Some bands from town (active or otherwise) that you oughta be familiarizing yourself with:

LIVE SHOWS YOU NEED TO OR SHOULD HAVE SEEN:

2007
Mighty Eagle Band, Four 'N' Giv'r, Phantom Shifters - Jan. 6th Dominion
Bella Bombs, Shifters, Muffler Crunch, Fucking Machines - Jan. 13th Babylon
The Setbacks, Tokyo Sex Whale, Garaga - Jan. 20th Dominion
Crowded Skies - Jan. 27th Irene's Pub
The Bloody Hollies, The Double Pumpers - Mar. 3rd Babylon
Greg Ashley, Mono Hum - Apr. 9th Babylon
Acid Mothers Temple, Mammatus, Castor - April 30th Babylon
The David Picco Band, Greg Hobbs, The Turkey Basters - May 19th Irene's Pub
Black Boot Trio, Four 'N' Giv'r - June 1st Irene's
Simply Saucer, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Four 'N' Giv'r - June 15th Babylon
The Shovels (T.O., CD Release on Music For Cats), Crowded Skies, Rickity Ship - June 22nd Irene's
The Mongrels, Evil Boys, Boom Creek - June 30th Irene's
Tokyo Sex Whale (LP Release on Last Drag), Banditas, Muffler Crunch - July 21st Babylon
C'mon, Bionic - Dominion Tavern
David Picco, Northwest Division - Sat. Nov 17th Irene's Pub
Buffalo Killers, Four 'N' Giv'r - Sat. Dec. 1st Irene's Pub
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2001
Richard Buckner - March 21st @ the Black Sheep
Andre Williams - March 23rd @ Zaphod's
The Exploders w/ the Phantom Shifters - March 30th @ the Dominion
Tav Falco's Panther Burns w/ Fiftymen - April 9th @ the Dominion
King Size Braces - April 21st Bumpers
Slim Cessna's Auto Club w/ Greenfield Main - April 24th @ the Dominion
The Bellrays w/ Fireballs Of Freedom - May 2nd @ the Dominion
The Cynics w/ T.B.A. - May 11th @ the Dominion
Greenfield Main, the Orange Alabaster Mushroom, the Recoilers & Andrew Vincent - May 11th AND....
Detective Kalita, the Russian Futurists, Werbo & Rhume - May 12th @ the Rideau Curling Club (715 Percy)
The Sadies, Luther Wright & the Wrongs, Jim Bryson... May 14th @ Major's Hill Park
Knoxville Girls w/ The Astrobillys - May 14th @ the Dominion
The Cowslingers w/ Fiftymen and Disgraceland- June 22nd @ the Dominion
The Fleshtones w/ The Glads- June 30th @ the Dominion
The Bureaucrats w/ Mouthpiece - July 12th @ the Dominion
Detroit Cobras, Immortal Lee County Killers, Swinging Neckbreakers, Southern Culture On The Skids, White Hassle and Tav Falco - Underground Blues Series - July 6th to 14th
New Town Animals - Aug. 16th @ Bumpers
The Spitfires w/ Red Hot Lovers - August 25th @ the Dominion
Hudson Falcons w/ The Prowlers - Sept. 1st @ Bumpers
Federation X w/ The Glads- Sept. 15th @ Bumpers
Les Sequelles w/ Merle Knurling - Sept. 22nd @ Bumpers
Maximum RNB w/ Mouthpiece - Sept. 29th @ Bumpers
Les Sexareenos w/ Freudhammer - Oct. 6th @ Bumpers
The Stand GT w/ Werbo - Oct. 26th @ Babylon
Bobby Conn w/ Daquiri - Nov. 7th @ Bumpers
The Exploders - Nov. 10th @ the Dominion
International Noise Conspiracy - Nov. 13th @ Babylon
Castor w/ Daydream Square - Nov. 17th @ Bumpers
Lazy Cowgirls w/ Mouthpiece - Nov. 21st @ the Dominion
The Cynics w/ The Glads - Nov. 23rd @ the Dominion
Greenfield Main w/Detective Kalita & Andrew Vincent - Dec. 1st @ Bumpers
Hacksaw w/ Mumbleweed - Dec. 8th @ Bumpers
Grave Concern & Phantom Shifters - Dec.15th @ the Dominion
The Loners w/ The Stumblers, Rev. Daniel & The Hogwater, The V.E.O. - Dec. 22nd @ Bumpers

2002
Maximun RNB w/ Bitchin Camaros - Jan. 19th @ Bumpers
Andrew Vincent & the Pirates w/ The Stumblers and The Banditas - Feb. 9th @ Bumpers
Starvin Hungry w/ Mouthpiece - Feb. 16th @ Bumpers
The Glads w/ Merle Knurling and Lederhosen Lucil - Feb. 22nd @ Bumpers
The Glen Nevous Retraction w/ Casey Comeau & the Halfmilers - Mar. 2nd @ Bumpers
The Detroit Cobras - Mar. 9th & 10th @ The Dominion Tavern
Royal City w/ The Datsons - Mar. 23rd @ Babylon
The Mooney Suzuki w/ The Glads - Mar. 27th @ The Dominion Tavern
The Chickens w/ The Glen Nevous Retraction & Carla Bozulich & The Nels Cline Singers - Apr. 13th @ The Dominion Tavern
The Sadies w/ Beachwood Sparks & Fiftymen - Apr 17th @ Babylon
Mark Ripp & The Confessors w/ The Stumblers - Apr 27th @ Bumpers
Hacksaw & Lost Goat - May 6th @ The Dominion Tavern
Soledad Brothers w/ The V.E.O. - May 11th @ The Dominion Tavern
Le Nombre & Million Dollar Marxist$ - May 25th @ Bumpers
The Dictators w/ The Exploders - May 30th @ The Dominion Tavern
Grave Concern - May 31st @ The Dominion Tavern
Castor & The V.E.O. - June 7th @ The Black Sheep Inn
Blurtonia w/ Nineteenseventyeight - June 15th @ The Dominion Tavern
The Makers & The Von Bondies - June 20th @ The Dominion Tavern
Fiftymen (CD launch!) w/ Disgraceland - June 22nd @ The Black Sheep
Andre Williams & Fiftymen - July 11th @ The Dominion Tavern
Slim Cessna's Auto Club & Casy Comeau & The Halfmilers - July 26th @ The Dominion Tavern
Jay Munly & The Lee Lewis Harlots - Aug. 12th @ Bumpers
Tijuana Bibles, Starvin Hungry - Sept. 7th @ The Dominion Tavern
Le Nombre, The Glads, Red Hots - Sept. 14th @ The Dominion Tavern
Blurtonia & The Chickens - Sept. 27th @ The Dominion Tavern
The Sights, Andrew Vincent & The Pirates - Oct. 10th @ The Dominion Tavern
Maximum RNR, The 4 Frames, Bitchin Camaros - Oct. 18th @ The Dominion Tavern
Werbo, Fiftymen - Oct. 19th @ The Black Sheep Inn
Immortal Lee County Killers, Dan Melchior's Broke Revue, Modey Lemon - Oct. 23rd @ The Dominion Tavern
Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Cato Salsa Experience - Nov. 7th @ Barrymores
Mark Ripp & The Confessors, Casey Comeau & The Halfmilers, The Stumblers - Nov. 8th @ Bumpers
Spiny Anteaters, North, The V.E.O. - Nov. 9th @ Bumpers
Steve Fai, The Glen Nevous Retraction & Flecton Big Sky - Nov. 30th @ The Dominion Tavern
Four Frames, The Glads, Glen Nevous, Golden Famile - Dec. 21st @ Bumpers

2003
The Stumblers, Holy Hell - Jan. 18th @ Bumpers
The Glads, Lederhosen Lucil, Fembots - Jan. 24th @ The Dominion Tavern
Black Boot Trio, Fiftymen - Jan. 25th @ The Dominion Tavern
Waco Brothers, The Sadies, John Langford - Dec. 28th @ Babylon
