2016 Fests

Ottawa Explosion Day 2: Bad Sports, Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band, The Creeps, Radioactivity and more

Ottawa Explosion Weekend day 2 was the ultimate birthday party for me, amazing bands, super nice people and delicious drinks

Ottawa Explosion Day 1: Scattered Clouds, The Yips, Old and Weird, Heaven is Real and many more

Punk rock Christmas in June, better known as Ottawa Explosion Weekend, is a five-day of great music with even better

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Cityfolk announces preliminary lineup for 2016

Cityfolk organizers have released the first wave of artists for this year’s festival, taking place at the Lansdowne Park location

Arboretum Festival makes big lineup announcement

Arboretum Festival is going big on it’s fifth anniversary (has it already been five years?!) as the first wave of

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Ottawa Bluesfest 2016 Lineup

Another year, another RBC Ottawa Bluesfest announcement – and it came a little bit earlier than expected this year. The

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Megaphono Day 4: NEW SWEARS, DARLENE SHRUGG, SCATTERED CLOUDS, MICHAEL RAULT, Feb. 5 @ Axeneo7

Photo by Elizabeth Durnford Day four of Megaphono wrapped up with a jam-packed lineup at Hull’s Axeneo7 art gallery. Online

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Megaphono Day 2: Andy Shauf, Merganzer and Fiver @ St. Albans

Photo by Elizabeth Durnford/Ottawa Showbox Setting Wednesday’s Megaphono stage at St Alban’s, a relatively dark room with a single blue

Megaphono Day 2: Laurent Bourque & Fred Woods @ two six {ate}

Photos by Ming Wu/Photogmusic This past Wednesday, two six {ate} hosted Laurent Bourque, Fred Woods and Julie Corrigan as part

Festival Preview: TD Winter Jazz Fest (Feb. 4 – 7)

It’s uncertain that we’ll see anything so glacial as last year’s February, but Ottawa will prepare nonetheless! Canadian curators continue

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Festival Preview: MEGAPHONO 2016, Feb. 2 – 5

In its second year running, MEGAPHONO has upped the ante and significantly expanded its scope and size. The festival, which