Whoever says the metal scene is dead, has no idea what they are talking about. The proof was in the pudding on Friday night in Ottawa when August Burns Red brought in their “Dangerous” tour to the jam packed Bronson Centre.
Andy Shauf brings The Party to MEGAPHONO
Helping warm up the winter chill, February ushers in the Ottawa-based music festival and conference MEGAPHONO. Hosting music industry professionals, film/TV music supervisors and more, February 7-9th saw the city light up with over 70 local and regional artists in 20 venues across Ottawa-Gatineau. As part of the line-up, the Friday evening showcased Polaris-prize 2016 nominee Andy Shauf at the Bronson Centre.
Montreal’s Sweetheart Coeur de Pirate Returns to Ottawa
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.
Headstones are the Picture of Health in Ottawa
The Headstones tour came rolling through the town on Friday night for the highly anticipated reissue of their debut platinum album release ‘Picture of Health’. The Bronson Centre stop comes month and a half after the band started the tour stretching across Canada, including a single U.S date in Buffalo, NY.
Spectrasonic rings in the Holidays
Ottawa Promoters Spectrasonic do not take a break even in the busiest month during the holidays!
Dear Rouge is Good As Gold at the Bronson Centre
Dear Rouge rocked the house at the Bronson Centre on Friday, bringing their catchy riffs back to Ottawa.
Twister Brings Ottawans Together At Frank Turner Show
The show went on Monday night at the Bronson Centre despite recent tornadoes and mass power outages across the National Capital Region. Each of the three performing bands, Bad Cop Bad Cop, Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs, and Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, expressed sympathy and solidarity towards Ottawa. There was even a tornado relief fund set up that the bands repped throughout the night. As much as the bands’ punk rock anthems struck a chord with the crowd, so too did the community spirit felt at this show.
Confession is Good for the Soul
We last caught up with Floridian indie rockers Dashboard Confessional at MacEwen Hall last month in Calgary where they were in town promoting their long anticipated album Crooked Shadows. Last night they visited the Bronson Centre in the nation’s capital city and were preceded by Montreal songstress Gabrielle Shonk and Keswick ON (north of Toronto – I had to look it up too) natives The Elwins.
The New Constellations Tour Wows Ottawa
It was a packed house on Friday night at Ottawa’s Bronson Centre, and as the snow fell, a fire burning inside the performance hall.
Rural Alberta Advantage Mend Weary Hearts In Ottawa
Celebrating the release of their fourth full length record “The Wild,” Toronto area folk rock alternative band Rural Alberta Advantage (The RAA) returned to Ottawa for the first time since their much celebrated Dragon Boat Festival performance over two years ago.
