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 […]
CityFolk 2018 In Photos – Part 2
Yesterday, we shared Part 1 of the photo essay of the 25th anniversary of Ottawa’s music festival CityFolk, while today we cover […]
CityFolk 2018 in Photos – Part 1
Like last year, Ottawa’s CityFolk was blessed with wonderful weather. With five unbelievably warm nights, it was perfect to relax outside with […]
CityFolk 2018 – Day 5 Picks (Sept 16)
Today brings us to the final day of CityFolk Music Festival, wrapping up the 25th anniversary edition. Here’s our final four suggestions as […]
CityFolk 2018 – Day 4 Picks (September 15)
Saturday is here and a swell way to celebrate is with live music. CityFolk Music Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this […]
CityFolk 2018 – Day 3 Picks (Sept 14)
We’ve reached the middle of the last big summer music festival in Ottawa. Fret not! There’s still plenty of talent […]
CityFolk 2018 – Day 1 & 2 Picks (Sept 12th & 13th)
Though the calendar says summer of 2018 is drawing to a close, the final mega-music event in Ottawa is […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Big Wreck’s ‘In Loving Memory Of’ Anniversary Tour, Ottawa (photo essay)
Big Wreck exploded onto Canadian radio stations in 1997, instantly proving themselves to be a new force with their […]
John Jacob Magistery perform Harmoney at Cafe Dekcuf
John Jacob Magistery first came to our attention in 2016 when they impressed us during a late-night set at The […]
Alert the Medic : Sick fun at the House of Targ
Alert the Medic formed in Nova Scotia in 2006 and wasted no time in releasing their self-titled debut album later that […]
METZ’s Faustian ‘Strange Peace’ (album review)
“I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, ‘Faust: First […]
CityFolk 2017 In Photos – Part 2
Yesterday, we shared Part 1 of CityFolk , while today we cover the last two days of the Festival. Unfortunately, not every […]
CityFolk 2017 in Photos – Part 1
Last year Ottawa’s CityFolk had some unfortunate luck with very rainy weather. However, this year Mother Nature was in a much sunnier mood […]
CityFolk 2017 – Day 5 Picks
It’s finally here, the last day of CityFolk 2017. If Bluesfest is Ottawa’s marathon of music, CityFolk is the half-marathon. […]