Happy spring! Er, Friday! What a happy and sunny way to end what I would consider to be one of the gloomiest weeks we’ve had in a while here in the capital! As tempting as it is to get outside and enjoy this last bit of summer (or spring? I’m not sure!), we’ve got to […]
William Prince gave us not one, but two albums in 2020! His new album, Gospel First Nation, came out October 23rd on Six Shooter Records. The album is a gospel country record inspired by his childhood home on Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. Prince returned home to his First Nation during the pandemic to find comfort amidst all the uncertainty. […]
Canadian post-hardcore band, Alexisonfire, have partnered with the Indspire charity to support Indigenous musicians and artists. The band said they have been collecting $1 from every concert ticket sold for the last two years with the company, Plus1. As a result, they were able to create the Alexisonfire Indigenous Music Bursary. Beginning in 2020, the […]
Hey, how’s it going? You might be feeling a little at odds this week, with the go-ahead for trick-or-treating coming from Canada’s top doctor, while here in the capital, Dr. Etches is encouraging you to stay in. In that vein, we have a few weeks ahead of us where non-essential trips are discouraged, so I’ve […]
Secret Path Week begins Saturday, October 17th through October 22nd. It is a special week to commemorate Chanie Wenjack and Gord Downie. Both dates are significant because October 17th, 2017 is when Gord Downie unfortunately passed away from brain cancer. October 22nd, 1966 marks the day Chanie Wenjack sadly passed away from hunger and exposure […]
The beloved spooky autumn celebration of Halloween will look different this year. On October 14th, Ottawa’s top doctor, Vera Etches, encouraged people not to trick-or-treat for Halloween 2020. She mentioned that candy bowls are high risk in the transmission of COVID-19. However, that doesn’t mean you and your kids can’t dress up and collect candy within your […]
As we lead up to this year’s virtual Polaris Music Prize celebration on Monday, October 19th, you might be looking to get a listen in on the short list of 10 albums, which includes the likes of 2017 Polaris winner, Lido Pimienta, moccasin-gaze band, nêhiyawak, beloved pop artist, Jessie Reyez and more. Check it out below! 2020’s […]
Happy autumn and happy Halloween month! How’s it going? Dr. Vera Etches has encouraged us to put our Thanksgiving and long weekend plans on hold to stop the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, it is spreading quite a bit. This week has seen a spike in cases once again and a record breaking high on Thursday […]
Artist Jade Turner has a brand-new show for you to check out called Sunday Coffee. Each episode, Jade invites a handful of guests to chat. The first half of the show will feature a musical guest and the second half will feature a fun at-home activity like making tea, doing yoga, working on a DIY […]
The Downie Wenjack Fund is bringing back DWF LIVE events in October to raise awareness, educate and connect with viewers in the late Gord Downie‘s call to “do something” to make a change so Canada can be a better, safer place for Indigenous folks. This month you can tune in with Indigenous and non-Indigenous change-makers […]