Friday night was the kickoff of Canadian Music Week,
which got off to great start with a concert attended by over
10,000 music fans at the Hyatt Center in Toronto at the Hyatt
Center. The show featured a host of Canadian bands including the
Bare Naked Ladies and Colin James. Meanwhile, same day
(Mar. 8) Ottawa Mayor Jacquelin Holzman proclaimed March 8
"Alanis Morissette Day." Morissette, after all, was born in Ottawa,
and grew up there. The mayor gave Alanis the key to the city. In
her acceptance speech, she said she felt funny about an Alanis Morissette day, but said she'd feel
more comfortable with an "Alanis Morissette Moment." Morisette is 21 years old. Morissette hasn't
exactly been embraced by her hometown. When Jagged Little Pill was released last year, many
Ottawa radio stations didn't give it much air time, claiming the album didn't fit with their
demographics; to date it's sold almost a million copies in Canada, with U.S. sales approaching 8
million. Many Ottawa residents still remember her from when she was a student at Glebe Collegiate
High School where she often sang the National Anthem at Rough Rider football games. "I just want
to make peace with where I came from," Morissette said during an afternoon press conference. She
also announced a Canadian concert tour for the summer that will begin July 31 in Vancouver and
end August 10 in Toronto. It's expected that Morissette will begin work on a new album in the fall.