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We’re dropping the needle on one of the defining records of 2000s indie rock.

Released in 2009, Grizzly Bear’s masterpiece Veckatimest stands as a defining pinnacle of the late-2000s Brooklyn indie rock explosion. Named after a remote, uninhabited island off Cape Cod, the record propelled the band from underground darlings into international critical heavyweights.  

Musically, the album is a breathtaking display of chamber-pop craft, blending lush choral harmonies with intricate, finger-picked guitars, woodwinds, and orchestral arrangements. Anchored by the unstoppable, piano-driven bounce of "Two Weeks" alongside sprawling, artfully layered tracks like "While You Wait for the Others" and "Ready, Able," Veckatimest is both meticulously detailed and richly melodic. Join us to experience this modern indie landmark front-to-back on a pristine sound system.

Come catch DJ whereswaldoscousin spin it front to back, loud and in full.

Wednesday, Sept 23 · 8PM
FONO HiFi Lounge


No cover · Reservations recommended

Experience an intimate evening of captivating, poetic songwriting as Montreal-based indie-folk artist Helena Deland joins forces with Australian composer Hana Stretton for a

Singer-songwriters Helena Deland (Montreal) and Hana Stretton (Melbourne) and bring their intimate performances to FONO on Sept. 24. 19+

FONO presents Hana Stretton & Helena Deland

September 24, 2026
473 Bronson Ave.
Licensed 19+ | 7:30pm Doors | Lounge open at 5pm

Helena Deland (Montreal, QC)
Bandcamp

Helena Deland is a Montreal-based musician interested in how songs can hold what eludes everyday language. Her music draws on reading and walking around.

She released her first album, Someone New, in 2020 on Luminelle Recordings. It was followed by the release of Hildegard, a collaborative album with fellow Montreal musician Ouri on section1. On October 13th, 2023, Helena reveals her sophomore full-length record, Goodnight Summerland, an intimate and meditative collection of eleven songs published by label and longtime collaborators Chivi Chivi. Goodnight Summerland features singles “Swimmer”, “Spring Bug”, “Bright Green Vibrant Gray” and “Strawberry Moon”.

She has extensively toured North America and Europe opening for the likes of Weyes Blood, Andy Shauf, Connan Mockasin, Soccer Mommy and Iggy Pop.

Hana Stretton (Melbourne, Australia)
Bandcamp

Hana Stretton is a British/Australian composer, singer and producer known for her remarkably warm production style and uniquely spacious songform. In 2023, her debut album, Soon, earned a beloved status among discerning listeners around the globe. This stunning work caught the ear of one Phil Elverum, who lovingly reissued Soon through his own label in 2024, furthering the album’s reach and deepening its reputation. In the press, Elverum said: “I hear an artist who has entered completely into the stream where creation originates […] Hana Stretton has truly recorded the deep flourishing sound of a quiet listening mind in full blossom.” A fitting testament to a young artist rooted in the stillness of nature.

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‍House Rules

We ask that patrons treat our space, our staff, and each other with respect. We have a zero-tolerance policy for vandalism, harassment, discriminatory or inappropriate behavior—let’s look out for one another and keep the energy positive.

The Fine Print

• Age Restriction: This particular event is 19+, attendees may be asked to show ID.
• Ticket Limit: There is a strict limit of 6 tickets per household/credit card.
• Resellers: To ensure tickets go to real fans, any orders suspected of being purchased for resale are subject to cancellation without refund.
• Terms: All sales are final (no exchanges or refunds). Lineup, date, and set times are subject to change.

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Released in 2002, Wilco’s fourth studio album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is widely recognized as one of the most vital, transcendent records of 21st-century American music—as famous for its legendary, against-all-odds story of survival as it is for its sonic brilliance. Rejected by their record label for being "uncommercial," the band bought back their own master tapes, streamed the album online for free, and ultimately released a undisputed masterpiece that redefined modern alt-country and indie rock.

Musically, the record is a stunning blend of heartland folk-rock songwriting and daring avant-garde experimentation. Jeff Tweedy’s haunting, poetry-laced lyrics drift through a tapestry of tape loops, shortwave radio static, chiming guitars, and complex polyrhythms. The album stands as a timeless, poignant portrait of American beauty and anxiety. Join us to experience this essential album front-to-back on FONO's HiFi system.

