Photographs by Maya Setton. There was a palpable air of excitement as the crowd waited for Chet Faker (Nicholas James Murphy) to take the stage. In the 3 years since his home recorded Blackstreet cover…
It was Bob Mould who turned me onto Bear In Heaven. Somewhere he dropped the band’s name and I remembered the advance copy I had of their 2012 album, I Love You, It’s Cool that…
Photographs by Ming Wu. Toronto country rock legends Blue Rodeo headlined Ottawa Folk Fest’s Day 4 on Saturday. Despite the weather being cold, Jim Cuddy repeated tried to hypnotize the audience by saying “The cold is…
Photographs by Ming Wu from Ottawa Folk Fest. With the calendar flipped over to September, the hot weather seems to be gone for good. The crisp fall breeze was in full effect with all the…
“I’m a nice guy. Don’t believe the shit you read on the internet”. These are some wise words said by Mark Kozelek, of whom has had it rough with the media lately. In North Carolina,…
Photographs by Olivia Leung. Usually I would leave a paragraph or two separate for each artist that performed at a specific event, but there are so many similarities between the two bands that opened for…
Photographs by Olivia Leung. Before their performance at the Mod Club, I had the chance to talk to both a founding member, Tony Kakko, and the newcomer, Pasi Kauppinen, of Finnish metal band Sonata Arctica….
Photographs by Ming Wu. The National headlined a rather musically packed day of both international and local artists. Ottawa natives such as High Waters and Pony Girl were given a place to showcase their music. As…
Photographs by Sarah Rix. The opening of Metronomy’s Hoxton gig was like catching a storm’s first drop of rain. One moment the air was still, then the next, heavy with a deluge of sound. Slick…
