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Dawn Sev Makes Music
@dawnsev.bsky.social
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If You-Know-Who can be elected US president twice, then you're damn right I can be a rock star.
Based out of Ottawa, Ontario. New(-ish) EP, 55!, out now!

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Big ups to the #AtléticoOttawa fans who are braving the match tonight!! You are far braver and better-dressed than I am.
#AupaAtleti
A photo of a TV screen showing Landsdowne Park, in Ottawa. Four sportscasters are sitting in front of a snowy football pitch, where the Canadian Premier League final will take place tonight. A group of soccer players warming up (ha!) on the pitch in Ottawa (in a heavy snowfall) ahead of the Canadian Premier League final tonight. The players are wearing long sleeves and shorts.
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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#OntarioHousing
#NoBill60
#ProtectRenters
A graphic on a blue background. The text says “Death for Doug Ford’s Bill 60!” It’s done in the slightly retro graphic design style of the logo of Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City.
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Post you from a different era. (From the days when I was really into the holiday season.)
The early 1970s. A young girl (me) sits at a wooden table with a loop of Christmas garland sitting on her head.
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Hands down. It’s not an easy read, but it’s definitely an enlightening one.
A cover of the book “Why Nations Fail” by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson.
October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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A red/orange sunset on the beach in Cádiz, Spain.
October 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Ugh. This has been a trying week.

Here are some fall leaves, complemented with the unmistakable architecture of the Ottawa transit system.
A branch of sugar maple with red leaves. Some yellow leaves on a sugar maple. Some red and yellow maple leaves.
October 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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And it’s back to Ottawa we go. After almost three weeks of warm temperatures and life on the street, it’s going to be a real shock to go back to empty streets and cold temperatures.
#Madrid
#TeQuiero
#HastaLuego
A photo of two Ryanair jets on the tarmac at Madrid’s Adolfo Suarez - Barajas Airport. It’s a sunny, warm day in Madrid and there are a few clouds in the sky.
October 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Made it to the beach!
Have a bit of Zen on me:
October 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Andalucia…
A chapel outside of Pozoblanco, Spain. It’s a white structure with a simple bell tower, set against a blue sky. An image of the Virgen of the Moon. She’s wearing elaborately embroidered white robes and has pots of white daisies set in front of her. A sidewalk made of smooth stones that have been set in a pattern to make a cross at the middle. A floor set with painted tile. Everything is set on a grey background and there are white flowers interspersed with brown circles that are connected by brown lines.
October 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Happy.
#madrid #concalma
A photo of a drinks menu sitting on top of an open copy of the El País newspaper. Beside the menu there’s an almost-finished café con leche.
October 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Oops: phone’s being weird again. Here it is:
A black enamel plate of spaghetti with shrimp and clams, with a knife and fork sticking out of each side of the plate.
September 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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New band name, courtesy of the New York Times:
Sub-headline from the New York Times saying “Syncophantic Improv Machine”.
August 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Oh for heaven’s sake, @globalnews.ca .
A photo of a television with the chiron “Neil Diamond gives surprise performance”, along with Diamond’s retirement announcement from 2018. Also featured is a photo of Neil Young, not Neil Diamond.
July 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Me and the boys heard you was talking shit…
The band Teenage Head, with four yiung guys in their early 20s, looking slightly aggressive. September 1977 photo taken by (I believe) Art Usherton.
July 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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I bought a hammock that’s as big as my balcony, and I absolutely love it. It’s still a little too cold here to sit in the shade but it’s wonderful for morning coffee in the sun.
A blue and gray striped hammock. On the left, you can see my right foot resting on the hem of the hammock fabric.
June 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Me: Maybe it’s time for a cultural momen for older women to take to the stage to make music.
Also me: What the fuck is this bullshit?
A screen grab of a New York Times article that talks about the cover art of Sabrina Carpenter’s new album. In the photo, Carpenter is on her knees in front of a man, whose head has been cropped out but who is holding Carpenter’s hair like a leash.
June 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Oh, this fucking city.
OCTranspo, you can do the “New Ways to Bus” thing when you successfully manage the old ways.
#ShittyOfAutowa
A bus timetable board that displays departure times. The #11 bus, one of the busiest routes, cancels its 9:59 departure and the next one is scheduled to leave 25 minutes later.
April 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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OTTAWA FOLKS!
The delightful Anni del Sol and I will be playing Night Oat (750 Gladstone) on May 1st, 8-10PM, doing an evening of our best tunes, and maybe even dipping into Anni's Great Canadian Songbook project.
And tix are 2 for 1 if you buy before Sunday!
A black poster advertising a show called "Gals with Guitars", which is taking place on Thursday, May 1st, at the Night Oat Cafe in Ottawa. The poster features drawings of the headstock of an acoustic guitar, with Anni del Sol's name beside it, and Dawn Sev's name beside a drawing of the headstock of an electric guitar.
April 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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“If I didn’t do at least one crazy thing a year, I’d go crazy.”

Thank you, Madrid. My heart, tummy and suitcase are all insanely full right now.
A pink neon sign that says in Spanish: “If I didn’t do at least one crazy thing a year, I’d go crazy.”
April 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Happy Monday! A bit of sunshine and colour to brighten your day:
A street in Madrid. The sky is clear blue and sunny, and there are Mexican cutouts strung across the street.
April 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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It's always a delight to hear other artists play and hear the stories about how they came up with their songs. Not many people came out, but the ones who did come out were really loud. Everyone had a great time!
Three young men with acoustic guitars play on a stage with black curtains. Cyrus, left, has a shaved head and is wearing a grey hoodie. Kevin, middle, holds a guitar while he listens to Michael, right, play guitar and sing. Two young men sit on a stage as they hold acoustic guitars. Cyrus, left, is wearing a grey hoodie and red Vans sneakers as he sings and plays. Kevin, right, is wearing a blue button down shirt, and is watching Cyrus play.
March 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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¡Voy!
Got a great deal via Air France while in my PJs this morning. Taking off in under a week.
I don’t normally impulse buy airline tickets, but in this case…
A rectangular fridge magnet that says “Madridholic”.
March 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Just leaving this here….
A stylized Canadian flag with the words “No security clearance? No vote.” with a maple leaf replacing the O in “vote”.
March 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Feel free to steal this:
A stylized Canadian flag with the words “No security clearance? No vote.”
March 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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That sucking sound you hear is the sound of me writing off tonight to work on this bad babe:
A copy of Sarah Wynn-Williams’ book “Careless People” sits on a wood-top table. A latte in a white cup sits to the left of the book.
March 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM