[Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald had a chance for a sit-down during Bluesfest. – AC] Just ahead of their show opening for Foo Fighters at Ottawa Bluesfest, A Journal of Musical Things sat down
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[A contribution from Gilles LeBlanc. – AC] What do you get when you cross one of punk rock’s most iconic figures with a much younger, French-born singer-songwriter? If your answer is one of
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[More from the Ottawa gig featuring Econoline Crush and Finger Eleven with Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey. – AC] Before the Econoline Crush / Finger Eleven concert in Ottawa, A Journal of Musical
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[Another report from Ottawa correspondents Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey. -AC] On Saturday night, Julian Taylor performed at Red Bird, Ottawa’s newest live music venue. And it is more than just a performance
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[This one is all Ross MacDonald, AJoMT’s Ottawa correspondent. – AC] Josh Klinghoffer’s band Pluralone has just kicked off the North American leg of its tour opening for Pearl Jam. Just before the
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Rick Beato’s “In the Room” series scored big with this interview. Take a look as he interviews Kirst Novoselic (Nirvana), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), and Jack Endino (famous Seattle producer.)
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MSNBC’s Ari Melber desperately wants to be a rapper (no one quotes more rap lyrics on cable news than him), but he’ll also sit down with with Dave Grohl to talk about Foo
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[Words, photo, and interview by Karen Coughtrey.] The Neat coffee shop in Burnstown, Ontario (just west of Ottawa) played host to one of Canada’s most beloved bands two nights this week. Before the
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[Text by Karen Coughtrey. Photos by Ross MacDonald. – AC] The night of May 27 was rainy in Burnstown, Ontario but the mixed-age, full house crowd inside the Neat Coffee Shop (former schoolhouse
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[Before the storm hit and the power went out, Ross MacDonald (photos) and Karen Coughtrey (text) caught this show in the nation’s capitol. -AC] The young crowd at the National Arts Centre in
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[Story by Karen Coughtrey. Photos by Ross MacDonald. – AC] On a beautiful spring night in Ottawa, the city’s major venues made choosing which show to attend a tough choice but those attending
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