Boss Rebel, Mr. Bidet, Thee Empty Hours @ Bottoms Up – August 16th @ 10pm

Bottoms Up (67 Charing Cross, Brantford) is at it again! August 16th three (3) great bands come together to rock the house. London’s Reggae / Ska / Rock foursome Boss Rebel kick out the jams with Brantford Pop Punk / Indie / Powerpop Thee Empty Hours and Brantford’s Punk Rock hipsters Mr Bidet (their last show before Pete goes back to school). show starts at 10pm.

Rob Michalchuk, Yvan, Deewana Dil & Greg and Todd – Rodeo Noise Gorrila Night @ The Rodeo – August 11th @ 9pm

Rob Michalchuk, Yvan, Deewana Dil & Greg and Todd play the Rodeo (20 Dalhousie St, Brantford) on Monday, August 11th @ 9pm

but you have to buy a beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only stipulation!!!!

Beer buying is mandatory to arrive or play set!!!!

I think its going to be all acoustic, to avoid long set up times and a good flow of people.

Cost : beer
Benefit : a night of orgasmic music

The Christ Punchers, Hangman Pinata, Rusted Dawn @ Bottoms Up – August 9th @ 10pm

Saturday, August 9th @ 10pm locals The Christ Punchers, London’s Hangman Piñata & and New Brunswick punks Rusted Dawn play Bottoms Up (67 Charing Cross, Brantford). If this bar’s a rocking, come on down! 5 dollar cover for a night of hardcore punk rock thrash metal death grindcore mayhem!

Rapid Decline & Ab Irato @ Bottoms Up – August 5th @ 11pm

Brantford’s Rapid Decline host Montreal’s Ab Irato on August 5th at Bottoms Up (67 Charing Cross, Brantford), for Free Hardcore. What’s better than Hardcore Punk? Free Hardcore Punk. 19+ show starts at 11pm.

Hairy Mulligan, Rough Justice, A Minute Away, The Three Jakes, Jessica townson, Sam Dogg, KGB, Ogres of the South Wall, Misguided Yough, Rob Michalchuk, Sonic Shock & MANY MORE @ Harmony Square – July 26th @ 10am-10pm

Brantford & District Labour Council & Brantford Parks & Recreation proudly present…

We LOVE Brantford…Brantford ROCKS!!!
Community LOVE Fest

Join us for a whole day of a sampling of some of Brantford’s Best Entertainers….because Brantford is dangerously loaded with TALENT
Saturday, July 26th
Harmony Square, Downtown Brantford
10am – 10pm
Free for the entire community. Outdoor event, bring a lawn chair.
*Song writer’s contest for best original positive song about Brantford*

Brantford Rocks Entertainment Extravaganza

Headlining Act: Hairy Mulligan @ 9pm
Opening Acts: Rough Justice @ 7pm / A Minute Away @ 8pm

All Day Entertainment

Academy of Dance/Brantford Hype 10am -– 10:25am
Eryx Studios Dance Team – 10:30am –- 10:45am
Starr Sensations – 11:00am -– 11:20am
Freedom House – 11:30am –- 11:50am
Brant Men of Song – Noon –- 12:20pm (Opening Ceremonies)
The Three Jakes – 12:30pm -– 12:45pm
Jessica Townson – 12:50pm – 1:20pm
The Risen 1:30pm – 1:50pm
Sam Dogg – 2pm -– 2:20pm
Newmarket Band – 2:30pm -– 2:50pm
Chris White 3pm -– 3:20pm
KGB – 3:30pm -– 3:50pm
Ogres of the South Wall – 4:00pm –- 4:20pm
Misguided Youth – 4:30pm –- 4:50pm
Sunrise With the Dead – 5:00pm – 5:20pm
Rob Michalchuk – 5:30pm –- 5:45pm
Sonic Shock – 6pm – – 6:20pm
Onebaldtire – 6:30pm –- 6:50pm

Sound by Mike LaPointe (Milkman Productions)

Brantford Rocks is brought to you by the Brantford and District Labour Council and Brantford Parks and Recreation; In cooperation with 117 Music Productions and brantNOW.com.

For more information please contact, Joan Minnery, Event Director @ (519) 752-1694

Get out there and Love Brantford, a full FREE day of entertainment.

12 Gauge, Dog House Roses & Chiller @ the Crew 66 Pig Roast – July 26th @ 3pm

12 Gauge will perform July 26th from 3 to 6pm at the crew 66 pig roast July 26th with special guest DogHouse Roses 7pm to 10pm and Chiller 10:30pm till whenever come see this special matinee performance by 12 Gauge.
Tickets 15 Bucks for a whole day event and pig roast; camping is free.

For ticket info email Devon.

Dont miss this one it will be the party of the summer.

A great night of rocking country camping, contact Devon for tickets.

Curbstomp Facelift, Koyangi Burger, Christ Swallower, Nailsplitter, Eating Glass, Vatican Chainsaw Massacre & The Endless Blockade @ the Ford Plant – July 25th @ 7pm

July 25th, be at The Ford Plant (1 King St, Brantford) to catch the Hardcore Grindcore Punk Rock Thrash Metal show at 7, staring :
The Endless Blockade (Toronto, ON)
Vatican Chainsaw Massacre (Hamilton, ON)
Eating Glass (Hamilton/Burlington, ON)
Curbstomp Facelift (Brantford, ON) (FIRST SHOW EVER!)
Nailsplitter (London, ON) (LAST SHOW EVER!)
Christ Swallower (Sudbury, ON)
Koyangi Burger (Brantford/Simcoe Area, ON)

$8 @ the door/7PM/All Ages

Music Fest ‘08 w/ Rusty James, Andrea Godin & BJ Minnery, Jessica Townson & Mystic River, Rough Justice, Generations, Sam Dogg & Golden Ticket @ The Creamery – July 19th @ 2pm – Midnight

The Creamery (75 Erie Avenue, Brantford) proudly presents…

Music Fest ‘08 ~ Music Extravaganza
All day cornucopia of Brantford and area musical talent featuring Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Country, Pop, Original & Cover Tunes.

