• Indie music site celebrates a milestone. •

TuneVault.com Turns Two!

In an environment of dot-com failures, layoffs and lawsuits, the Ottawa-based independent music site TuneVault.com has remained afloat with cautious growth and constant attention to visitors' and members' desires. Founded by local musician Steve Donnelly (Jimmy George, Laguna, The Lowbellies) the site offers a free venue for independent artists to promote themselves as well as a low-cost consignment shop where indie acts can sell their CD's or other goods. Artists can post their own page for free and maintain their artist profile through online editing tools. They can also add links to MP3 files, calendar events, biography and discography and links to their own or other sites. This comprehensive promotional package is enhanced by a low-cost consignment store enabling artists to sell their product online world-wide, with no initial cost and just a modest consignment fee on each sale. The site also features a variety of original content including reviews and features, and has attracted hundreds of diverse bands from around the world as well as a steady stream of new visitors. In cooperation with local club Babylon, TuneVault.com celebrates its two-year anniversary with a showcase of suitably mixed styles from the Ottawa area and beyond. The line-up includes: - Duotang (two-piece mod-rock from Winnipeg) - Mumbleweed (alternative rock from Ottawa) - Ji'BeenaRoc (urban folk/hip-hop from Ottawa) - Janice Hall (folk rock from Ottawa, featuring backing band The Recoilers) The evening promises to be an exciting and diverse adventure in independent music, just as the TuneVault.com web site aims to be. Festivities commence at 8pm at Babylon Club, 317 Bank Street, Ottawa.

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