The Mohrs, The Mandevilles, rock, 8 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York St. Tickets: $7. zaphods.ca
Pat Moore and The Vinyl Frontier, roots, 9:30 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: $10. irenespub.ca
Søndergård Conducts Sibelius: Ingrid Fliter on piano, Thomas Søndergård conductor, with the NAC Orchestra, classical, 8 p.m., National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: from $25. nac-cna.ca
Tony D’s Tribute to Hendrix, with Becky Abbott (9:30 p.m., $15), The Frank James Band (3 p.m., free), The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. therainbow.ca
Tractor, Blast from the Sun, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 at the door. theblacksheepinn.com
Indie rock band The Mohrs play Zaphod's on Friday.
Pianist Ingrid Fliter plays with the NAC Orchestra on Feb. 19 and 20.
Gary Houlder / handout
Alt-country band Big Jeezus Truck play the house of Targ on Jan. 20.
Tara Holloway has a CD release on February 24 at the NAC Fourth Stage and a show at the Atomic Rooster on February 25.
Denzal Sinclair plays Jazz on Sparks.
Regina Garcia / handout
Le project bocal is a look at our fears through music, poetry, monologues in this French theatre production at the NAC February 18 to 21.
Paul Reddick plays The Black Sheep Inn with MonkeyJunk on Saturday.
Folk-country band Paug Lake Road is releasing their first CD at Pressed on February 21.
Toronto DJ Blackcat is at Babylon at a QueerMafia event.
Juno-nominated Montreal blues group The Paul DesLauriers Band plays The Rainbow on February 21.
James St Laurent / handout
Karim Diouf performs at the NAC Fourth Stage on February 25.
John Londono / handout
Bijo & Sun play the Café de Joël in Rockland with their new EP.
Bryan Adams is touring for the 30th anniversary of his Reckless album.
David Gonczol / Ottawa Citizen
NACO conductor Alexander Shelley will chat about the season and himself at a free chat on Tuesday.
NAC / handout
Tractor plays The Black Sheep Inn with Blast from the Sun on Feb. 20.
Jazz guitarist Joe Morris joins Craig Pederson and Mark Molnar at Black Squirrel Books on February 26.
Peregrine Falls plays the free Showcase Monday at Zaphods.
John Pesochin / handout
Prog-metal band The Contortionist play Mavericks on February 25.
Bluestones, 4 p.m., Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank St. atomicrooster.ca
Brat Attack, Cerebral Scrub, Talk-Sick, War Fair, Brain Damage, punk, 10 p.m., House of Targ, 1077 Bank St. Tickets: $6. houseoftarg.com
Brett Maclean and Penny Blacks’ Jason Ogden, 8 p.m., Raw Sugar Café, 692 Somerset St.W. Tickets: $6. rawsugarcafe.com
DJ Sean Sable, Top 40/electronic dance, Aléa, Casino du Lac Leamy, 1 Casino blvd., Gatineau. Tickets at clubalea.com
Le project bocal, music/theatre, 8 p.m., National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St. nac-cna.ca
Mardi Gras Party with Ball & Chain, Zydeco Loco, Cajun/Zydeco, 9:30 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. irenespub.ca
Mark Nelson Sympathetic Frequencies, 7:30 p.m., GigSpace, 953 Gladstone Ave. Tickets: $20. gigspaceottawa.com
OhMyJam with DJs Blackcat, Pleasure, Keuro, 10:30 p.m., Babylon, 317 Bank St. Tickets: $7 before 11:30 p.m. babylonclub.ca
OneFilm, Destroy Clocks, The Slippies, 8 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York St. Tickets: $5. zaphods.ca
Our Musical Roots: Drumbox, with DJ Hypnotix Sound, music and dance, 10 p.m., SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas St. Tickets: $10. tribalthreat.com
Paug Lake Road, Bibs & Brent, CD release/folk pop country, 9 p.m., Pressed, 750 Gladstone Ave. pressed-ottawa.com
Paul DesLauriers (blues, 9:30 p.m., $15), Open Mic (3 p.m., free), The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. therainbow.ca
Paul Reddick with MonkeyJunk, blues, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $12 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
Sunday, Feb. 22
CAMMAC annual winter concert, choral/classical, 3 p.m., St. Martin’s Anglican Church, 2129 Prince Charles Rd. Tickets: $60, $45/students. cammac.ca
Cooper MacLaren, roots, 9:30 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: No cover. irenespub.ca
Négritude & Métissage with Richard J. Léger, Annie Lefebvre, Ler, Yao and more, slam and music, 3 p.m., St. Paul University amiptheatre, 223 Main St. Tickets: $15. www.yaomusique.com
Open Blues jam with River City Junction, 3 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $3. therainbow.ca
The Rod Williams Band (6 p.m.), Scott Allen and Dr. Dave (10 p.m.), Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank St. Tickets: No cover. atomicrooster.ca
Monday, Feb 23
Bluegrass Monday with Mike O’Reilly, Ray Legere, 8 p.m., Pressed, 750 Gladstone Ave. Tickets: $7. pressed-ottawa.com
Lady Vandelay, Archy & Mehitabel, Tesnile, The G Samaritan, Kris Mangione, Peregrine Falls, 8 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York St. Tickets: Free. zaphods.ca
Singers pay tribute to Nina Simone at the NAC tonight.
