Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman are back as The Guess Who (almost)
We knew something was up when this social media post appeared at the beginning of the weekend. How many of you remember the last show The Guess Who did on July 30, 2003,
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Photos and a review of The Beaches in Ottawa
[Laura Collins shot the photos, Karen Coughtrey provided the words. – AC] The cold rainy weather did nothing to stop the legions of fans who were ready for a Ladies’ Night as the
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Photos and a review of a Tom Morello solo show in Ottawa
[Once again, Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey report. – AC] Tom Morello’s Night of Songs and Stories tour is a night not to miss out on if you are at all familiar with
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Photos and a review of Sarah MacLachlan in Ottawa
[Photos by Laura Collins. Text by Karen Coughtrey. – AC] After waiting nearly a year (postponed from last November) Sarah McLachlan fans in Ottawa were elated on Tuesday (October 28, 2025) to finally
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Photos and a review of the VERY short Of Monsters and Men show in Toronto. Here’s what happened.
[Ross MacDonald was there for us. – AC] On Friday 17 October, Icelandic indie rockers Of Monsters And Men released their album ‘All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade’. And on
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Ongoing History Daily: Weird concert happenings
You don’t need me to tell you that freaky things can happen at concerts. May I offer two examples? In 2004, a Norwegian couple stormed the stage during a festival, and began to
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Toronto’s Budweiser Stage will soon be no more. HOWEVER…
People have been flocking to Toronto’s Ontario Place for live since the funky circular Forum opened in the spring of 1971. It’s long gone, of course, replaced by the much bigger Molson Amphitheatre
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Photos and a review of Black Pistol Fire
[Zachary Resnick was there for us in Ottawa. – AC] The Toronto-born, Austin-based duo Black Pistol Fire played Ottawa’s Bronson Centre as the last Canadian stop on their tour on October 23rd. This
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Canadian football fans aren’t happy that MGK is the Grey Cup halftime show
In the US, MAGA types hate that Bad Bunny is playing the halftime show for the Super Bowl. In Canada, some people are upset that MGK is playing the Grey Cup halftime shows,
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Review: Jurassic Park in Concert with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
[From correspondent Elisa F. G. – AC] “Red! It has to be the colour red!” Insisted absolutely no one, but the pressure I was putting on myself to locate a crisp red bandana
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The annual Gord Downie Chanie Wenjack Fund benefit is tonight in Toronto
Each October around the anniversary of Gord Downie‘s passing on October 17, 2017, there’s an event at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto that raises money from the Downie Wenjack Fund, as part of
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