night, Zaphods and Hot Buttered Pop Cultured vintage shop bring you Bizarre Baazar, a Pop-Up Day Market with lots of local and independent vendors gathered in one place for some last minute shopping needs/gifts/stocking stuffers. Vendors will be selling vintage pop culture, health products, sexy-time proucts, taxidermy, decorative items and rad locally made stuff.

At the Gladstone Theatre this Saturday, December 19, there’s going to be a Tribute to Phil Ochs featuring Sneezy Waters, Tony Turner, Zachary Stevenson, Ian Tamblyn, Eve Goldberg , Jesse Stewart, Daemon & Ayrdri, Erin Saoirse Adair, Larissa Desrosiers, Elizabeth Riley Band, and Moonfruits as well as a special appearance by Sonny Ochs. 

On Saturday, December 19, Live on Elgin will be hosting ‘Music Feeds’, a benefit show in support of the Ottawa Food Bank. As part of the event, there will be live performances by local alternative hip hop group Alex Silas & The Subterraneans, hip hop artist Aron The Alien, rockers The Bristol Hum, rapper Nick Travis from Lost Kids and experimental hip hop crew wotts. If you attend, please bring non-perishable food donations.

‘Tis the season for ugly Christmas sweaters, sweating & grinding. What? If you want to get down at a dance party this Saturday night, there’s the Queer Mafia’s OhMyJam Christmas Edition being held at Babylon. Hip-hop, dancehall and RnB hits will be provided by DJs Mace and Ken L Jones.

The House of PainT fam and Aunt Thelma’s have joined forced to present a Hip Hop Holiday Lunch this Sunday at Midway Family Fun Park. The family friendly event will feature a hip hop lunch with DJs, a special lunch menu, hip hop workshops for the young ones along with door prizes. Proceeds from this event will support House of PainT’s continued programming in the Ottawa community as we celebrate and elevate hip hop arts and culture.

Gatineau indie folk rock trio Okies will be giving a live performance at the Petit Chicago this Sunday, December 20. The local band, who just released the new single Rolling Thunder, will be joined on stage by alternative folk/rock/grunge duo Blanche & Noir.

Indie City Madness Episode 110: New Logo, New Look

Episode 110 of Indie City Madness, hosted by Rick and Elly, featured the following tracks and artists:

Program Indie City Madness: ICM Ep. 110: New Logo, New Look Hosted By Elly Laberge & Rick Vaughan Date 5:00 PM on Dec. 7th, 2015

Artist	Album	Track
Merganzer	Mirror Maze	Up In Smoke
Bosveld	Velbrand	Wait For Me
NECK	Hate to Read	Undercovered / Crocodile
Average Times	Average Times s/t	She Knows
The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol	Masters of the Molehill	When Darkness Falls
Muelkik	.	Return Of Captain Anarchy
The Cardboard Crowns	Global Citizen	Olé
Suits N’ Toques	FORNO	Jenga
The Wicked Mercy	Sundown	You Got To Choose
Here Comes Bigfoot	The Last Of Our Kind	Winners Don’t Lose (Feat. Matt Mitschke)
Brock Zeman	Rotten Tooth	Day Before Tomorrow
The A.M. Resolution	Now You Know B-Side	Cowboy
Canadian content		New release

Indie City Madness is a weekly radio show that airs Mondays from 5 to 6pm on CKCU 93.1 FM and features everything local that Canada’s National Capital Region has to offer.

Eventful Capital’s Weekly Picks: From Baauer and the Cool Kids Craft Show to Between The Buried and Me and Heat

Another blog post, another busy week in the National Capital Region. If you’re in and around Ottawa-Gatineau this week and have time to check out some stuff, there’s lots happening, so take a look at the picks below for a glimpse into some of the fun events being held around town in the coming days.

The Cracking Up the Capital Comedy Festival, which is held annually in February, is hosting a comedy competition for local comedians this Monday, December 7 at The Burbs. The winner will perform in front an audience of 3,000 viewers alongside comedians Mary Walsh, Harry Doupe, Tim Steeves, Big Daddy Tazz and Jessica Holmes. Enjoy a hilarious night as you listen to some of Ottawa’s greatest comedians battle it out for their chance to perform on the big stage.

