Photos by: Staff – Iconic Canadian folk-rock-country singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who released his newest live album, All Live, on April 17th, 2012 via Rhino Records, which was recorded between 1998 and 2001 at Massey Hall in Toronto, performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa last night.
Photos by: Scott Penner – Country music artist Eric Church, who released his fourth album, The Outsiders, on February 11th, 2014 via EMI Nashville, which was produced by Jay Joyce (The Wallflowers, Cage The Elephant, Patty Griffin), performed at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa last night as part of his “Outsiders World Tour” with … Continue reading
Photos by: Staff – Nunavut-born throat singer Tanya Tagaq, who released her third album, Animism, on May 27th, 2014 via Six Shooter Records, which won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize, and was produced by Jesse Zubot (Dan Mangan, Stars, Mother Mother), performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa last night with Toronto-based electronic trio Doomsquad, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner (@ScottPenner) – Rock legends Fleetwood Mac performed to a sell-out crowd of 18,500 fans at Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre last night as part of their ongoing “On with the Show” tour, which is their first tour since the return of Christine McVie. Set-List 1. The Chain 2. You Make Loving Fun 3. Dreams 4. … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Day one of the sixth annual Beau’s Oktoberfest at Vankleek Hill in Ottawa featured performances by the Joel Plaskett Emergency, who released their fifth album, Scrappy Happiness, on March 27th, 2012, which was was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize, Toronto-based indie rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Toronto and Montreal-based folk-blues band Timber Timbre, who released their fifth album, Hot Dreams, on April 1st, 2014 via Arts & Crafts, performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa last night with Toronto and Montreal-based musical/visual project Tasseo, who are expected to release their third LP this winter.
Photos by: Scott Penner – GRAMMY Award-winning blues rock band The Black Keys, who released their eighth album, Turn Blue, on May 12th, 2014 via Nonesuch, which was co-produced by Danger Mouse, and which features four singles including “Fever”, “Turn Blue”, “Bullett in the Brain”, and “Gotta Get Away”, performed at the Canadian Tire Centre … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – The fifth and final day of Ottawa Folk Festival 2014 featured peformances by Newfoundland-based indie rock band Hey Rosetta!, who will release their new LP, Second Sight, on October 21 via Sonic Records/Warner Music Canada, and who replaced original headliners The Gaslight Anthem, UK soul-R&B singer Joss Stone, who released her sixth album, The Soul Sessions … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – The fourth day of Ottawa Folk Festival 2014 featured performances by iconic Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo, who released their thirteenth album, In Our Nature, on October 29th, 2013 via Warner Music Canada, which is certified gold in Canada, alternative rock artist Ed Kowalczyk, who is a founding member of hard … Continue reading
Date: September 18 at 7:30pm Location: National Arts Centre, NAC Studio, Ottawa Opener: Tasseomancy You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @Timber_Timbre w/ @tasseomusic in #Ottawa! @CanadasNAC | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. | http://t.co/UqvtvQofqV — Aesthetic … Continue reading