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Kristin Witko's 'A Course in Miracles' Is a Mirror and a Telescope
PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2024
"We're grotesque, but we're feeling right at home." Those were the closing words Kristin Witko spoke on her 2019 debut album, the refracted...
Mo Kenney's "Evening Dream" Is a Polaroid of a Bittersweet Breakup
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PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2024
Mo Kenney's "Evening Dream" is a breakup song that plays out like a movie — even when the emotions are painful, the hazy glow of nostalgia...
pHoenix Pagliacci Is Thrillingly Multifaceted on 'Dichotomy'
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024
'Dichotomy' is the perfect title for pHoenix Pagliacci's new solo album; the Toronto MC and singer (known for formidable work in groups like...
Norah Jones Closed Out Ottawa Jazz Fest with Twists and Tenderness
Confederation Park Stage, June 29
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024
The park was packed and sight-lines were at a premium for the last big night of 2024's Ottawa Jazz Festival, with Norah Jones ...
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 ...
Camila Cabello's 'C,XOXO' Nearly Sticks the Landing
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024
It would be easy to pick on Camila Cabello. The painfully obvious rebrand she underwent for her fourth solo album conjures images of ...
Vivian Girls' Cassie Ramone Captures Otherworldly Enigma on 'Sweetheart' Solo Album
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PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2024
The first time I played Vivian Girls' self-titled 2008 album on vinyl, I listened to the entire thing at the wrong speed before I realized...
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...