Barenaked Ladies have been together for nearly three decades, produced 15 studio albums which have collectively sold more than 14 million copies, won eight Juno Awards, earned multiple Grammy nominations, a U.S. chart-topping single (“One Week”) and the theme song to one of TV’s most popular shows, The Big Bang Theory. Their 15th studio album …
The NAC Presents Series and Arboretum Festival are thrilled to present the 7th edition of Ottawa’s beloved tribute series, I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT. To chime in the winter holidays, the series returns with Joni Mitchell’s 1971 masterpiece Blue. Critically-acclaimed upon its release, Mitchell's fourth album weaved her idiosyncratic folk, with unconventional instrumentation, wild melodies, …
Mercury Lounge & The National Arts Centre present WolfGANG - Session 10 Doors at 8pm Live show at 9pm Sink your teeth into some fierce music when the Wolfgang Sessions returns on Saturday, January 20! Members of the NAC Orchestra are back to play chamber music with a wild side for an unforgettable night at …
Camille Poliquin was discovered on the Quebec music scene when she sang backing vocals on David Giguère and Jason Bajada’s albums. In 2012, she proved she had much more to offer than a pretty voice when she wrote her first songs under the alias of KROY. Four songs were released on Bandcamp in 2014, and …
CBC Radio: Unreserved presents INDIGENOUS TRAILBLAZERS: CARVING PATHS THROUGH TRADITION hosted by CBC Unreserved's Rosanna Deerchild ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO ALL LOCATION: Glass Thorsteinson Staircase (National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin) In the 1960's and 70's, Indigenous artists from every corner of Turtle Island carved unique paths that extend into the present. Working in and …
MEGAPHONO presents Jeremy Dutcher https://youtu.be/tQMrl-hPnUg Melody McKiver https://youtu.be/-KIs15L8mLY at National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - The Salon 1 Elgin St FREE EVENT all ages MEGAPHONO tickets and festival passes available here > https://goo.gl/eVjTpZ Starts at 5:00 pm Jeremy Dutcher is a classically trained operatic tenor and composer who takes every opportunity to …
NAC Presents/CNA Présente, MEGAPHONO + Lixar present: TRAILS with LUKA, Keturah Johnson TRAILS Trails is Allie O'Manique, a young, prolific songwriter from Ottawa, Canada who weaves reverb-laden guitars through layers of smoky alto vocals. Trails’ live performances draw the room into a psychedelic haze, looping vocals and guitars while channeling artists such as Mazzy Star …
Jack Pine and the Fire follow in the great tradition of Ottawa's best bar-room alt-folk. Like a clear-voiced Shane McGowan somehow cutting himself off one pint, Jack Pine strum their audiences into a frenzy, and stay to clean up the mess. If you'd rather dance to mandolins and string bass, than drum machines and smoke …
https://www.facebook.com/jimcuddyband/videos/1664084920324391/ In support of his fourth solo studio album, Jim Cuddy announces his 2018 cross-Canada tour. The "Constellation Tour" kicks off on Feb. 8, 2018 with 33 stops across the country. Joining Jim on tour are his bandmates Colin Cripps (guitar), Anne Lindsay (fiddle), Steve O’Connor (keyboards), Bazil Donovan (bass) and Joel Anderson (drums). Special …
National Arts Centre Presents Series: FLYING HÓRSES Flying Hórses is the project of composer-pianist Jade Bergeron. With an unapologetic air of whimsy, Flying Hórses combines piano, Wurlitzer, chimes, bells and cello to create otherworldly, instrumental soundscapes. Her debut album, Tölt, was recorded with Sigur Rós’ producer, Biggi Birgisson, at Sundlaugin Studio in Iceland. She has …