Festival Guide: Arboretum Festival
Where: Ottawa, Ont. When: August 17-21 What It Is Ottawa is buzzing once again in anticipation of the fifth edition of Arboretum Festival. Over the years, the […]
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Best of 2015 issue out now
Mixtape Magazine’s third annual guide to Canadian music is available now to for your viewing pleasure. We review 46 albums from across the country, from […]
Mix pick Pop Montreal: Getting real big with Big Dick
With a name like that, this band has a lot to live up to. Ottawa’s Big Dick makes big noise for being just two guys rocking […]
Mix ideas: Responding to rules with a projecting protest?
We invited guest contributors Liam Mooney and Matthew Stella to explain their ingenius reaction to some recent changes to the rules about foreign workers entering Canada […]
Ottawa Bluesfest Saturday: Stars, Austra, Half Moon Run, Roberta Bondar
Roberta Bondar It’s fitting the first band who played Saturday afternoon shares the same name as Canada’s first female astronaut. Women played a huge part […]
Ottawa Bluesfest: Mother Mother, Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon It’s unfortunate Cadence Weapon was given such an early timeslot at Bluesfest. The Edmonton hip hop artist played a DJ set at 6 […]
Ottawa Bluesfest: Hannah Georgas, Tegan and Sara
Hannah Georgas Playing on the River Stage on Sunday, Vancouver’s Hannah Georgas started her set with “Waiting Game” the song that finishes her latest album. […]
Neko Case showcases new songs at Ottawa Bluesfest
Ottawa Bluesfest takes place in the nation’s capital from July 4-14. While it’s a Bluesfest in name, a lot of the acts aren’t very bluesy […]
Ottawa Explosion: A blur of powerchords and fuzzy guitar tone
Over the past few days I attended the Ottawa Explosion festival, a marathon style festival being held in various venues in the downtown core of […]