2008 Showcase Acts
2008 National Showcase Acts
Ottawa, Ontario
Opening Showcase
Friday, June 6
1848 – Ottawa U
- Creature
- ESCALATE!
- wordPEOPLE
Mainstage Showcase #1, (2 room revolver format)
Saturday, June 7
Mavericks/Café Dekcuf
- The John Henry’s
- The New Cities
- Crash Parallel
- Dan Mangan
- More or Les
- Jon and Roy
- Kae Sun
- The Carps
Mainstage Showcase #2
Sunday, June 8
The Observatory at Algonquin College
MC: Paul Myrehaug
- Hey Ocean!
- The Coast
- hey rosetta!
- Will Currie and the Country French
- God Made Me Funky
Mainstage Showcase #3
Monday, June 9
Rainbow Room
MC: Wafik Nasralla
- kobo town
- Nadine Medawar
- Sweet Thing
- Les Breastfeeders
- The Salads
- The Johnstones
Lecture/Variety Showcase
Sunday, June 8
Hotel Penthouse
MC: Darrin Rose
- Daniel Packard
- Cory Johnson
- Jason Escape
- Garbage! The Revolution
Comedy Showcase
Saturday, June 7
Yuk Yuk’s Ottawa
MC: Eddie Della Siepe
- Sugar Sammy
- Brendan McKeigan
- Dana Alexander
- Stephen Patterson
- Ted Morris
Singer Songwriter Showcase
Tuesday, June 10
Astrolabe Theater
Host: Craig Cardiff
- Colin Munroe
- Lesley Pike
- Jessica Rhaye
- Robyn Dell’Unto
- Casey Desmond
Showcase Alternates
(in case of cancellation)
Mainstage (in order to be called)
-
Abdominal
-
OPOPO
Small Venue
-
David Cavan Fraser
Lecture/Variety (in order to be called)
-
Dr. Trina Read
Singer Songwriter (in order to be called)
-
Mandippal Jandu
Comedy (in order to be called)
-
Frank Spadone
-
Robin Archer