Album Reviews: February 11, 2019

 Le Butcherettes - bi/MENTAL (Guadalajara, Mexico) While previous records from Le Butcherettes were all about raw punk fury and a little art-rock, they've blurred the lines of genre more and more with each release. Here singer Teri Gender Bender and her band craft poignant and immediate tracks that while not

Queen St. Fare is Ottawa’s Hot, New Hub for Food and Music

 Ottawa’s food scene has entered a new era! Queen St. Fare, Ottawa’s very first food hall, opened its doors to the public last Friday and is already receiving much buzz and rave reviews from Ottawans who’ve been yearning for more accessible and diverse food options in the downtown core. Located

Faces Awards Showcase What Makes Ottawa Golden

 Ah, the beginning of a year. For us in The Great White North it’s filled with a lot of, well, white North. If you’re a fan of award season, however, the first few months of the year gives you a welcome winter escape into a lot of gold. Dive on in

And the Ottawa Life Award Goes to…

 FOR 20 YEARS OTTAWA LIFE MAGAZINE has been reporting on the best the Nation’s Capital has to offer. This year, on our milestone anniversary, we wanted to show our appreciation the restaurants, festivals, hotels and people who put the life into Ottawa. In the summer we posted 20 Best Of

The Top 25 People in the Capital: 1-10

 Photo by Valerie Keeler This year we teamed up with Crusoe, the Celebrity Dachshund, to sniff out the top dogs in the city that are actually people. Crusoe got his game face on and scouted out Ottawans that are the ones to watch. They are the best that the capital has

BEST OF OTTAWA: Bands

 With 20-years writing about Ottawa life we think we have a pretty good idea of the best of what this city has to offer. In this new weekly summer series we’ll share it with you. From our top picks of hotels, live music venues, local brews, bands and more, check,

PushPULL Dance Ready to Meet You at the Fork in the Road

 Photos courtesy of PushPull Dance We’ve all been faced with choices in our lives, those ones that could very well affect us for years to come and some even for the rest of our lives. They’re never easy as we agonize over which path to take, which consequences our actions

Ottawa’s Top 10 Concerts of 2016

 All photos by Andre Gagne. When you are an event photographer / reporter you can tell it’s been a busy year when should you attempt to wear all the lanyards accumulated over the 12 months you risk cervical dislocation or, at the very least, one hell of a case of

Rebecca Noelle’s Soul-Soaring Soulstice

 Feature image by Paolo Ceritano. Standing on the edge of the end of a year, when singer-songwriter Rebecca Noelle looks back she sees behind her days full of song, frenetic choreography and various neon hairstyles that could possibly be seen from the International Space Station. And that’s just her work with

Light Up Your Ottawa Life Contest Begins NOW!

 Welcome to Day 1 of our 25 Day Ottawa Life Christmas Calendar.  We'll be updating with a new treat daily so be sure to check under the  OLM Tree to see what's there each day. Now we know these things usually end with a big surprise but we thought why

Bluesfest Act 2: In Pictures

 All photos by Andre Gagne. It may have been a wet one at times but another RBC Bluesfest has come to a close. It was a record breaking year for the festival which saw over 40,000 patrons pack LeBreton Flats for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and thousands attending on any of

Twelve Bluesfest Picks to Get You Stage Hopping

 Photo of Wild Child. RBC Bluesfest has been about diversity in programming since the day “The Big Man” Clarence Clemons raised lips to sax in Major’s Hill Park back in ’94. “One thing you absolutely cannot argue is that this festival packs quite a bang for your buck!” says Karen

Glowfair 2015: Transforming Bank Street into a Radiant Wonderland

 The Bank Street BIA is transforming downtown Ottawa into a technicolour dreamscape for two whimsical days of music, performances, art and activities. From June 19 to 20, Glowfair Festival 2015 will immerse Bank Street in a sea of neon light. Electropop singer and three-time Juno winner, Kiesza, will be headlining