Rising country music star, “B”, releases her new single “Too Little Too Late”

 Photo credit: Sean Sisk I had the pleasure to sit down with local country vocal powerhouse “B”, to talk about her upcoming release and plans for the future. Ottawa Life: Hello B! Tell us a little about your artist background and when you decided to do country music as a

Timeout with Shawn Austin

 WATCH ABOVE: Timeout with Shawn Austin: Timeout with the Twins chat his new single “Get Me There,” working on an EP and the Stanley Cup Playoffs + Quick-fire Questions Photo credit: Timeout with the Twins Timeout with the Twins were fortunate to have a peek into an intimate evening of

Jade Mya – Hopeful Romantic

 Photos by Matt Barns Jade Mya is not your average country singer. Though a self-professed “stereotypical country girl,” this girl-next door with an edge is anything but run-of-the-mill. The bilingual country-pop artist grew up in Luskville, Quebec, true farm country complete with chickens, cornfields and houses separated by about a kilometer

Church In Session for One Hell of a Night

 Photos by Kamara Morozuk Most people may not want to sit through a marathon session of Church but when Eric is giving the sermon it's a guarantee that nobody in his congregation is going to be nodding off in the pews. It was Friday night in O-town and the disciples

Dierks Bentley brings summer vibe to winter night

 Photos by Renée Doiron Winter and country music doesn’t seem like they should mix. The music evokes the image of wide open plains, trucks rumbling up dust on and endless dirt roads to nowhere and tilting back a cold beer on your back porch thinking about the one that got away.

Carrie Underwood’s “Homecoming” Story

 Photos by Michael Wing “It’s so crazy how one decision can just change the trajectory of your life and you end up in Ottawa on stage talking about the past crazy 11 years,” Carrie Underwood told the crowd gathered around her inside the Canadian Tire Centre. As the cheers flooded

Levi Hart Kicks Off ‘My Kind of Night’

 ‘THAT is My Kind of Night!’ are the words roaring from radios across Canada, since Levi Hart released his new country hit on September 25. Recorded in June in Nashville, Tennessee, Hart’s new hit ‘My Kind of Night’ has made great headway, quickly landing airplay on international radio broadcasting networks, and has been

Lindi Ortega – Shootin’ Straight from the Heart

 Lindi Ortega loves telling stories. That love comes out in the form of haunting, warm and honest music. Ortega's voice is beautifully evocative, charming and rich… filled with a sweet sense of longing and regret, floating over and caressing each word as she lays her heart bare. She thanks the