Act of Defiance Plays The Brass Monkey in Ottawa

Heavy Metal masters Act of Defiance played The Brass Monkey in Ottawa last week and delivered an absolute stellar performance. Flawless to say the least and a clinic for the guitarist in the crowd. Opening for Act of Defiance was Ottawa’s own Sings of Chaos treated the audience to their unique style of groove thrash metal-core kicking things off […]

Uriah Heep woos the crowds all over again at The Brass Monkey.

When I was in my early teens, my mother decided she needed to educate me on legendary musicians and bought me Uriah Heep’s Live January 1973 album, and it was eye-opening. Never in my wildest dreams I ever imagined I would ever see them live, but to my amazement the band announced their tour a […]

Silverstein delivers a sold out show at The Brass Monkey.

Even the first wintery chilly weather of the year didn’t stop the eager fans to line up behind The Brass Monkey doors to grab the last few remaining tickets at the door to see the Burlington post hardcore heavyweights Silverstein on Saturday night.

She Come Like Thunder: Lee Aaron at the Brass Monkey

Lee Aaron

Lee Aaron rocked the Monkey on October 27th and was fully the Lee Aaron I remember from the ’80s. She seems to have ditched the pop-diva thing she was trying to pull off in the mid to late ’90s and moved back to her roots. It was great to see.