Award winning singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton brought his All American Road Show tour to the Canadian Tire Centre last night. It was there that Chris, alongside his wife and special guest Lindi Ortega were greeted by a packed house.
A Chat with Joel Plaskett on Solidarity, Gord Downie & Led Zeppelin
I had the pleasure of chatting with Joel Plaskett this week about “Solidarity”, his latest solo release, but this ones a little different, it’s with his father Bill Plaskett, and it is a wonderful musical tapestry that spans the generations.
Big Wreck shows the Iconic Barrymore’s they still know how to rock a crowd
It’s a difficult task, getting a crowd out on a Monday night in Ottawa. Especially when it’s a freezing rain kind of night. As I arrived at Barrymore’s on an especially miserable winter evening, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Ottawa was pumped and ready to party on a school night.
Over 100 artists set to participate in JUNOfest 2017 Ottawa
JUNOfest 2017 lineup to include over 35 JUNO nominees, such as The Strumbellas, Silla + Rise, The Dirty Nil, Whitehorse, Tasha The Amazon, Holy Fuck, Bit Funk, Cold Creek County, Exco Levi, and more
Mother Mother Deliver Something Sweet at the National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre is a really spectacular venue for a concert of any size and magnitude. Even more so when the musical artist on the stage is pouring their heart out and the audience is electric. That was just the case this past Friday night, as a capacity crowd of passionate Canadian music lovers arose from their seats and ignored the sitting room guidelines to celebrate the ever-evolving indie dream-rock sounds of Mother Mother.
Eric Church Holds His Own with 3 hour show in Ottawa
I’ve never purchased membership in a fan club in my life but when it was announced that Eric Church was coming back to Ottawa and the best way to guarantee great seats was to become a member of his Church Choir fan club, that’s exactly what I did. On Friday night, the show we had been anticipating since that day in September, finally arrived and we would not be let down.
Billy Talent heats up frozen TD Place
The always amazing Billy Talent brought the third last stop of the Canadian leg of their ‘Afraid of Heights’ –tour to the jam packed TD Place, and was set to play to an exceptionally enthusiastic crowd.
Celebrating 20 years of Transmission with The Tea Party
20 years ago I was a student at Canadore College in North Bay. We had this bar, called The Wall. It was a small venue but in its 20 year existence hosted some of the finest musicians Canada has ever produced. It was also where I was first introduced to Jeff Martin and The Tea Party as they rolled across the country promoting their new album Transmission.
Morning Report is in, and Arkells Nailed it.
The Morning Report tour named after their fourth studio album, rolled into town on February 13th 2017. 3,000 “Private School Girls” and “Private School Boys” packed into TD arena for a night of dancing and live music.
Metallica announce Worldwired Tour, skip Ottawa
It’s 2017 and Ottawa is celebrating Canada 150 and some of the biggest concert tours and events are passing through the city in the coming 11 months but not Metallica…at least Ottawa isn’t part of the dates the veteran rockers announced this morning….but their tour dates do intersect with Ottawa right around RBC Bluesfest which has yet to announce their 2017 lineup….
