Pat Travers, Patti LaBelle, Allan Doyle among Bluesfest additions
Patti LaBelle, Pat Travers, Alan Doyle, Sari Schorr, Red Young and Yonatan Gat are some of the world-class additions announced by the RBC Bluesfest team Thursday.
NAC launches ambitious Canada Scene
More than 1,000 Canadian artists representing a vast spectrum of artistic pursuits will be part of this summer’s Canada Scene festival organized by the National Arts Centre.The six-week celebration of arts starts June 15 and runs to July 23, and will feature performers in theatre, dance, music, visual and media art, and film.
Musicians face off on stage for JUNOCup jam
After hockey practice, the Juno Cup team of rockers blew off steam on Thursday night by doing what they do best: playing music for fans.But instead of each artist hogging the spotlight at the Juno Cup Jam, egos were set aside and they brought a team approach to the stage of the Bourbon Room.
Puppets Up! down for the count: Almonte festival cuts the cord after 12 years
The summer puppet festival held in Almonte for a dozen years has been cancelled, probably for good. The Puppets Up! organizers posted a notice on their website saying the festival has faced a steady decrease in revenue from attendance, grants and sponsorships.
Feist, Joss Stone, Serena Ryder, Kenny Rogers and more to play 2017 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival
Singer-songwriters Feist, Joss Stone and Serena Ryder plus a selection of blues and soul artists will enjoy pride of place on the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival’s main stage in Confederation Park this summer.
NACO musical director Alexander Shelley to conduct 1,300 Ottawa school-age musicians Friday
A mega-band of 1,300 Ottawa-area school students will play three pieces at the Aberdeen Pavilion Friday under the baton of National Arts Centre Orchestra musical director Alexander Shelley.“If you’re asking how that’s going to work, I don’t know that yet,” Shelley kidded Monday.
Bob Dylan blowing into Canadian Tire Centre June 29
Bob Dylan’s tour will make an Ottawa stop in June, sandwiched between gigs in Kingston and Montreal.The legendary singer-songwriter, 75, will play Kingston’s Rogers K-Rock Centre on June 27, Canadian Tire Centre on June 29 and Montreal’s Bell Centre on June 30.
Juno Awards show adds Talent, Talk and country
This year’s Juno Awards show bolstered its talent Thursday, with the additions of Mississauga punk rockers Billy Talent, B.C. country rocker Dallas Smith, and Toronto indie rock band July Talk to the lineup.
Peter Capaldi of Doctor Who to attend Ottawa Comiccon
Time Lords, rejoice! Peter Capaldi of Doctor Who fame is the latest guest to be announced for this year’s Ottawa Comiccon.Calpadi — known for playing the 12th incarnation of the doctor in the long-running sci-fi series — will appear at the comic and pop culture convention on May 13 for autographs and photos
Renfrew church transformed into Northern Ramble, a new music venue
There’s another cozy new venue hoping to entice music fans to the Ottawa Valley. Dean Batstone’s Northern Ramble is an 85-seat concert space located in a 130-year-old church in Renfrew.Batstone, you may recall, is a seasoned musician originally from Almonte who’s spent most of the last 12 years in the United States.