Hudson Falcons - Jan. 31st @ Bumpers
Shikasta, Starvin Hungry, Holy Hell - Feb. 8th @ The Dominion Tavern
Washboard Hank, Golden Famile - Feb. 9th @ Irenes
The Circle Jerks - Mar. 4th @ Babylon
Soledad Brothers, AV & The Pirates - Mar. 14th @ The Dominion Tavern
BellRays, Four Frames - Mar. 21st @ The Dominion Tavern
Bob Log III, The V.E.O. - Mar. 27th @ The Dominion Tavern
Immortal Lee County Killers - Apr. 7th @ The Dominion Tavern
The Chains, The Glads - Apr. 12th @ The Dominion Tavern
The Telepathic Butterflies, The Orange Alabaster Mushroom - May 9th @ Irene's Pub
The Nils, The GC5, Angels, Saints & Sinners, Sick Fits - May 10th @ The Dominion Tavern
The Recoilers, AV & The Pirates, Detective Kalita, South Of 78, Drei Eichel Musik - May 17th @ Irenes
Les Tabernacles, moral hazard, The Blackball, Maloney Crew - May 30th @ Bumpers
Le Nombre, Dead City Rebels, Les Marmottes Aplaties - May 31st @ The Dominion Tavern
Neil Hagerty, Flecton Big Sky - June 4th @ The Dominion Tavern
The Asteroid # 4, Golden Famile - June 7th @ Bumpers
Double Pumpers, Fiftymen - June 14th @ The Dominion Tavern
Outrageous Cherry, Holy Hell - June 17th @ Bumpers
Bloozefest July 4th 'til 13th, check out the schedules www.ottawa-bluesfest.ca
Sick Fits (CD release) - July 18th @ Bumpers
Deadly Snakes, Golden Famile - July 25th @ Dominion
Andrew Vincent & The Pirates, Amy Honey - Aug. 8th @ Bumpers
Assertion, Blackball - Aug. 15th @ Bumpers
Bonnie Prince Billy, Golden Famile, Adam Solomonian - Aug. 27th @ Babylon
THE GRAND OL' MABERLY MELTDOWN featuring: FIFTYMEN, THE SADIES, THE SIN-TONES, THE HIGH DIALS, BLACK BOOT TRIO, THE SILVERHEARTS, THE CONSTANTINES & THE JOHN BORRA BAND - AUGUST 30th & 31st @ Outdoors, Maberly Ont.
Candy Snatchers, Bitchin Camaros, Maximum RNR, Million Dollar Marxists - Sept. 5th @ Babylon
Bellrays, Nebula, Double Pumpers - Sept. 10th @ Dominion
The High Dials, The Singles, The Three-4-Tens - Sept. 24th @ Bumpers
Asteroid #4, Buttless Chaps, Greenfield Main- Sept. 27th @ Dominion
Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Oct. 1st @ Dominion
Casey Comeau & The Halfmilers, Reverend Glasseye & His Wooden Legs, South Of 78 - Oct. 18th @ Bumpers
Bionic, BlackBall - Oct. 25th @ Dominion
Modey Lemon, Pollux - Oct. 29th @ Bumpers
Pearlene, Jay Clark & The Jones - Oct. 30th @ Dominion
Kill-A-Watts, Sick Fits, Crankenstein... - Oct. 31st @ Bumpers
The Chickens, Glen Nevous Retraction - Nov. 8th @ Dominion
The Dirtbombs, The Sights - Nov. 13th @ Dominion
20 Miles, The Double Pumpers - Nov. 19th @ Babylon
Black Boot Trio, The Sin-Tones - Nov. 22nd @ Dominion
Shikasta, Starvin Hungry, Double Pumpers - Nov. 29th @ Dominion
The Glads, The Midways, Skip Jensen & His Shakin' Feet - Dec. 6th @ Dominion
Mark Ripp & The Confessors, Stumblers - Dec. 13th @ Bumpers
AV & The Pirates, Million Dollar Marxist$, Harshey, Steve Fai.... - Dec. 20th @ Bumpers

2004
Chris Page, AV & The Pirates, Golden Seals - Jan. 9th @ Dominion
Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Greenfield Main - Jan. 10th @ Dominion
Harshey, Double Pumpers, Blackball - Jan. 17th @ Dominion
The High Dials, The Glads - Feb. 7th @ Dominion
The Von Bondies, Hi Lo Trons - Feb. 21st @ Dominion
Rev. Glasseye & His Wooden Legs, Golden Famile - Feb. 27th @ Dominion
Evaporators, The Smugglers, AV & The Pirates - Mar. 4th @ Dominion
Ukrainia! (CD release), The Empiricals - Mar. 5th @ Babylon
Tricky Woo, The Fortunate Sons - Mar. 6th @ Dominion
Million Dollar Marxist$, Les Pugilists - Mar. 13th @ Dominion
John Borra Band, Fiftymen - Apr. 2nd, 3rd @ Black Sheep Inn
Weird War, The V.E.O. - Apr. 4th @ Dominion
The Chickens, Jay Clark & The Jones - Apr. 17th @ Dominion
The Unintended, Andre Ethier - April 23rd @ Black Sheep Inn
The The Singles, The Glads - Apr. 24th @ Dominion
Weapons Of Mass Seduction, Million Dollar Marxists, Department Of Foreign Affairs, DJ Aardvark (that's me) and more - May 8th @ Babylon
Starvin Hungry, Mono Hum - May 22nd @ Dominion
Le Nombre, Shikasta, The Heelwalkers - May 29th @ Dominion
Demolition Doll Rods, Disgraceland - June 9th @ Dominion
The Volebeats, Myracle Brah - June 10th @ Dominion
The Sights, Weapons Of Mass Seduction - June 11th @ Dominion
C'mon, BBQ - June 18th @ Dominion
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Double Pumpers - June 29th @ Babylon
Atomic 7, Fiftymen - July 1st @ Black Sheep Inn
Southern Culture On The Skids - July 2nd @ Babylon
Alabama Thunderpussy - July 7th @ Babylon
Reckless Kelly, T-Model Ford, The Black Keys, Dead Moon, Blanche, Pearlene, Denise James, Five Horse Johnson, Scat Rag Boosters, Mr. Airplane Man, Asteroid # 4, Greenhornes, Dirtbombs and more - July 9th to 18th @ Ottawa Bluesfest
Farrell Bros., Astrobillys - July 15th @ Zaphods
Old Reliable, Mercury Pickup - July 22nd @ Black Sheep Inn
Lost Sounds, Sick Fits, Four 'N' Giv'r - Aug. 23rd @ Dominion
Slim Cessna's Auto Club (cancelled), Mercury Pickup - Aug 27th @ Dominion
Slim Cessna's Auto Club(cancelled), Ukrainia, CC&.5M - Aug 28th @ Black Sheep Inn
Bob Log III - Sept. 9th @ Dominion
Le Nombre, Les Breastfeeders - Sept. 10th @ Dominion
American Death Ray Music, The Desecrators - Sept. 14th @ Dominion
Bottleneck - Sept. 17th @ Black Sheep Inn
C'Mon, The Illuminati, The Long Timers - Oct. 2nd @ Dominion
The Setbacks, Les Pugilists - Oct. 9th @ Dominion
The Sights, Weapons Of Mass Seduction - Oct. 15th @ Dominion
Greenfield Main, The Flaps, The John Henrys - Oct. 16th @ Dominion
The Chains, The Itchies - Oct. 22nd @ Dominion
Denise James Casey Comeau & The Halfmilers - Oct. 30th @ Dominion
Soledad Brothers, Demons Claws- Nov. 2nd @ Dominion
Rev. Glasseye (CD Launch) - Nov. 12th @ Dominion
Rev. Glasseye - Nov. 13th @ Petit Chicago (Hull)
The Asteroid No. 4, Mercury Pickup - Nov 26th @ Black Sheep Inn
Holly GoLightly, The Asteroid No. 4, Mono Hum - Nov 27th @ Barrymores
The Glads, The Midways, OAM - Dec. 11th @ Dominion
Shikasta, Starvin Hungry, Four 'N' Giv'r - Dec. 12th @ Babylon

2005