Interested in producing a show for the 2016 Ottawa Fringe Festival? For starters, there is no Fringe application/jury process and nobody curates the festival. Artists register for a lottery to determine who will have a spot in the festival’s official venues. The lottery will go down during a party at Arts Court, December 7. Lottery winners receive a festival venue, technician, box office volunteers, and keep 100% of their ticket sales. The festival has returned more than $1.6 million to independent artists since 1997. For more info on this check out: www.ottawafringe.com/lottery

This Tuesday night over at the Troquet in the Hull sector of Gatineau, there’s going to be a screening of the documentary film “Vieux-Hull” which explores the evolution of this area of Gatineau and its need for social housing among other topics. The screening will be followed by a presentation by Stéphanie Rajotte, Director of the ROHSCO (Regroupement des OSBL d’habitation et d’hébergement avec support communautaire en Outaouais).

Hamilton metal/hardcore band RITUAL will be performing live at House of Targ this Tuesday, December 8 alongside Atlanta rockers ’68 (ex-The Chariot), Ottawa hardcore/metal group Here Comes Bigfoot and Ottawa post-hardcore formation Halfsleeper.

This Tuesday, December 8, Barristers is making its debut at Overkill after having held a home at Kinki for some time. If you enjoy good hip-hop, dancehall and r&b, be sure to check this popular weekly party hosted by Ottawa DJ Jon Deck.

The Cool Kids Craft Show is having a Christmas Sale edition at House of Targ this Wednesday night from 5 to 11 pm and this time around it’ll feature pottery, vintage clothing, prints, screen printing, pins, guitar pedals and tarot card readings among other cool things.

CKCU 93.1 FM and Beau’s All Natural Brewery present the launch of Radioactive Underground, a monthly live music and DJ series at Mercury Lounge. For the inaugural edition, the event will feature a performance by The Band Whose Name is A Symbol and DJs Trevor Walker and David Aardvark spinning before and after the group’s set.

On Thursday December 10, the Avant Garde Bar presents the Redrum Comedy show, a live comedy night featuring a lineup of local talent that present performances filled with laughter and drama. Funds raised from this particular edition of Redrum will go towards Angel Tree and the Salvation Army.

Mad Decent/Lucky Me’s own Baauer will be making a much-anticipated return to Ottawa this Thursday night and for the occasion, the NYC-based producer will be giving a live set inside Ritual. This time, he’ll be getting support from local DJs Laocapone, Iggy Smalls and duo KHAØS.  It’s bound to be a packed if not sold-out event.

North Carolina progressive-metal band Between the Buried And Me are giving a show in Ottawa this Friday as part of the Coma Ecliptic Tour III. For the occasion, they’ll be sharing the stage with Norway extreme/progressive-metal formation Enslaved, Los Angeles progressive-metal group Intronaut, and Boston progressive-metal Native Construct.

Winter’s around the corner and so The Cardboard Crowns and Suits N’ Toques have decided to throw a party to warm things up. The two local ska/punk/reggae bands will be performing live at the Rainbow Bistro this Friday night alongside London, Ontario group Dirty Sol. This will be the Cardboard Crowns’ last show in a while as the guys take a break to complete their new album set to come out in Spring 2016.

The Heart, Home & Handmade indie craft fair is being held at the Hellenic Centre this Saturday, December 12. The semi-annual boutique event showcases some of the National Capital Region’s most talented handmade designers and offers a a modern twist on the conventional craft fair.

Ottawa’s new experimental pop project Merganzer (of violinist Mika Posen – Timber Timbre, Agnes Obel) is having a release show for the debut full-length album “Mirror Maze”. To celebrate the launch, Posen will be joined by Ottawa future folk project Bosveld and to add to the event, Matthieu Hallé will take care of visual projections.

Oaks Tru3 N1ghts are back with Ep. 5 going down this Saturday, December 12 at the Petit Chicago. This one will feature live sets by Montreal surf rockers Heat and Montreal garage rock band Adam Strangler.

At the Avant-Garde Bar this Saturday night, there’s going to be a live show featuring performances by Ottawa rock trio Gnarley Brown, Ottawa punk rock newcomers Death Proof and Ottawa punk rock/rock n’ roll 4-piece Muelkik.

Ottawa punk rock trio NECK is having a record launch party for their debut album ‘Hate to Read’, a ” collection of unrelenting short rippers written by people with ADD for people with ADD”. To mark the occasion, they’ll be sharing the stage at the Dominion Tavern with local garage punk rockers Average Times and garage surf punks Bonnie Doon.

In the Christmas Market department, there’s still time to check out one happening this Sunday, December 13 at the Moussette Park Community Centre in the Hull sector of Gatineau. This 3rd annual market organized by Marché Outaouais will feature a variety of local artisans, a choir, a craft corner for kids and even a photobooth to get your picture taken with good old Santa Claus.