Past Events

2011 Past Events

January 29 – Ottawa Valley Special
January 28 – The Flats with opener No Fly List
January 27 – Rudeboy
January 26 – Solomon Dean with opener Electric Blankets
January 25 – Oh My My with opener Apocalypstic
January 22 – Joel Kaiser and The Devil’s Own , The Sick Sick Sicks and Mystery Pill
January 21 – Steve Thomas Band with opener the Jimmy Roy Band
January 20 – Ladies of the Canyon & The Heartbroken
January 19 – Orchid Thieves , New Age Soldier and Cardiopanic
January 18 – Petunia Petunia with opener Poppa Goodtimes
January 17 – Jason Mercer with openers The Superlative , Derek Jones and Cam Jones
January 15 – Jay Aymar
January 15 – Dusty Owl Reading Series featuring spoken word poet Brandon Wint
January 14 – Rocksnake with opener Gypsy Wind
January 13 – Ray Harris CD Release Party with opener Al Wood and the Woodsmen
January 12 – Thatch Roof Carousel and The Walkouts
January 10 – James Leclair and Andrew Aguiar
January 9 – Crush Improv
January 8 – Nigel E. Harris
January 7 – PHIL MOTION & The Easy LO-Fi + The Marlow Beat Kings
January 6 – Keys For Kids Fundraiser w/ The Charlie Otis Truss feat. Cecil Junior and Winston Nyles. Opening Acts: Anastasia Filippova (r&b/soul) and Matthew Atkinson (acoustic roots)
January 5 – Sonic Defense with openers Neil Gerster and Ant Plant
January 4 – Steamwhistle presents: Monthly songwriter circle with Lefty Mcrighty, Ray Harris, Slo’ Tom and Jack Pine
December 29 – 2^nd Annual Furious Boxing Week Fundraiser featuring Furious Gord with opener Dirty Little Secret
December 28 – Megan Jerome , Rebecca Muir and Kaleigh Watts
December 27 – 3rd Annual Leif Elder Fundraiser for Engineers without Borders
December 22 – Irene from the Lowlands
December 18 – Dirty Little Secret
December 18 – Jadea Kelly Christmas concert with David Gavan Baxter and other special guests
December 17 – Ninety Pounds Of Ugly, Hillbilly Rocketship, and The Bank Robber’s Union
December 16 – Social Divide and Group Therapy
December 15 – John Southworth & The South Seas, Glenn Nuotio and The Orienteers
December 14 – Mubarak Farah and The Airliner Blues Band , The Soul Shakers and Gin and Juice
December 14 – SoHoHo Ottawa No Office Holiday Party
December 13 – Myke Mazzei & The Mod Villains with Alanna “Little” George and Megan Jerome
December 12 – Crush Improv
December 11 – Hey Buster
December 11 – Scott Lee Mitchel and The Halos and Laurel Jackson and The Attractives
December 10 – Foodbank Fundraiser with Uncle Sean & the Shifty Drifters, The Tom Savage Trio, Ray Harris & the BSOB’s, and Lefty McRighty and the Sinister Six
December 9 – The Gertrudes and Charlotte Cornfield
December 8 – Tanya Davis and Sarah Hallman
December 7 – Steamwhistle presents: Monthly songwriter circle with Kyle Spinks, Gordon Wallace, Ray Harris and Lefty McRighty
December 6 – Morgan Cameron Ross and Amanda Cottreau
December 4 – Dusty Owl Reading Series Foodbank Fundraiser - Dusty Owl Chocolate House, our annual fundraiser for The Ottawa Food Bank, featuring bluegrass band The Dusty Drifters
December 4 – Jimmy George Runion (2nd show!)