Saturday July 19th
2pm – Midnight
Creamery Pub & Eatery
75 Erie Avenue, Brantford, ON
$5.00/person
All proceeds going towards Mac Kids

Outside Band Stage Entertainment
2pm – 4pm: Rusty James
4pm – 4:45pm: Andrea Godin & BJ Minnery
5pm – 5:45pm: Jessica Townson & Mystic River
6pm – 7:15pm: Rough Justice
7:15pm : Generations

Inside Band Entertainment
8:15pm – 9:45pm: Sam Dogg (Who will be taking pledges to have his infamous locks all shaved off)

10pm – Close: The Golden Ticket

BBQ, Beverages and door prizes available.

Entertainment coordinated by Rusty James.

For more information please contact: 519-758-9910

Tim Turvey Ensemble @ Two Doors Down – July 18th @ 10pm

Two Doors Down (117 Market St, Brantford) is about to be hit with a whole lotta Tim Turvey, from Jazz and Reggae, to Funk and Groove to Experimental Punk Rock and Improvised Music.
Full Moon Get Down, the Tim Turvey Ensemble experience (Jonas Berkeley on sax, Jonny Kerr on bass, Mike Alonzo on hammond, Nick Bastian on guitar) is playing July 18th @ 10pm. No cover.

the Torcus, Quest for Fire, Andre Ethier & Cursed Arrows @ Ford Plant – July 18th @ 8pm

The Ford Plant (1 King St, Brantford) is rocking again on July 18th at 8pm, for just 5 bux (5 bux 5 bux) check out locals The Torcus jamming it out with Guelph’s Cursed Arrows and TO greats Andre Ethier and Quest for Fire

July 18th, 8pm, $5 cover, great night of Psychedelic / Folk Rock / Grunge / Punk / Rocking Out with your Socks Out…that’s right, I said socks

Dan Walsh & Diesel Dog @ Two Doors Down – July 12th @ 9pm

Roots / Bluegrass / Blues Virtusoso Dan Walsh will be playing Two Doors Down (117 Market St, Brantford), along with Diesel Dog. Show starts at 9.

Mr. Bidet, Fifty Stars Anger, Poor Larry, The Real Deal and The Have Nots @ Bottoms Up – July 11th @ 9pm

Mr Bidet, Fifty Stars Anger, Poor Larry, The Real Deal and Boston’s The Have Nots play Bottoms Up (67 Charing Cross, Brantford) July 11th.
5 bands for 5 bucks! This 19+ Canadian / American / Hardcore / Punk / Rock / Ska / Reggae / Thrash / Metal show starts at 9:30ish…

The Have Nots will open the show 9:30ish follwed by The Real Deal, Fifty Stars Anger, Mr Bidet and finally Poor Larry closing the show.

Don’t miss this night of Mayhem at Bottoms Up. Thats 5 bands for a piddly 5 bones. Bloody amazing.

Main Line w/ A.K. McLeod @ Liquid Lounge – July 5th @ 9pm

Out of the ashes, and out of the flames, keeps gettin’ stronger, like a slow moving train, watch it now…Main Line is a hard rock band straight outta the Six Nations Reserve in Southern Ontario. They have rocked many stages far and wide including legendary venues such as the el Mocambo in Toronto, and Jackhammer’s Nightclub in Brantford. They played at such festivals as The Roger’s Friendship Festival in Fort Erie, The National Cree Gathering in Moose Factory, and they were big hits at the 2006 Creefest and Regional Youth Gathering in Attawapiskat, Ontario. They have participated in many fundraising concerts such as 2 shows in the “Burning Axes” concert series fundraising for the Six Nations Fire Department. Other artists in the series included The Trews, Priestess, Grady, Superstack, The Binges, and Derek Miller. They have won many battles over the years, the latest being the first annual Pumpkinfest Battle of the Bands held in Waterford this fall. Main Line presents their Stand and Deliver Tour, headlining the Liquid Lounge ( 159 Sydenham Street, Brantford) on July 5th at 9pm with special guest, the Revolutionary Sounds of A.K. McLeod.

The Clusterbombs and Rapid Decline w/ The G-Men and End Program @ Bottoms Up – June 28th @ 9pm

Hardcore punk brought to you by the letter AAAAAHHH!! Crazy riffs jammed out on guitar , relentless boom on bass all backed by the non-stop barrage of drums and topped with vocals, like a cherry on top.

The Clusterbombs rock out with Rapid Decline, The G-Men & End Program at Bottoms Up (67 Charing Cross, Brantford) June 28th at 9pm. $5 cover. Prepare to have your ass blown off…and then some.

BarCode @ Willow Lake Park – June 28th @ 7pm

For the third season in a row, BarCode has been welcomed back to Willow Lake Park in Scotland, kicking off another summer season!

Willow Lake has great picnic and swimming facilities; come on out and make a day of it! Gate admission for the day is $6/pp and $3 for kids under 6-12 years of age.
3 and under and seniors 65+ are free!

The bandstand is an outdoor venue, so this show will be weather permitting; fingers crossed for sunny skies, and bring your lawn chairs! This is an All Ages event.