Mark December 5th down in your calendar as Overkill's Ottawa Arts Tweetup. Singers, dancers, poets, painters, and rabble-rousers of any sort welcome! You may be asking yourself, what is a tweetup? Basically it’s an event where people on twitter get together and meet in real life. If you don’t already, you can follow me (@reneeyoxon) and Overkill (@RUOverkill) on twitter. Overkill bar is a great space for music, poetry, visual art and all kinds of things. Come out on December...

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The next couple of Mondays are very special Monday nights at Overkill (even more special than usual!) This Monday is Halloween! Put your fanciest/sexiest/scariest/trashiest mask on and join us at Overkill for a devious masquerade Halloween celebration. RSVP on facebook and let us know you're coming!  The following Monday, November 2nd will be our 2nd anniversary of Jazz Mondays! Please help us kick off our 3rd year in style. Every Monday at Overkill there is: * NO COVER * cult movies starting...

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It’s hard to believe it’s been a full year since the release of my first album, Let’s Call it a Day. It seems like just last week I was running around printing tickets and handing out flyers and taking care of all the planning for the release concert and yet here we are, one year later. In honour of this special occasion I am giving away a physical copy of the record to one very special commentor. (This is a very special giveaway since the record is now officially out-of-print.) All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below telling...

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As if Monday night wasn't sexy enough! As of Saturday, September 10, Mercury Lounge Underground (once known as Bar 56) will now be Overkill: a dissolute lounge for the mildly curious. I went to the opening last night and had the time of my life. There was booty bouncing music, burlesque dancers up on the bar, and drag kings serving grilled cheese, pogos, and chocolate salty balls! They're having opening parties every Saturday this month so get your butt down there (and RSVP on facebook). If you're worried that...

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The weather is cooling down, school is starting again, the leaves will soon be changing... Now's a perfect time to learn to sing! My fall registration for voice lessons has now opened up. Private voice lessons are $40/hour and include technique, theory, ear training, performance concerns, and music history. All ages, abilities and styles of singers are welcome! Please contact me at lessons@reneeyoxon.com to book your free, no obligation consultation.

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Well folks, I'm not even sure where to begin telling you about the last two months of my life. It's all kind of a blur now. Looking back and making a list of all the things I did, people I saw, and places I went to, I realize now that I actually packed in way more things than I thought I did. While the bulk of my time in Brooklyn was spent alone, practicing in my room, I still went out at least every other night and made tons of new friends. But let's start at the beginning shall we? On June 27 I moved into a medium-sized, three-bedroom apartment on Coney Island Avenue, in a neighbourhood called...

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It has been a long and sweaty summer in Brooklyn, but after eight weeks I'm finally coming back to my hometown and I'm looking forward to diving right back into performing at my all-time favourite club, The Mercury Lounge. Come and join us for a homecoming party filled with music, martinis, dancing, and debauchery. All are welcome! Click here to RSVP on facebook. Also, don't forget to sign up for my monthly newsletter so you can keep abreast of all of my shows,...

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