July 6th, 2022 | by Scott Martin | published in Bluesfest locals, Features, Interviews, News
The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and discover some great new music! Amanda Lowe Friday, July 8 6:30pm to 7:30pm Barney Danson Theatre Bio Born in Sri Lanka, raised on Prince Edward Island, […]
July 4th, 2022 | by Scott Martin | published in Bluesfest locals, Features, Interviews, News
The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and discover some great new music! DJ Balu Thursday, July 7 to Sunday, July10 6pm to 9:30pm Accora Village Spin Stage Bio DJ Balu’s funk-infused, soulful jackin’ […]
July 4th, 2022 | by Scott Martin | published in Bluesfest locals, Features, Interviews, News
The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and discover some great new music! Mack & Ben Friday, July 8 6:30pm to 7:30pm River Stage Bio MACK & BEN is a groovy, smooth, harmonious and […]
July 4th, 2022 | by Scott Martin | published in Bluesfest locals, Features, Interviews, News
The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and discover some great new music! Alanna Sterling Thursday, July 7 8pm to 9pm Barney Danson Theatre Bio Alanna Sterling is a gender-fluid, genre-fluid vocal shapeshifter and […]
April 3rd, 2022 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, Interviews, News, Show Announcements
Expeditions is Ottawa’s newest monthly event featuring Progressive House music. It is held regularly at Live On Elgin and hosted by local DJ’s Alain M and Steve Finney. Each event will also include a guest DJ. The next edition of Expeditions is coming at you on April 23rd. Advance tickets are available now. Buy tickets […]
March 11th, 2022 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, Features
It was a great feeling to get back to a packed house for live music here in Ottawa as we come out of the 2 year long pandemic. Even better, is when it happens to be one of my favorite bands – Said The Whale! It’s been a few years since I saw them last, […]
March 7th, 2022 | by Scott Martin | published in Features, New Music, News
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 […]
November 17th, 2021 | by Aaron Kaiserman | published in Concerts, Features
Ottawans were treated to one of our first indoor concerts in some time. The sold out, social distanced, indoor show made for an exciting return to live music with the Steven Page Trio. The former Barenaked Ladies frontman was joined by Kevin Fox (Sarah Harmer) on Cello and Craig Northey (The Odds) on electric guitar, […]
September 25th, 2021 | by Scott Martin | published in Concerts, Features, News
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 […]
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 […]