Jim Bryson No Longer Waiting

 Photo credit: Remi Theriault It’s here! Ottawa’s Jim Bryson is releasing an EP on September 14 via Rae Spoon’s Coax Records / Headless Owl Records. Entitled Tired Of Waiting, it features 6 new songs, all written on the same $100 guitar as he was whiling away time between projects.  If you

Scenes From TD Ottawa Jazz Fest Late Night Tent

 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,

Chris Stapleton Leads Rugged Country Caravan as The Traveller Comes to Ottawa

 Photos by Renée Boucher Doiron They say never bring a knife to a gunfight but they say nothing about bringing Chris Stapleton. I figure he could disarm even the vilest of outlaws with a single rumble from his guitar, a thunder felt by 10,000 plus inside the Canadian Tire Centre last

The Glitter and the Grit of Lindi Ortega

 For any traveling musician, the long, lonesome stretches of road that bind concert stages to one another can disrupt the concept of time, making a minute feel like an eternity. Our contemporary troubadours spend a significant amount of time lingering in these counterfeit purgatories, anticipating with equal parts excitement and

Lindi Ortega to Release New Album Tin Star on October 8!

 Tin Star, the latest album from acclaimed singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega, will be released October 8 by Last Gang Records. The new record follows Lindi's 2011 Juno Award-nominated debut album Little Red Boots, and her 2012 sophomore album Cigarettes & Truckstops. Billboard called Cigarettes and Truckstops “heartfelt and mood-inducing, a uniquely

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