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UPCOMING SHOWS 

• GINNY (EP Release) - Fri. Mar 16 @ The Concorde Motel Tavern & Sports Bar

• Deathsticks - MOOCH - Auto Racing - Fri. Mar 16  @ Avant-Garde Bar

• PILL//Future States - Mar 16 @ Pressed Cafe  

• Rakestar Arkestra plays Sun Ra - Sun Mar 18 @ Black Squirrel Books

• Plant Legs, Empty Nesters, Tough Age - Wed. Mar 21 @ Black Squirrel Books  

• Odonis Odonis + Encephalon - Fri. Mar 23 @ House Of Targ

• Miesha & The Spanks + Expanda Fuzz - Fri. Mar 23 @ Bar Robo  

• The Fucking Machines / Asile / Doxx / Wire Cuffs Sat. Mar. 24 @ Targ

• Eamon McGrath//Mushy Gushy//Shadow High - Sat. Mar 24 @ Dominion Tavern  

• Woodhawk "Magnetic North" Tour 2018 With Guests - Thu. Mar 29 @ House Of Targ

• The Haig - EP Release // Bearshark // The Obsidians - Sat. Apr 7 @ LIVE on Elgin

  • Lydia Lunch, Heavy Medicine Band, Omerta, Lindbergh Babies, Nightshades  - Sat. May 12th @ Mavericks

• Elementals // Nighttime In Kansas // Empty Nesters - Sat. May 12      @ Babylon Nightclub  

• BLEAK LIFE 5 featuring: Antidote (Netherlands), Eel (Pittsburg), Allergy (Gainesville), Zygome (Halifax), Imbolix (Halifax), Chips ov Oi (Edmonton), No Klasse (Vancouver), Male Patterns (Albany), Dirty Work (T.O.), Decade (T.O.), Leather Jackal (Moncton), Death Exclamations, Mueco (MTL), Dogma, Glassed (Hamilton), Tightlip - May 18-20 @ House Of Targ    

4 “COMPLETE” listings: www.ckcufm.com

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2017 ones that rotated on the table and emanated on/in the air and junk:

...that I’ve remembered so far in no particular order ♪ ♪

Catherine Leduc - Un bras de distance avec le soleil (Grosse Boite) Miriodor - Signal 9 (Cuneiform) Usse - 231 (Extra Final) Odonis Odonis - No Pop (Telephone Explosion) Technical Kidman - Bend Everything (Technical Kidman) Durs Coeurs - Dur Dur Dur (Chaos Rural)  The Jerry Gross Organization - Processed Hearts (Giallo) Sneaks - It's A Myth (Merge) Teenanger - Teenager (Telephone Explosion) Tzadeka - Half The Pain Is Half The Work (Little Whore) Ghostkeeper - Sheer Blouse Buffalo Knocks (Saved By Vinyl) TBWNIAS/Crab Boat - Quality Rolls (Cardinal Fuzz) The Comet Is Coming - Death To The Planet (Leaf) Esmerine - Mechanics Of Dominion (Constellation) Maude Audet - Comme une odeur de déclin (Grosse Boite) Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions (Constellation) Minotaurs - Aum (Static Clang) Bonnie Doon - Dooner Nooner (Record Centre/Bruised Tongue) H. de Heutz - The Natural World EP (E-Tron) Shooting Guns - Flavour Country (RidingEasy) Monobrow - The Nacarat (Trill Or Be Trilled) Slim And Popular - Minimum Rage (Slim Pop) The Ape-ettes - EP (The Ape-ettes) Loviatar - S/T (Prosthetic)    The Psychic Alliance - Evil Against Evil (Slumlords) V/A - Return Of Son Of Gutbucket (Cardinal Fuzz/NoiseAgonyMayhem)

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CKCU 93.1 FM & Candyshop Present A CKCU Fundraiser Saturday, October 28th 9pm // $10 // 19+ @ The Dominion Tavern Draws for band merch & CKCU swag! All proceeds to CKCU annual Funding Drive October 20th - November 5th The Haig https://thehaig.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-of-nuclear-future The Jerry Gross Organization https://thejerrygrossorganization.bandcamp.com/album/just-pull-it-down ONFIILM https://onfiilm.bandcamp.com/ Candyshop on CKCU 93.1fm Fridays 4-5pm

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you know the drill!

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CKCU 93.1 FM and the Dominion Tavern present MR. AIRPLANE MAN (Boston/LA) http://www.mrairplaneman.com/ https://mrairplaneman.bandcamp.com/ Mr. Airplane Man are the duo of Margaret Garrett & Tara McManus that create a delicious blend of hypnotic delta blues and deadly garage rawk 'n' roll. They make their first appearance in Ottawa since the Birdman Stage at Bluesfest (now “Snoozefest”) 14 years ago.... after a ten year hiatus and  now sporting a brand new album, Mr. Airplane Man will rawk out and soothe your soul. In the past, Mr. Airplane Man have toured extensively with the Reigning Sound, White Stripes, Detroit Cobras, Holly GoLightly, Hot Snakes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blues Explosion, Dirtbombs and many more while releasing three albums and an EP on Sympathy for the Record Industry to tremendous critical acclaim. They are back with a vengeance, most recently recording with Greg Cartwright, expect a new single and LP soon! GRAVEL ROUTE (Montréal) https://gravelroute.bandcamp.com/ Gravel Route are a psyche-blues trio from Montreal consisting of Patrick Bourbonnais (guitar and vocals), Fred Grenier (bass) and Brian Hildebrand (drums) ....members of Demons Claws and Chocolat  among others, collectively recording albums and 45s on labels such as In the Red, Sub Pop, Telephone Explosion, Rob's House, Hook or Crook, P-Trash, Norton....  so you know they are gonna rule! SWEET ROCKET (Ottawa) https://thesweetrocket.bandcamp.com/ Crunchy and catchy, Rosby, Thrill & Bash bring you Subterranean Pop melodies for you to get lost in, 3 to 5 minutes at a time. Wednesday, July 12th at The Dominion Tavern (​33 York Street in the Byward Market) 9PM / $8.00 at the door / 19+