Join us in our HiFi Lounge on Friday and Saturday nights between 8pm-midnight to experience some of Ottawa's best DJs. No Cover. Reserve your spot now!

IG: @iggysmalls_

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Join us in our HiFi Lounge on Friday and Saturday nights between 8pm-midnight to experience some of Ottawa's best DJs. No Cover. Reserve your spot now!

Hauling a crate of wax from the isolated woods of deep Québec for just one night of analog DJing in the nation's capital, Pas Grave returns to the city where he faithfully brought locals his monthly “No Pressure” vinyl jams during his immersive studies of audio production at Algonquin College. A multi-disciplinary artist and veteran DJ who cut his teeth in a variety of southern Ontario’s scenes, Pas Grave is no one-trick pony. Spawning crews, producing beats, hosting campus/community radio, organizing events from break-in raves to indie rock shows, and operating his own independent record shop — under a steady rotation of monikers, he laid the groundwork for the popularity of a wide and diverse range of genres from the late ‘90s onward. Don’t miss this rare set on a high-fidelity system.

IG: @pas.pas.grave

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All vinyl. No laptops. No shortcuts. Just premier DJs who know how to move a room.

Join us at Fono on June 14 for the seventh edition of High Fidelity: All Vinyl Day Party with special guest DJ Pat Drastik.

Drastik has been dusting off his records and he's excited to come back to Ottawa to play an all-vinyl set at High Fidelity No. 7.

Vancouver folk-punk troubador Jesse Lebourdais is stopping at FONO Sept 30 along with Matty Grace, Devoter, and Cory Levesque!

19+ | 7:30pm | $15

Think you’ve had enough FONO events? Think again.

Heavy Rotation is a new monthly vinyl night at FONO, presented in collaboration with the one and only DJ Magnificent.

Every first Friday of the month, we’re bringing deep cuts, big sounds, and the kind of energy that keeps the room moving. Expect deep cuts, funky selections, dance-floor favourites, and a few surprises along the way.

Friday, October 2
10PM–2AM
FONO HiFi Lounge
473 Bronson Ave, Ottawa

Come early, stay late, and get into the rotation.

Artwork inspired by the iconic work of Keith Haring.

Ottawa, we’ll see you on the dance floor.

Two Track BYOV (Bring Your Own Vinyl)

Got a prize press, a hidden gem, or a brand-new find you’ve been dying to hear on a true high-fidelity sound system? Drop into FONO for Two Track BYOV—an interactive night dedicated to shared listening and musical discovery.

Bring down as many vinyl records as you’d like. Hand them over to our DJ, pick your favorite two tracks off any album, and hear them blasted through our custom HiFi lounge setup the way they were meant to be experienced.

Whether you’re sharing a deep-cut track that shaped your taste or sitting back to explore what everyone else brought, it’s all about community, context, and incredible sound.

• Bring: As many records as you like (just pick your top 2 tracks per turn)
• Hear: Your music mixed seamlessly into the evening's community playlist
• Vibe: Deep cuts -fresh finds - cold drinks - good conversation

Grab your stack and drop in. Let's hear what you've got!

DJ whereswaldoscousin will drop the needle at 8pm, no cover. Reserve a spot now!.

On October 17 at FONO, Cairo electronic music fixture 3Phaz brings his experimental bass-driven take on Egyptian mahraganat/shaabi for an Ottawa debut live performance, supported by SUBR صبر, the deep-listening project of Lougien Dawoudiah and Pierre Richardson –– moving between experimental club and deep listening, deep bass and drone, finding each other in sonic experimentation.

3Phaz is a Cairo-based electronic producer mostly known for his debut album ‘Three Phase,’ an album that presented a powerful and fresh new take on Egyptian mahraganat/shaabi sound; the record was released on Egyptian label 100Copies in 2020. With further singles and remixes released on the likes of Rinse, Boomkat, Polaar, Nashazphone, and Irsh, 3Phaz quickly carved his way into the international club music scene allowing him to perform all around Europe. 3Phaz’s sophomore album ‘Ends Meet’ was released in Feb 2023 on Discrepant sub-label Souk followed by his EP ‘DramTraTrax’ released on Tratratrax in May 2023, both of which were featured in multiple end of year lists including Pitchfork, The Quietus, and Bandcamp to name a few.

SUBR صبر is a deep listening music project by artist duo: Lougien Dawoudiah and Pierre Richardson. Through a web of re-mapped DJ controllers and modular synthesizers, SUBR shares their study into the world of Arab sounds.

