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Rae Spoon plans to busta move at Q Bounce, Ottawa’s newest underground dance party

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on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Photo courtesy of QBounce.

Post by Noreen Fagan

Caitlyn Pascal is a woman who is seriously tapped into what Ottawa’s queer community wants, needs and loves.

Pascal is a music geek, an arts promoter and the maven behind the Divergence Movie Nights, a monthly event  showcasing LGBTQ documentaries. She is also the instigator of Pitch Black, an experimental music evening with live musicians where Pascal, a.k.a DJ CPI, performs live and spins edgy tunes for music lovers alongside Jairus (ad-ver-sary)..

Pascal’s latest metamorphosis is as the creator of Q Bounce, an alternative dance party that debuts on Saturday, Jan. 28 at SAW Gallery. Q Bounce is also Pascal’s chance to play what she is most passionate about – underground bass music.

“Underground music is a catch all that is often used to describe a lot of contemporary electronic music,” says Pascal. “Bounce, booty, jungle, breakbeats, deep house, and post-dubstep.”

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Ottawa Winter Jazzfest!

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on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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You had better dress warmly because the forecast for February in the Capital just got a whole lot cooler. That’s because the Ottawa Jazz Festival, in partnership with theNational Capital Commission and Winterlude, launches the first annual Winter Jazzfest which blows through town February 2 – 4 in venues throughout downtown Ottawa. The inaugural event is piled with jazz artists of international acclaim as well a showcase of the best local talent on offer including; Oliver Jones, the Quinsin Nachoff Quartet, the Ingrid and Christine Jensen Quartet, Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble, Megan Jerome with Renée Yoxon and many more.

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Study of Structure and Form by Pedro Isztin at Red Wall Gallery (SPAO)

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on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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STUDY OF STRUCTURE AND FORM

Artist: Pedro Isztin
Vernissage: Friday January 13th, 2012, 18:00 – 21:00
On View: January 13th – February 6th, 2012 (Mon – Fri 10:00 -18:00, Sat 10:00-15:00)

The collection of Pedro Isztin’s photographs that make up Study of Structure and Form explore shape in the natural world, and the influence of humankind on its configurations.

Isztin has chosen subjects from around the globe that represent a wide range of environments. Starting in the Arctic at Lake Talvatis, Sweden, his diverse series also contains images from quarries in Quebec, Canada, and the coast of Spain.

Isztin believes that “Both our nature and the spirit of the natural world is revealed by form.” This series of images is both contemplative and intimate in its approach to the land. The works contain carefully balanced combinations of elements that come together to create serene portraits of place.

“Whether natural or man-made,” says Isztin, “I am fascinated with order in my environment, seeking places of contemplation in the world around me. In photographing these unique places, I discovered that it is through attentive and patient study of shape, design, and structure that the spirit of our natural world and its inhabitants is revealed.”

Pedro’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. A world traveller with roots in two separate continents, Pedro’s photographs reflect the richness of both his experiences and his diverse heritage.

CALL AND RESPONSE
Study of Structure and Form is the fourth instance of the Red Wall Gallery’s year-long Call and Response project. Sandra Ridley’s collection of poems entitled Shadow Lines responding to Isztin’s works will be available online or in the gallery during viewing hours.

The Red Wall Gallery is located in SPAO at 168 Dalhousie, at the corner of Bruyère, in the Byward Market.

For more info contact: 613.562.3824 or info@spao.ca or www.spao.ca

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BBQ Smackdown: A quest for real BBQ in the Market

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on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Photos courtesy of The SmoQue Shack and Fatboys Facebook pages.

By Robin Levinson

For years I have been complaining that Ottawa, nay, Canada in general, has no good BBQ. What passes for BBQ up North is often boiled ribs finished on the grill, or *gasp, rotisserie chicken. Ottawa’s beloved Ribfest, which claims to be an “authentic” BBQ contest, is a sad disappointment. Their dry and measly little ribs are overpriced and covered in a sickly-sweet sauce. Their chicken is cooked on a rotisserie and then grilled. It just won’t do.

BBQ nuts like me are obsessed with the utopian ideal of what “authentic BBQ” really tastes like. Check out any thread on Chowhound or Ottawa Foodies, and you’ll come across vehement BBQ lovers with a variety of opinions on what makes for “real” BBQ. We yearn for the perfect rib, the picturesque drumstick that at once recalls roadside stands, hot summers, junebugs and sweet tea.

Of course, such a quest is inevitably futile. The best that I can hope for north of the Mason-Dixon line is a cheap imitation, a copy of a copy, of that utopian food that evokes a heavy nostalgia for a land I have never known.

So when I heard that Ottawa opened not one but TWO “authentic” BBQ joints, I had to see how they measure up to my BBQ fantasy. Both are in the Market, mere blocks away from one another. The SmoQue Shack was the first to open, back in August. Then, after a bit of hemming and hawing over liquor license issues, Fatboys Southern Smokehouse finally opened December 8. A Christmas miracle!

Read on for a smackdown between the two newcomers to Ottawa’s BBQ scene.

