Celtic punk band The Real McKenzies threw a belated St. Patrick’s Day party at Ottawa’s SAW Gallery on Friday.
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Madison’s Top 13 Albums (and Best Song!) of 2021
Arts Coverage, BlogI’m doing a Top 13 instead of a Top 10 this year because I’m edgy and there were too many good albums to choose from. Without further ado:
The Beaches / Goodbye Honolulu / Fade Awaays @ Bronson Centre
Arts CoverageArmed with a record’s worth of new material, JUNO-winners The Beaches played a sold-out show at the Bronson Centre Wednesday night.
The Jerry Cans / Trevor Alguire @ The 27 Club
Arts CoverageThe Jerry Cans played a packed house at Ottawa’s 27 Club on Monday.
The Nunavut roots rockers started out with a jig led by violinist Gina Burgess, kicking off a night of fun folk-rock that combined East Coast fiddling with Inuktitut-language lyrics and Inuit throat singing.
Kenny and Spenny @ Yuk Yuk’s
Arts CoverageComedians Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice don’t so much “do stand-up,” as re-hash decades of grievances in front of a bloodthirsty audience.
The two cult comics, who grew up together in the suburbs of Toronto and had their lifelong friendship tested (if not destroyed) in their depraved reality competition show Kenny vs. Spenny, played a packed house at Yuk Yuk’s Ottawa Wednesday night.
The Jerry Cans / Dear Rouge / Three Days Grace / Rise Against @ Bluesfest
Arts Coverage, Bluesfest 2018Bluesfest went out with a power chord, with punk headliners Rise Against following a diverse line-up of Canadian rock bands on the festival’s final night.
Jessie Reyez / Steve Hill / Colin James @ Bluesfest
Arts Coverage, Bluesfest 2018The penultimate day of Bluesfest featured some of the best performances of the entire festival.
Blue Rodeo @ Bluesfest
Arts Coverage, Bluesfest 2018Canadian country rockers Blue Rodeo headlined Bluesfest Thursday night.
The Strumbellas @ Bluesfest
Arts Coverage, Bluesfest 2018Juno-winning band The Strumbellas played a delightful set at Bluesfest Sunday evening.
Shawn Mendes @ Bluesfest
Arts Coverage, Bluesfest 2018Pop sensation Shawn Mendes drew the biggest crowd yet at Bluesfest Saturday night.
Bryan Adams @ Bluesfest
Arts Coverage, Bluesfest 2018, UncategorizedThis year’s Bluesfest was kicked off with an awesome show by Canadian icon Bryan Adams.
15.1 Canadian Albums for 151 Years
Commentary, MusicCan’t get down to Parliament Hill this Canada Day? Here are 15.1 albums by Canadian artists to check out on Canada’s 151st anniversary (ranked chronologically):
Musings by Madison 