The final band performing at the LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot Finals was Wise, Young and King. I hadn’t heard them before, but they laid down a solid rocker of a set.
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Big Money Shot 2010 Finals – The Watters Brothers
While The Watters Brothers didn’t walk away with one of the big prizes in this year’s Big Money Shot, they didn’t walk away empty handed either. They still received a cool $5,000 from Ottawa’s LiVE 88.5.
Big Money Shot 2010 Finals – My Favourite Tragedy
My Favourite Tragedy also walked away from the LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot Finals with $75,000. They’ve made big strides since I saw them in the competition last year. They were one of my picks at the start of the night to walk away with a financial boost to their musical journey, and the judges agreed.
Big Money Shot 2010 Finals – The Balconies
The Balconies claimed the second place prize of $75,000 in talent development and support in the Big Money Shot Finals. They didn’t disappoint, hitting the audience with a high energy performance and a collection of great songs.
Big Money Shot 2010 Finals – Autumns Canon
The big winner at LiVE 88.5‘s Big Money Shot this year was Autumns Canon. They walk away with $150,000 in talent and development support. I enjoyed their performance more this time around as I was now familiar with some of their music. When I last shot them at the Round 2 Finals, I had not heard them before.
Big Money Shot 2010 Finals – And the winner is…
Congratulations to Autumns Canon, this years winner of the LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot contest and $150,000 in talent and development support. Also winning $75,000 each were The Balconies and My Favourite Tragedy. The finals are one of the biggest nights of the year for Ottawa’s local music scene. As always, it was an entertaining night of music.
Check back for photographs from the performances of all 5 bands this coming week.
Big Money Shot 2010 – Round 2 Finals – Become the Sun
The final band to perform this evening was Become the Sun. They had one of the biggest crowds of the night and delivered an energetic rocking set. In the end, it wasn’t meant to be.
Big Money Shot 2010 – Round 2 Finals – Lindsay Ferguson
The fourth performer of the evening at LiVE 88.5‘s Big Money Shot was Lindsay Ferguson. She has a great voice and played some catchy tunes, while performing a fun set. While she didn’t make it into the final, she’ll be keeping busy. She’s off to Switzerland in December.
Big Money Shot 2010 – Round 2 Finals – Laurent Bourque
First up Friday night was Laurent Bourque. He was the wild card winner as voted on by the fans. He performed a strong set, but didn’t match the 2 eventual winners.
Big Money Shot 2010 – Round 2 Finals – Autumns Canon
LiVE 88.5 changed the format of the Big Money Shot this year. It has gone from 3 rounds down to 2. The finals are now made up of 2 winners from each round final, as well as 1 wildcard entry voted in by fans. Congratulations are due to Autumns Canon, the second band to advance to the 2010 Finals from Round 2. They also had an energetic set and are deserving of their spot in the final. This years final is shaping up to be a strong night of music on the Ottawa scene.