The Weather Can’t Stop Beau’s Oktoberfest – Day Two
The second day of Beau’s Oktoberfest was looking like it could be a disaster, at least as far as the […]
2014 Ottawa Bluesfest Revue – Hanging Out with Deltron 3030
In our continuing series of interviews and other events with artists at this summer Ottawa Bluesfest, we (which includes the […]
Gig Pick: Cooper MacLaren CD Release October 11 @ Atomic Rooster
Cooper MacLaren is celebrating their CD Release this Thanksgiving weekend. On Saturday, October 11, 2014 head down to The Atomic […]
Photo Essay: Beau’s Oktoberfest – Joel Plaskett, Rural Alberta Advantage, Groenland, & Zeus
Ottawa and surrounds is blessed with a lot of music festivals, and I go to almost all of them. Usually […]
ROOM SERVICE: wrath for KAHN
WELCOME TO NEW YORK Director: Abel Ferrara The Mayfair Theatre, October 10 – 17 Spoiler alert: Gerard Depardieu […]
Grapes of Wrath put on a Neat show
The Neat Cafe is a venue I have lots of good things about but for some reason I had not […]
2014 Ottawa Bluesfest Revue – “What’s His Name” with Mac DeMarco
During the RBC Ottawa Bluesfest, we walked around with Canadian indie star Mac DeMarco, asking people if they knew his […]
Gig Pick: Larry and His Flask, Good For Grapes and Steamers Sunday October 5
Spectrasonic and punkottawa.com Present Larry and His Flask, Good For Grapes and Steamers on Sunday, October 5 at 8:30pm at […]
Gig Pick: Gold & Marrow Album Release Party October 4 @ Black Sheep
The Black Sheep Inn Hosts Gold & Marrow’s Album Release Party with special guest The Visit on Saturday, October 4 at […]
2014 Ottawa Bluesfest Revue – Bands from the YOW (Part II)
This is Part II of a series of interviews with Ottawa-area performance that we did at this year’s RBC Ottawa […]
The Watchmen Return to Ottawa
The Watchmen were one of my favourite bands in the 90s. Near the peak of their fame, I saw them […]
You Had Me at Joss Stone
When the Ottawa Folk Festival announced their line-up and I saw Joss Stone‘s name, my tickets were sold. I have […]
Concert Pick: O-Town Hoedown Concert Tour 2014
The O-Town Hoedown‘s 8th Annual Concert Series was formed in 2007 by Ottawa songwriter, musician and radio personality Lefty McRightly. […]
Adam Cohen Shines in the Rain
Adam Cohen is the son of a famous artist from Montreal. He likes to joke about that in his act. […]
Gig Pick: Danielle Allard & Friends September 22 @ Lowertown Brewery
Stella Luna Gelator Cafe Hosts Danielle Allard and Friends on September 22, September 29 and October 6 at the Lowertown Brewery (75 […]
The National Rule Ottawa Folk Festival
According to the official reports from Ottawa Folk Festival, the crowd for The National was one of the biggest of […]
Gig Pick: Kris and Dee with Special Guest Megan Hamilton – Saturday, September 20 @ Raw Sugar
Raw Sugar Cafe Hosts Kris and Dee with special guest Megan Hamilton on Saturday, September 20 at 8pm at Raw Sugar Cafe […]
2014 Ottawa Bluesfest Revue – Bands from the YOW (Part I)
At this year RBC Ottawa Bluesfest, we had a chance to meet with all 32 Ottawa acts performing at the […]
NQ Arbuckle at Ottawa Folk Fest. Wait, where?
NQ Arbuckle is a band I discovered when I won a CD from a radio station several years ago. The […]
Serena Ryder Dazzles at Folkfest
I discovered Serena Ryder soon after her release of If Your Memory Serves You Well. My full blown live music […]