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Ottawa commuters will soon be able to ride Gord Downie to work

April 24, 2019May 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gord Downie, Ottawa, Transpo

The tributes for late Tragically Hip man Gord Downie keep coming, sometimes from unusual directions. Take the case of OC

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Artists trade music for murals to thank the Hip

October 16, 2018October 15, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bobcaygeon, Brampton, Buffalo, Gord Downie, Kawthra, Ottawa, The Tragically Hip, Toronto, Waycobah

For a band known for descriptive lyrics and beautiful melodies, there seem to be a lot of murals paying tribute

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Watch Fan-Shot 4K Video of Tom Petty at Ottawa Bluesfest

October 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bluesfest, Ottawa, Tom Petty, Video

One of Tom Petty’s final Canadian performances took place at Ottawa Bluesfest on July 16. Here’s some spectacular fan-shot video–in

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Random Music News for Monday, July 17, 2017

July 17, 2017July 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments All-American Rejects, B-52s, Black Sabbath, Bluesfest, Chance the Rapper, Earbuds, Jazz, John Lennon, Justin Bieber, Lionel Richie, Mark David Chapman, Ottawa, Ozzy Osbourne, Prog-Rock, Ronnie Hawkins, Soundcloud, Start-Ups, Synesthesia, United Airlines

It was on this day in 1976 that the Montreal Olympics opened. Twenty-five African teams boycotted the games because the

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Gord Downie Makes Rare Public Appearance for Canada 150/WE Day in Ottawa

July 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gord Downie, Ottawa, Secret Path, WE Day

It was nice to see Gord Downie in Ottawa on Sunday for the Canada 150/WE Day festivities. He had something

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Watch Bono and The Edge Perform in Ottawa for Canada 150

July 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Canada 150, Edge, Justin Trudeau, Ottawa, U2

Bono and The Edge say they were “grateful guests” on the Canada Day stage in Ottawa. Here’s their appearance in

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Need More Canada 150 Music News? Here You Go

July 1, 2017July 1, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Canada 150, DMD Canada, Glenn Gould, Norine Braun, Ottawa, Playlist, The Edge, U2

Canada turns 150 today, which barely makes us a zygote alongside countries like Japan, China and Egypt. Still, it’s an

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There’s a Petition to Have Nickelback Replace U2 for Canada 150 Celebrations in Ottawa. No, Really.

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Alan Cross 16 Comments Bono, Canada 150, Nickelback, Ottawa, The Edge, U2

Late last week, Bono and The Edge announced that they were going to pop into Ottawa on Saturday to play

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Bono and the Edge are Going to Make a Special Canada Day Appearance in Ottawa

June 25, 2017June 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Canada 150, Ottawa, The Edge, U2

U2 really, really likes this country. If you were at Friday’s show in Toronto, you’ll remember some of the comments

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Quick: Name the First Canadian Band to Make a Music Video

May 22, 2017May 21, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Esquires, Music Video, Ottawa, Scopitone

One of the coolest things about all the Canada 150 celebrations are all the features people are writing on our

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The 2017 Juno Mashup

March 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2017, Juno Awards, Mashup, Matt Dusk, Ottawa

I’m not sure why this was done, but the need was apparently there. Matt Dusk brought his friends Barbra Lica

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