December 3 – Jimmy George 20th Reunion Show
December 2 – Breaking The Fourth, Claudia, Defy All, Maps, Partizen, Pia Ashley, Sad Guru, The Mosquitos, Vox Populi
December 1 – The Weber Brothers and Still Winter Hills
November 29 – Robert Farrell
November 27 – Cornflower Blue with opener Derek Jones
November 27 – Ottawa Valley Special
November 26 – Annual Movember Party and Fundraiser for Prostate Cancer, music by Rocket Rached and the Fat City 8
November 25 – Blues Tues Jam Reunion with Barry Buse, Mike Lush and Bill Serson and friends
November 24 – Ol Savannah with opener Lee Mellor
November 22 – Golden Bulldozer with opener Spare Change
November 20 – The Johnny Cash Machine
November 20 – Dusty Owl Reading Series featuring poet & writer Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
November 19 – Ornaments CD Release Party with openers Glenn Nuotio, The Ticket, and The Superlative
November 18 – Claude and The Storm Outside with openers High Waters and Of Two Minds
November 17 – The Rakish Angles
November 15 – Mike Evin with opener California Harvey
November 13 – US, Jenn Mierau and Marta Pacek
November 13 – Cam Penner
November 12 – RW Haller‘s Birthday Bash with The Raftsmen, 40 Watt Monkey, The Cutmen and RW Haller and His Latest Mistakes
November 11 – THREAD CD Release Party with opener Brandon Agnew and The Pocket 4′s
November 10 – Ron Hawkins with opener Colleen Brown
November 9 – Alan Gerber and John Sobol
November 8 – The Finger picking virtuoso Richard Smith, presented by FingerStyleGuitar.ca
November 7 – Crush Improv
November 6 – Rob Lutes (all ages must be accompanied)
November 5 – Private Event
November 4 – The Back-Talk Organ Trio featuring Iyono Ede
November 3 – Shannon Rose and The Thorns “Summer” EP Release with opener Claude Munson
November 2 – Steamwhistle’s monthly Songwriter circle with Rick Hayes, James Leclair, Ray Harris and Lefty McRighty
October 30 – Hey Buster
October 30 – The Belle Comedians with opener Eric Passmore
October 29 – Annual Halloween Hellbender with Evil Farm Children and Good 2 Go
October 28 – Morgan Friend CD Release Party with openers The Sin Sisters and Marie Josee Houle
October 27 – New Car Smells with opener Alanna Cherote
October 26 – Serena Jean with openers Lil’ Andy and Joe Grass
October 25 – Jadea Kelly with opener Lynne HansonOctober 23 – Riot Police with openers Thistle and Weeds
October 23 – Kim Koren (opener tba)
October 22 – Nat’s Annual Rolling Stones BDay Bash with the Ya Yas
October 21 – Ray Harris and The BSOBs with openers The Train Jumpers and Steve Stacey (solo)
October 20 – Lucas Stagg and Paul MacLeod
October 19 – Nicole Aube with opener May-Jun
October 18 – Jadea Kelly with opener Devin Cuddy
October 16 – Dusty Owl Reading Series
October 16 – Ringtones and Devlin Miles
October 15 – Private Event (Wedding reception)
October 14 – The Bushpilots with openers The Sinners
October 13 – The Walkouts with openers Pop and The Standards, and James Drolet
October 12 – The Steve Brockley Band with opener Brothers Through The Hill
October 11 – Jadea Kelly
October 8 – The Peptides
October 7 – Rocket Rached and The Fat City Eight
October 6 – SHAKEY (A Neil Young and Crazy Horse Tribute!)
October 5 – Monthly Songwriter Circle with Lefty McRighty, Ray Harris and special guests Morgan Friend (of The Bible Allstars) and Kyle Spinks (of Brothers Through The Hill)
October 4 – Jadea Kelly with opener Kayla Howran
October 3 – Crush Improv
October 2 – O’Town Hoedown – The Kingmakers with opener The Rough Sea
October 2 – Solo Sundays with Greg Brayford, Michael Peterson, Marc Audet and Brennan Pilkington
October 1 – Capital Grass and The No Men with openers Jon Laurie Beaumont and Tindervox
September 30 – O’Town Hoedown – Sick, Sick, Sicks, Big Tobacco and the Pickers (Toronto), King Rattler
September 29 - Sean Burns and Brothers Through The Hill
September 28 – O’Town Hoedown – The Train Jumpers, The Woody Allens (London) and Hank’s Hangover
September 27 – The Dead Letters with opener Woolfolk
September 25 – Social Butterfly
September 25 – O’Town Hoedown – Songwriter Circle with Lynne Hanson, Trevor Alguire and Orit Shimoni (Montreal)
September 24 – The Hammerheads
September 23 – The Donefors CD Release party with opener The Ticket
September 22 – Mahogany Frog and Rebel Wheel
September 21 – Metronome Jones with openers Samantha Mouchet and Carney Corbett
September 20 – Folk Thief , My Boy Rascal and Cornflower Blue
September 18 – Supernova Battle of the Bands: Back to School Bash
September 18 – Kelly Sloan with opener Curtis Chaffey
September 17 – Daddy Long Legs with openers the ‘ALL-STARS’ with Scotty Doubt, Frank Scanga & Billy Brennan.
