Live Music Reviews

Review: Basia Bulat at CityFolk

Photo of Basia Bulat in NYC earlier this year by Elizabeth Durnford (Ottawa Showbox) As I sat looking out at

Arboretum 2016: Sloan, Fet. Nat and Sloan again

Arboretum‘s Festival Village was in full swing when I showed up Friday night to watch Sloan and Fet.Nat play. Sloan

Courage Your Words, The Tragically Hip’s Goodbye

As tens of thousands flocked to The Tragically Hip’s last ever Ottawa show and second last show period, it was

Switches and Expanda Fuzz @ Bar Robo

Switches and Expanda Fuzz brought the garage to Bar Robo Thursday night. Local garage rock duo, Expanda Fuzz, opened the

Review: Keystroke//Wave, Television Rd, & Sparklesaurus

Photo by Matías Muñoz / Ottawa Showbox Last Thursday at LIVE on Elgin! a few new Ottawa bands got together with

Review/Interview: Alex G + Nicole Dollanganger, Heron’s Wake

Photo by HungerTV After months of anticipation the show of the summer finally arrived! On July 30th, Casual Hex organized

Bluesfest Day 8: Wolf Parade, Holy Fuck and Paul James Band

Saturday evening at Bluesfest had a little something for everyone thanks to bands such as The Paul James Band, Holy

Bluesfest Day 7: The Red Hot Chili Peppers

“All hope abandon, ye who enter here.”  Inferno – Dante Alighieri The road to Ottawa Bluesfest was deranged by discarded

Pup-day at Bluesfest and House of Targ

On July 14 I treated myself to a double dose of PUP, one of the best live acts around. First,

Bluesfest Day 4: Yukon Blonde, Wild Child, Steamers and Debauche

It was a beautiful Sunday and a perfect way to cap off the first half of Bluesfest with Yukon Blonde,