The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant Media, unveiled the 40 albums on this year’s Long List earlier today at the National Arts Centre with the support of Lixar. The 2017 Polaris Music Prize Long List: A Tribe Called Red – We Are The Halluci Nation Alaclair Ensemble – …
One of those great lovely intimate shows at the NAC Theatre for a rainy Saturday night. Brother and sister singer-songwriters Matthew Barber and Jill Barber made their final stop in Ottawa for their Family Album tour on May 6, 2017. Performing from their 2016 album The Family Album which was so beautiful to hear. They …
NAC Presents/CNA Présente in partnership with BMO Financial Group welcomes Matthew Barber and Jill Barber on May 6 at the NAC Theatre. Produced by Matthew and Jill themselves, The Family Album is a folk record. It’s a record that enthusiastically harkens back to sibling singers of yesteryear, but also one that is not afraid to …
Lovely intimate evening at the NAC Theatre with Jenn Grant and Jenny Berkel on March 25, 2017. Jenn Grant is promoting her sixth album called Paradise which is a departure from her folky pop music on previous albums. Lovely as always when performing her music and engaging to the audience too. Opening up the show …
It was lovely Saturday night at the NAC Southam Hall. Father and son duo, Bill Plaskett and Joel Plaskett are currently on tour promoting the album Solidarity which is filled with traditional folk and rock music. Both did a wonderful performance from that album and Joel performed some stripped down materials from his previous albums …
It was a full house at the NAC Theatre on March 10th with Basia Bulat and Evening Hymns. You can say it was déjà vu in a wonderful way, since both performed the same venue four years ago. It was a brilliant performance Basia Bulat did at the theatre. She has had a busy 2016 …
Kid Koala held his first of four shows at the NAC Backstage. It was part of Kid Koala’s Satellite Concert and promoting the album Music to Draw: Satellite. The first night of the show sold out and it was quite an experience! Sadly Emiliana Torinni wasn’t available since she is touring in Europe at the …
Who thought my first show of 2017 happened to be classical orchestra music at the NAC. NOTE: Didn’t photograph this show but wanted to enjoy it. Went to the first of two night of Pinchas Conducts Haydn. I wanted to go because it was the Canadian debut of Japanese violinist Fumiaki Miura. What I found …
On December 15th, performing to a first of a two night sold out shows at the NAC Studio. Headlining was Great Lake Swimmers and opening up was Elliott Brood.
I had never experienced something like this before and it was one of those don’t miss event! NAC Orchestra held a crazy party in the foyer which had live graffiti from House of Paint. The main attraction was DJ Skratch Bastid performing turntable/classical tribute to Beethoven and Schumann. Then he was accompanied by three members …