Didn’t get to see our Big Money Shot performance May 1?
Check out the videos, shot by Edgar Bartolome:

Congratulations to our bassist, Afton Penny, who recently graduated from The Audio Recording Academy (TARA). Afton’s final project was a demo recording of “Rock ‘n’ Roll Mama” which you can listen to here: Soundcloud: Rock ‘n’ Roll Mama

Hear us play the song live at our upcoming shows — we’re hitting up Ottawa and area every weekend in May and June with cover and original gigs. Check the “Shows” section for a full list.

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Thank you to our supporters who came to our Big Money Shot showcase on May 1. We’ll let you know in the next month if we made it through! Special thanks to Edgar Bartolome and Shawn LePage for videotaping and photographing our set.

Arms of the Girl is competing in the 2013 LiVE88.5FM Big Money Shot on Wednesday, May 1 at Ritual Nightclub.

Help us to win cool prizes, including development money, industry support, and recording time, by attending our 9:00-9:30pm set. Tickets are $8 at the door.

We have amazing fans and we promise to do you proud in the competition! Hope to see you cheering us on.

Winter seems to be dragging on forever in Ottawa, but warm weather is coming soon! The best way to chase away winter blues is through the power of rock. We have tons of shows coming up from April to June, so get ready to party!
Check the gigs calendar to the right of the page for shows. If you have suggestions for cover songs, email us at armsofthegirl@hotmail.com

Book April 6 off on your calendar because you’ll be attending a great show at Zaphod’s! Arms will be headlining an awesome night of music featuring Paint (from Toronto) and Pia Ashley. We’ll be playing the best songs from each of our EPs, plus lots of new material, and some surprise covers.

To get more information on the show, you can visit the Facebook event.

Doors open at 8pm. Cover is $8 at the door, $5 advance through TicketWeb.

Start the month off right by seeing Arms at James Street Pub on Friday, March 1. No cover, music starts at 10pm and goes until 1:30, great party bar.

We’ll be partying at the Hurley’s in Kanata on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Music starts at 8pm. We’ll be decked out in our finest green gear and ready for green beer!

We’re playing in Toronto again this weekend, February 23, at the awesome bar The Hideout. Our set starts at 10pm, and we’re opening for The Beggars. Cover is free before 10:30 — what more excuse do you need to come out? We’ll make sure to start your Saturday night off right!

Arms of the Girl is proud to be supporting the Ottawa Independent Living Resource Centre by playing at their upcoming RockRaiser event at Greenfield’s on Feb. 17.

The Ottawa Citizen recently published an article written by one of our band members promoting the event. Click here to read!

We’ve had a quiet start to 2013, but we’re just getting ready for you! Come and see us at Rockraiser, a charity show to support the Ottawa Independent Living Center on Feb. 17. It’s all ages, held at Greenfield’s Pub, and features great bands and a good cause. More details coming soon…

Be sure to come watch our last two gigs of the year! Arms will be playing at The Mill in Manotick on Dec. 22 and Hurley’s Neighbourhood Grill in Kemptville on Dec. 31 (New Year’s Party). We’ll be rocking out with our best covers and original material. Hope to celebrate the holidays with you!