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Arts Court Garage Sale

Saturday June 24th at 10 AM - 2 PM 67 Nicholas St. SAW GAllery In preparation for the renovations, moves and other changes taking place this summer, the resident organizations of Arts Court are cleaning out their offices, closets and storage facilities. On Saturday, June 24th, please join us in the courtyard outside SAW for a summer garage sale of the eclectic selection of items we’ve rediscovered in the process. Participating vendors will include SAW Video, SAW Gallery, other organizations from the Arts Court building, and folks from the SAW Video community. Available items will include: - Used audio/visual gear and technology - Art and film books, catalogues and magazines - Design, sound and editing software and programs - Office supplies - Housewares - Antiques and collectibles - Holiday decorations And more! All proceeds from SAW Video's tables will go towards the costs of the upcoming move, and to SAW Video 2.0’s exciting programming and workshops which will resume in the fall. After the garage sale, any unsold items will be donated to Matthew House, St. Vincent de Paul, the May Court Bargain Bin, and the Canadian Diabetes Association. If you have items you are interested in donating to SAW Video for us to sell at this event, please contact Talia at [email protected]. We can provide tax receipts for larger/more expensive donated items such as gear and technology. Check this space for more information on participating vendors, and for previews of items that will be available!

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here she comes, walking down the street...

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two thousand and sixteen

2016: not exactly stellar but some of these were

Zaum – Eidolon (I Hate) Sneaks - Gymnastics (Danger) Tami Neilson – Don’t Be Afraid (Outside) Heart Attack Kids – No Future (Underground Operations) Suuns – Hold/Still (Secret City) Petr Cancura Trio - Trekan (Roots2Boot) Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation - Mirage (Rocket) The Band Whose Name is a Symbol – Elevator (Cardinal Fuzz) Tanya Tagaq – Retribution (Six Shooter) Moths & Locusts – Helios Rising (Sunmask) Merganzer – Mirror Maze (Record Centre)  Rangda - The Heretic's Bargain (Drag City) Hooded Fang - Venus On Edge (Daps) DJ Shadow - The Mountain Will Fall (Mass Appeal) Black Mountain - IV (Jagjaguwar) Warpaint - Heads Up (Rough Trade) Goat - Requiem (Sub Pop) Expanda Fuzz - Bleuets (Meltingplastic) V/A - Space Echo (Analog Africa)

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it’s a trainwreck you just can’t stop

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time to start thinkin’ of things post the deep freeze!

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*2015 was a year. this is a list. I like records. especially these. draft v 2.9, always some missing Moss Lime - Zoo Du Québec (Telephone Explosion) The Jerry Gross Organization - Just Pull It Down (Giallo) Hey Mother Death - Highway (Paper Bag) Lee Reed – The Butcher, The Banker, The Bitumen Tanker (Rhymethink) Technical Kidman - Stranger Coming On The Horizon (Technical Kidman) Tau Cross - S/T (Relapse) No Negative - The Good Never Comes (Psychic Handshake) Fresh Snow - “Won” (Hand Drawn Dracula) Esmerine - Lost Voices (Constellation) U.S. Girls - Half Free (4AD) Safia Nolin - Limoilou (Bonsound) Scattered Clouds -The First Empire (E-Tron) Babysitter - S/T (Psychic Handshake) Del Bel - S/T (Del Bel) Corvid Lorax - Die A Little (Little Whore) Doomsquad - Pageantry Suite (Hand Drawn Dracula) Jenny Lee Lindberg - Right On! (Rough Trade) TBWNIAS - The Masters Of Molehill (Cardinal Fuzz) Soupcans - Soft Party (Telephone Explosion) Slow Down Molasses - Burnt Black Cars (Culvert) Dub Vulture - Robocalls (Dub Vulture) Francesca Blanchard - Deux Visions (Vis-A-Vis) Pachyderm - Two Weeks Of Spring (Brothers & Sisters) Memetic - Rideau 2 Richmond (Memetic) Saint Clare - Moving On 10” (Saint Clare) Les Soeurs Boulay - 4488 de l'Amour (Grosse Boite) Jerusalem In My Heart - If He Dies, If If If If If If (Constellation) The Reverb Syndicate - Odyssey (Reverb Syndicate) Lids - Sarsfest b/w Blank Flag 7” (Telephone Explosion) Public Animal / Napalmpom - rock and roll!! split (Teenage Rampage) Catriona Sturton - BumbleBee (Catriona Sturton) Moon - S/T (Bruised Tongue)    Suuns + Jerusalem In My Heart - S/T (Secret City) Ruby Karinto - 3 song EP 7″ (Rodimus Prime) 

*no particular order *doesn’t mean there aren’t other great records out there, these are just the ones that really captured me.

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Hey look, here comes another...lucky thirteen y’all

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This might well be the best event of the festival... more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/308202229303391/

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H. De Heutz, live in the CKCU studios: http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/432/21191.html

They play Saturday ( March 14th 2015) night at Black Squirrel Books w/ Stefan Christoff & Ogresse. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1578906012356589/

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