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Photos by: Scott Penner – Ottawa-based record label Kelp Records celebrated their 20th anniversary with a hometown show at St. Alban’s Church, which featured performances by newly reunited Ottawa-based indie rockers Recoilers, Ottawa-based indie folk band The Acorn, who released their newest album, No Ghost, on June 1st, 2010 via Bella Union, Ottawa-based folk-rock singer-songwriter Jim Bryson, … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – New Brunswick-based blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Matt Andersen, who released his new album, Weightless, on February 4th via True North Records, with Nova Scotia-bred singer-songwriter Carleton Stone, who is expected to release his new album, Draws Blood, on March 4th via Groundswell/Warner, which was co-produced by Broken Social Scene alumnus Jason … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Charlottetown, PEI-based indie rock quartet Two Hours Traffic, who released their fourth album, Foolish Blood, on February 19th via Bumstead Records, performed at Zaphod Beeblebrox in Ottawa last night as part of their Farewell Tour, which includes dates in Toronto, Kingston, Fredericton, Moncton, Halifax and a hometown show in Charlottetown, with … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Acclaimed Toronto-based pop-rock quartet Barenaked Ladies, who released their eleventh album, Grinning Streak, on June 4 via Vanguard Records, performed the first of three sold-out shows at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, where they performed a variety of hits including “One Week”, “If I Had a Million Dollars”, “Brian … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – Acclaimed Toronto-based singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman, who released, Songs from The God That Comes, which are songs that were culled from his stage production of the same name that was last produced with the 2b Theatre Company in Halifax last month, which is a contemporary take on the Greek tragedy, performed … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – Toronto-born and now Tennessee-based folk-rock singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega, who released her third album, Tin Star, on October 8th via Last Gang Records, performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa last night with Toronto-by-way-of-Sarnia singer-songwriter Andrew Austin, who is best known for his song in the Alexander Keith’s “Toast This Life” … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – JUNO Award nominated Toronto-based indie rock quintet The Wooden Sky, who released their third album, Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun via Black Box, which was produced by Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Basia Bulat), and who are expected to release their fourth album sometime in 2014, performed a sold-out … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – UK heavy metal quartet Orange Goblin peformed at Mavericks in Ottawa on Tuesday night with California-based heavy metal band Holy Grail, who released their second album, Ride the Void, back in January via Nuclear Blast, Lazer/Wulf, Atlanta-based experimental metal trio Lazer/Wulf, who are currently working on their full-length debut album … Continue reading
By: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – Canadian rock icons Sloan, who have since celebrated their 20th anniversary together, and who released a hardcore punk-styled single, Jenny b/w It’s In You, It’s In Me, in April, headlined the final day of Beau’s Oktoberfest 2013 in Ottawa last night with a line-up that also included Halifax-based experimental pop madman Rich … Continue reading
By: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – EDM supergroup Dogblood, who consists of Skrillex and German producer Boys Noize, closed off the 20th anniversary of Ottawa Bluesfest. Last night’s performance was Skrillex’s third Bluesfest performance in as many years, and his second time on the main stage to close the festival. Most Bluesfest attendees remember a very bright and loud show from Skrillex last year, where … Continue reading
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