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  • Arkells announce three Ottawa shows in three different clubs
  • Everything to know about Capital Music Week 2026
  • Angine de Poitrine to play History Ottawa next spring

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ottawacitizen.com /1 month ago

Arkells announce three Ottawa shows in three different clubs

The Canadian rockers' Between Us City Takeover tour hits the national capital on Nov. 25, 26 and 27.

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ottawacitizen.com /3 weeks ago

Everything to know about Capital Music Week 2026

Capital Music Week brings music-industry seminars and networking events, plus plenty of ways for the public to join the fun.

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ottawacitizen.com /3 days ago

Angine de Poitrine to play History Ottawa next spring

The costumed rock duo bring their microtonal weirdness back to Ottawa for gigs on March 31 and April 1 as part of a world tour.

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ottawacitizen.com /1 month ago

History Ottawa reschedules their next show to 2027

The concert originally scheduled for Sept. 4 at the new downtown music venue has been pushed back to Feb. 6 for unspecified reasons.

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ottawacitizen.com /1 month ago

SoundScape festival shines light on Ottawa's unassuming Plaza Bridge

On Aug. 27, the underbelly of the bridge was transformed into a joyful party, full of reverberating sound.

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

Ottawa’s City Folk 2026, Day 1 at the TD Stage: Blakdenim, Steph Strings, and Alabama Shakes

[All this comes from Zachary Resnik. – AC] The 2026 edition of Ottawa’s City Folk festival looks a little different this year. A change in venue to the wide-open spaces of field ne...

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ottawacitizen.com /1 week ago

Mayoral hopefuls make their case at ByWard Market tavern

The Ottawa trio Lockmasters invited mayoral contenders to make a pitch between songs at their weekly after-work gig at the Dominion Tavern.

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exclaim.ca /1 month ago

Ottawa's Capital Punishment Festival Gets the Creepshow, the Damn Truth, Beyond Creation for 2026 Lineup

Ottawa's underground Capital Punishment Festival is returning to its home city for its biggest year yet, and organizers have unveiled the

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spillmagazine.com /1 month ago

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ottawacitizen.com /1 month ago

Ottawa CityFolk wraps up biggest-ever edition at new venue

Record crowds descend on Ottawa CityFolk in its new site at RA Centre, with the biggest crowds in the festivals 30-year history.

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canadianbeats.ca /1 month ago

CityFolk brought the folk, country and punk to Ottawa

Five nights, countless genres and one unforgettable CityFolk debut at Ottawa’s RA Centre grounds. A diverse weekend of folk, country and the most legendary punk rock welcomed Ottaw...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

Kaleo in concert in Ottawa: A full report in words and photos

[Ross MacDonald was out there again. – AC] Summer is ending, and it sure felt like a melancholy fall evening in Ottawa on Wednesday night. Unseasonably muggy and the rain made the...

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ottawacitizen.com /1 month ago

American country rocker Marcus King drops out of CityFolk

With the country rocker making a last-minute cancellation, Ottawa funksters will take over opening slot on CityFolk main stage.

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ottawacitizen.com /2 weeks ago

Why getting a special-event permit in Ottawa 'sucks the life out of you'

Festival organizers are calling on mayoral contenders to streamline the process of securing special-event permits in the national capital.

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

City Folk 2026, Day 3 at the TD Stage: The New Hires, Switchfoot, and Third Eye Blind

[Article by Zachary Resnick. Photos by Ross Macdonald. – AC] Day 3 of Ottawa’s 2026 installment of the City Folk Festival may have seen the temperature drop a few degrees, but the...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

City Folk 2026, Day 2 at the TD Stage: Sam Drysdale, Stella Lefty, and Cameron Whitcomb

[This is all Zachary Resnik. More to come, too. – AC] It was another fine day in the fields for some live music as 2026’s City Folk Festival geared up for the second

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /4 weeks ago

Ottawa City Folk 2026, Day 4: Of Monsters and Men plus Angus & Julia Stone

[This one was all Ross MacDonald. – AC] Saturday brought some cooler temperatures to Ottawa and night four of CityFolk Festival. Fortunately, the forecast changed from rain, and th...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

Indie to Know: 5 Bands to Hear This Week

I am back from my trip to Ottawa and Montreal (shout out to Aux 33, Beatnik Records, and Monster Records for the great vinyl finds) and read to dig into the old mailbag

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globalnews.ca /4 weeks ago

The Tragically Hip, Feist to enter Songwriters HOF

Toronto's indie music scene mainstay Feist and Kingston alt-rock legends the Tragically Hip are among musical acts set to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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ottawacitizen.com /20 hours ago

Ottawa's first full Evil Dead: The Musical in almost 20 years has a splatter zone

Following sold-out downtown shows, the gleefully profane comedy horror is saving its most famous tradition for Shenkman Arts Centre through Halloween.

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ottawacitizen.com /1 month ago

Seven highlights of Ottawa's first Nuit Blanche in a decade

Nuit Blanche programs feature installations, performances, parties and contemporary art exhibitions that run through the night

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ottawacitizen.com /2 weeks ago

NAC Orchestra musicians vote in favour of strike mandate

NAC Orchestra musicians vote in favour of strike mandate with better wages central to their demands.

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nysmusic.com /1 month ago

The Music Matters Begins Ottoween and Hell-O-Ween Traditions

The Music Matters, a music blogger turned show promoter, has announced Halloween shows at two different New York City venues. Tiki bar Otto’s Shrunken Head will host an event calle...

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ottawacitizen.com /1 month ago

Can a free coffee festival shake Ottawa out of its dark-roast habit?

Coffee Right YOW, the first specialty coffee festival in the capital, brings more than 20 roasters to Parkdale Market this month, linking better flavour to fairer pay for the produ...

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