Spectrasonic is bringing The Halluci Nation and F-ked Up‘s Here’s The Unity Tour to The Bronson Centre Theatre in Ottawa on Saturday, June 3rd. Also featuring the beats of Creeasian, this show is half-music concert, and half-live wrestling event as James Stone takes on Cecil Nyx. Tickets for this genre-bending event are $30, and can […]
The nominees for the 2023 Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards (SSIMAs) have been announced. Aysanabee and Snotty Nose Rez Kids lead the nominees with 6 and 5 nominations respectively. Winners will be announced at a live ceremony on June 6th at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, hosted by Anishinaabe activist, broadcaster, and content creator […]
3/15 UPDATE: 2023 Juno Award Nominees Aysanabee and Digging Roots have been added to the lineup, along with the full vendor list Celebrate and honour springtime at Ziigwan (SEE-gwon), a free three-day Indigenous music and arts festival at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, March 24 – 26, 2023. 106.5 Elmnt fm, Red Music Rising, Music Tourism, […]
March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women all across Turtle Island. It is especially important to recognize the unique experiences of Indigenous women and the strength and resilience they bring to their communities. Indigenous women have long been subject to racism, sexism, and various forms of […]
RBC Bluesfest has revealed the full lineup for 2023. This year’s festival will feature Shania Twain, Weezer, Pitbull, Charlotte Cardin, and Foo Fighters among others. A number of Indigenous artists will also be a part of this year’s festival, including Mimi O’Bonsawin (July 6), Digging Roots (July 7), Blackie and the Rodeo Kings (July 8), […]
The 2023 Juno Award nominees have been announced, and a number of Indigenous artists are being recognized for their accomplishments over the past year. OMBIIGIZI, a collaboration between Anishinaabe artists Zoon (Daniel Monkman) and Status/Non-Status (Adam Sturgeon) is nominated for Alternative Album of the Year for their debut album Sewn Back Together. Likewise, Inuk throat […]
84-year-old Anishinabek elder Yvonne “Bonnie” Bressette is one of a number of people who will receive the Order of Canada from Governor General Mary Simon this year. Bressette is best known as the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation‘s first female chief, serving from 1988 to 1990. Afterward, she remained stayed on as a member […]
The 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship kicked off in so-called Atlantic Canada on December 26th, and this year some of the top players will receive awards featuring art from four artists from the Wabanaki Confederacy – consisting of the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Nations. Mi’kmaw artist Lorne Julien, Maliseet artist Emma Hassencahl-Perley, Qalipu […]
The holiday season is once again upon us, so let’s take a look at what’s open and closed in Ottawa throughout the holidays. All Ottawa Public Library locations will be closed on December 25th, 26th, and January 1st. However, they will be open for regular hours from December 27th to 30th. Green bin, recycling, and […]