Category Archives: Canadiana

Seems like The Weeknd’s team knew what they were doing when they signed Toronto-based duo 88GLAM to XO records. Derek Wise and 88 Camino were on fire on Saturday night, backed by a talented group of local Ottawa artists.

The Journey is officially underway but not without a “minor” snag thanks to a notorious Coquihalla Highway snow storm. For the next month, Paul Brandt will be joined by Hunter Brothers, Jess Moskaluke, and High Valley on a cross country tour.  We had the honor to be at the Abbotsford Centre in BC to catch the start of it all.

RBC Bluesfest organizers announced yesterday that they will launch the inaugural ‘Come See & Hear the World’ festival during this year’s Winterlude event. The festival will take place on February 15 and 16 and will focus on celebrating Canadian diversity through music. Featured artists include William Prince, Gabrielle Shonk, Tanya Tagaq, Antibalas, Sudan Archives, Harry Manx & Steve Marriner, Fateh, and more. *See below for more, including billings, locations, times and pricing.

Today, Roxodus Music Fest announced that punk pioneer and global superstar Billy Idol, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Blondie,have been added to the star-studded festival lineup. Both Idol and Blondie will hit the stage alongside Kid Rock, Nickelback, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice Cooper, Peter Frampton, and Cheap Trick during the three-day concert series running July 11-13, 2019.

Montreal’s incredible indie-pop superstar Coeur de Pirate follows up a multi-night sold out run in the NCR with a return to the Bronson Centre Theatre on Friday Feb 1st.

The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival returns February 8^th to 9^th with free concerts from Bedouin Soundclash (8^th) and Dear Rouge (9^th) inside Dows Lake Pavilion. They will be headlining a fantastic lineup of free concerts, featuring some of Ottawa’s best talent including favourites Jacquie Neville (8^th) and Jeremy Fisher (9^th).

It’s that time of year again, the time where you get to save money on concert tickets to some of this spring’s hottest concerts across Canada.

A couple of things that are consistent about Ottawa in January: it’s often really cold, the Rideau canal is usually open for skating and, every couple of years, Dierks Bentley will come to town with a couple of his friends to warm things up a bit.

Canadian Hip-Hop Duo, 88Glam announced the dates for their 2019 Canadian concert tour featuring twelve performances in an eighteen-day period this January. We will be checking them out live in Ottawa at the Algonquin Commons Theatre.

It’s no secret we’re huge supporters of women in country music. We’re so lucky in Canada to have so many incredible female artists which is why we’re so excited about Girls with Guitars, this new initiative from Country 101.1 and The Marshes Golf Club.