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Beware! The Leopard at Avant-Garde »

Beware! The Leopard at Avant-Garde

Below is my pseudo-interview with Beware! The Leopard concerning Saturday night’s gig at Avant-Garde Bar and Gift Shop. And by pseudo, I mean fake, since I was too busy rocking out to titanic tracks like Big House and Gaza to think of pulling out paper and a pen to conduct a proper and professional review of The Leopard’s first show in

Sweet Mother of Puffs of Holy Smoke in Crowds! »

The National is coming to Bluesfest (July 9 - 19) this year! Tickets go on sale this Saturday April 25 at 10 a.m, but if you click here you can get an early bird discount price for the festival passport ($195 down from $225; enter BLUES in promo box).  Offer is only good until Friday night, though. PS: Eeek! THE NATIONAL! 

Spinning Silk »

Ottawa Diva is a spoiled bitch. The idea for this website came to her during a three-month stint in Paris in 2009. She put down her Grand Marnier and Nutella crêpe only long enough to ask, "Why don't I love Ottawa like I love Paris?" And then she kept eating. The answer, she thought, was all about attitude. Paris has it; Ottawa... well... not