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Fans are counting down the days left until the Tragically Hip give their last concert in Kingston on Saturday, August 20. For those of us suckers who don’t have tickets, there are three options to watch the show: 1. One of several streaming parties in and around Ottawa (see our list below. ...

_ (press release) _ On ** June 23 rd ** , opening day at the ** TD Ottawa Jazz Festival ** ’s Main Stage goes blue, featuring Blues Hall of Famers ** Elvin Bishop ** ** & Charlie Musselwhite ** performing together, along with master country blues guitarist and roots rocker ** Alvin “Youngblood” Hart’s Muscle Theory ** , plus New Orleans-style brass sextet ** The Boxcar Boys ** and Zappa-esque jazz big band ** The Flat Earth Society ** . ...

_ (press release via NAC) _ The NAC Presents all-Canadian music series, in partnership with BMO Financial Group, is pleased to announce the return of the successful ** CROSSROADS Jazz Series ** curated by NAC Presents producer ** Simone Deneau ** and directed by Ottawa Jazz Festival programming manager ** Petr Cancura ** . ...

_ (via Ottawa Jazz Festival) _ 1) T he [ TD Ottawa Jazz Festival ](http://ottawajazzfestival.com/) is the 2 nd oldest jazz festival in the country and is celebrating its 36 th edition from June 22 – July 3, 2016. ...

Summer nights aren’t quite so long as winter’s, but one walk down Elgin St. on a Saturday evening is proof an hour of June darkness is worth eight of December’s. From ** June 22 – July 3 ** t ...

_ (press release) _ The youth of Lowertown have created a song that features powerful lyrics such as, “I don’t want to be another dude on the news, not just another stereotype, not just another homicide”; “pow pow all we hear is the gun sounds, like man put the guns down, I’m so sick of my hood being on the news” and “The nights might be scary, but I‘m safe in the light”. ...

_ (press release) _ If Buzzfeed’s six billion monthly content views prove anything, it’s that we are more obsessed with nostalgia than ever before. In an age where entertainment comes on demand, audiences feel like something’s missing – something real. To shake off those screen-time blues and give audiences that “real time” they’re longing for, Centrepointe Theatres announces a season that invites Ottawa to bring back the good ol’ days. ...

_ (press release) _ The latest 25 artists selected for the #ottmusik program received high praise today at City Hall from Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Diane Deans, Chair of the City’s Community and Protective Services Committee.  The program, which was launched in 2015, is a platform for local musicians to introduce and share their work with a wider audience. ...

_ (press release) _ Ottawa's largest tourism event, the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, is pleased to announce the return of its Celebration concert series with Governor General Arts award recipient Michel Pagliaro headlining Friday, May 27 , and Juno-nominated Hollerado headlining Saturday, May 28 . ...

_ (MASC) _ The youth of Lowertown have created a song that features powerful lyrics such as, “I don’t want to be another dude on the news, not just another stereotype, not just another homicide”; “pow pow all we hear is the gun sounds, like man put the guns down, I’m so sick of my hood being on the news” and “The nights might be scary, but I‘m safe in the light”. ...