2013

Ottawa acts heading to Toronto for NXNE 2013

I’m currently on the bus to Toronto where NXNE is kicking off its 19th year. It’s a little daunting –

Ottawa Folkfest 2013 Lineup Announced

Ottawa Folkfest has been announced, and it includes some huge headliners from all eras. The first day’s shows give people

Liferuiner, Being As An Ocean and Prophets at Club Saw June 5th

Liferuiner took over Club Saw Wednesday night and tore it up. Fresh off the release of their kick ass new

Silverstein, Of Reverie, Remember the Fire, Hemosphere and neighbours. at Mavericks

The angry and heart-broken high school kid in me felt fulfilled on June 4th as Silverstein killed it at Maverick’s.

DayDreams Are Mine To Keep: A Tribute To Karl Goertzen

Sometimes music is about more than simply entertaining, it is about unifying people for a good cause. It is about

Ottawa Bluesfest preview #3: Local acts you shouldn’t miss

Here is the third installment in our series of previews of the awesome local talent playing this year’s Ottawa Bluesfest. We’re

New Track: FEVERS – ‘Dance Cry Dance’

Fevers have released a new single from their upcoming album No Room For Light called ‘Dance Cry Dance’. In classic

Everyone Wins at Ottawa Rock Lottery 5.0

The fifth edition of the Ottawa Rock Lottery, which was held at Maverick’s, blew me away.  You are probably wondering

558 Scum’s Final House Show Was A Rager

Thursday night marked the end of an Ottawa punk rock institution, 558 Scum house (558 Gladstone) hosted its last show

Mixtapes, Masked Intruder and Robots! Everywhere!! Pop-Punked Pressed

Mixtapes capped off an uplifting night of pop-punk at Pressed on May 15th. The Ohio band had never played in