April 27, 2026
Two big shows and book talk this week!
FRIDAY – It’s back to the Southside Tap & Grill 4 Lorry Greenberg Dr! Ottawa South! 7pm-11pm. The hits!
SATURDAY – The ALLAIRE SHOW at Quinn’s Our guest is Evan Rotella! Evan is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for blending folk, roots, and indie influences into thoughtful, melody-driven songs. Originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario, and now based in the Niagara Falls area, Rotella has spent much of his career performing across Canada both as a solo artist and in collaborations with other musicians. His music is characterized by introspective lyrics, warm acoustic arrangements, and a laid-back storytelling style rooted in the folk tradition.
Rotella has released several independent recordings and is a regular presence on the Canadian live-music circuit, appearing at clubs, house concerts, and festivals while continuing to develop new material and collaborative projects.
Quinn’s, 1070 Bank St. Doors open at 2pm. Showtime is 3pm-5pm. It’s a “Pay-What-You-Can” event!
See you out on the weekend!
Don’t forget to climb aboard for the John Allaire Summer ’26 Stay-Cation Canadian Tour! Coming to a venue near you! Tell your friends and family to come out! We need your support!
John’s first novel Motel Matchbooks
Motel Matchbooks is currently Number One on the Amazon Best Seller Chart!
Thirty days. One tour. A continent of dive bars, back rooms, sketchy motels, and stories that blur somewhere between insanity and legend.
Motel Matchbooks follows a Canadian songwriter chasing gigs across North America—through late-night highways, last-call confessions, questionable parking lots, and the strange, unforgettable characters that live just off the main road. It’s a world of cheap beer, broken strings, unexpected kindness, and the kind of chaos you only find when you refuse to go straight home.
Written with grit, humour, and a sharp outsider’s eye, this is more than a tour diary. It’s a reflection on music, survival, and the beautiful, unhinged rhythm of aging and life on the road.
If you’ve ever closed down a bar, chased a dream past reason, or found meaning somewhere between the miles—this story is for you.
It’s official — Motel Matchbooks is out in the world.
You can grab it on Amazon, Indigo online, or order it through your favourite local bookstore anywhere in the world via IngramSpark Distribution.
Thank you for supporting indie publishing—and this wild, beautiful story.