Live Music
Here’s a listing of live music coming up at Irene’s Pub. Don’t forget the regular weekly events too – see Weekly Events, above for details.
Date
Artist
City
11/03/10
Irene’s Blues Allstars
Irene’s Blues Allstars in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: no cover.
guest host Jed Rached
12/03/10
The Drew Nelson Band
The Drew Nelson Band in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $7.
Juno award winning Ottawa blues legend . . . back at Irene’s!
13/03/10
Keith Glass and the Reverberockets
Keith Glass and the Reverberockets in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $8.
Keith Glass is a founding member and guitarist/writer/singer with Canadian country legends Prairie Oyster. Keith has also been seen playing with Lynn Miles, Brock Zeman and many others. He will be rocking Irene’s with his new group, The Reverberockets featuring Alistair Dennett on drums, Ken Kanwisher on bass and Peter Brown on organ. Their original material is a mixed bag of rock ‘n roll, R&B, country and blues inspired songs that will fill the dance floor and you may even hear a few carefully chosen covers in there too.
18/03/10
Irene’s Blues Allstars
Irene’s Blues Allstars in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: no cover.
guest host John Yemensky
19/03/10
Mike Essoudry’s Mash Potato Mashers
Mike Essoudry’s Mash Potato Mashers in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $8.
Mike Essoudry’s Mash Potato Mashers is a new and unique band in Ottawa. It is a parade style band (2 Drummers and 7 Horn players) that plays originals and covers in a balkan, 2nd line, klezmer, brazilian and reggae/ska styles. Super – Cool Grooves, Super – Cool Tunes. Crazy dance time!!!! Come On Out before we come for you!!!
20/03/10
The Flats
The Flats in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $6.
Ottawa-Chelsea based indie rock band that bridge the gap between folk traditions, raucous live energy, harmonious melodies and pure aural candy featuring Greggy B, Dr. Matthew Young, Michael Peterson, Rob Commins, Mitch Pariseau, Ringo Steve Jurgutis
with special guests The Woodrunners – rootsy, raucous, catchy, loose, and above all fun rock ‘n roll music. Countryish sometimes, psych-poppy maybe, or whatever, but fun, and absolutely from the gut and from the heart
25/03/10
Irene’s Blues Allstars
Irene’s Blues Allstars in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: no cover.
guest host Terry Gillespie
26/03/10
Lonesome Paul and the Valley Ramblers
Lonesome Paul and the Valley Ramblers in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $8.
the return of Irene’s stalwart Lonesome Paul and his top notch band the Valley Ramblers . . . get ready for hurtin Country AND Western songs about drinkin’, fightin’, lovin’, cheatin’ and dyin’!
27/03/10
The Be Band
The Be Band in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $9.
Collectively these seasoned music veterans have gathered to pay tribute to the very foundation that has inspired so many musicians over the years. There’s soul and funk… with some R&B thrown in for good measure.
Brian Eagles – Vocals
Ornella Kennedy – Vocals
Steve Trecarten – Keys & Sax
Bobby Littlemore – Guitars and Vocals
Bill Green – Bass & Vocals
Fred Pantalone – Drums
Rick Rangno- Trumpet
Shaun Trecarten- Trombone
JF Pickard – Tenor Sax
31/03/10
Amanda Rheaume
Amanda Rheaume in
Ottawa
Time: 8:00am.
Admission: no cover.
Ottawa’s adventurous songstress is embarking on a national tour and kicks it off at Irene’s – come down and send her off right!
**PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY SHOW TIME 8-10pm**
02/04/10
Brock Zeman
Brock Zeman in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $10.
The 27 year old singer-songwriter from Carleton Place Ontario has already released 6 albums and toured Canada and the US extensively averaging 250 to 300 dates a year. His signature roots style, has been praised by critics for the maturity of his vocals, the depth of his storytelling and his impressive live performances.
03/04/10
My Tiny Circus
My Tiny Circus in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $5.
My Tiny Circus, The idiot savants of Ottawa’s LoungeCore scene, sing songs about Satan, sin, sex, stalking and alliteration in
a breezy lounge-pop style.
The band that the Ottawa Citizen called “The sound of sweet subversion” and of
whom Upfront Ottawa magazine advised you to “Set your ass to sway”
09/04/10
Uncle Sean and The Shifty Drifters
Uncle Sean and The Shifty Drifters in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $5.
Uncle Sean plays honk tonk and outlaw country, a little bit of folk and a whole lot of in between. The Shifty Drifters, Peter Pritchard, Brock Young and Thomas Uhryniw, are his trusty riflemen holding it down on guitar, bass and drums. Sometimes they also bring in guests here and there on pedal steel, fiddle and banjo.
10/04/10
The BushPilots with Good 2 Go
The BushPilots with Good 2 Go in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $10.
Some bands play like they’re the last rock and roll band on earth. The Bushpilots are one of those bands. Seven Ways To Broadway is the third album was released in November 2009 and Peter Simpson of the Ottawa Citizen refers to it as “vintage Stones Exile-On-Main-Street-era vibe.” They like to call it analog rock and roll. Kinda like that old dial wall phone hanging in the basement, only louder.
opening the show is fiery Ottawa rockers Good 2 Go
16/04/10
Anders Drerup CD release party
Anders Drerup CD release party in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $10.
Anders steps out from being one of Ottawa’s most in-demand multi-instrumentalist sidemen and showcases his own songs and top notch band in celebration of his new CD release Songs For The Common Man
17/04/10
Ninety Pounds Of Ugly + Eddie Blake and The Honkeytonk Heartbreakers
Ninety Pounds Of Ugly + Eddie Blake and The Honkeytonk Heartbreakers in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $7.
Blood, Sweat and Beer aptly describes Ninety Pounds of Ugly as they churn out country-tinged, rockabilly-infused, loungetastic tales of drinking, stinking and thinking. Patsy Clash leads the band with her fiery crooning and spit-in-your-face attitude.
Lefty McRighty (Lefty McRighty and the Boxcar Cadavers, The Polymorphines) plays guitar, Stand-Up Steve (Kingmakers, Jimmy George, Lowbellies) is on the upright bass, and Ernie Legend (Mike Plume Band, The Populars) hits the drums
Eddie Blake & The Honkeytonk Heartbreakers are opening the show
23/04/10
King Rattler
King Rattler in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $7.
King Rattler produces a cool mix of Rockabilly, Surf, 50’s Rock ‘N Roll, Blues and Swing – all executed with a seriously hard-edged attitude, razor-sharp guitar licks, wailing harmonica and an underlying jungle-beat that will get any audience up on their feet!
24/04/10
The Power Goats CD release with New Car Smell
The Power Goats CD release with New Car Smell in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
Admission: $7.
The Power Goats are: David Hart (guitar), Jamie Douglas (vocals, guitar), David Brown (bass) and Daniel Krantz (drums). Celebrating the release of their new CD Moonlit Crimes, they will be joined by power pop band New Car Smell
30/04/10
Dry River Caravan
Dry River Caravan in
Ottawa
Time: 9:30pm.
the return of this very hip roots-grass band featuring
Matt Smith
Mandolin/Guitar/Vocals
John Aaron Cockburn –
Guitar/Accordion/Vocals
Robin Meyer-MacLeod –
Clarinet/Saxophone/Vocals
Daniel Grewal –
Upright Bass
Badgie Bluteau –
Guitar/Vocals