Show Announcements
NAC Presents Welcomes Gord Downie’s Live Show Secret Path on October 18
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at 8PM, Gord Downie will play a live show at the National Arts Centre in Southam Hall. He will be playing songs from his latest solo project Secret Pa...
Alex Silas & The Subterraneans excited for their Tunnels Season One release party!
Alex Silas & The Subterraneans recently released their latest album Tunnels: Season One. The group is excited for their upcoming release party which you can check out on Satur...
Ottawa Bluesfest 2016 – Discover some great local artists while you’re there
Summer is here and that means it’s almost time for another addition of the Ottawa Bluesfest! While all the hype typically surrounds the headliners, there is loads of local ta...
Interviews
Alex Silas & The Subterraneans excited for their Tunnels Season One release party!
Alex Silas & The Subterraneans recently released their latest album Tunnels: Season One. The group is excited for their upcoming release party which you can check out on Satur...
Dubé are excited to retake the stage at Bluesfest
I recently sat down with Jan and Quinn, 2/3 of Dubé to discuss their upcoming appearance at Bluesfest as well as new music. Dubé basically disappeared for the the last year or so...
Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival and Foundation CEO John Brooman talks about this year’s festival
I recently had the opportunity to chat with ODBF CEO John Brooman ahead of this year’s festival, which takes place June 23 to 26, 2016. There’s been a controversy brewi...
Features
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Grab your table for Family Services Ottawa’s Music on a Mission trivia fundraiser today!
On Friday, October 28, 2016 at St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall, from 6-11pm, Family Services Ottawa will be hosting their Music on a Mission Trivia Fundraiser. Tables for the event ar...
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Alex Silas & The Subterraneans excited for their Tunnels Season One release party!
Alex Silas & The Subterraneans recently released their latest album Tunnels: Season One. The group is excited for their upcoming release party which you can check out on Satur...
Album Recommendations
Sophisticated Surrealism : Contemplating The Music Of The Haig
In two and a half years The Haig have released two albums, the enigmatic Template For Disaster and its equally cryptic sibling, Tales of Wisdom and Might. Then, they tempted us rec...
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Concerts
Crown Lands, Onionface & Trunk at Live on Elgin 2016-08-31
On the advice of a good friend, I trucked on down to Live on Elgin on Wednesday last to take in Oshawa duo Crown Lands. Teamed up with Ottawa heavy-rockers Onionface and Trunk, the...
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Contests
Win tickets to see Megan Bonnell and Emilie Mover
Canadian folk-rock artists Megan Bonnell and Emilie Mover are stopping in Ottawa in February, and you can win a pair tickets here at Spotlight. Bonnell is supporting her new record...
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New Music
Prayer Wheels Debut Choir-Rock EP ‘Spring’
Self-described “choir-rock” band Prayer Wheels increases their presence on the Ottawa music scene with Spring, their four-song debut EP to be released by Ringbill Recor...
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News
NAC Presents Welcomes Gord Downie’s Live Show Secret Path on October 18
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at 8PM, Gord Downie will play a live show at the National Arts Centre in Southam Hall. He will be playing songs from his latest solo project Secret Pa...
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- Boutique Blues & BBQ Festival – Fundraiser, food & fun all in one
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- Buck-N-Nice to premiere new music video “Welcome to Infinity” this Friday
- Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival announces its FREE concert lineup for 2016