Definitely a hard rock night at the Canadian Tire Centre on May 10, 2019. Performing was Godsmack, Volbeat and Stitched Up Heart. Starting off the show was Stitched Up Heart from Los Angeles. Cross between heavy/gothic metal and hard rock. The band was previewing new materials from their upcoming TBA album which should come later …
Metric and July Talk with Murray Lightburn stopped by Ottawa’s TD Place for the Art of Doubt tour. Kicking off the show was Murray Lightburn of the Dears. Performing a solo acoustic set of singer/songwriter music from Hear Me Out which came out in February. He mostly stood there with his sunglasses on and dedicated …
Occurred to me that it was exactly 11 years ago on April 18th that I first saw Tokyo Police Club performed to a sold out crowd at Barrymore’s Now 11 (technically 14 when they started) years later with four albums, various EPs and they are still playing full shows to their excited and dedicated fans. …
Action Bronson stopped by Ottawa’s Algonquin Commons Theatre for his The White Bronco tour. Opening up was Ottawa’s DJ Acro doing some great DJing. Then it was Queens, New York rapper Mayhem Lauren. Then Action Bronson came on stage and wowed the audience. He promoting his current album White Bronco which came out in November …
A sold out show at the NAC Azrieli Studio with Alexandra Stréliski on March 22, 2019. Promoting her 2018 album Inscape, this was the Ottawa release show for it. This was a beautiful show for those in love with modern classical music. See through curtains that had a cool projection show and bright lights. One …
Vancouver bands Mother Mother and Said the Whale touched down in Ottawa at Algonquin Commons Theatre on March 7, 2019. Mother Mother is currently on their North American “Dance and Cry Tour”. In support of their seventh album of the same night. Opening up for them was Said the Whale, who are currently promoting their …
Extraordinary show on a Tuesday night at the Canadian Tire Centre with Mumford & Sons. They are currently on their Delta World tour which started in November of 2018. Ottawa was their 26th stop. Shocking enough, this was my first concert seeing them. Ever since they blew up about 10 years ago with their debut …
Closing off Saturday night of Ottawa Bluesfest‘s Come See and Hear The World was Antibalas from Brooklyn. All I can say that it was a fun time dancing to their afrobeat, jazz and funk music at Southminster United Church. Wasn’t until after the second or third song that people came up to the front and …
Ottawa Bluesfest presented their first inaugural festival called Come See and Hear The World. An offshoot in conjunction with the city’s annual Winterlude festivities and celebrate diversity through music. When it was announced back in January there was no way I didn’t want to miss Sudan Archives from Los Angeles. Sink was released last year …
Arkells stopped by Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre for the leg of their Rally Cry Tour. Arkells is becoming Canada’s rock saviour for the Millennial generation. While I thought the audience seen very scattered in the GA area and the seats before they went on. But once they got on stage it was a wild fun …