SPILL CONTEST WIN 1 OF 3 PAIRS OF TICKETS TO SEE LUCY DREAMS IN MONTREAL, OTTAWA OR QUÉBEC CITY! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE LUCY DREAMS LIVE IN THE CANADIAN CITY OF YOUR CHOICE – MONTREAL, [...]
RBC Bluesfest 2019 @ LeBreton Flats, Ottawa Day 9-11 || July 12-14, 2019 The last days of a festival always leave the attendees with a bittersweet feeling, especially when the lineup is jam-packed with an eclectic mix of acts throughout its [...]
RBC Bluesfest 2019 @ LeBreton Flats, Ottawa Day 8 || July 11, 2019 Although it was almost rained out, some acts were cancelled, and the ground was wet from a very heavy storm passing through the city just in time to steal the spotlight from some [...]
RBC Bluesfest 2019 @ LeBreton Flats, Ottawa Day 3 + 4 || July 6 + 7, 2019 This festival season has really seen its ups and downs with the cancellations of huge festivals like Roxodus and the re-branding of what was Montebello Rockfest, now [...]
RBC Bluesfest 2019 @ LeBreton Flats, Ottawa Day 6 || July 9, 2019 After a much-needed break from the heat, the Bluesfest acts and fans came back in full force Tuesday night. There are always nights where you have to make a choice between stages [...]
JOHN 5 w/ JARED JAMES NICHOLS & DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY @ BRASS MONKEY, OTTAWA MARCH 22, 2019 Having worked with both Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie, he’s well known sonically as a guitarist, but most people don’t recognize the name John 5 when [...]
ICE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL @ RIDEAU CANAL SKATEWAY, OTTAWA February 8-9, 2019 Set on the historic Rideau Canal Skateway, Ottawa’s Ice Dragon Boat Festival opened on February 8. Despite sub-zero temperatures and record-breaking wind gusts, it was a [...]
Fast Romantics w/ Jacquie Neville & The Honest Heart Collective @ The Observatory, Ottawa November 30, 2018 Have you ever gone back to visit your old college, only to feel as if you never left? Now take that feeling and add great music to [...]
The Dirty Nil w/ Dead Soft & Warp Lines @ Babylon Nightclub, Ottawa November 28, 2018 Ottawa holds a special place in the history of the Dirty Nil for a couple of reasons. Their Breakthrough Group of the Year Juno Award in 2017 was presented [...]
Ottawa Bluesfest @ Le Breton Flats, Ottawa Day 4 || July 8, 2018 Alanna Sterling and the Silvers Local talent is well celebrated every year at Bluesfest. Although, it doesn’t always bring out the largest crowds – so to see a crowd the [...]
Ottawa Bluesfest @ Le Breton Flats, Ottawa Day 1 || July 5, 2018 Bryan Adams The first day of Bluesfest is a real hit or miss when it comes to the crowds, especially when it’s on a weeknight at the end of a record breaking heat wave. With Bryan [...]
2018 RBC OTTAWA BLUESFEST PREVIEW THURSDAY, JULY 5 – SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2018 As the capital of Canada, Ottawa almost always has something going on – but the people who live here don’t get excited about much of it, having seen the same [...]
INTRODUCING BRASSHOUSE A CONVERSATION WITH TOO MANY ZOOZ Beginning their careers in the depths of the New York subway terminals, the guys from Too Many Zooz have come a long way. The group skyrocketed to fame after a live video of them went [...]
Rod Stewart @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa March 30, 2018 Rod Stewart’s show at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa was a feast for the eyes, as well as the ears and the heart. Moving through generations of songs with backdrops to match, [...]
Too Many Zooz @ The 27 Club, Ottawa March 29, 2018 When you can put on a show like Too Many Zooz, it’s no surprise that last night’s show at the 27 Club in Ottawa was sold out. The amount of raw energy the trio brought to the stage had the [...]
THE TIM HORTON’S OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL REVEALS LINEUP The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival returns June 21 to 24 for its 25th Anniversary. Highlighting this milestone are free concerts from Sam Roberts Band (21st), Broken [...]
Our Lady Peace w/ Matthew Good & The Ascot Royals @ TD Place Arena, Ottawa March 8, 2018 While some may classify it as ‘dad rock’ at this point in their careers, that doesn’t stop either Our Lady Peace or Matthew Good from bringing out a [...]
JOE BROWNRIGG – “OUR LOVE” LITTLE DETECTIVES (2018) Independent Ottawa March 4, 2018 Over the next few months, I’m gonna write some songs in a day or two each…put myself in a pressure cooker and see what comes out [...]
Trails, LUKA & Keturah Johnson: Megaphono @ NAC, Ottawa February 9, 2018 Now on its fourth year in Ottawa, Megaphono’s objective is clear: Bring Ottawa’s music scene back to life and make it so artists and industry workers alike don’t have [...]
Avenged Sevenfold @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa January 21, 2018 Up for their first Grammy award, nominated under the Best Rock Song category for their song “The Stage,” Avenged Sevenfold is currently on tour with Breaking Benjamin and Bullet [...]
SUE FOLEY – “THE DANCE” THE ICE QUEEN (2017) Stony Plain Records Ottawa, Ontario January 4, 2018 Sue Foley is a multi-award winning musician and of the one of the finest blues and roots artists working today. Foley spent her [...]
Children Of Bodom @ Bronson Centre, Ottawa November 29, 2017 Children of Bodom kicked off their 20th anniversary tour at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa on Wednesday, with Uncured, Lost Society, and Carach Angren. Their set was nothing less than [...]
JUNO AWARDS & JUNO WEEK 2017 March 27 – April 2, 2017 Not only where to start, but where to go, and how many things can be fit into one night – those were probably the most common questions by anyone who was taking advantage of JUNO [...]
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