Album Reviews: Talking Heads, Dehd, Orville Peck

 Various Artists – Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense Various With a discography as varied and excitingly weird as the Talking Heads have, the one problem their tribute album has at times is simply how often the cover artists basically do a karaoke-esque remake. But

Anderson East Keeps The Fire Burning

 Young artists like Anderson East are a rarity more than ever. Studying music engineering in school and moving to Nashville, he set himself up for a strong career, and it's paid off well. Taking in fans from just about every Southern genre, his soulful music has earned the respect of

Bluesfest Goes Country!

 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 and events! Like a good sunscreen,

Ed Socks it to Canada Day!

 Photos courtesy of the back of Ed's closet It’s 15-Oh Canada, eh! Sure we could have gone to J.T. himself, we could have lined up a new rendition of “Tears Are Not Enough” with Northern Lights 2017 and we could have even hosted a séance with the ghost of ol’

Stacey Kent’s Tender Summer Caress

 Photos supplied by artist. American jazz vocalist Stacey Kent kind of tumbled into a career in song. With no formal training and a degree in literature, she started improvising in the style of the greats she admired. The music of Nat King Cole and João Gilberto, for example, were a