072510 NACO plays Gershwin, Mendelssohn, Estacio, and Prokofiev, Ottawa, ON
To my knowledge this is the only time the National Arts Centre Orchestra held a concert series on the festival site in front of the War Museum and it was a great show…
Tag: Ottawa
061316 Redblacks vs Blue Bombers, Ottawa, ON
On June 13th, 2016 I cycled down the canal to Lansdowne Park (was it still called that?) to see the Ottawa Redblacks put on a CFL performance with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers…
061095 Bob Wiseman, Ottawa, ON
This marked the first time I saw a full-on Bob Wiseman show…
060394 Dread Zeppelin, Ottawa, ON
The moment I heard that there was a band that played reggae versions of Led Zeppelin songs with an Elvis impersonator for a lead singer I was deeply interested…
052998 Stephen Fearing, Ottawa, ON
On May 29th, 1998 I walked to the Canadian Museum of Nature to see Stephen Fearing. This was in the days before Fearing created Blackie & The Rodeo Kings with his buddies Tom Wilson and Colin Linden and this would mark the only time I saw Stephen Fearing play a solo show (so far)…
052897 Matthew Sweet, Ottawa, ON
Barrymore’s was a fantastic place to see concerts big and small…
052415 The Kids in the Hall, Ottawa, ON
I sure am glad I was finally able to see The Kids In the Hall live…
052106 Cirque du Soleil: Quidam, Ottawa, ON
On May 21st, 2006 I walked a few hundred metres from my apartment on Adelaide Street to the old, pre-renovation Lansdowne Park where the Cirque crew had set up their Ikea-coloured big-top Grand Chapiteau…
051113 Big Mama, Ottawa, ON
Though musicals and opera aren’t really my thing sometimes theatre and music can meet up in a way that tickles my entertainment bone, and this show was one of those times…
050201 Mark Knopfler, Ottawa, ON
May 2nd, 2001 might very well have been the first time I saw one of my favourite guitar players live…
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