Archive 1997-2016
By Jared Adams
It’s a problem many musicians face: whether to break new ground or follow in someone else’s footsteps.
It’s the basic conflict between playing in a cover band and one that performs all-original music. One will make you large amounts of cash on a regular basis. The other just might make you a career.
By P.C. Pethick
The four band members of Nectar are having a sweet time while their ambrosial sound speeds them to the top of the Ottawa music scene.
With super-tight cohesion and intricately driven bass lines, Nectar came crashing into the lime light at Barrymore’s Music Hall in early November. It was the foursome’s first head-line show at the coveted Centretown venue.
By Jade Lock-Whitmore
A darkened room. Flashing lights. People dancing in a trance to their favorite performer. But the performer isn’t your traditional musician — he plays other people’s records instead of creating his own.
Hundreds of people in Ottawa are going to clubs to see and hear this new breed of musician.
By Spencer Ferron-Tripp
Popular culture is getting old.
Television reruns, movie re-makes and “ageless” wonders such as the Rolling Stones suggest a startling trend to revisit what was once popular. In fact, the popular culture of today is in many ways yesterday’s culture.