I first discovered six time Juno Award winner Serena Ryder a couple of years ago when I heard a live concert broadcast on CBC radio. I liked it. She had a different sound than a lot of newer artists. When she was booked to play Kingston a short time after, I bought tickets to attend. I have been a Serena Ryder fan since that night. I was amazed by her powerful voice and her five-octave range. She did not disappoint on Friday night at Ottawa Jazz Festival. It was another stellar performance by the Millbrook, Ontario native.
MonkeyJunk to headline WestFest 2017
Since 2004 WestFest has been a vital part of the Ottawa Festival landscape. Today the event announced the lineup for the 2017 edition of the event to be held at Laroche Park in Mechanicsville, Ottawa June 2-4, 2017. The headliners for 2017 include: Juno Award winners MonkeyJunk, DJ NDN (A Tribe Called Red) and Lemon Cash.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen coming to Brockville next week!
Mad Dogs and Englishmen, a Crowd favourite at the 2013 Kitchener Blues Festival, the show with 14 of the country’s top Blues and Roots music artists is a powerhouse Soul and Gospel/rock show guaranteed to bring the house down as the show rolls into the Brockville Arts Centre on Friday March 18, 2016 at 8pm.
Juno Award winning producer Lance Anderson (who brought The Last Waltz to the Regent Theatre last year) has brought together another wonderful roster of BLUES ALL STARS. Singers Chuck Jackson (The Downchild Blues Band), and Matt Weidinger, Cheryl Lescomb and gospel sensations Quisha Wint and Selena Evangeline to recreate the magic of the award winning 1970’s tour, album and movie of the same name.
