[The second half of a report on the festival from Ottawa correspondent Ross Macdonald. – AC] Friday night at Ottawa CityFolk was reminiscent of Summersault tours of years gone by with three alt-rock bands
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Way back in the Before Times (actually, February 2020, but it feels longer)I made a trip to Facebook HQ in Toronto to conduct a streamed interview with Hugh Dillion, Jeff Martin, David Usher,
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Back in the 90s, there was so much money flowing through the music and beer industry that we saw some insane promotions. One of the craziest happened Labour Day weekend in 1995 when
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Back in the Before Times, I hosted a Facebook Live press conference announcing the Saints + Sinners Tour, a great cross-Canada package featuring The Headstones, Big Wreck, Moist, and The Tea Party. It
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If you came of age musically in the 90s, you’ll definitely be at one (or more) of the Saints and Sinners Tour featuring The Headstones, Big Wreck, The Tea Party, and Moist. I
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The 90s were when Canadian alt-rock really came of age. If that was your era, you’re gonna love the new Saints and Sinners Tour. Big Wreck, The Headstones, Moist, and The Tea Party
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[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s an incredible discography of hundreds of bands. This is the latest excerpt from
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Moist man David Usher returns with a new solo album called Let It Play on October 21. He’s always wanted to do an album of English adaptations of his favourite French. The only
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David Usher wears many hats: the frontman for Moist, successful solo artist, public speaker, business man and now the author of the book Let The Elephants Run, which is a look at creativity
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Plenty o’ Cancon this week. Feel free to share with friends. And thanks to Mediazoic for the hosting.
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One more day here in the Far East and then it’s back across the Pacific. Jetlag awaits! What’s the holdup with the Apple-Beats deal? Here are five things. Here’s a list of companies
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