The second day of Dine Alone Records and Mill Street Brew Pub’s Hopped and Confused festival saw some entertaining acts as Ottawa’s own New Swears opened the day 2 on the sunny Saturday evening.
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Hopped and Confused brings all Canadian lineup to Mill St Brew Pub
The second annual Hopped and Confused festival kicked off at Ottawa’s Mill Street Brewery last night. Dine Alone Records had once again outdone themselves with bringing a fantastic all Canadian lineup to the festival, and the crowd seemed more than pleased.
Canada picking its national Air Guitar Champion tonight in Toronto
For the past two months Air Guitar Canada has been hosting qualifying championship rounds in various cities across Canada, and tonight the qualifying Champions, along with last minute Dark Horse entrants wield their invisible axes (guitars) to battle it out for the title of Canada’s 2017 Air Guitar Champion.
WAYHOME announces daily schedule, vendors and more!
WayHome Music & Arts announces the return of Perrier’s Greenhouse programming, art installations and full list of onsite vendors. The new additions join previously mentioned acts Frank Ocean, Imagine Dragons and Flume. The Perrier Greenhouse hosts three full days of high tempo DJ sets, custom cocktails, a/c and more.
Buffy Sainte-Marie stronger than ever at NAC performance.
My mother had quite the collection of vinyl records and there was always a variety of music playing at our house ever since I was a baby, anywhere from blues to jazz to classical, from rocknroll to punk to folk music.
The 105th Grey Cup Festival arriving to Ottawa!
Lansdowne will be transformed this November as RNation welcomes OurNation to Ottawa for the 105th Grey Cup Festival presented by Shaw. The celebrations leading up to the CFL’s annual championship game will feature live music, community events, big team parties, family fun and more.
Rebels take over the peaks at the Calabogie Mountain Man Festival.
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of summer. Not just the sun and the warmth but most importantly, the festival season. When the festival lineup announcements start popping up in the spring, I get all giddy and start drafting a schedule of the ones I’ll definitely be attending that year.
CKY, The Wild! and more rock the Babylon
Monday nights in Ottawa are not necessarily the most successful nights for live shows, but this past Monday was clearly an exception. The Diamond Mine Agency had brought a five band set to the jam packed Babylon, with the American rock band CKY as its headliner, Kelowna’s The Wild!, Toronto’s Old James and two opening acts from Ottawa.
Jack Johnson and Bahamas bring the summer to Budweiser Stage
The weather in Toronto had been calling for thunder showers, but as Bahamas started their laid back show, the beautiful sunset was casting its beautiful tones on the revamped Budweiser Stage, formerly known as Molson Amphitheatre.
The Wild! heading out on North American tour.
Kelowna rockers The Wild! have just released their second album Wild At Heart in February, and are heading out on a two month long tour this summer. The tour consist of ten Canadian dates with Pennsylvania band CKY as well as 27 shows across the U.S. with the heavy metal super group Adrenaline Mob.
