Mokomokai and Cross Dog invade House of Targ
Saturday, September 14th there was an invasion at the House of Targ. Peterborough’s Mokomokai and CrossDog rolled into town to lay down some good old fashion heavy metal and punk rock and roll.
Spectrasonic Brings Hits and Explosions for May
Jon Spencer and the HITmakers, a Pale Horse Named Death and Joe Jackson are just a taste of what’s happening this month at Spectrasonic. Mr. Blue’s Explosion Jon Spencer comes to town with his HITmakers May31st at the 27 Club. A Pale Horse Named Death hits The Brass Monkey May 8th . […]
Graven and the O-town Scene
Alright, I know my buddy Matty McKechnie has a new band called The New Band but, between you, me and that guy who doesn’t look at me sideways when I pour ten pounds of vanilla powder in my Bridgehead cup of java, I gotta’ say Graven and the O-town Scene is a pretty vanilla caked […]
Spectrasonic rings in the Holidays
Ottawa Promoters Spectrasonic do not take a break even in the busiest month during the holidays!
The Motorleague rocks out at House of Targ
When I saw The Motorleague live for the first time at House of Targ three years ago, it was love at first sight. The band had just released their third studio album, and the songs on it just instantly resonated with me and the cd was being played at my car and my house non stop.
Beers, Beards and Making Music: Q & A with Rory Taillon
Photos by Natalie Austin Nicknames being slapped onto a musician are nothing new. We’ve got Kings and Killers, the Chairman of the Board, a Pope of Mope and even a Prince of Darkness. However, only one dude can lay claim to being named after one of the most popular characters from a galaxy far, far […]
Spectrasonic starts August shows with We Were Sharks, Mayfield.
Ottawa promoters Spectrasonic have been working hard to bring audio candy to Ottawa audience’s ears for the month of August!
My Son The Hurricane – The Shape to Come to Funk Tour Stop Ottawa
My Son The Hurricane brought their The Shape to Come to Funk Tour to House of Targ in Ottawa Wednesday night to a very appreciative enthusiastic crowd of fans and fans to be and certainly gave them everything they had and a touch more.
My Son the Hurricane set to storm into Ottawa TONIGHT!
My Son the Hurricane is a 14-piece brasshop funk beast with the mantra: anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Hailing from Niagara/Toronto, the band mixes New Orleans style grooves with funk, jazz and hip hop. Driving the show, charismatic frontman Jacob Bergsma “can playfully pluck every nerve in your body with his voice” (Earshot), while […]
Musicability Making Music Accessible to All
Angèle Jodouin and Melodie Grealy-Fredette were tired of working in a field where they constantly watched the system fail people. Music shouldn’t have walls around it, blocking barricades and people saying “no, you just can’t do it”. Music needed to be accessible to anybody regardless of the challenges of what others might consider artistic impairments. […]