September 16 – Royal Ottawa with opener John Allaire
September 15 – Bradleyboy MacArthur with opener Lefty McRighty
September 14 – The Marlow Rhythm Kings
September 13 - CLEAR
September 12 – Crush Improv Special Edition!
September 11 – Dusty Owl Capital Slam Team
September 11 – Rock N Rhyme Show, Vol. 2 with Prett Melberts & The Best Friend Patrol, The Ginger Fox Band, Justin and Jordan Gow and Yanis Khamsi, as well as featured Slam Poets BF Brown, Ras Tabula and Freedom
September 10 – Matthew Orchover and Friends present Heart of the City Keys for Kids Fundraiser
September 9 – The Polymorphines, Rockalily Burlesque and Chang-A-Lang (Toronto, ON)
September 8 – August Audio & 613 Records proudly present… ”Out of Ottawa“ official CD release… Brian Simms with openers The Fays and The Dishlayers
September 7 – Monthly Songwriter Circle – Hosted by Lefty McRighty with special guests R.W. Haller, Kristine St-Pierre and Chris Rayburn
September 6 – James Leclaire and the Gatineau Steamers
September 5 – Crush Improv
September 3 – The Prophets of Genzee and Roy Boy Spins
September 2 – Brothers Chaffey
September 1 – Brendan Albert and Alissa Vox Raw
August 31 – John Mann
August 30 – James Struthers with openers Andy Shauf and Mike Angus (From The Wheatpool) and Kate Morgan
August 28 – Selina Martin Triage with opener Jeff Meleras and F & M
August 27 – The Locusts Have No King with openers Last to Leave and Morgan Cameron Ross
August 26 – Steve Canadian and the Psoriatics and Sad Guru
August 25 – The Big Chill
August 24 – KidP & Jambands.ca present… SURPRISE ME MR. DAVIS.
August 23 – US and Marta (Australia)
August 21 – TOBY (Australia)
August 21 – Farewell Davidson
August 20 – Nudie and The Turks with opener Ray Harris and Jamie Guitar
August 19 – Bloodshot Bill and The Greasemarks
August 18 – Hollis and The Windows with openers Still Native and The Sonic Defense
August 17 – Tiger Suit with opener The Ticket
August 16 – Darrelle London with opener Rostov Metro
August 14 – Amanda Davids Band with opener Andrea Simms Karp
August 13 – The Sin Sisters with openers HOTCHA!
August 12 – Ty Hall with opener spider and the goat
August 11 – Motherhood with openers The Waking Night and Phantom Shores
August 10 – Jenavive with openers Motor Spirit and Metronome Jones
August 9 – Manitoba Hal
August 7 – Chris McLean and Jay Aymar
August 6 – The Walkouts with opener Robert Farrell
August 5 – Lake of Stew with opener The John Punch Band
August 4 – Zach Deputy
August 3 – Monthly Songwriter Circle with Mark Kroos , Al Wood , Ray Harris and Lefty McRighty
August 2 – Brock Fownes and the Keltic Cowboys
August 1 – Crush Improv
July 31 – The F Holes with opener Ninety Pounds of Ugly
July 29 – Dry River Caravan and Claude Munson and the Storm Outside
July 28 – The Stellar Radio Choir with openers Stories Underground and Mobina Galore
July 27 – In the Round Mark Davis , Chris Page and Sarah Wheeler
July 26 – CC Trubiak CD Launch Party
July 24 – Greg Macpherson with special guests the Canon Brothers
July 23 – Hippie Campfire
July 22 – Rudeboy
July 21 – Tim Hus with opener Ray Harris and the BSOBs
July 20 – Tarantuela with opener Andrew Laviolette
July 19 – Vox Populi with opener Drew Corbin
July 17 – Mean Tangerine
July 16 – Mubarak Farah and the Airliner Blues Band with Still Native and The Ticket
July 15 – After Festival Blues Extravaganza with Rocket Rached and the Fat City Eight and Friends!
