Ottawa residents came out in droves for a free benefit concert for people who were affected by the September’s tornadoes that hit the region. CUPE 503 presented the free concert called After the Storm featuring The Jim Cuddy Band. There was also a slew of great talents including Matt Mays, Sarah Harmer, Kellylee Evans, LGS …
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 …
Monday nights can be a tough sell for bands to play in Ottawa. But I wanted to see two acts that are on Polyvinyl Records. It was The Dodos and Palehound. Starting off the set was Boston’s Palehound. I was hoping for something loud but it was more of a moody indie rock set. Also …
It was a busy October 13, 2018. Toronto singer/songwriter Matthew Barber was at the NAC Studio. I only stayed for the first three songs of his show!
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls stopped by Ottawa for a kick-ass concert at the Bronson Centre. Part of the Be More Kind World Tour which is from the album of the same name that came out this year. High energy folk-rock punk music that had the audience waving their arms, singing to his music, …
Lastly to finish things off that was CityFolk Festival 2018. Here are the photos that I took of people I know and randoms who was at the festival.
Here is the last day of CityFolk Festival 2018. It was a scorching day and kicked off with Ottawa’s own MonkeyJunk. They are a staple in the Ottawa’s blues-rock music scene. This was their first time performing at CityFolk and got some people brave the heat for their music. 6/10. I will be blunt on …
A show I forgot to post last week due to various things happening in Ottawa. After CityFolk, I had to rush up to Black Squirrel Books for the LP Release show of Lonely Parade. Made it and caught the first band performing which was Sad Baxter from Nashville, Texas. Enjoyed their heavy sludge pop rock …
It’s been a hectic week with various things happening. But here is the coverage and photos from Day 4 of CityFolk Festival 2018. Kicked off by seeing Whitney Rose performing her country music at the Ravenlaw stage. 7/10. There were some delays on the City Stage with Ben Caplan. That was because he just arrived …
The power didn’t go out at the 27 Club on September 21, 2018. Arrived just as Vancouver’s Land Line was performing. Great post-punk alternative music. 7/10. I was most excited to see Hamilton’s Basement Revolver play. Hadn’t seen them since last year and missed out their show in February of this year. The band is …