The Nina Project, with Jackie Richardson, Kellylee Evans, Shakura S’Aida, Nina Simone tribute, 7:30 p.m., NAC Fourth Stage, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: from $50. nac-cna.ca
Open Mic Monday, 8 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: Free. therainbow.ca
Open Mic, 3 to 6 p.m., The Branch Restaurant, 15 Clothier St. E., Kemptville. thebranchrestaurant.ca
The Telegrams, country swing, 9:30 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: No cover. irenespub.ca
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Tara Holloway, CD release/folk-blues, 7:30 p.m., NAC Fourth Stage, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: $20. nac-cna.ca
Wednesday, Feb. 25
The Contortionist, Revocation, Fallujah, Toothgrinder, Antlion, prog-metal, 6:30 p.m., Mavericks, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $18 in advance. mavericksbar.com
Dr. Dave’s Jazz & Blues Revue (3 p.m., free), Capital City Community Choir (7:30 p.m., $5), The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. therainbow.ca
Karim Diouf, 7:30 p.m., NAC Fourth Stage, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: from $25. nac-cna.ca
Soundcheck open mic with Mike McCormick, 8 p.m., Neat Café, 1715 Calabogie Rd., Burnstown. Free. neatfood.com
Tara Holloway, 8 to 11 p.m., Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank St. No cover. atomicrooster.ca
Vincent Vallières, 8 p.m., Salle Odyssée, 855 Blvd de la Gappe, Gatineau. Tickets: $35. salleodyssee.ca
Thursday, Feb. 26
The Agonist, Obyrne, Ominous Eclipse, Accretion, 7 p.m., Ritual, 137 Besserer St. Tickets: $13. spectrasonic.com
Ain’t Misbehavin’ with Pat Moore, Mary Moore and friends, storytelling/music, 7:30 p.m., NAC Fourth Stage, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: from $22. nac-cna.ca / www.ottawastorytellers.ca
Classic FM: Three Decades of Radio Hits with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and vocalists N’Kenge, Rom Remke, Jim Hogan, Melissa Schott, Josh Turner, 8 p.m., National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: from $25. nac-cna.ca
Irene’s All Stars Blues with Drew Nelson, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. No cover. irenespub.ca
Joe Morris, Craig Pedersen, Mark Molnar, with Ian Birse and Laura Cavanagh’s Instant Spaces, jazz, 8 p.m., Black Squirrel Books, 1073 Bank St. Tickets: $15, $10 discounted.
Kaboom open mic with Fabien, 9;30 p.m., Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank St. No cover. atomicrooster.ca
Reggae Night with Ras Lee and the Vibes (9 p.m., $7), Open Mic (3 p.m., free), The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. therainbow.ca
Saint Clare, Chops & The Holics, Fire Antlers, indie rock, 10 p.m., House of Targ, 1077 Bank St. Tickets: $6. houseoftarg.com
Are you a promoter, musician or band? Send in your event information to kendemann@ottawacitizen.com, by 8 a.m. Monday, two weeks before the event. Photos are welcome.
