Grand Total!

We raised $1,500 for the Ottawa Food Bank! 

Happy Crowd. Photo by Michael Tansey

That’s 3 times more than last year!

(That’s $100 in canned food, $1,400 in cash!)  Thank you so much to everyone who came out, performed and just supported their local music community.  We can’t wait for next year.

Thanks again to our sponsors who helped make it all possible:  ZaZaZa Pizza with Pizzaz, Urban Capital, Metro News, Vertigo Records, Kelp Records, Quixotic Entertainment, Quoi Media, Gypsy and Company, Auntie Loo’s,  Slaysh, Kitchesippi Beer, Pressed Cafe, Partus Films, Halt Imaging, Valkaline.

A full recount of the evening is coming soon with links to blogs and photographers in attendance!

Also- if you missed out on Rock Lotto this weekend, Pretty Wolf is returning to the stage on Friday, May 25 at Zaphods.  Their proceeds are going to the Ottawa Food Bank via Rock Lotto too (continuing rock lotto tradition) . Invite yourself HERE.

Band Announcements!

Bands were drawn last night and here they are:

LIVE MUSIC BEGINS AT 8 p.m. SHARP!

Bring a canned good and get $1 off admission!

Pretty Wolf

1. Byron Williams- Aardwolf
2. Kevin Earle – And What Army
3. Jesse Dangerously – Rap legend Jesse Dangerously
4. Brad Mordan
5. Mike Yates- Amos the Transparent

Calabocafayou

1. Issac Valentin – Josef Pollock
2. Brauson Lalonde – Elly May
3. Gregg Clarke- Hotshotcasino
4. Amelia Leclair – Three Little Birds
5. Nick Pouponeau – Zoo Legacy

Garage Sailors

1. Mike Laing – The Love Machine
2. Andrew Hunt – Fire and Neon
3. Ian Keteku – Daughters of the Revolution
4. David Taggart – The Strain
5. Iva Borojevic – Zebrassieres

Iron Bitch Face

1. Mark Laforest- Autumn’s Canon
2. Paul Ross – David Little g
3. Corey Brown – Hotshotcasino
4. Sean Tansey – Miss Polygamy
5. Dee Dee Butters – The Peptides

The Corey Conrads

1. Kathleen Cauley – Loon Choir
2. Colin McDougal – Fevers
3. David Pierce – Ornaments
4. Mitch Davies – Aardwolf
5. Conor Kehoe – Mackenzie Rhythm Section

Five Wildcard instruments were also drawn that each band needs to include for a minimum of 20 seconds in one song…  Gotta show up to find out what instruments go where!

Audience Lottery for Prizes

So in keeping with our Lottery style, we give audience members the chance to participate in their OWN lottery for door prizes from our amazing sponsors.

Auntie Loo’s Cupcakes!

How’s this for incentive to show up early?? The first 50 people into the venue get a free full-sized cupcake from Auntie Loo’s Treats.  Rumour has it the flavours will be:  Earl Grey Vanilla, Green Tea Vanilla Spice, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Banana Split and some other yummy ones!

2 500$ prize bags from Slaysh of clothes, jewelry, accessories and……. a skateboard deck!

Gypsy and Co. w/ Lady Girl Designs and Lola Murray Jewelry prize pack

2 1-week unlimited passes to Bikram Yoga!

Kelp Records albums and swag

Metro News swag and gear

and more ZaZaZa Pizza with Pizzaz

http://www.slaysh.com

Skate decks!

 

Media Round #2 – CTV, Metro, Xpress, Ottawa Magazine

Click for full article. Metro News Ottawa May 17, 2012

Ottawa Magazine –  Click for full article- May 16, 2012

“Super amazing local event” – Ottawa Xpress May 17, 2012

Local Filmmakers needed for documentary! All Day May 19th

This post is on behalf of The Indefinite Project.  They are doing a feature-length documentary on Rock Lotto and need help from reliable individuals with experience in filmmaking.  

“Local filmmakers wanted.  Must be available all day Saturday, May 19th from 9 a.m.  Must have own equipment.  Please email Jes.Ellacott@gmail.com.”

* Do not email us at the rock lotto account asking questions or to volunteer.

Media Media!

CTV Morning

So our organizer got up super early this morning to be interviewed by Kurt Stolz of CTV Morning Live!  It went well and we’ll post the online link for you to see as soon as it goes up.

We’ll also be getting interviewed on 93.1 CKCU FM today by A Juncture from 5- 6 p.m. and spinning some sweet rock lotto bands while we’re at it!  A podcast will be made available after.

97.9 FM Chin Radio has been running a PSA ad at the top of each hour helping promote the show, Thanks Chin!

Ming Wu says “Get Ready for Rock Lottery!”

Couch Assassin – “Featured Event”

Not to mention Twitter support and love

Pssst… a little birdy told us we’ll be in a bunch of other outlets tomorrow too!

Capital Rehearsal Studio

http://www.capitalrehearsal.ca/

Capital Rehearsal Studio has just confirmed that they’ll be providing jam space for some of our musicians on Friday and Saturday.   If you need a jam space, they’re affordable and centrally located at 240 Bank Street.  They are a fully equipped rehearsal studio with multiple rooms and flexible time slots.

Check them out for yourself by clicking the above image or follow them on twitter!

Call for Bloggers and Photographers – Ottawa Based

Hey you!  Yeah, you!  Do you run a blog about Ottawa?  Are you a shutterbug when it comes to documenting local events?  If so we’d love to have you attend our event our 4th ever Ottawa Rock Lottery!  Your blogging and photographing skills can help connect to YOUR audiences.  Interested?  Send us an email at ottawarocklotto@gmail.com with links to your blog or online portfolio and we’ll add you to our press list.  All you have to do is send us links to your event coverage on it by the following week.  Super super easy, right?

Check out our event listing here or our fan page here.

Metro Ad and more

Just in case you missed it the first time!

And look at that! We’re right under Mark Zuckerberg and we’re taking that as a sign that Rock Lotto 4.0 will become just as legendary… right?  See y’all in 6 days!

Thanks again to our supportive sponsors at Metro News Ottawa! (May 14, 2012)

 

Rock and Roll Photobooth announcement!

Example of Rock and Roll photo booth

 

We’re thrilled to announce that resident rocker chick turned photographer Jessica Lee Carboni will be setting up a Rock and Roll themed photobooth for audience and band members to capture the night with her photography business Pole Star Photography.  This is another opportunity to give to our charity of choice the Ottawa Food Bankby making a donation in the donation bin.  Photos will then be uploaded within a week to a special facebook link with photos for you to enjoy and share.  But hey, if you just want to dole out high-fives for photos with friends, that’s cool with us too!  Either way, Pole Star Photography will make you look great.

Click for more examples of Jess’s work!