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A report on the second week of Ottawa’s CityFolk Festival

[More from the Ottawa music scene courtesy correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] Week two of Ottawa’s CityFolk got off to a

[Yet another filing from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] As September arrives in Ottawa, summer may be coming to

[Another Ottawa report from Ross MacDonald. – AC] At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Pearl Jam was an early

[Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald was on hand again to cover a show for us in Ottawa. – AC] Canadian alt-rockers

[Another report from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] Neat Coffee Shop in Burnstown, just west of Ottawa has an

[Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey (text) are covering the return of Ottawa Bluesfest. Photos for this edition are by Ming

[Another concert report from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] On Friday night Neat Coffee Shop continued its Summer Shed

[Another look at what’s happening in Ottawa with correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] Holding an outdoor concert, even in the

[Sloan has played much, much bigger venues than this–which is why it was so cool to see them at this

[Another concert report from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] Knotfest 2022 landed in Ottawa on its North American tour,

[Text by Karen Coughtrey. Photos by Ross MacDonald. – AC] The night of May 27 was rainy in Burnstown, Ontario

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver