Owen Sound’s Heartwood Concert Hall is now offering on-demand concert ...
The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented opportunities to view concerts from the comfort of our own homes – as venues supplemented their limited-attendance live shows with online streams. While some have sadly let those offerings slide, others, ...
No Tickets At The Door explores the dual impact of ...
“This was gonna be our year!” Nic Waterman of Toronto-based band Vypers laughs. “I’m sure you’ve heard that a lot.” That just might sum up No Tickets at the Door, a new film documenting the year that never was in ...
Robert Plant provides the coda to Ottawa CityFolk
The sun was shining Sunday afternoon at Ottawa CityFolk, and many people started streaming in with Led Zeppelin t-shirts and memorabilia. There was a little excitement in the air in anticipation of the night’s headline act. I arrived in time ...
Ottawa’s CityFolk festival rambles in
Ottawa’s CityFolk festival is upon us, bringing some strong nostalgic headliners, such as Lucinda Williams and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant among others, along with a myriad of local acts. CityFolk a few years back introduced Marvest, an idea as I ...
Stacked schedule at Sherwood Park’s Festival Place this March
Sherwood Park, Alta.’s Festival Place will be home to an eclectic mix of folk, blues, country, and traditional artists this March. From local to international performers, Festival Place is proudly presenting: Dave Gunning & J.P. Cormier | Friday, March 1 ...
Maria Dunn’s 20th anniversary at Festival Place in Sherwood Park, ...
Reflecting back on the past 20 years, 2017 Juno nominee Maria Dunn feels much gratitude at being able to earn a living doing what she loves to do. Her career has allowed her to travel the world, collaborate and/or perform with artists that ...
Ottawa Bluesfest: The first weekend!
It was room temperature Friday night at Ottawa’s living room full of blues, but it was about to heat up. Three picture-perfect days of music were on deck – including a wealth of Ottawa talent: Tara Shannon, Alanna Sterling, Cody Coyote, ...
Ottawa Bluesfest takes flight tonight after bird drama
Setup for this year’s Ottawa Bluesfest kicked off with a bit of feather-ruffling drama: a killdeer nested centre stage on what would soon be transformed into the main festival grounds. That prompted an inquiry by Bluesfest organizers to Environment Canada regarding potential ...