Tue 2.02
Chuck Ragan at Mavericks
Tim Barry at Mavericks

Wed 2.03
Mathew de Zoete at National Arts Centre
Steve Mariner at National Arts Centre
Kelly Prescott at National Arts Centre
Lynne Hanson at National Arts Centre
Deric Ruttan at Shenkman Arts Center
Wise, Young & King at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Acorn Trail at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Thu 2.04
One Hundred Dollars at Mavericks

Fri 2.05
Pavlo, Rik Emmett And Oscar Lopez at Centrepointe Theatre
Moka Only at Mercury Lounge
Habisky’s Uprising at Mercury Lounge
Thunderuncle at Zaphod Beeblebrox
The City Above at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Sat 2.06
La Roux at Capital Music Hall
Yes Giantess at Capital Music Hall
Chantal Kreviazuk at Centrepointe Theatre
Meaghan Smith at Centrepointe Theatre
Mariah Carey at Scotiabank Place
RydazNrtist at Scotiabank Place
Mini Mansions at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Sun 2.07
Lynn Miles at Elmdale House Tavern

Thu 1.21
illScarlett at Mavericks

Fri 1.22
Tegan and Sara at Bronson Centre
An Horse at Bronson Centre
Dinosaur Jr. at New Capital Music Hall
MV & EE with the Golden Road at New Capital Music Hall
Durians at The Rainbow
Halabisky Uprising at The Rainbow
Doll at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Knives For Kids at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Blood Scream at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Sat 1.23
Tegan and Sara at Bronson Centre
An Horse at Bronson Centre
Madison & Fifth at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Doll House Accessories at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Look Toward The Sky at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Mon 10.05
Arctic at Zaphod Beeblebrox
We Were Lovers at Zaphod Beeblebrox
The Sheepdogs at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Tue 10.06
Young Rival at Observatory

Thu 10.08
The Lost Fingers at Shenkman Arts Center

Fri 10.09
Mumiy Troll at Babylon
Grass Mountain Hobos at Black Sheep Inn
Share at Black Sheep Inn

Sat 10.10
Revolting Cocks at Babylon
Jim Rose at Babylon
Blownload at Babylon
Left Spine Down at Babylon
Bloomistry at Raw Sugar Cafe

Sun 10.11
Octoberman at Black Sheep Inn
Suffokate at Mavericks
Within The Ruins at Mavericks

Mon 8.31
Jonas Brothers at Scotiabank Place
Jordin Sparks at Scotiabank Place
Honor Society at Scotiabank Place
See Joe Smile at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Fri 9.04
Danny Michel at Black Sheep Inn

Sat 9.05
Danny Michel at Black Sheep Inn

Sun 9.06
Plants and Animals at Black Sheep Inn

Wed 8.26
Deadbeat Professionals at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Red Light Saints at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Claudia at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Thu 8.27
Doll at Cafe Dekcuf
Whiskey Trench at Cafe Dekcuf
John Allaire at The Black Sheep Inn
Bill Toms at The Black Sheep Inn
String Bone at The Black Sheep Inn
Latefallen at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Smaller On You at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Fri 8.28
Truth or Scare at Cafe Dekcuf
The Rebel Spell at Cafe Dekcuf
The Rookers at Cafe Dekcuf
Machine Gun Dolly at Cafe Dekcuf
The Habit at The Black Sheep Inn
Dan Voltan at The Black Sheep Inn
The Video Dead at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Hellbros at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Carvello at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Sat 8.29
The Courtship at Cafe Dekcuf
Burn Us Both at Cafe Dekcuf
To The Rescue at Cafe Dekcuf
Not Even Death at Cafe Dekcuf
Alexis O’Hara at The Black Sheep Inn
Mia Casa Theatre at The Black Sheep Inn
CRUSH! Improv at The Black Sheep Inn
April Wine at Lansdowne Park: Ottawa Civic Centre
Huntley Slim & The Suburban Cowboys at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Sun 8.30
Brixton Robbers at Cafe Dekcuf
The Valveenus at Cafe Dekcuf
Gusto Fiasco at Cafe Dekcuf

Indeed, Capital Music Hall was seething with a sweaty rhythm as the Eagles of Death Metal dispensed their signature hipster metal meets glam-o-rama swagger filtered through codpiece-rock truisms. Vacillating betwixt pop, raunchy desert vibe and saccharine tonality, the Eagles had the birds dining from the palms of their tattooed hands.

Put down the thesaurus dude, you have stopped making sense. Codpiece-rock truisms? Saccharine tonality? Betwixt? What the fuck?