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A$AP ROCKY at Ritual

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on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Kapacity Entertainment & Straight Goods & THEKNWLDG.com present

A$AP ROCKY – Live in Concert
New York City
+ Special Guests TBA

Tickets: $28 in advance – more at the door

Ritual – 137 Besserer St – Ottawa, ON – (613) 680-7661

Available online at: http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4211245

Available in stores at:

Reap & Sew (613) 562-4545
NRML (613) 562-2043
Top of the World (613) 237-4797
Vertigo Records (613) 241-1011
Record Shaap (613) 321-0564
Fall Down Gallery (613) 421-3269

Doors: 10pm – 19+ event

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Daft Punk Tribute and The Makeover at Ritual

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DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE with THE MAKEOVER at Ritual Nightclub
SATURDAY JANUARY 21 – 10PM DOORS
Presented by Wfm & Kapacity Entertainment

TICKETS $12 advance at Compact Music(s), Reap & Sew, Record Shaap, Vertigo Records, and online at www.worldfamousmusic.net

DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE:
A 9-piece band who reinterpret some of the world’s most popular electronic dance music with a horn section, rhythm section, vocals and electronics, the DPT emerged from Toronto’s esteemed Humber College jazz program in 2009 and have been melting faces at Canada’s most prestigious clubs and concert halls ever since.

THE MAKEOVER (DJ / live performance):
Remix / mash DJs turned live electronic musicians, Rod Skimmins and Jeremy Glenn are THE MAKEOVER. With years of combined experience behind the decks they bring a fresh spin to the party performance, taking the concepts of the remix/mash to the live venue. Jeremy and Rod rework their own and other artists’ music with live vocals, effects and instrumentation to create a new show and a new sound.

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Vernissage: Avantika Bawa at St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts

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on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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Avantika Bawa‘s installation, [..#..#...] addresses the architecture of St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, its history as a church, and the surrounding topography.

“Using common materials and a minimalist vocabulary typical to my practice, the installation includes a series of sculptural and acoustical punctuations throughout the space that will collectively form an immersive environment. “

Following the vernissage, Bawa will lead a discussion with artists Shin Il Kim and Adrian Göllner on their contributions to Preternatural. The talk will begin at 5pm.

 

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SAW Video’s Resolution

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Francois
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On Friday, January 13th,  SAW Video is hosting its first event of 2012, RESOLUTION, an annual screening of new work. There’s something for everyone in this year’s showcase of new short works by SAW members.

Dance and performance are highlighted in two videos: Izabel Barsive’s Patsy, which uses dance to express one woman’s troubled inner struggle with alcoholism and age, and Tim Smith’s Wander, in which choreographer Robert John van der Dolder performs a unique dance through the haunting ruins of an abandoned hospital in Germany. Both Ian Roy’s This is a Story by Ian Roy and Lesley Marshall’s + (aka. Crossroad)  take an innovative approach to storytelling, pushing the limits of narrative through post-modern self-awareness and mind-bending twists in time.

The screening also highlights Ottawa’s talented experimental videomakers. Local performance art-star Theo Pelmus’ video I Don’t’ Know Why… uses a plastic Pinocchio doll as a starting point for questioning what makes us human; Gail Bourgeois, branches out from visual art into video with Uncanny Summer Sun, a piece about the deceptive nature of memory. John Graham’s Move shows the influence of experimental cinema in its surreal depiction of the dream life of a coma patient, portrayed through visually striking stop-motion animation.

Documentary production is also showcased via Howard Adler’s Rally for Awareness, which turns a compassionate eye to the problem of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. Craig Conoley’s Poetry in Motion, takes a spoken-word performance by poet Brandon Wint and transforms it into a potent metaphor for urban life through a powerful split-screen technique.

 

A short Q&A will follow the screening.

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Q-BOUNCE premiers at SAW Gallery feat. Rae Spoon

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Saturday, January 28th:
Q-BOUNCE premiers!
featuring Rae Spoon [ http://raespoon.com/ ]
with CPI [ http://djCPI.com/ ]

A massive evening of sweaty dance music, Q-Bounce is a new series happening quarterly from CPI. The focus is on quality underground bass music for queers and their friends.

Polaris-nominated Rae Spoon bring the Berlin dance party sensibilities to Canada’s capital, complete with full video accompaniment.

CPI has been pushing the boundaries of contemporary DJing for 14 years and is here to pay homage to the things she loves: Queers. Underground sounds. and BASS.
a dance party benefit for Divergence Movie night and The Venus Envy Bursary Fund
@ SAW Gallery, 9pm. $10-$15
Q-Bounce is the new QUEER BASS UNDERGROUND. http://q-bounce.ca/

Advance tickets go on sale soon!

facebook event:  http://www.facebook.com/events/265886433468691/

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Girlesque Ottawa at Mavericks

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on Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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First of its kind in the Capital City. Great Canadian Burlesque and Capital Tease Burlesque present Girlesque Ottawa- Featuring New York City ICONS, The Schlep Sisters; Darlinda Just Darlinda and Minnie Tonka, As well as Canadian Burlesque hall Of famers Tanya Cheex and Mitzy Cream, Koston Kreme, Bambi Van Boom, Dolly Berlin, Allura Hindsight, Audrey Hipturn, Bella Barecatt, and Faryn Fireball.

An evening of the finest selection of burlesque superstars for your edification and visual delight!!!

Tickets $15 show doors 7:30 sharp – show at 8pm -

Hosted by Mysterion the Mind Reader and Great

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