The Harlem Globetrotters came through Ottawa again on their 2017 World Tour on Friday night and brought along their newest addition, Kentucky native Briana “Hoops” Green, who is only the 15th female player ever to wear the Globetrotters uniform within the team’s 91 year long history.
Simple Plan No Pads, No Helmets…JUST Balls tour announces Canadian dates!
After taking one for the team and travelling across the USA and the world Simple Plan is ready to return to Canada with the official 15th Anniversary tour of No Pads, No Helmets…JUST Balls!
Warner Music Canada caps JUNO Weekend with an epic party 50 years in the making!
We’ve developed a close relationship with the folks at Warner Music Canada and the artists that they represent. It was an honour and thrill for us to be invited to the Lowertown Brewery in downtown Ottawa for their JUNO After Party to celebrate 50 years of Warner Music in Canada.
Brit Floyd’s Immersion tour show hypnotizes Ottawa crowd
While the rest of Ottawa was roaming around the city in multiple venues for JUNOfest and Juno Awards weekend, TD Place was packed full for Brit Floyd’s three hour Pink Floyd tribute spectacle from their Immersion Tour.
***UPDATED with photos*** 2017, The Juno Awards in Ottawa – Hip, Cohen and Women
It’s 2017, Canada is 150, the JUNO Awards are in Ottawa for only the 3rd time ever, and it’s an amazing year to be a woman in music. Tonight 8 awards were handed out at Canadian Tire Centre out which 4 were given to women and the rest to either the Tragically Hip / Gord Downie, Leonard Cohen or Shawn Mendes.
The Lumineers bring Cleopatra back to Ottawa
The Lumineers graced Ottawa with their presence for the second time within a year promoting their latest album Cleopatra, this time in freezing cold March weather compared to last summer’s rainy and sweaty Bluesfest show, and brought along two fantastic bands to open with.
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider bring Mad Mad World Tour to Ottawa
The lighting was stellar, the sound was amazing and the performance was no less than what you would expect from someone as big as Tom Cochrane and his Mad Mad World Tour. Even the opening act, Meghan Patrick was most welcoming.
Joey Landreth brings Whiskey to Dakota Tavern in Toronto
Joey Landreth grew up in a musical home and first started touring at 16. Joey started a band The Bros. Landreth with his brother in 2013, which landed them a Juno for best “Roots & Traditional Album of the Year” for their album Let it Lie, Joey is definitely no stranger to the music world. In fact, in 2016 he decided to go solo and create the album Whiskey and Toronto was lucky enough to have him rocking The Dakota Tavern to a sold out crowd.
Matthew Good brings Beautiful Midnight Revisited to Ottawa
Toronto’s own Matthew Good, brought his “Beautiful Midnight Revisited Tour” to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa March 16, and a full house with lots of energy set the tone for the show.
Plaskett’s Kitchen Party with 1500 Friends and Family
Joel and Bill Plaskett rolled into the NAC in Ottawa this past Saturday for their third stop on their tour for Solidarity, the latest release in Plaskett’s catalog. Even a broken-down van didn’t slow down this crew as they launched into their hour-and-forty-minute show after Mayhemingways from Peterborough, Ontario, opened the night with thirty minutes of 2-piece-band glory, displaying a full spectrum of grooves and moods.
