Serena Ryder, from the beginning to Utopia
Roll the clock back to 2016 to 2006, Canada got “Weak in the Knees” for young, Toronto-based, newcomer Serena Ryder. Since her breakthrough album If Your Memory Serves You Well Serena has gone on to win six JUNO Awards, a Muchmusic Video Award and a Canadian Film Award. This past May Serena released her sixth, and highest […]
Steve Earle and the Dukes – In Photos
The legendary Steve Earle paid a visit to the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last week taking us down “Copperhead Road” to “Guitar Town” where we stopped in to say hello to “My Old Friend The Blues” who lives on “Nowhere Road”.
Children of Bodom brings 20 Years Down & Dirty to Bronson Centre.
Finland’s extreme metal superstars Children of Bodom brought their 20 Years Down & Dirty to Ottawa on Wednesday night and things were bound to get crazy! The progressive death metal band Uncured from New York opened the metal night at the absolutely packed Bronson Centre. The second to hit the stage was Lost Society from […]
Lindi Ortega returning to Ottawa
When Lindi Ortega went in search of some quiet last year, the award-winning artist was pleasantly surprised to find a voice she hadn’t heard in some time – her own. Amid sparse, atmospheric production, it’s precisely this voice – a combination of Ortega’s fatalistic perspective expressed with her evocative soprano – that grips your attention […]
PAPA ROACH Announces North American Tour With NOTHING MORE, ESCAPE THE FATE
Fresh off their Sold Out European tour, Papa Roach are coming back stateside, hitting the road in support of their critically acclaimed ninth studio effort, Crooked Teeth. The tour kicks off on April 5th in Raleigh, NC and runs through May 13th, wrapping up in Corpus Christi, TX. The tour will be hitting twenty five cities featuring special guests […]
Santana coming to Canada for 10 show run in 2018
Multiple-Grammy award-winning musician Santana is bringing his Divination Tour to 10 Canadian cities next year.
Barenaked Ladies Keep It Kooky at NAC
Growing up, the Barenaked Ladies were sort of a staple for Canadian rock radio. Their songs were hook driven, contagious and just peculiar enough that you couldn’t avoid them. And for someone like me that was both a good and bad thing.
Diana Krall Turns up the Quiet at the National Arts Centre
The legendary Canadian jazz singer and pianist Diana Krall made a stop in Ottawa on her Turn up the Quiet 2017-18 world tour. Her new album, of the same name, celebrates jazz and the great american songbook and this tour is providing fans with the opportunity to sing along to some of her sultry versions […]
Arkells Dominate K-Rock Centre Like Modern Day Pop Icons
Now I have to admit, while I like the Arkells, I never jumped on the buzz-worthy bandwagon that a lot of my peers seem to have. Arkells are solid. They bring energy to every show. They even get political sometimes, and their “Ode to the Whistleblower” is a pretty powerful tune. And much like Glorious […]
Rebel 101.7 presents Eagleson CD Release at Mavericks.
Weeks of video teasers and anticipation finally paid off on Saturday night at Mavericks at the Eagleson CD release party. The Ottawa heavy hitters pushed out a two song EP that is bound to rock your socks off.