Amanda's Picks

Ottawa Morning's music columnist and the host of Bandwidth, Amanda Putz shares with Robyn her picks for live music this weekend.

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THUR MAR 21
WILD DOMESTIC w/ TINDERVOX @ Raw Sugar 8pm doors - 9pm show - $TBD
rust (mbrs of Austra, Toronto synthpop, Arts & Crafts recs) + Eraas (Brooklyn atmospheric, ex-Aspe) + Death Ledger (mbrs of Birthday Girls, Toronto/Ottawa goth/electronic) @ Ritual
Florquestra @ Mercury Lounge

FRI MAR 22
**The Yips + Teenager + Oblivians https://www.facebook.com/events/217015205105591/?fref=ts @ Mugshots
Roberta Bondar @ Cafe Alt
**Lance Baptiste & Special Guests + The Soul Motivators @ Mercury Lounge
Brock Zeman (birthday bash!) @ Irene's
The Peptides (2 days) 8pm @ The Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield)
Pretty Little Death Machine + New Elders + Elder State (punks bands) @ Avante Garde Bar
Sal Piamonte @ Zaphod's
Hunter Valentine (Toronto rock) + The Ecstatic (formerly Apocalypstic, Ottawa pop-rock) @ Maverick's
**KATE ROGERS BAND RECORD RELEASE w/ SHANNON ROSE & THE THORNS 8pm doors - 9pm show - $7 @ Raw Sugar

SAT MAR 23
Carlos Morgan (RnB) @ Rainbow
**Kalle Mattson + Phantom Shores (album release party, Ottawa indie-folk) + Loon Choir + André M. Bluteau @ Maverick's
The Peptides (2 days) 4pm @ The Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield)
NQ Arbuckle @ The Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield)
The Four Bridges (gyspy swing) @ Avante Garde Bar
**Two Hours Traffic + Rah Rah @ Zaphod's
**Tom Savage @ Kaffe 1870 (Wakefield) (on CBC Music--song "Northern Ontario Hwy")
Mister Lies (Chicago experimental/ambient, Lefse recs) + Organ Eyes (Ottawa space-rock) + Adam Saikaley (Ottawa ambient/experimental) @ Cafe Dekuf
90 Pounds of Ugly + Jimmriggers @ Irene's
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The Roofhoppers Home Concert on Saturday, March 23rd 6pm. Location Kanata. To book: Call Carole Evans at 613-271-8120 OR email her at Carole@EvansTeamOttawa.com (an "e" on Carole). Band donation of $20 per person + a potluck supper. http://soundcloud.com/johndavidwilliamsmusic/sets/the-roofhoppers (Sleuth on a Parkbench, highlights Sam's smokey voice) Based in Toronto, The Roofhoppers are an acoustic trio that explore their original compositions and flights of improvisation. They are Sam McLellan on acoustic bass and vocals, John David Williams on clarinet and Adrian Gross on acoustic archtop guitar and mandolin. They explore the common ground shared by the distinct musical traditions of klezmer, gypsy jazz, and folk.

SUN MAR 24
JP Cormier @ The Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield)
Bend Sinister + Tall Trees @ Raw Sugar (note new date and door time: tickets saying the 23rd will be honored at the door!)