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Photos by: Mark Horton – Day one of CityFolk 2015 (formerly called Ottawa Folk Festival) at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, ON on September 16th featured performances by Grammy-nominated UK reggae/pop band UB40, who released their eighteenth album, Getting Over The Storm, on September 2nd, 2013, which follows up their 2010 album, Labour of Love IV, and … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – It seemed fitting that for the first performance during Arboretum Festival’s last day, when attendees were beginning to slowly filter into the small, industrial festival grounds between two abandoned warehouses on a tiny island in Ottawa, one audience member moved in front of the group performing and started to breakdance. It seemed fitting … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – Next to the main stage, constructed out of white tape and fashioned onto a fence, were the words “Girls to the front,” spelled out large enough for a crowd gathered up close for a band to see clearly. The statement resonated, the perfect few words to catch out of the corner of the eye for … Continue reading
Photos by: Marc DesRosiers – San Francisco-based pop-rock band Steve Miller Band, who are best known for their string of 1970s hit singles including “Fly Like An Eagle”, “Rock’n Me”, “Jet Airliner”, “Abracadabra”, and “The Joker”, performed at the Confederation Park in Ottawa, ON on June 25th as part of Ottawa Jazz Festival 2015 with Nova Scotia-based jazz … Continue reading
Photos by: Marc DesRosiers – Tennessee-via-Toronto folk-rock singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega, who released her fifth album, Tin Star, on October 8th, 2013 via Last Gang Records, performed at the Marion Dewar Plaza in Ottawa, ON on June 25th as part of Ottawa Jazz Festival 2015.
By: Staff – Ottawa Bluesfest has announced its 2015 lineup. The festival, which is set to take place July 8th – 19th at Lebreton Flats in Ottawa, ON, will feature performances by Jason Aldean, Iggy Azalea, CHVRCHES, The Tragically Hip, Chance the Rapper, and the Full Flex Express featuring Skrillex and Diplo. Other performers include: Nas, “Weird Al” … Continue reading
Photos by: Marc DesRosiers – Kansas City-based post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd, who released their fifth album, Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate, on December 8th, 2009 via Flawless/Geffen, which produced the singles “Spaceship”, “Stoned”, and “Keep It Together”, performed at The Bourbon Room in Ottawa last night with Ottawa-based hard rock band … Continue reading
Photos by: Marc DesRosiers – Juno Award-winning heartland rock singer-songwriter Tom Cochrane, who is best known for his hits “Life Is a Highway”, “Lunatic Fringe”, “Human Race”, and “I Wish You Well”, and who released his new album, Take it Home, his first new material since 2006, on February 10th, performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa last … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Juno Award-nominated St. Catherines, ON-based country artist Tim Hicks, who released his second album, 5:01, on August 5th, 2014 via RGK/Open Road, which features appearances by Blackjack Billy, Clayton Bellamy and Madeline Merlo, and features the singles “Here Comes the Thunder”, “She Don’t Drink Whiskey Anymore”, and “So Do I”, performed at the Algonquin Commons Theatre in Ottawa … Continue reading
By: Staff – Now in its 22nd year, Tim Horton’s Ottawa Dragon Boat has announced their 2015 lineup. The festival, taking place at Mooney’s Bay Park in downtown Ottawa from June 25th-28th, will include performances from Canadian heavyweights Hey Rosetta!, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Rural Alberta Advantage, Tokyo Police Club, Yukon Blonde and more. Once again music fans can … Continue reading
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