Alessia Cara kicked off her The Pains of Growing Tour at the NAC Southam Hall on May 11, 2019. This was definitely a family friendly show with people of all ages, from kids, tweens, teenagers and adults to see the 2018 Grammy Best New Artist Winner from Brampton performing music that brings joy and positive …
The National Arts Centre unveiled details of the inaugural season of the first national Indigenous Theatre programming. They will be celebrating Indigenous women’s resilience, strength and beauty with 9 out of 11 written and created by women. All the details are on the site by clicking here. At the launch, DJing was DJ Kookum and …
Loon Choir performed to a sold out show at the NAC Fourth Stage on April 26, 2019. It was their album release for In The Age of Alienation. They also played a mix of tracks from their previous three albums. Wonderful show filled with indie pop rock music from this great Ottawa band. 8/10. Want …
Literally caught wind about this NAC Dance show on Thursday night through word of mouth from a Montreal music friend at OAG’s Spring Exhibition. There was no way I wanted to miss out the show and was lucky to see the first night. Canadian dance artist and Governor General’s Award for Lifetime Achievement Peggy Baker‘s …
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 …
NAC Presents just unveiled their line-up for the first batch of the 2019-2020 season. Since I am focusing on the music aspect of this. The big ones for their 9th season are Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tanya Tagaq, 2018 Polaris Prize winner Jeremy Dutcher and Chilly Gonzales. In collaboration with the NAC’s inaugural Indigenous Theatre department, NAC …
Montreal musician Kallitechnis graced the NAC Fourth Stage on January 25, 2019. Currently touring the 2019 EP called Chromatic. Wonderful set filled with upbeat, high positive energy R&B/Soul and Pop music. With the well attended audience, I really enjoyed the music and was grooving to it. 8/10.
A spectacular and magical night at NAC Southam Hall with Patrick Watson on January 19, 2019. Being backed up by the NAC Orchestra was truly an emotional journey. Patrick sure knows which songs to pick that connected well with the orchestra like Wooden Arms, Beijing and Adventures in Your Own Backyard. The icing on the …
There was no way I wanted to miss this concert at the NAC Southam Hall with Stars and My Brightest Diamond on December 15, 2018. Kicking off the show was My Brightest Diamond. Promoting the new album A Million and One. It was spellbinding and mesmerizing performance of pop music. 8/10. Then it was Stars’ …
First of a two sold out show at the National Arts Centre – Babs Asper Theatre with Bahamas and Tim Baker. Starting off the show was the former frontman of Hey Rosetta! Tim Baker. It was a wonderful intimate solo show. Playing music from his upcoming album which comes out in 2019 and some Hey …