July 14 – Quebec Redneck Bluegrass Project
July 13 – Tim Harwill
July 12 – James Leclaire, The Walkouts and Black Light Moon
July 10 - Kim Koren and The DocWeissBand
July 9 – David Picco with opener The Train Jumpers
July 8 – The Peptides
July 7 – First Thursdays Dancing at the Dale’ with Everything Is Now
July 6 – Monthly Songwriter Circle with Dave Kerr (Evil Farm Children), Stacy Acker, Ray Harris and Lefty McRighty
July 5 – Brave By Numbers with openers The Mob
July 4 – Crush Improv
July 3 - Megan Lickley and Emily West
July 2 – Vendetta with opener the Cutmen
July 1 – The Standardbreds with openers Little City and Begrave
June 30 – No Fly List with opener Life in 2D
June 29 – Lakes of Canada with openers Erin Saoirse Adair and Glenn Nuotio
June 28 – Free Whiskey String Band with openers Huntley Slim and the Suburban Cowboys and The Blackwood Two
June 26 – Stand One Record Productions presents Bacchus with openers Foot Soldier
June 25 – Ron Hawkins Straightjacket Love CD Release with opener Marc Charron
June 24 – The Sinners reunion show
June 23 – John Pippus and Marie Josee Houle
June 22 – Molly Sweeny CD Release and Glenn Nuotio
June 19 – The Sin Sisters
June 19 – Uncle Sean and The Shifty Drifters with opener The Burnettes
June 18 – Anders Drerup’s The Van Meters with opener The Late 94s
June 17 – Bill Toms (Pittsburg) and John Allaire and The Campistas
June 16 – Eigger with opener Go Long!
June 14 – Myke and The Mod Villains with openers The Tail Draggers and Little George
June 12 - Shannon Eddy Smith Rootsy Darlins CD Release Party with John Carroll on guitar and dobro
June 11 – Brad Sucks with opener Kansas City Shuffle
June 10 – The Dead Bees and The Jimmyriggers
June 9 – Petunia and Minimalist Jug Band with opener One Big Smile
June 8 – Al Tambay
June 6 – Crush Improv
June 5 – Random Orbit Records Presents: Solo Sundays Series solo sets featuring Brennan Pilkington (Thats the Spirit, DOFA), Greg Brayford (The Flats), Michael Peterson (The Flats) and Marc Audet (Still Winter Hills)
June 5 – Hey Buster! kid’s show, advance tickets available at the Elmdale
June 4 – The Warped 45s CD Release Party with opener Still Winter Hills
June 3 – The Weber Brothers with openers Brothers Through The Hill
June 2 – Zachary Lucky , Landon Coleman and Claude Munson
June 1 – Monthly Songwriter Circle with Jon Laurie-Beaumont , Alanna George , Ray Harris and Lefty McRighty
May 31 – Plus Garden and the High Cliffs
May 29 – The Walkouts
May 28 – Private Wedding Party
May 27 – The Annual Spring Furious Fundraiser for Kids with Furious Gord, Derek Jones and Cornflower Blue. Proceeds to go to the Children’s Make a Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario
May 26 – Six Shooter Records presents The Beauties and Friends
May 25 – Don Amero with opener Marc Robert Nelson
May 22 – Sons of York and Mise En Scene and Preetam Sengupta
May 22 - The Dusty Owl Family Reunion: Fifteen Years of the Dusty Owl Reading Series
May 21 – The Davis Payne Band with opener Blisster and The Saddle Sores
May 20 – The Brothers Chaffey
May 19 – Six Shooter Records presents The Beauties and Friends
May 18 – Prett Melberts and The Best Friend Patrol, The Ginger Fox Band, EMAN, Move Your Mountain, Hyfidelik the Gypsy Sun, Freedom Is Speech & Ras Tabula (slam poets)
May 15 – Songstree Showcase with Allison Brown, Willow Rutherford and Nancy Dutra
May 14 – The Ticket CD Release Party with openers The Late 94’s and Riishi Von Rex
May 13 – Friday the 13th with Evil Farm Children and opener The Hook Up
May 12 – Six Shooter Records presents The Beauties and Friends
May 11 – Danger Bot with openers The Anybody and Aaron Mangoff
May 10 – Mad Chatter with opener The Soul Shakers
May 8 – Mother’s Day all ages show with Mike Essoudry and The Mash Potato Mashers
May 6 – Bloodshot Bill , new album release party with opener Sasquatch Prom Date!
