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Concerts 

Photos from Sloan in concert in Ottawa

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ottawa, Ross MacDonald, Sloan

[Another photo report and review from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] On Thursday night (February 2), just prior to

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Photos and a review of an acoustic Matt Good show near Ottawa

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Acoustic, Matt Good, Neat Cafe, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald

[Still more music coverage from the Nation’s Capital region via Ross MacDonald. -AC] On Sunday night Canadian alt-rocker Matthew Good

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Concert review: The Sheepdogs and Boy Golden in Ottawa

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boy Golden, Karen Coughtey, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald, Sheepdogs

[Ross MacDonald was out again to take photos, this time for a show featuring The Sheepdogs and Boy Golden. Text

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Concert report: Ruby Waters and Aysanabee in Ottawa

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aysanabee, Karen Coughtrey, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald, Ruby Waters

[Another concert report from Ottawa correspendants Ross MacDonald (photos) and Karen Coughtrey (text). – AC] Temperatures were below zero outside

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Music News 

A report on Big Sugar in Ottawa (with photos, of course)

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Sugar, Gordie Johnson, Laura Collins, Ottawa

[What happened when Big Sugar played Ottawa? Words and photos by Laura Collins. – AC] “Ottawa’s jam packed Bronson Centre

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Arkells lay down the rules for a show in Ottawa (Pictures and a review)

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkells, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Karen Coughtrey, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald

[Here’s yet another report from Ottawa from correspondents Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey. – AC] The weekend got started early

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An interview with Dear Rouge and photos from their Ottawa tour stop

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dear Rouge, Hotel Mira, Ming Wu, Ottawa

[Another report from Karen Coughtrey, who conducted the interview. Photos by Ming Wu. -AC] Ahead of their November tour stop

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A report on an Ottawa double bill featuring Finger Eleven and Econoline Crush

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Econoline Crush, Finger Eleven, Karen Coughtrey, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald

[More reporting from Ottawa with Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey. – AC] It was a turn-of-the-century rock (90s/00s) weekend in

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An interview with Canadian alt icon Bif Naked (Lots of photos, too)

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bif Naked, Bronson Centre, Karen Coughtrey, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald

[Ottawa correspondents Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey covered Bif’s recent show. Let’s get caught up. -AC] AJOMT: In the lyrics

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Photos and an interview from Julian Taylor’s show at Ottawa’s newest music venue

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Julian Taylor, Karen Coughtrey, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald

[Another report from Ottawa correspondents Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey. -AC] On Saturday night, Julian Taylor performed at Red Bird,

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

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CityFolk, Matt Andersen, Matt Mays, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald, The Record Company

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

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