Posts by Scott Martin

Brett Kissel bringing his Showtime! Tour to Ottawa

OTTAWA – Country superstar Brett Kissel is bringing his ‘SHOWTIME!’ tour to The Arena at TD Place on May 20. The multi-CCMA and JUNO Award winner’s stop in Ottawa is part of his swing through Ontario this spring, which also includes shows in Peterborough, Toronto and London. Platinum selling powerhouse vocalist, and multi-CCMA and JUNO […]

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Check out new music from The New Hires

Although they formed back in February of 2020, you could say The New Hires are a fairly new band in the Ottawa music scene. Coming together just as the covid-19 pandemic started to spread across the globe, they are looking to hit the stage this year to perform their first shows together and share their […]

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Bluesfest 2021 – Day 2

Day 2 of Bluesfest was a mix of blues and some classic rock. No strangers to local music fans, Ottawa’s own Monkey Junk kicked things off with a solid set. While festival audiences quite often trickle in slowly, a large crowd showed up early to catch the openers. It was an older crowd on day […]

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Bluesfest 2021 – Day 1

There was a large crowd on hand for the first night of this year’s shortened Ottawa Bluesfest. On and off rain through the early part of the evening eventually turned into a steady downpour by the time Half Moon Run hit the stage, drenching the crowd. That didn’t dampen spirits however, as the majority of […]

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CityFolk 2021 – Day 1

CityFolk 2021 kicked off with a lineup of R&B artists taking the stage. Music fans were treated to performances by Charlotte Day Wilson, DVSN and Roy Woods. It’s been quite some time since we’ve enjoyed a large outdoor music festival here in Ottawa. While the crowd was smaller than I expected, the people coming down […]

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The Glorious Sons “A War on Everything” North American tour includes a stop in Ottawa

TICKETS ON SALE TODAY AT 10AM! JUNO Award winning rockers The Glorious Sons have announced that their 2020 “A War On Everything” North American headlining tour produced by Concerts West/AEG Presents Kicking will make a stop in Ottawa on March 28 at The Arena at TD Place. Buy tickets The sweeping 40+ date tour will […]

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Josephine Leone – So Fine video

Josephine Leone‘s latest video for So Fine was shot and edited by Andrew Robillard. Direction was given by Andrew Robillard and front person Valerie-Josephine. Adria Nadler from Play Dead Vintage helped with the wardrobe design. According to drummer Peter Gene, “As well as being one of Valerie-Josephine’s personal favourites from our upcoming album Gold In […]

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The Ottawa Art Pep Rally – creating excitement for local art

On Saturday, September 7th, 2019, the Ottawa Art Pep Rally will descend upon Queen St. Fare! It will be an evening filled with musical performances from Jumpin’ Joel Flash & The Magic Machine, The Monotypes, Beaugé, and Tev, as well as a special dance performance by Surraya Dawn! It’s a jam packed evening of entertainment. […]

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The Twins of Evil rock the Canadian Tire Centre

A couple songs into his set, Rob Zombie told the CTC crowd “forget about the usual rock show. I’m here to party with you!” Just balloons started falling from the lights and the band proceeded to punch and kick them out into the audience. Rob was here for the party and he brought it. The […]

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Ottawa Bluesfest 2019 – Day Four – July 7

Sunday night was a pleasant mix of different styles. Getting there early, I was lucky to catch partial sets from some great local artists. I was a first timer for Outside I’m a Giant, Moonfruits and River City Junction. Entertaining sets from all of these talented musicians. Bluesfest does a fine job bringing in lots […]

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