Ottawa

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  Kalle Mattson

  National Arts Centre, Ottawa ON, November 5

  PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2015

  It's hardly surprising that Kalle Mattson's go-to segue on stage is "this is a song about death."   His Polaris Music Prize long-listed alb...

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  Freddie Gibbs

  Babylon, Ottawa ON, October 15

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2015

  L.A.-based rapper Freddie Gibbs was booked to play Ottawa on October 15, but he only took to the stage in the earliest hours of October 16....

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  Wilco

  Lansdowne Park, Ottawa ON, September 20

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

  After changing their name to the more modish CityFolk, Ottawa's Folk Festival underwent a substantial expansion for their 2015 edition. Mov...

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  KINGsCOLLEGE

  Albert Island, Ottawa ON, August 22

  PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2015

  The lone hip-hop act in Arboretum Festival's entire lineup, it might have been that the crowd wasn't well-prepared for what KINGsCOLLEGE wo...

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  Saxsyndrum

  Albert Island, Ottawa ON, August 22

  PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2015

  Sharing a wind player and a drummer with fellow Montreal outfit Year of Glad, Ottawa got a taste of two acts in one when Saxsyndrum took th...

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  The Weather Station

  Albert Island, Ottawa ON, August 22

  PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2015

  Taking the stage by herself in starting the early evening set, the nation's capital got an intimate look at Tamara Lindeman's formidable so...

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  U.S. Girls

  Albert Island, Ottawa ON, August 22

  PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2015

  Gearing up to release Half Free, a new record through 4AD next month, Meg Remy had no problem showing the sizeable crowd what she had been...

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  New Swears

  Albert Island, Ottawa ON, August 21

  PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2015

  As opposed to putting their records on in the comfort of your own home, the truest way to experience the music of New Swears is to see it i...