May 11th, 2019 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts, Features
Ottawa was ready for a night of heavy metal mixed with fire and devil horns as Volbeat and Godsmack took the stage at Canadian Tire Centre on their 2019 World Tour. Up first was Danish rock heavyweights Volbeat, with the crowd awaiting the arrival anxiously. When the lights went out, and the band started behind […]
April 29th, 2019 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts, Features, New Music
Metric’s ‘Art of Doubt’ tour presented by Live Nation made a stop at Ottawa’s TD Place on its 27 city run with July Talk. July Talk was a headline opening act for Metric, to a packed house in TD Place had the crowd on their feet and singing along thanks to the amazing and wildly […]
March 26th, 2019 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts, New Music
One of Canada’s greatest Rock & roll bands of all time possibly? The band that has been together since 1990 was in town, rocking out like they were just starting out. Welcomed to the stage with ‘The River’ and some ‘Sober’ in between got the crowd remembering the band they learned to love over multiple […]
March 18th, 2019 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts
After a three year hiatus from recording new music, Marianas Trench is back on the road with their ‘Suspending Gravity Tour’ alongside the release of their fifth studio album ‘Phantoms’. Touring alongside them was ‘Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine‘ from the show ‘The Launch’ that got their hit single ‘Ain’t Easy’ on the charts. They […]
March 11th, 2019 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts, Features
It was a night filled with music lovers, great beer and superb musicians at the amazing new venue for intimate sized shows in the Ottawa region, Overflow Brewing Company. The night began with the building already bursting at the seems with a sold out crowd as the first set of the evening hit the stage, the […]
March 7th, 2019 | by Mike Milito | published in Concerts, Features
Mumford and Sons played live at the Canadian Tire Centre with the support of Cat Power on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Let’s hear a round of applause for a major artist that didn’t skip Ottawa.The night began with Cat Power, who played to a scarcely filled arena. Like any good performer, she didn’t seem to […]
February 21st, 2019 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts
The Paul Brandt Journey Tour made its stop in Ottawa at the TD Place arena on February 16, 2019 with co-headliners High Valley and special guests Jess Moskaluke and Hunter Brothers. Kicking off the night was a short set by the Hunter Brothers as they came out on stage to ‘Lost’ to get the crowd […]
January 20th, 2019 | by Matthew Perry | published in Concerts
Dierks arrived as promised for The Burning Man Tour as it engulfed Ottawa. Encompassing some of the hottest country music of the year with a plethora of talent from The Hot Country Knights, Tenille Townes, Jon Pardi and of course Dierks Bentley with his band. The Hot Country Knights got the evening started, not wasting any time […]
November 13th, 2018 | by Aaron Kaiserman | published in Concerts
Vancouver rockers Default kept the post-Grunge sound alive through the 2000s with several international hits and a string of Canadian chart toppers. Returning from a five-year hiatus, the band was refreshed and energized, delivering a high-energy performance for fans at Ottawa’s Algonquin Commons Theatre. A Radikal Warm up Openers Daysormay started the night off right. […]
September 26th, 2018 | by Aaron Kaiserman | published in Concerts
The big story in Ottawa this week was the wild weather – tornadoes that leveled houses and knocked out hydro for nearly a fifth of Ottawa residents. But that didn’t stop Algonquin Commons Theatre from hosting veteran Scottish folk rockers the Proclaimers, who came in with a whirlwind barrage of uplifting ditties to energize the […]