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Bluesfest Day 7: Noname, Blue Rodeo & more

As Bluesfest rolled along, the much-anticipated seventh day finally arrived. Chicago rapper Noname was definitely one of the buzz acts

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Review + Gallery: Bluesfest Day 2

BROCKHAMPTON, hereafter styled “Brockhampton,” were in Ottawa on Friday night, with a diverse and complex boy band show. They even

photography by Iris Chia

Kimmortal Bringing DIY Art and Rap to Ottawa

Kim Villagante, better known as Kimmortal is a queer Filipinx visual artist and rapper from Vancouver known for her story like

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New Video: “Care Less” by Buck-N-Nice

The local hip-hop duo, Buck-N-Nice, are back and have been teasing us with pieces off their upcoming sophomore album EMAG since

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Tapas Busts Onto the Scene

Tapas is the name of a new hip hop trio in Ottawa, but they’re anything but rookies. The group consists

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New Video: Calypso by Squerl Noir

Local Francophone hip-hop artist Squerl Noir recently dropped a new video for his track “Calypso.” The black and white video is

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New Music: Slack Bridges – Joy of Joys

The band may only be a couple years old, but Slack Bridges already feels like a well-seasoned veteran of the

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Gallery: Cityfolk Day 1

This year’s CityFolk Festival got off to a good start at Lansdowne Park with some stellar performances by Ruth B,

House of PainT 2017: Breaking, DJing, MCing, Painting and Educating

House of PainT celebrated its 14th year this past week with another outstanding edition of the festival that highlights the

Gallery: Bluesfest Day 7 w/ Migos, Maurice Moore and Lil Yachty

It’s likely that you may have heard about Bluesfest’s seventh day—it was mired by chaos, violence and overindulgence, around 200