Amon Tobin feel like house parties .
Babylon The room with the horseshoeshaped bar started as a hub of live music in 1998 when swing music saw a revival and the 17-piece Brian Downey Big Band crammed the small , low-ceilinged stage . Rising hip hop acts debuted here , the Souljazz Orchestra tightened their live sets with a residency , Mod Night reigned , and Yo La Tengo managed not to blow the roof off this mid-sized room full of tattered couches , arcade games , historic gig posters , and problematic plumbing . DJ and mash-up nights dominate the events calendar now , catering to a late crowd .
Bar Robo The Formica tables and objets d ’ Kijiji of the former Raw Sugar Café have been replaced with clean lines and subway tiles . Bar Robo maintains the coffee-shop comings and goings of the haunt ’ s previous incarnation , but ups the self-conscious cool with a curated menu of highlow comfort food and craft drinks . The kitschy vibe turns over when the space becomes a live music venue as night falls . The stage is demarcated by the old Lisbon Grocery & Smoke Shop sign , a Chinatown artifact that has become an iconic beacon on Instagram since the bar opened in May 2016 .
Juno Visual Aids :
Art is Art + Juno Photography
Canadian tunesmiths are far from one-trick ponies . You can see for yourself at the exhibition Art is Art , for which musicians were commissioned to create original artworks inspired by the connection between music and visual art . Participants include Chantal Kreviazuk , Coeur de Pirate , Hugh Dillon ( Headstones ), Jann Arden , Kevin Drew ( Broken Social Scene ), Lights , Randy Bachman , Serena Ryder , and Tom Wilson . Meanwhile , backstage , candid moments , and classic performances by such famous Canadian musicians as Anne Murray , Gordon Lightfoot , and Stompin ’ Tom Connors , will be revealed in the Juno Photography Exhibition . It features nearly 50 images taken by Canada ’ s foremost rock and roll photographers . The images also appeared in the Juno Awards ’ 40th Anniversary book , Music From Far and Wide . Both exhibits will be at the Ottawa Art Gallery Annex at City Hall from March 10 to April 16 . above : Tom Wilson ’ s painting “ Mystic Highway ” left : Sarah McLachlan will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame at the 2017 JUNO Awards Broadcast on April 2 tom wilson , mystic highway , 2015 , oil on oil on wood , 6ft x 6ft . courtesy of the artist . photo credit : caras / the Juno awards and toronto imaGe worKs march / april 2017 where . ca 21