April 12, 2022, OTTAWA − Ontario Festival of Small Halls organizers today announced that they will continue to offer the joy of live music concerts in small communities across Eastern Ontario, during the month of May, 2022.
The Intermission is over! Ottawa theatres are back to live this fall
Get ready to enjoy live entertainment again at Shenkman Arts Centre and Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe. In September we see Shenkman Arts Centre light up the stages with music, comedy and dance, followed by Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe soon after.
CITYFOLK going virtual for 2020
Organizers of Ottawa’s CityFolk music festival today announced the lineup for a virtual festival they are staging in lieu of their annual outdoor event, due to the ongoing pandemic.
Nice Horse taking the Neighbourhood by storm!
When it comes to new artists we discovered at Boots and Hearts this year we’d be hard pressed to find a group more fun and energetic than Nice Horse.
Writes of Spring’s Hawksley Workman Brings an Unrequited Hyper Sex Vibe to Ottawa
The Writes of Spring tour brought Hawksley Workman, Amelia Curran, Donovan Woods and Tim Baker to Canada’s National Arts centre for their fourth stop, of a nine stop tour. It was a wonderfully laid back night full of innuendos, hockey talk and awkward giggles!
Ottawa Bluesfest – Week in Review
It’s hard to believe that the event that I’ve been anticipating all year is already halfway through. It feels like just yesterday that the Full Flex Express rolled into town kicking off what would be an incredible 11 days of live entertainment along the Ottawa River. New to our coverage this year is the addition of Sean Sisk, our new resident event photographer extraordinaire in the Ottawa region. Sean’s incredible pictures will appear throughout my reviews and allow me to focus on the music and our social media coverage instead of trying to get the perfect shot.
Ottawa Bluesfest Picks – Week 1
Twas the night before Bluesfest and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. The grounds are all ready, the stages are set in hopes that the music will soon be here. The fans are nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of music and lights danced in their heads. It all kicks off tomorrow afternoon and here are my picks for week #1!
2015 Ottawa Bluesfest tickets on-sale now!
UPDATE:
Kayne West added to the lineup (March 30).
Ticket prices: There is a wait on the website to get tickets but these are the prices we know:
Day Passes: $50 (plus service charges) except July 9 and 10 ($60 each) and July 11, 16 and 17 ($55 each)
Pick 3: $99
Tier 1: $199 Tier 2: $249 (as each Tier sells out prices will move the next Tier)
While researching for a preview piece leading up to tomorrow’s believed 2015 line-up announcement for RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest I came across the 2015 Ottawa Bluesfest website via a Google search. Based on information we had been told leading up to today there were enough constancies to make us believe this is was the real thing. ***Update: The information below was confirmed by an official announcement by Ottawa Bluesfest posted at the bottom of this article***
Something Neat is coming to the woods near Burnstown
For almost 10 years the Neat Coffee Shop, a little cafe in rural eastern Ontario has become known for serving some of the best food and coffee as well as some of the best live music from some of the biggest artists around. 2015 marks the year that Adam McKinty takes his vision to the next level.
