Anyone know a good website for show (music) dates at the various venues here (particularly for things where a guitar is involved, but open to other stuff too)?

The challenge I’ve had for a while is this: Bands post stuff in a bunch of places, but if you don’t know the band you’re unlikely to see it. Venues post upcoming show dates, but if you don’t know the venue (or follow all of them) you probably won’t see it. Stuff like Apt613 is ok, but kind of limited. By dint of geographical data Facebook captures a lot of events, but Facebook also sucks (one because it’s Facebook, two because for some weird reason it may randomly think you’re in Toronto if you’re out and about, I assume by way of colocation data from invading Torontonians). I flat out refuse to use Twitter. Many have tried to keep up with events in town to maintain a calendar (Covert Ottawa Guy comes to mind, there have been others too), but most have failed or have such a broad focus that things get missed. But I still hold out hope for an indie web solution - some person or group still trying to keep abreast of the scene themselves and tracking what’s coming down the pipe.

Does such a thing exist in 2023 for Ottawa? More broadly, how do you folks discover upcoming shows (or events in general) you want to check out?

  • Lowpass@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Suggest following venues that do the kind of things your interested in on instagram and facebook. Targ, The Rainbow, 27 Club. For touring bands, keep an eye on Spectasonic.