Don’t miss Sultans of String’s Christmas Caravan!

 Celebrate the season with an adventurous musical trip around the world right here in Ottawa at the Shenkman Arts Centre. On Dec 19, 2019, 8 p.m., three time JUNO Award nominees Sultans of String led by Ottawa born and raised Chris McKhool, will deliver an exuberant performance featuring band originals, world-music inspired classics, and seasonal favourites to warm

Women in Black! Female All-Stars Gather for Johnny Cash Tribute

 50 years ago Johnny Cash and June Carter were married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout. To celebrate the iconic country couple’s Golden Anniversary the annual Cash Birthday Bash returns to the Rainbow Bistro tonight with a toe-tapping twist: an all-female guest roster. Kristine St-Pierre “I think an all-female

Album Reviews: December 4, 2017

 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds -  Who Built The Moon?  (UK) Even as the classic music drama between Oasis' Gallagher brothers continues on over a decade after the band ended, they've continued to thrive on their own. Mixing his sonic mastery into a lot of great retro rock, Noel Gallagher

Ottawa’s Grassroots Festival Keeps Growing

 Ottawa Life’s Festival City Series is back! We'll provide a unique look at some of your favourite events. We’ll go beyond the music with artist interviews, volunteer profiles, concert reviews and spotlights on the tastes, sights and sounds of the festival season.  Your city! Your festivals! Like a good sunscreen, Ottawa Life

Music & Motherhood

 Photos by Valerie Keeler One night she reaches for a guitar, another night a bottle to feed her child. One rainy afternoon she’s composing music, another she’s writing a grocery list. She holds onto melodies in her mind while hugging her son. She sings to strangers. She sings her daughter

Milestone Year for Grassroots Festival with a Stellar Line-up to Match!

 Iconic folk singers/songwriters, Garnet Rogers (left) and Dave Gunning will headline at the Ottawa Grassroots Festival on Saturday, April 24th. Dave Gunning photo by Jonathan Beadle.  I love this time of year and the transition it brings.  Warmer days and the first shoots of early bulbs appearing in the garden are

The Black Inside The Rainbow

 All photos by Andre Gagne, “Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money."  -Johnny Cash “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash,” said a man onstage who isn't Johnny Cash, before lifting his guitar into the air to add a little Black to The Rainbow Bistro. The Man

Singing Her Soul Out: Kristine St. Pierre’s Infectious Sound

 From her light, delicate finger picking to the stomp of her feet, you can hear Kristine St. Pierre’s soul baring itself to the audience with every melody. Beneath her lyrics of heartache and self-discovery is an artist who has continued to develop her unique sound to become a celebrated local

Kristine St-Pierre releases bilingual album Call Me Crazy

 Ottawa singer-songwriter Kristine St-Pierre has released Call Me Crazy, her first full-length bilingual album. A little more than two years since the release of her first bilingual EP Stand Still for A While, Kristine launches a second album that shows off her maturity and sensitivity, all the while keeping with