Monday
Absolute Comedy - Open Mic Mondays 8:30 $4.00
Zaphod's - ANIMAL NATION, 8:00 PM CAD8.00
Tuesday
Absolute Comedy - 8:30 $5.00
Mambo - Tuesdays- Mystics & Manicures *Come by for a manicure, be inspired by the tarot reading & stay for the ladies cocktail & tapas specials*
Wednesday
Yuk Yuk's on Elgin - Local Talent Night - 8:30pm
Absolute Comedy - Pro-Am Night 8:30 $6.00
Kinki - Wednesdays- Mystic Garden *Featuring Mystic Readings along with our Special Veggie & Vegan menu*&… 'Sui Generis' with resident Djs Easton Ellis, Nick Bazso & Paulo Cardoso ...providing a one of a kind musical journey through the classically sensual and blunted sounds of Brazilian bossa nova, Jamaican dub reggae, vintage film soundtracks, old school hip hop, trip hop, Afro beat, Latin and psychedelic rock early in the night, leading into disco, french house, broken beats, mashups, IDM, modern day jazz, tripped out house and much more later in the night...
Mambo - Wednesdays- Mystic Garden *Experience our in-house Energy healer & our delectable Latin inspired Veggie & Vegan menu* & on the Rooftop Dj Dusty *dance along to the best urban, dance, and retro tunes
Zaphod's - THE AVES (Australia) + REVOLVERS, 8:00 PM CAD8.00
Brasstronaut, Utidur, Phantom Shores @ Mavericks - 19+/8pm/$10
National Arts Centre - Les 7 Doigts de la main, PSY Wednesday - Saturday | NAC Theatre June 20 - 23, 2012
Thursday
Barrymore's - Retro 90s n Top 40
Yuk Yuk's on Elgin 8:30
Absolute Comedy - 8:30 $10.00
Kinki - Thursdays- Diva Night *Enjoy & our Champagne~Sushi~Chocolate inspired ladies menu*&… ~Dj Balu on Deck playing his sexy funky girlie jazzy beats from slo mo disco to grown up house music
Mambo - Thursdays- Danza Latina *Dance along with us for our Free Cali Salsa lessons from 8-10pm w\ Salsa's own Sabtain Khan* & enjoy 5$ Mojitos, Margaritas, & Sangrias all night & on the Rooftop 'Fiesta' with Dj Paulo Cardoso & weekly guests playing all styles of worldbeat music from Europe, Caribbean, and South America
Ottawa Jazz Festival w/ Ziggy Marley, Steve Martin, Destroyer, Hooded Fang, The Barr Brothers and more @ Confederation Park - AA/6pm
MF Doom @ Ritual - AA/9pm/$TBA
National Arts Centre - Les 7 Doigts de la main, PSY Wednesday - Saturday | NAC Theatre June 20 - 23, 2012
Friday
Yuk Yuk's on Elgin 9pm $20.00
Yuk Yuk's at the Prescott 9pm - No shows this week.
Absolute Comedy 8:00 & 10:30 $12.00
Kinki - 'Theme' Fridays- ~DJ Dusty on Deck *dance along to the best urban, dance, and retro tunes and enjoy our weekly themes. From Groovin 60's, to Disco Fever 70's, Crazy 80's, Viva Vegas, Burlesque, and more…
Mambo - Fridays- Zona Viva *Friday nights just got hotter. Come and show off your best Latin dance moves at Zona Viva , featuring lessons, dance floor, and Happy Hour specials* with Dj's Freddie & Dj's Mendez playing Latin grooves, classic 90's, top 40, and house beats
Zaphod's - THE MUSETTES, 8:00 PM CAD5.00
Whale Tooth, Spirit of the West, Paper Lions @ Ottawa Dragonboat Festival - AA/6pm/FREE
Diemonds, Black Stone Hearts, Eagleson @ Ritual - 19+/8pm/$10
National Arts Centre - Les 7 Doigts de la main, PSY Wednesday - Saturday | NAC Theatre June 20 - 23, 2012
Saturday
Yuk Yuk's on Elgin - 9pm $20.00
Yuk Yuk's at the Prescott - 8 pm & 10:30 pm - No shows this week.
Absolute Comedy - 8:00 & 10:30 $15.00
Mambo - Suave Saturdays- with DJ Jim Reilly *a long time Ottawa Dj Veteran, Jim merges all cultural borders by playing a great array of your Latin & English favourites, all night, a Saturday dedicated to your tunes*
Kinki - 'Classic' Saturdays- ~DJ Sean on Deck *your Saturday Night Fever favourite playing his eclectic but deep rooted alternative vibes ranging from rock and hip hop to country and dance. He'll keep you guessing for more.