May 5 - Six Shooter Records presents The Beauties and Friends
May 4 – Monthly Songwriter Circle – Ray Harris and Lefty Mcrighty with guests Pat Moore & Shawn Tavenier (of Silver Creek)
May 3 – Deadhorse with opener Ryan Bourne
May 2 – Crush Improv
May 1 – Random Orbit Records Presents: Solo Sundays Series
April 30 – Capital Grass and The No Men with openers Slim and Popular and Jon Laurie-Beaumont
April 29 – Blisster and The Saddlesores , Group Therapy and Little Birdie
April 28 – Prairie Scene presents Codie Prevost with opener Desiree Dorion
April 27 – Katie Murphy with opener Phantom Shores
April 24 – Brandon Agnew , Landon Coleman and Eli Wolfe (Australia)
April 23 – Laurel Jackson and The Attractives with The Train Jumpers and Lefty McRighty
April 22 – Charlie Hunter
April 21 – The Face of Jam ’s very last show with Ornaments , New Teeth and The Dryheaves
April 20 – Lucas Stagg and Paul MacLeod (Skydiggers, Martin Tielli Band)
April 17 – Ann Walton with openers Megan Jerome and Peter Duschenes
April 16 – BOATS! (California) with openers The Girlfriends , The Annoyers and Get A Life Losers
April 15 – Uncle Sean and The Shifty Drifters with openers the Hobo Outlaws
April 14 – Old Whiskey Road with openers Huntley Slim & the Suburban Cowboys and Lucas Henderson
April 13 – Robert Farrell
April 10 – Thaw out with the Sin SistersSunday
April 10 – Tyler Kealey Trio
April 8 – The Flats with opener the Dead Bees
April 7 – Luther Wright and The Wrongs, The Jack Grace Band and Sean Ashby
April 6 – Monthly Songwriter Circle w/ Rob Bennett (The Bushpilots), Maxim Cossette, Ray Harris, and Lefty McRighty
April 4 –Crush Improv
April 3 – Random Orbit Records Presents: Solo Sundays Series solo sets featuring Brennan Pilkington (Thats the Spirit, DOFA), Greg Brayford (The Flats), Michael Peterson (The Flats) and Marc Audet (Still Winter Hills)
April 3 – Royal Ottawa with opener John Allaire
April 2 – Lowest of the Low Reunion Tour! with openers The Murder Plans
April 1 – Lowest of the Low Reunion Tour! with openers The Cutmen
March 31 – The Withering Pines and J.J. Ispen and The Paper Crown
March 30 – Al Tambay
March 29 – Rostov Metro
March 27 – Graven with openers Dave Norris/Local Ivan and Grainne
March 27 – The Elmdale presents it’s first all ages Sunday afternoon with Hey Buster!
March 26 – The Tine Rufaro Marimba Band
March 25 – The Kingmakers , Ninety Punds of Ugly and Sick Sick Sicks
March 24 – Travis Caine , Pete Vandyk and Ray Harris and The BSOBs
March 23 – Go Long (!) , Beggars Laughing and Autumn Portrait
March 22 – The Peoples Art Explosion – 15 Artists and Artisan, Spoken word Poets, Live painting and Musical Performances by Three Little Birds, Claude Munson, Brad Morden and Heather Black.
