Festival

Butcher Brown Were Loose and Authentic at Ottawa Jazz Festival

OLG Stage, June 28

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024

After the laid-back, Mediterranean breeziness of Gabi Hartmann on Thursday, it was a whole different kind of melting pot in the OLG tent ...

Avril Lavigne's Glastonbury Set Was So Popular That She Filled the Lawn Beyond Capacity

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2024

Avril Lavigne played Glastonbury Festival over the weekend (June 30), and, by all accounts, the Greatest Hits set was so ram-jammed that...

Gabi Hartmann Glowed with Careful Sophistication at Ottawa Jazz Fest

OLG Stage, June 27

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2024

Sponsored by the French Embassy here in Ottawa, it was an hour of official Francophonia in the OLG tent's 7:30 slot on Thursday...

Al Di Meola Faced the Rain at Ottawa Jazz Fest

Confederation Park Stage, June 26

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2024

It was the wrong day to forsake the tented OLG stage (see you another time Commotions) for Confederation Park's open-air setup: it poured ...

Toronto's SummerWorks Announces 2024 Performance Festival: 'Survival Mode'

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2024

Organizers behind Toronto's SummerWorks — Canada's premier curated live performance festival — have announced its 2024 edition, running from...

Hot Docs Cuts Majority of Board of Directors

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2024

Due to "urgent financial challenges," Hot Docs announced the temporary summer closure of its landmark Ted Rogers Cinema last month. Now, the...

Cinna Peyghamy Took Sled Island Somewhere Else

Dickens, June 22

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024

While headliners Show Me the Body raged at the #1 Legion, a few blocks west, a sonic transformation was taking place in the basement ...

Enny Owl Cast Quiet Spells at Sled Island

Pin-Bar, June 22

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024

Taking the stage at Pin-Bar in the late afternoon on Saturday, LA-based folk artist Enny Owl's sleeper set was a highlight of this year's ...