The John Henrys, South Of 78 - Jan. 28th @ Babylon
The Double Pumpers, Starvin Hungry, The Mighty Eagle Band - Jan. 29th @ Babylon
King Khan, BBQ, Night Terrors - Feb. 4th @ Babylon
The Gris Gris, Golden Famile - Apr. 6th @ Babylon
Black Boot Trio - Apr. 15th @ Rainbow Bistro
Brant Bjork & The Bros - May 30th @ Babylon
Reverend Glasseye, Golden Famile, Weapons..., Mono Hum - June. 4th @ Babylon
Immortal Lee County Killers, Double Pumpers - July 10th @ Irene's
The Bloody Hollies, Sick Fits, Banditas - Sept. 21st @ Babylon
The Dirtbombs, Four 'N' Giv'r - Oct. 1st @ Babylon
Reverend Glasseye - Oct. 7th @ Irene's
The BellRays, The Sunday Sinners - Oct. 19th @ Babylon
Atomic Bitchwax, Castor - Oct. 28th @ Babylon
River City Tanlines - Nov. 9th @ Dominion
Immortal Lee County Killers, Thee Shams - Nov. 14th @ Babylon
The Fleshtones, The Glads - Nov. 16th @ Babylon
Black Keys, Nathaniel Mayer, Golden Famile, Weapons Of Mass Seduction - Nov. 18th @ Barrymores
Carolyn Mark, The John Henrys - Nov. 26th @ Barrymores
Black Boot Trio - Dec. 2nd @ Zaphods
The Fortunate Sons, Weapons, Four 'N' Giv'r - Dec. 23rd @ Clocktower

2006
Casey Comeau &CWC, Mercury Pickup - Jan. 14th @ Irene's
Sick Fits, Electric Shadows, Baby Shakes - Jan. 21st @ The Dominion
Four 'N' Giv'r, Mississippi Grover, Merle Knurling - Jan. 28th @ The Dominion
Elliott Brood, Golden Famile - Mar. 29th @ Zaphods
Nick Danger & The Danger City Rebels, The Solid Senders - Apr. 8th @ Irene's Pub
Muffler Crunch, Fucking Machines - Apr. 22nd @ The Dominion
C'mon, Four 'N' Giv'r, The Longtimers - Apr. 29th @ The Dominion
The Intenational Noise Conspiracy - Wed. May 31st - Babylon
KING KHAN & THE SHRINES / FOUR 'N' GIV'R Tue. June 6th - Babylon
Pink Mountaintops, Black Angels, Camp Radio - Sat. June 10th - Barrymores
Michael Weston King / Steve Fai - Mon. June 12th - Irene's Pub
The BellRays / The Weapons Of Mass Seduction - Thu. June 15th - Zaphods
Trevor Alguire (CD Release) Sat. June 24th - The Bayou
Skip Jensen, Les Nymphets, Four 'N' Giv'r - July 14th - Irene's Pub
Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Sat. July 19th - Babylon
The Double Pumpers, The Solid Senders, Fiftymen - Tues. Aug. 1st - Babylon
BBQ - Tue. Aug. 22nd - Avant Garde
The Deadly Snakes, BBQ - Fri. Aug. 25th - Horseshoe Tavern (T.O.)
The Bushpilots, Four 'N' Giv'r - Fri. Sept. 8th - Rainbow
Ukrainia, Empiricals, London Barnivok Dance Ensemble - Fri. Sept. 15th - Barrymores
The John Henrys plus many guests - Sat. Sept. 16th - Babylon
Angela Desveaux- Fri. Sept. 22nd - Zaphods
The Reverb Syndicate, The Solid Senders - Sat Sept 23rd - Zaphods
Bionic, Fucking Machines, Tokyo Sex Whale - Sat. Oct. 14th - Dominion
C'Mon, The Weapons Of Mass Seduction, The Nymphets - Sat. Nov 4th - Babylon
Last Vegas, Phantom Shifters - Fri. Nov 10th - Babylon
Countri-fried CKCU Benefit Hoedown w/: Lefty McRighty & The Boxcar Cadavers, David Picco, Steve Fai - Sat. Nov. 18th - Dominion Tavern
King Khan & BBQ Show, Four 'N' Giv'r - Irene's Pub