March 20 – Ol’ Savannah with opener East Of Gatineau
March 19 – King Rattler
March 18 – Three Times Lucky and Rock Snake
March 17 – Mosaic Foundation
March 16 – Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk with openers Shannon Rose and The Thorns and Claude Munson
March 15 – Go for the Eyes with openers Hibou and Birthday Girls
March 14 – Crush Improv
March 13 – Santa Clara and Laurell
March 12 – Rocket Rached and The Fat City Eight CD Release Party
March 11 – Ken Tizzard (from The Watchmen) and The Variety Show Players with opener Autumn’s Canon
March 10 – HonheeHonhee with openers Those Gulls and Street Meat
March 9 – J. P. Mortier
March 8 – Rob Moir and James Struthers
March 7 – Crush Improv
March 6 – Random Orbit Records Presents: Solo Sundays Series solo sets featuring Brennan Pilkington (Thats the Spirit, DOFA), Greg Brayford (The Flats), Michael Peterson (The Flats) and Marc Audet (Woodrunner s)
March 5 – Ball And Chain’s Annual Mardi Gras Party, Featuring: Swamperella
March 4 – Rudeboy
March 3 – Manitoba Hal
March 2 – Monthly Songwriter Circle w/ Ashley Newall, Marie-Josée Houle, Ray Harris and Lefty McRighty
February 27 – Yellow Jacket Avenger and Rebekah Higgs
February 26 – Johnny Cash Birthday Bash – featuring: Lucky Ron, Ray Harris, Uncle Sean, Chris Rayburn, Ashley Newall, Tom Pechloff, Rick Hayes, Lisa Poushinsky, Steve Stacey, Huntley Slim, Steve Donnelly -all signing their favorite Johnny Cash Songs backed by Lefty McRighty and the Shameless Bastards (fundraiser for Lefty’s Roadhouse on CHUO 89.1 FM
February 25 – The Davis Payne Band, Train Jumpers and Blisster and The Saddlesores
February 24 – Red River Rebellion, Dave Tough Band, Matt Ventresca
February 23 – The Sean Kemp Band
February 20 – Lauren Best and Mich Smithers
February 19 – The Wheelers host the 2010/11 Eastern Canadian Roller Racing Championships
February 18 – Those Gulls, Ornaments , Watters Brothers and Little Stella
February 17 – EFARM
February 16 – The John Sutton Band
February 15 – Mastikedigere and Bastien Vaultier
February 13 – The Ginger Fox Band and the Jon Amor Band
February 12 – Shannon Rose and The Thorns CD “Winter” Release Party with opener Lisa Poushinski
February 11 – The Old Crowns , Ryan Warner and The Morals
February 10 – The Ric Denis 3 and The Mississippi Jug Stompers
February 9 – Stoney Martins and The Outriders with opener C.C. Trubiak
February 8 – Random Recipe with opener Mehdi Cayenne Club
February 7 – Crush Improv
February 6 – Random Orbit Records Presents Solo Sundays Series – a series of solo sets featuring Brennan Pilkington (Thats the Spirit, DOFA), Greg Brayford (The Flats), Michael Peterson (The Flats) and Marc Audet (Woodrunners)
February 5 – Brothers Through The Hill CD Release Party with opener Alyssa Munaretto
February 4 – Brothers Chaffey with openers Ray Harris and The BSOBs
February 3 – Ron Hawkins with openers The Murder Plans
February 2 – Monthly Songwriter Circle w/ Trevor Alguire, Linda Grenier, Ray Harris and Lefty McRighty
January 30 – Kim Koren with opener The DocWeissBand
January 29 – Still Winter Hills (formerly The Woodrunners), Elvyn, The Ethers
January 28 – Jehan Khoorshed and his Problems and Jack Pelletier and The Battle of Ontario
January 27 – Joe Bones with opener Kevin Logue
January 26 – Darren Eedens with openers Jonathan Becker and Jon Creeden
January 22 – THREAD and Cornflower Blue
January 21 – Brendan Flynn and The Terrible Liars with opener The Big Bend
January 20 – Cindy Doire and Steve Brockley
January 19 – Loh El
January 15 – Dave Norris and Local Ivan with opener Erin Saoirse Adair
January 14 – Group Therapy with opener Rustbuckit
January 13 – Ottawa Sketch Comedy presents The Live Show.
January 12 – Ottawa Sketch Comedy presents The Live Show.
January 8 – Uncle Sean and the Shifty Drifters and Big Tobacco and The Pickers
January 7 – Crush Luther with openers The Danger Bees and First To Three
January 5 – Monthly Songwriter Circle w/ Lynne Hanson, Lisa Poushinsky, Ray Harris and Lefty McRighty
January 4 -Roy Boy Spins Spectacular
January 3 – Crush Improv

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