The Brass Monkey, a fixture of Ottawa’s live music scene, has shut its doors for good, ending a 15-year run that brought a profusion of punk and metal bands to the basement of a suburban strip mall in Nepean. Read MoreThe last five years have been a challenge in the bar business, with skyrocketing costs following hard on the heels of COVID-related shutdowns Local News, City life, Ottawa Sun, Realtime The Brass Monkey, a fixture of Ottawa’s live music scene, has shut its doors for good, ending a 15-year run that brought a profusion of punk and metal bands to the basement of a suburban strip mall in Nepean. Read More