Live Music Reviews

Jonathan Becker & The North Fields tour kickoff w/ Elsa

Jonathan Becker and the North Fields kicked off their cross-Canada tour at Live on Elgin with some help from Elsa.

Voodoo Glow Skulls show Ottawa what ska legends are made of

The Voodoo Glow Skulls showed us all that even after 27 years, they still have what it takes to make

Pkew Pkew Pkew and No Fuss @ House of Targ

Pkew Pkew Pkew (Gunshots) and No Fuss rocked House of Targ last Thursday night in Ottawa. The four-piece from Toronto,

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Chandra, Bile Sister, and Doves @ Gabba Hey

In this age of easy knowledge, there are hardly any corners of the cultural map still under shadow. It takes

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Ska’s Not Dead: The Sentries EP Release Party @ House of TARG

Featured photo by Katie Oberlin Last August, Sean Done (DJ Judge Upstroke), and Darren Drouin of local ska band The Sentries approached

Merival, Her Harbour & Trails @ Black Squirrel Books

The sun was out on March 26th, the Saturday that Trails, Her Harbour and Merival were set to play at

Moroccan Sun, Grounders and The Zolas’ Dance off at Zaphod’s

Hometown heroes Moroccan Sun gave Zaphod’s a stadium-worthy show as the first opening act for The Zolas this past Friday

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On the Road: Death Cab for Cutie and Metric in Montreal

This weekend I took at trip to Montreal to continue a mother-daughter concert tradition, and this beautiful city sure knows

Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project Revels in Folk Music History

Story by Jared Davidson, Photo By Christina Kiffney Folk music is often nostalgic, ringing with echoes of a bygone era.

Classified and SonReal @ Algonquin Commons Theatre

It was finally the weekend, and east coast rapper/Canadian icon Luke Boyd, known as Classified, hauled his Enfield, NS crew