Flying V-wielding axeman Dave Catching blazed through a plethora of solos as the band nailed nuggets. Cherry Cola, a punk bubblegum tune brandishing a greasy brown interior, proved the crack band was stoked on Ottawa’s persistent Friday night vigor.

“Nailed nuggets”? “Brandishing a greasy brown interior”? “Crack band”? “Ottawa’s persistent Friday night vigor”? I… what are you even…

Toronto’s Flash Lightnin’ got the party started right with a finger-picked Les Paul attack courtesy of guitarist Darren Glover, a whip-smart frontman who got the people moving. Falling down the stairs rock and roll never sounded so sweet.

Flash Lightnin’ were good, but it was not a “finger-picked Les Paul attack” (he used a pick, not his fingers). He was not “whip-smart”, he seemed just regular smart not grade-school cliché smart. And I don’t know what the hell “falling down the stairs rock and roll” is.

Anyway newspapers are crappy I guess is my point. Here are some decent videos of the show.

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Tue 8.04
Zoroaster at Rainbow Bistro
The Gates of Slumber at Rainbow Bistro
Serpentcult at Rainbow Bistro

Wed 8.05
Tonk & The Honkys at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Tanya Janca at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Ace Kinkaid at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Thu 8.06
Dan Kosub at The Black Sheep Inn
Rueben deGroot at The Black Sheep Inn
The Gertrudes at The Black Sheep Inn
The Rural Alberta Advantage at Mavericks

Fri 8.07
The Human Statues at The Black Sheep Inn
Winter Gloves at The Black Sheep Inn
Bloomistry at Kaffé 1870
Claudia at Zaphod Beeblebrox
The Scarlett Fever at Zaphod Beeblebrox
The Way Out at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Sat 8.08
Prescott at The Black Sheep Inn
Adam Puddington at The Black Sheep Inn
Taylor Mitchell at The Black Sheep Inn
The Sound Technicians at Zaphod Beeblebrox
The Cutmen at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Sun 8.08
Prescott at The Black Sheep Inn
Adam Puddington at The Black Sheep Inn
Taylor Mitchell at The Black Sheep Inn
The Sound Technicians at Zaphod Beeblebrox
The Cutmen at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Sat 8.09
Prescott at The Black Sheep Inn
Adam Puddington at The Black Sheep Inn
Taylor Mitchell at The Black Sheep Inn
The Sound Technicians at Zaphod Beeblebrox
The Cutmen at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Walking through a certain hub for the kids these days, one was overheard yapping on their cellphone excitedly, breathlessly exclaiming “OMG OMG PLANTS AND ANIMALZS ARE COMING WOW WE HAVE TO GO YA YA YA.”
True story!

M 09.22
Genghis Tron with Bison bc, Alaskan, at Mavericks
Wise, Young & King with The Februarys, Le Carse, at Zaphod Beeblebrox

Tu 09.23
Butterflies & Zebras, at Avant-Garde Bar
Insurgent Inc. (cd release), at Zaphod Beeblebrox

W 09.24
Shane Phillip, at The Black Sheep Inn
The Real McKenzies with Rookers, at Mavericks
The Wind Whistles, at Irene’s Pub

Th 09.25
Plants & Animals with David Macleod, at The Black Sheep Inn
The Grass Mountain Hobos, at Elmdale House Tavern
Jetplanes of Abraham, at National Gallery of Canada

F 09.26
Ronnie Hayward, at Elmdale House Tavern
The John Henrys, at Babylon
Jon Lajoie with The Unknown Wrestler, at Zaphod Beeblebrox
Martin Tielli with Jenn Grant, at The Black Sheep Inn

Sa 09.27
Castor & John Westhaver, at Irene’s Pub
Dead Science with Kingdom Shore, at St. Brigid’s Center for the Arts
Golden Girls with 84.85 and tmdp, at Clocktower Brew Pub
Hilotrons with Yellow Jacket Avenger, at The Black Sheep Inn
Jon Lajoie with Lefty McRighty, at Zaphod Beeblebrox
The Oh Yeahs, at Elmdale House Tavern
Ship Shapes with Tacoma Hellfarm Tragedy and Innes Wilson & his Opposition, at Avant-Garde Bar

Su 09.28
Bad Religion with The Bronx, at Capital Music Hall
Hilotrons (420pm) with The Darling DeMaes, at The Black Sheep Inn
The Undesirables, at Elmdale House Tavern
You Say Party! We Say Die! with Winter Gloves and Beast, at Babylon