The Headstones celebrate 25 years of Picture of Health
Twenty-Five years ago The Headstones released their debut album Picture of Health, heralding the arrival of one of the great […]
Friday night at Café Dekcuf with Wild Planes (photo essay)
I first discovered Wild Planes at a late-night show during Canadian Music Week in 2017 at The Painted Lady. […]
RBC Bluesfest 2018 In Photos – Part 3
All good things eventually come to an end and, as such, this review covers the final weekend of RBC […]
RBC Bluesfest 2018 In Photos – Part 2
As in previous years, Monday following the first weekend was a “dark” day at Bluesfest with no shows on the […]
RBC Bluesfest 2018 – First Week in Photos
Ottawa’s RBC Bluesfest can be a logistical challenge to see everyone on your list. With the number of performers featured on […]
Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival 2018 (photo essay)
Tim Horton’s Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival 2018 was recently held in the Nation’s capital. Having been in existence for a […]
Montebello Rockfest 2018 Part 2 (photo essay)
The weather for the final day of Rockfest was perfect, possibly even a little too hot in the afternoon. […]
Montebello Rockfest 2018 Part 1 (photo essay)
The 2018 edition of Montebello Rockfest again hosted an eclectic mix of rock music ranging from comedy rock to thrash metal, […]
Canadian Music Week 2018 – Part 2 of 2
Toronto’s massive Canadian Music Week festival has wrapped up for another year. If you took in all it had to […]
Canadian Music Week 2018 – Part 1 of 2
Canadian Music Week, the annual Spring festival held in Toronto, has come to a close for 2018. With over 600 […]
The Damn Truth Deliver a Night of Rock at Mavericks (photo essay)
Get With You | Single by The Damn Truth In the summer of 2017, a last minute schedule change at […]
Shun Ng with Lesley Mok – Live at Hojoko Tavern (Boston)
Shun Ng is the incarnation of joy. He plays his guitar with the enthusiasm of a novice and the intensity […]
October Drift and 485C – Birthdays, London (photo review)
Birthdays is an underground venue in a bar in Dalston. Dalston is an area of London that seems to sport […]
Florist blossoms at Espace B in Paris (photo review)
Words and photos are from Elissa Vinh, a photographer and writer based in Paris, France and London, England. An assertive, […]
The Foreign Resort bring Canadian tour to the House of Targ (photo essay)
After playing several shows during SXSW, The Foreign Resort headed north for an 11-date tour in Canada, starting in Quebec […]
Matthew Good & Our Lady Peace Delight on Double Bill (photo essay)
On March 8th, a double dose of Canadian music makers stopped at TD Place in Ottawa. Matthew Good and Our […]
Losing All Senses with Grizzly Bear at the Wellington Opera House (photo review)
The last time I saw Grizzly Bear was June 2013 in Montreal when they co-headlined a tour with The xx. […]
Ria Hall: ‘Rules of Engagement’ – New Zealand Festival (photo review)
Rules Of Engagement by Ria Hall Every two years, one of the best arts and music festival in New Zealand […]
Thunder on the Left – Rough Trade East, London (photo review)
Gig in a shop. Not a bad idea. Thirty years ago today, I was the Assistant Manager of an Our […]
The Balconies’ Last Lunge at The 27 Club (photo essay)
If you’ve been following live music in Ottawa for the past ten years, it would have been difficult to not […]