News
October 1, 2013 - Check out our Bands page for updates on Slo' Tom & The Handsome Devils and G. Rogers and the Capital Dominion Radiators. Damn those band names are a mouthful! But the records coming soon from these guys are also quite the earful! Follow all the pre-release party excitement at our Pretty Bad Records Showcase #3 event page on Facebook!
September 23, 2013 - Pretty Bad Records Volume 3 Release Party has been announced! Show takes place on Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 at Dominion Tavern and features Slo' Tom & The Handsome Devils and G. Rogers and the Capital Dominion Radiators. New 7"s from both bands will be available at the show and we will have tons of new merch in tow, including two new t-shirt designs! Doors open at 9:00, $6. Follow Pretty Bad Records on Facebook or Twitter for some pre-show giveaways and more info about the next release party! See you there!
September 6, 2013 - So test pressings for the next two records have arrived, been approved, and we're just waiting on the final shipment to get delivered. Super stoked to be serving up two of the most amazing 7"s to come out of Ottawa this year. The Slo' Tom & The Handsome Devils disk is our first venture into pressing more than two songs per disk and includes two songs from his 2012 album "Musta Been a Pretty Good Night!" and two from his upcoming release "I'm Sick." It's a rockin' record of four whiskey-soak country jams that is new territory for Pretty Bad Records! The G. Rogers and the Capital Dominion Radiators platter is a bit more of what you'd expect from us - a rowdy garage rock jam fittingly named "Tarantino" and a B-side called "Late Nite" that is sure to keep hips swinging late into the night!
July 15, 2013 - Been too quiet for too long on
the Pretty Bad Records front, but fear not! We've got two new 7"s coming out in
the fall from Slo' Tom & The Handsome Devils and G. Rogers and the Capital
Dominion Radiators! Release party is to be hosted at Dominion Tavern (as always). Stay tuned for more details!
March 20, 2012 - Hey everybody, welcome to the new home of Pretty Bad Records. The old Bandcamp site was fun while it lasted, but we've got big things planned for this year and we thought we deserved a more professionally designed website! Stick with us while we work out any kinks and finalize the design! Good news though, we're picking some songs from The Polymorphines to release on wax in the next week and will soon go to pressing at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN! Keep your eyes peeled for a release date and the event details for the third Pretty Bad Recs Showcase!!!
March 5, 2012 - Polymorphines have agreed to call Pretty Bad Records the home of their next 7" single! These guys are easily one of the most exciting, talented, and rowdy young bands in Ottawa right now and we're super excited about getting them on the label and releasing their tunes on the world. Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks!
Feb 5, 2012 - The Johnnies 7" Release Party was off the fuckin' hook! Wow, when the Ottawa kids come out in numbers like that it's easy to see why so many people across the world think that we've got one of the most happening indie rock n' roll scenes. If you missed this show for any reason - sucks to be you - but you can catch up by making your way to Birdman or Vertigo Records in Ottawa to buy the ladies awesome 7" single, and check out some of the madness on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qozhUVKeso.
Feb 3, 2012 - Don't forget to mark your calendars for what is guaranteed to be one of the more exciting shows in Ottawa this year—Pretty Bad Records Showcase #2 with The Johnnies (who are releasing their debut single on PBR), The Polymorphines, and Pretty Bad's own The Shakey Aches. Saturday February 4th, Dominion Tavern, 9:00, $5 at the door. See you there!
Jan 15, 2012 - The Johnnies 7" are here, packed, and ready to go! Come party with us as we release the record to the world on Feb 4th at Dominion Tavern with The Johnnies, The Polymorphines, and The Shakey Aches. Doors at 9:00, music at 10:00, and three hot bands for $5. You don't want to miss this one!
September 23, 2013 - Pretty Bad Records Volume 3 Release Party has been announced! Show takes place on Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 at Dominion Tavern and features Slo' Tom & The Handsome Devils and G. Rogers and the Capital Dominion Radiators. New 7"s from both bands will be available at the show and we will have tons of new merch in tow, including two new t-shirt designs! Doors open at 9:00, $6. Follow Pretty Bad Records on Facebook or Twitter for some pre-show giveaways and more info about the next release party! See you there!
September 6, 2013 - So test pressings for the next two records have arrived, been approved, and we're just waiting on the final shipment to get delivered. Super stoked to be serving up two of the most amazing 7"s to come out of Ottawa this year. The Slo' Tom & The Handsome Devils disk is our first venture into pressing more than two songs per disk and includes two songs from his 2012 album "Musta Been a Pretty Good Night!" and two from his upcoming release "I'm Sick." It's a rockin' record of four whiskey-soak country jams that is new territory for Pretty Bad Records! The G. Rogers and the Capital Dominion Radiators platter is a bit more of what you'd expect from us - a rowdy garage rock jam fittingly named "Tarantino" and a B-side called "Late Nite" that is sure to keep hips swinging late into the night!
July 15, 2013 - Been too quiet for too long on
the Pretty Bad Records front, but fear not! We've got two new 7"s coming out in
the fall from Slo' Tom & The Handsome Devils and G. Rogers and the Capital
Dominion Radiators! Release party is to be hosted at Dominion Tavern (as always). Stay tuned for more details!
March 20, 2012 - Hey everybody, welcome to the new home of Pretty Bad Records. The old Bandcamp site was fun while it lasted, but we've got big things planned for this year and we thought we deserved a more professionally designed website! Stick with us while we work out any kinks and finalize the design! Good news though, we're picking some songs from The Polymorphines to release on wax in the next week and will soon go to pressing at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN! Keep your eyes peeled for a release date and the event details for the third Pretty Bad Recs Showcase!!!
March 5, 2012 - Polymorphines have agreed to call Pretty Bad Records the home of their next 7" single! These guys are easily one of the most exciting, talented, and rowdy young bands in Ottawa right now and we're super excited about getting them on the label and releasing their tunes on the world. Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks!
Feb 5, 2012 - The Johnnies 7" Release Party was off the fuckin' hook! Wow, when the Ottawa kids come out in numbers like that it's easy to see why so many people across the world think that we've got one of the most happening indie rock n' roll scenes. If you missed this show for any reason - sucks to be you - but you can catch up by making your way to Birdman or Vertigo Records in Ottawa to buy the ladies awesome 7" single, and check out some of the madness on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qozhUVKeso.
Feb 3, 2012 - Don't forget to mark your calendars for what is guaranteed to be one of the more exciting shows in Ottawa this year—Pretty Bad Records Showcase #2 with The Johnnies (who are releasing their debut single on PBR), The Polymorphines, and Pretty Bad's own The Shakey Aches. Saturday February 4th, Dominion Tavern, 9:00, $5 at the door. See you there!
Jan 15, 2012 - The Johnnies 7" are here, packed, and ready to go! Come party with us as we release the record to the world on Feb 4th at Dominion Tavern with The Johnnies, The Polymorphines, and The Shakey Aches. Doors at 9:00, music at 10:00, and three hot bands for $5. You don't want to miss this one!