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Hand picked, interesting events happening in the Ottawa area!
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New Years @ Avant Garde (free)

New Years Eve
Weird and Interest new years show for FREE
Valvehead (Penis Music) well made prog rock outfit by several boomers in the heart of canada's capital Princess Unlucky (Harp Rock) i dont know what the fuck their music sounds like but theyve got two electric guitars and a HARP. thats cool Countdown 2 Earplugs (???) literally one post on the internet. first ever show lads let see it

Jesus Christ! ($10)

January 11th 2025
experimental cover band (??)
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yeah i have no idea but it looks cool doors at 7:30, show at 8:30

INDUSTRIAL ROCK @ DEKCUF ($20)

Friday, December 14th
hard ass industrial go screee
industrial rock and post metal from montreal coming here for a night of debauchery at cafe dekcuf. if you like nine inch nails, KMFDM, or rammstein, pull up to hear some drum machines and buzzsaw guitars

Indie Rock Party

December 20 2024
stupid stupid stupid stupid I HATE IT!!!!
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i fucking hate indie

War on Women (27$)

December 17th 2024
all girls hardcore and they RIP!!!!!!
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a night of feminist hardcore in the downtown core at 27 club. doors open at 7, show starts at 8, probably.

SKA NIGHT (20$)

December 6th 2024
[ska]
[19+]
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Stupid ass goofy music with trumpets i hate ska so much!!!!!!

METALIAN (15$)

2024/11/30
House of targ hosts more boomer metal because they're GAY and STUPID!!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!
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this show is happening the day after a WAY better show by our friends in apostlebird! but its a completely different style, heavy, fast, riffy butt-metal ready to have you slowly headbang and avoid that dang crick in your neck. check it out if you cant make the other one i guess.

Slowdive $80

2025/01/26
shoegaze legends come to ottawa, a show you actually should spend money on
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its slowdive man what do you want they made stuff like when the sun hits, souvlaki space station, and avalyn

Apostlebird

Friday, November 29
our friends in apostlebird live on elgin
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bwoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Unchained ($15)

Friday, November 22nd
mystery lineup of weird bands
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this looks cool, interesting influences on their bandcamps drawing from all over alternative rock, punk, post-punk, doom, amongst other things. expect driving guitars and sweaty drummers with a non negligible degree of headbangitude

hard rock birthday party ($20)

Saturday, November 16th
butt rock made by divorced boomers with nothing better to do on their birthday
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i dont know any of these bands but they're probably going to play some van halen/jimi hendrix/led zeppelin style hard rock because they're stuck in their childhood celebrating a birthday party with electric guitars and bad hair (kind of based)

Altar Of The Fuzz ($20)

Thursday, November 14th
Fuzzy waves of raw sound to drown the cries of your bitch wife
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altar of the fuzz are a really fucking good stoner rock band with loud fuzzy droning riffs reminiscent of electric wizard. music that makes you drool like a retard. i highly recommend it rainbow bistro is based woot woot

BETTER LOVERS ($48.5)

Friday, November 15th
expensive ass metal core show (but good)
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loud harsh noise played in a manner that will cause physical harm to nearby people upon listening its fifty bucks im fucking killing myself but these are good well established hardcore bands so if you have money to throw around go see them FUCK SPECTRASONIC

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