Festivals

RBC Bluesfest Day 1: Amos the Transparent + Tegan and Sara

Photo: John McQuarrie, RBC Bluesfest Press Images The first day of RBC Ottawa Bluesfest began much like it has in

Ottawa Bluesfest 2014: Showbox’s Top Picks

Photo courtesy of RBC Ottawa Bluesfest It’s that time of year again when all of Ottawa comes flocking to Lebreton

The Mahones Bring Some Celtic Flare to the Ottawa Jazz Fest

The final night of the OLG After Dark series at the Ottawa Jazz Festival was another great one with the

Ottawa Bluesfest 2014: Local Preview

Ottawa’s RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest begins on July 3rd and will feature 30 great local groups.  Here is a list

ottawa jazzfest, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at the OLG After Dark Series on June 28

It’s not often an eight-piece band comes along that fuses different rhythms and styles and genres of music with interchangeable

Three Little Birds Cast a Spell on Us at Fringe Fest

Three Little Birds played a free show at the Fringe Festival Thursday night and mesmerized the crowd with their beautiful

Dancing with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Ottawa Jazz Festival

The OLG After Dark Series of the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival delivered an amazing night once again, this time with

Improvising a Festival-filled Evening of Jazz @ Ottawa Fringe Festival & TD Ottawa Jazz Festival

I finally got off my lazy tukhus and took in Ottawa Fringe Festival‘s music series on Wednesday, June 25. Last

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Ain’t So Secret at TD Ottawa Jazz Festival

“This is music you can’t buy because it’s not recorded yet,” said Darcy James Argue, the 39-yr-old Vancouver native, now

Amnesia Rockfest 2014: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Amnesia Rockfest at Montebello was the best of times and the worst of times. The good was pretty great. The line-up