September 24th, 2021 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, Features, News
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 […]
September 18th, 2021 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts, Features
The start of Ottawa’s weekend, and the crowd started filling quickly when the gates opened at 5pm. Everyone was anxious to get back out to a festival, and you can see the ones that were even more anxious if it was their first night of this festival. The Command Sisters had the job of getting […]
September 17th, 2021 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, Features
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 […]
March 8th, 2020 | by Aaron Kaiserman | published in Concerts
There’s nothing like a small venue to endear a band to its audience. Whether to get to know fresh local band Outfielder or the veteran can-rockers Limblifter, The 27 Club’s intimate, downtown bar space is a fantastic little venue for discovering something new and reaffirming a love for something older. The deafening acoustics and too-low […]
February 7th, 2020 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts
On a blustery winters night in Canada’s Capital, Tebey and Matt Lang performed to a sold out crowd at Algonquin Commons Theatre. Canadian country star and singer-songwriter brought his ‘Good Ones’ tour to Ottawa alongside Matt Lang. On his first headlining tour, this marked one of the last of his 20 stops he would make […]
November 27th, 2019 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts
It was a warm Ottawa evening in November, filled with melodic tones and astounding voices from City and Colour, along with friends Ben Rogers and Jacob Banks. Starting out the evening was Ben Rogers, a rock / blues artist out of Vancouver, BC. A unique style and distinct voice put on a great opening set. Up […]
October 16th, 2019 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts
Céline Dion performed to a full house in Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre on October 15, 2019. After performing in Las Vegas for the past decade, Céline was welcomed back to Canada by a sold out crowd in Ottawa, Ontario. Opening with a hydraulic lift from center stage wearing a red sequined dress and patent leather […]
August 18th, 2019 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts
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 […]
July 13th, 2019 | by Mike Milito | published in Concerts
Don’t believe the hype. That is, the hype I built the last time we reviewed The Dirty Nil. They took the City Stage for the 6 PM slot on July 12th to diehard fans knowing every word or people waiting for the Offspring. They played a nearly identical show to the last time we saw […]
July 11th, 2019 | by Mike Milito | published in Concerts
One of the saddest crossovers in the Bluesfest schedule this year was Elle King coinciding with The Sheepdogs. Unfortunately, due to personal reasons, Elle King was unable to perform. The Sheepdogs instead closed the Videotron Stage on July 10th. The crowd was packed, begging the note that if The Sheepdogs had played the Bluesville stage […]