The name SUBR (صبر) is based on the Arabic word "sabir" meaning patience, persistence. The same word also means “cactus”. Resilient, thorny. Sometimes it flowers, sometimes it bears fruit. The prickly pears it produces are a signature offering of Palestinian land, and the plant has become a symbol of protection and boundary.

SUBR’s performances distill arabic music, media, and field recordings down to their bare elements, turning the sounds to instruments themselves,and playing them to compliment a background of deep drone.

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Presented by Debaser

Saturday, October 17, 2026

8:00 PM / 19+

$20 adv/$25 door

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Come chill in Centretown's living room

Artbooks and beats with CPI (thetastates.com)

"I like listening to music and looking at art books"

Sunday, October 18

5-8pm@ FONO

473 Bronson — No cover

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poster by Kauzigg

FONO presents...

An evening of lights and music with Townes, in Gold, and special guests Juventud & Sam Aleums

Townes, in Gold

‍Juventud

Sam Aleums

8pm |

On October 29, Abenaki multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Mali Obomsawin comes to FONO for an Ottawa release show celebrating her new album, Automatic. Moving between experimental music and free jazz, Automatic is the result of Obomsawin’s exploration of Abenaki language ethnological recordings made in the mid-1900s, and her intention to reclaim the ancestral material from the outsiders who seized it. “Behind Automatic is a deep awareness about institutions’ predatory relationship with Native material,” Obomsawin explains. “I wanted to make a record that institutions couldn’t own.” (via Various Small Flames)

Opening the evening is Main Arteries, a new project from prolific local drum improvisers Olivier Fairfield and Scott Warren combining acoustic percussion, tape loops and synthetic textures.

Mali Obomsawin (Abenaki Nation, Odanak) is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer known for her solo work and her rock band Deerlady. She is based in New York City and Odanak, Quebec.

Mali’s albums Sweet Tooth (2022) and Greatest Hits (released as ‘Deerlady’ in 2024) have garnered critical acclaim from Stereogum, KEXP, NPR, and The Guardian. Her projects have brought her to Big Ears and Montreal Jazz Festivals, and earned her a name across experimental, free-jazz and rock scenes. Mali’s music has been featured in the Hulu FX series Reservation Dogs (2023) and is also part of an unsanctioned exhibition at the MET titled: "ENCODED: Change the Story, Change the Future." Encoded features 17 Native artists and won two 2025 Webby Awards.

Mali scored the film “Sugarcane” (2025) , which was nominated for the Academy Awards’ Best Documentary Feature. Her work was nominated for Best Original Score by the International Documentary Association and Cinema Eye Honors.

Combining acoustic percussion, tape loops, and synthetic textures, Main Arteries (Olivier Fairfield & Scott Warren) shapes soundscapes driven by the fractured legacy of the mid-20th-century Gréber Plan —a failed utopian vision for the design of Canada’s Capital Region by French urban planner Jacques Gréber.

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Presented by Debaser

Thursday, October 29, 2026

8:00 PM / 19+

$20 adv/$25 door

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Marc McLaughlin is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Canada’s East Coast, writing hushed, emotionally direct songs that fall somewhere between lo-fi folk and left-field pop. Carried by a soft voice at unhurried tempos, McLaughlin’s work blurs the line between acoustic confession and electronic experimentation.

Since the 2025 release of his EP All I Can Say, he has toured across Canada, the UK, and Europe and shared stages with artists such as Dan Mangan, Kelly McMichael, and By Divine Right. His live performances balance a dry wit with tender explorations of the human condition.

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FONO presents...

Kiwi Jr. + Backseat Dragon [SOLD OUT]

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November 28 at| FONO | 8pm doors | All Ages | $25

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‍House Rules

We ask that patrons treat our space, our staff, and each other with respect. We have a zero-tolerance policy for vandalism, harassment, discriminatory or inappropriate behavior—let’s look out for one another and keep the energy positive.

The Fine Print

• Age Restriction: This particular event is All Ages, attendees may be asked to show ID at the door and bar.
• Ticket Limit: There is a strict limit of 6 tickets per household/credit card.
• Resellers: To ensure tickets go to real fans, any orders suspected of being purchased for resale are subject to cancellation without refund.
• Terms: All sales are final (no exchanges or refunds). Lineup, date, and set times are subject to change.