Matt Andersen brought his signature guitar playing to the National Arts Centre for some Christmas music on Thursday, along with mandolin, bass, piano, and appearances by Donovan Woods and Suzie Vinnick.
After The Storm: Ottawa comes together for September’s Tornado victims
On September 21 around 4:00 in the afternoon. I was headed home from work, travelling along the Queensway in Ottawa on what seemed like a normal Friday, except for the fact that cooler morning temperatures had given way to sweltering hot humid temperatures and a threat of severe thunderstorms came along with the temperature change. My gut told me that something wasn’t right about this weather combination…
CUPE Presents – After The Storm
A RELIEF AND RECOVERY CONCERT
featuring
THE JIM CUDDY BAND
Saturday November 10th, The Arena at TD Place 6-11PM
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Nolan’s Cry Baby Album release
It’s been a few years since Joe Nolan put out new music, but with back-to-back sold out shows for the launch of Cry Baby, it’s clear his fans were more than ready for new music.
Ottawa Gets The Night Sweats at TD Place
It’s always refreshing when an artist is just as good live as they are on the radio. Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats were better.
Hozier, Michael McDonald and More Help Us Groove on Saturday night at CityFolk
Before we get too deep into this review, I have a personal bias I feel might be worth admitting. I’ve been eager to see Hozier perform live for a number of years and personally believe that his debut album was one of the best mainstream commercial releases of the last five years.
Byrne Brings Down The House Thursday at CityFolk
Thursday night at CityFolk featured legendary hard hitters Ani DiFranco and David Byrne, whose performances certainly lived up to the hype.
Kemptville Live, Day 4. Jann Arden Leaves People Happy
Day 4 finally came, but it was different. I awoke Sunday morning and looked out the window…..rain. It had rained during the night but it was still coming down then. The schedule for Sunday was earlier than the other days so they could wrap up at 5 or 5:30. I packed up my belongings and got ready for the day, not knowing what to expect. I got to the site early, sound checks were just finishing up it was still coming down quite hard. I went onto the stage, the front and the back of the stage floor was wet. All that was dry was an area in the center of the floor. I didn’t know what or if I would be shooting.
Kemptville Live Day 3, Everybody was Surfin’
Well, Day 3 of Kemptville Live Music Festival was kind of electric. We saw tie-dye clothing, brightly coloured hats of all kinds and peace signs galore. This was all in anticipation of the headliners for the evening, The Beach Boys!
Kemptville, Day 2. Record Crowds For Loverboy
Friday evening was a big night in Kemptville, the lineup was supposed to feature Kim Mitchell as one of the bands, but Organizers got word Thursday afternoon that Kim was having some health issues and wouldn’t be making an appearance. There was a scramble that the fans weren’t even aware of happening backstage. Organizers were trying to find another band that could step in and replace Kim. One of the biggest considerations was not only finding an available band, but finding one that could logistically make it to the venue in less than 24 hours. Enter Honeymoon Suite. They agreed to come and replace Kim Mitchell and made it up to the fans the best way they knew how, like the pros they are.