Zaphod's -SOUL IN STONE + PRETTY LITTLE DEATH MACHINE, 8:00 PM CAD6.00
Siskiyou, Her Habour @ Raw Sugar Cafe - AA/8pm/$10
David Usher, Said the Whale, PS I Love You, Craig Cardiff, The Claytones, Alexander Fairchild and more @ Ottawa Dragonboat Festival - AA/11:30am/FREE
National Arts Centre - Les 7 Doigts de la main, PSY Wednesday - Saturday | NAC Theatre June 20 - 23, 2012
Sunday
Absolute Comedy - 8:00 $10.00
Mambo - Bombshell Sundays- & on the Rooftop with Dj Eric Latulippe & friends Playing the best funky, soulful house music the city has to offer, & enjoy specials on buckets of Coronitas all day long..
Live Music @ Liquor Store Party Bar
Zaphod's - TRAILER PARK BINGO - Interspersed by HOT FUDGE SUNDAYS with DJ Retardinator
Burned In Hiatus, The Temperate Decision, Basalisk, The Foils, Every Last Alarm @ Brockville Memorial Centre (Magedome Dr.) - AA/6pm/$8
The Acorn, David Martel, Grenadine, The Unsettlers @ Ottawa Dragonboat Festival - AA/12:00pm/FREE
Wednesdays- Mystic Garden *Featuring Mystic Readings along with our Special Veggie & Vegan menu*&… 'Sui Generis' with resident Djs Easton Ellis, Nick Bazso & Paulo Cardoso ...providing a one of a kind musical journey through the classically sensual and blunted sounds of Brazilian bossa nova, Jamaican dub reggae, vintage film soundtracks, old school hip hop, trip hop, Afro beat, Latin and psychedelic rock early in the night, leading into disco, french house, broken beats, mashups, IDM, modern day jazz, tripped out house and much more later in the night...
Thursdays- Diva Night *Enjoy & our Champagne~Sushi~Chocolate inspired ladies menu*&… ~Dj Balu on Deck playing his sexy funky girlie jazzy beats from slo mo disco to grown up house music
'Theme' Fridays- ~DJ Dusty on Deck *dance along to the best urban, dance, and retro tunes and enjoy our weekly themes. From Groovin 60's, to Disco Fever 70's, Crazy 80's, Viva Vegas, Burlesque, and more…
'Classic' Saturdays- ~DJ Sean on Deck *your Saturday Night Fever favourite playing his eclectic but deep rooted alternative vibes ranging from rock and hip hop to country and dance. He'll keep you guessing for more..
Tuesdays- Mystics & Manicures *Come by for a manicure, be inspired by the tarot reading & stay for the ladies cocktail & tapas specials*
Wednesdays- Mystic Garden *Experience our in-house Energy healer & our delectable Latin inspired Veggie & Vegan menu* & on the Rooftop Dj Dusty *dance along to the best urban, dance, and retro tunes
Thursdays- Danza Latina *Dance along with us for our Free Cali Salsa lessons from 8-10pm w\ Salsa's own Sabtain Khan* & enjoy 5$ Mojitos, Margaritas, & Sangrias all night & on the Rooftop 'Fiesta' with Dj Paulo Cardoso & weekly guests playing all styles of worldbeat music from Europe, Caribbean, and South America
Fridays- Zona Viva *Friday nights just got hotter. Come and show off your best Latin dance moves at Zona Viva , featuring lessons, dance floor, and Happy Hour specials* with Dj's Freddie & Dj's Mendez playing Latin grooves, classic 90's, top 40, and house beats
Suave Saturdays- with DJ Jim Reilly *a long time Ottawa Dj Veteran, Jim merges all cultural borders by playing a great array of your Latin & English favourites, all night, a Saturday dedicated to your tunes*
Bombshell Sundays- & on the Rooftop with Dj Eric Latulippe & friends Playing the best funky, soulful house music the city has to offer, & enjoy specials on buckets of Coronitas all day long..
Matt Billon's solid reputation for his witty, creative and unassumingly clever material has landed him feature appearances and specials on CBC's "Madly Off in all Directions", Much Music's "Video on Trial", XM Satellite Radio's "Laugh Attack", and his own one hour, jam packed special on "The Comedy Network".
Matt has been a finalist/winner in "The Great Canadian Laugh Off", "Stand Up & BITE Me" and the "Seattle International Comedy Competition"
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John was nominated for a Canadian Comedy award in the category of Best Newcomer, was named one of the five comedians to watch in 2010 by the Comedy Network, he was on of the 8 finalists in the XM Top 8 Young Comics in Canada Competition and was the winner of the Irwin Barker Canadian Homegrown Championship at the 2010 Just for Laughs Festival.
In between stand up comedy performances John has performed Improv comedy on the main stage of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, sketch comedy with the Second City Conservatory Company, and founded Attack Attack Ensemble, which produced the critically acclaimed sketch comedy-musical Sex AKA Wieners and Boobs for the Joe Cazelet Theatre in Montreal and the Two Person Comedy Story show "We Call This Comedy" for the Montreal Fringe Festival in 2009 which was called "Solid and Hilarious" by the Montreal Hour and was named as an official selection of the 2009 Montreal Fringe Festival. Many people call John's performance "Awesome" and by many people we mean John's mom.
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