[Yesterday (September 22), Arkells released their new Laundry Pile album. Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald sat down with frontman Max Kerman to get caught up on things. – AC] A Journal of Musical Things
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[More from photographer Ross MacDonald and reviewer Dave Lee. – AC] On day two of Ottawa CityFolk festival the air was filled with the raspy seductive voice of Shelburne, Ontario’s own Ruby Waters. The
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We sent an “alien radio message” from Mars to Earth on Wednesday. Think of it as a First Contact dress rehearsal. Meanwhile, in music news for May 26, 2023… BONUS: What if Trent
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Some cities, municipalities, and counties love to have fun with by giving their maintenance vehicles cool names. The city of Hamilton has ten new snowplows, so why not hold a public contest to
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It’s cool when municipalities and cities give cute names to their public utility vehicles. The Scots are especially good at this with the witty names bestowed on its “gritters” (snowplows). Honestly, a truck
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Finding a name for your band is tough for many reasons, not least of which is that you have to choose one that hasn’t been used before. More next time.
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[Here’s yet another report from Ottawa from correspondents Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey. – AC] The weekend got started early this week when the Arkells and their rescheduled Blink Once/Twice Tour finally stopped
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Anyone who’s recently traveled by air with anything more than a carry-on knows the misery of checking and picking up baggage. Imagine the Arkells‘ situation. The airline they used to get to Saskatoon
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Artist: Loren BeriSong: Genesis 2.0EP: Stray Cat Kingdom A glimmering, elaborately textured piece from synth-pop artist Loren Berí. The whimsical elements are contrasted by deeply personal lyrics about processing the death of his father:
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[Photographer Alex Lupul was at Tim Horton’s Field this past weekend for Arkells’ annual (let’s forget COVID) hometown gig. He took these photos. – AC] More than 25,000 fans packed into Tim Hortons
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After a long two years, the JUNOs will be back in full force this year, starting with a jam-packed week. The big event, of course, is the awards ceremony on Sunday, May 15,
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