Thousands of patriotic Canadians braved the line-ups, the rain and mud, the street closures, and the porta-potties to celebrate our nation’s birthday Parliament Hill style. Those who finally made it through the security gates were not disappointed.
Charles Bradley Funks up the Ottawa Jazzfest
Bradley is an American funk/soul/R&B singer who was the subject of the documentary Soul of America that premiered at the South by Southwest festival in 2012. He was a James Brown impersonator since the age of 14 and then decided, in his sixties, that he was going to “do Charles Bradley instead”.
Ottawa Bluesfest 2017 – Discover some great local artists while you’re there
Summer is here and that means it’s almost time for another edition of the Ottawa Bluesfest! While all the hype typically surrounds the headliners, there is loads of local talent performing as well. So if you’re going, head out early and discover some of the great local music that our city has to offer. Once again this year, there are many great up and coming local bands for you to discover and enjoy!
Country music rocked the stage at Cider Fest
River Town Saints, Kira Isabella and Gord Bamford played to a packed crowd during Cider Fest at Puddicombe Estate on Friday June 23rd.
River Town Saints kicked the show off with a bang, as usual! I’ve had the pleasure of seeing these guys quite a bit in the last few weeks so when I noticed that their were a lot of people sitting in their seats at the beginning of their set I knew it wouldn’t be long before they were all on their feet. Sure enough not even half way through the first song people flooded to the front of the stage.
Joss Stone brings her Soul to Ottawa Jazzfest
Joss Stone walked onto the TD Jazz festival Main Stage Sunday night in Confederation Park and floated an invitation out to the audience to come together and connect through music.
The PepTides and Caravan Palace get the Ottawa Jazz Fest dancing.
The Ottawa weather hasn’t really been spoiling the Jazz Fest crowd this year, having had thunder, lightning and pouring rain almost every night, but even tonight some faithful festival goers brought out their lawn chairs and party hats and headed to the City Hall’s Tartan Home Stage and Confederation Park’s TekSavvy Main Stage for some live music.
The 105th Grey Cup Festival arriving to Ottawa!
Lansdowne will be transformed this November as RNation welcomes OurNation to Ottawa for the 105th Grey Cup Festival presented by Shaw. The celebrations leading up to the CFL’s annual championship game will feature live music, community events, big team parties, family fun and more.
Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival 2017
In it’s 35th year, the Ottawa Dragon Boat festival is an attraction for outdoor music revellers, beach enthusiasts and competitive dragonboat racers. The best part – it’s free. So, for anybody that may have missed it this year, put it on your calendar for next year as a must see event!
Album Review – Lynval Golding (of The Specials) – Joe Strummer Tribute Album
The Specials have been bringing their unique brand of funk, punk, dance, Rhasta and ska music to the masses since well before I was born, and they still have plenty more to say. The group preaches love and acceptance, and stands opposed to racial divide.
Kenny Rogers leaves cards on table at Ottawa Jazz Fest
It’s been about 20 years since I last saw Kenny Rogers, a lot has changed since then. Kenny was at the middle of an incredible career and I was at the very beginning of figuring out my own.
