Avec pas d’casque is back with Effets spéciaux, its fourth critically-acclaimed album, in which the group continues to hone its astro-folk sound. Their slow colourful lyrics and the soft, atmospheric blend of guitars, lap steel and keyboards give audiences a laid-back, mind-bending concert. https://youtu.be/X0A7vaXgdtg
Catriona Sturton “Hers is not a bombastic solo outing, but rather an emotional journey informed by her tender voice, bluesy guitar and raw, expressive harmonica” - Lynn Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen Sings like an angel, plays like a beast. Rock and roll lover of Heavenly and the heaviest blues. After learning to file harmonica reeds in …
ARBORETUM FESTIVAL + NAC Presents/CNA Présente present BOOK LAUNCH The Never Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip Author Michael Barclay in conversation with Paul Wells of Maclean’s Magazine. + performances by Claude Munson / Shadowhand Join us an inspiring and deeply insightful look at one of english Canada’s most revered …
Sarah Bradley https://youtu.be/LH7ViCKJm38 Sarah Bradley's voice glows like a bonfire. Emerging as a formiddable new talent of the Franco-Ontarian music scene in the late 2000’s, she was immediately scooped up as the voice of emerging indie-electro band, FEVERS. The band enjoyed almost immediate acclaim for their ecstatic mix of sweet hooks, sophisticated arrangements, and driving …
Waking up to a summer rain storm, or the Sunday noises of a quiet house: minimalist piano has a way of conjuring that sense of calm, and evoking memories you’d long forgotten. Montreal’s Jean-Michel Blais’ (Arts & Crafts) enchanting instrumental compositions pair the melodic pop sensibilities of Amélie-era Yann Tiersen with the breathtaking technical skill …
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Dan Mangan is a two-time JUNO award-winning & two-time Polaris Music Prize listed musician and songwriter. As part of their Sessions series, NAC Presents is honoured to welcome Dan live in Southam Hall with the NAC Orchestra! 2018 brings Dan’s 5th full length More or Less, an album about witnessing birth, and in some ways …
The Festival of Small Halls and NAC Presents are thrilled to co-present A Winter's Night featuring Donovan Woods, Basia Bulat, and The Skydiggers. Join them during the holidays for an intimate evening of music! Donovan Woods could have taken the easy road on his new album. Where others might simply drill down to voice and …
The Festival of Small Halls and NAC Presents are thrilled to co-present A Winter's Night featuring Donovan Woods, Basia Bulat, and The Skydiggers. Join them during the holidays for an intimate evening of music! Donovan Woods could have taken the easy road on his new album. Where others might simply drill down to voice and …
Chilly Gonzales, Grammy-winning Canadian pianist and entertainer currently living in Europe, is known as much for the intimate piano touch of best-selling albums Solo Piano I and Solo Piano II as for his showmanship and composition for award-winning stars. Gonzo, as he is known to close collaborators, aims to be a man of his time, …