Reading Time: 5 minutesCHROMAQUEER OFFERS A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS OF QUEER COMMUNITY, BLENDING HISTORICAL INSIGHT WITH CONTEMPORARY ACTIVISM The new Ottawa based film festival, ChromaQueer, premiered at the Arts Court in Byward Market. The weekend long film festival featured over 25 events in its program, with film screenings, poetry readings and live theatrical performances to …
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhile many Pique regulars found this year’s fall edition to be underwhelming compared to prior seasons, they remained enthusiastic for the upcoming winter edition on Dec. 13, affirming how Pique has come to be a staple of the Ottawa art scene.
Reading Time: 4 minutesI believe that if an artist makes you want to pick up an instrument after their show they had a great performance. Our Lady Piece made me want to grab my guitar and learn “Starseed” as soon as I got home!
Reading Time: 4 minutesTwo amazing performances that I count myself lucky to have seen.
Reading Time: 6 minutesYou’re excited for a version of undercurrents that’s either in-person or that finds other, creative ways to engage its audience outside the clutches of the Internet.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe lineup for Ottawa Bluesfest just dropped, and the diverse list of top performers set to head to LeBreton Flats this July offers a little something for almost every music fan and festival-goer in the city.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe sibling of CityFolk Festival at Lansdowne Park, Marvest puts local musicians in the spotlight with a series of free and intimate concerts across the Glebe.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCityFolk, if you look at its name, might not seem like the place to go wild on a Saturday night, but it was the hottest place to be in the city this weekend. Day 3 of the festival ranged from sultry soul to high-energy trap, proving that even a folk festival can be sexy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOur Lady Peace’s Summersault tour stopped in Ottawa this weekend for CityFolk Festival. The Canadian rockers are still going strong after more than 25 years of touring.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSnoop Dogg, Wu-Tang Clan, Pussy Riot push through cancellations to light up the LeBreton Flats festival.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLeBreton Flats was full of nostalgia as Alexisonfire, The Offspring and T-Pain took the stage.
Reading Time: 7 minutesHigh school students are using theatre to keep the stories of abuse and perseverance at Bell High School alive at Ottawa’s Fringe Festival.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe annual festival runs from Sept. 12-15 in Lansdowne Park
Reading Time: 2 minutes“The festival really started with a single goal: let’s celebrate womxn artists. As a group of local artists, this is something we’d all felt for a few years—that desire to celebrate and connect with other female (and) genderqueer artists.”—Monica Bradford-Lea.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“There’s so much going on right now, so I think it’s important to show that we have the numbers to support our community.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesIrving and his bandmates have gained a lot of experience touring since their 2012 performance at Bluesfest, and as much as he says they love the intimate shows that they have been performing at, Irving says that “nothing can match hordes of screaming fans.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesUnlike its sister festival RBC Ottawa Bluesfest, which gets less and less bluesy every year, CityFolk was filled with folk acts big and small.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCooking demonstrations were hosted by top Canadian chefs, including Lynn Crawford and Michael Blackie. Renowned food vendors such as Meatings BBQ Catering, OCCO Kitchen and The Works served up bacon-centric treats from special menus made just for the festival. Meatings bacon-filled menu featured a bacon donut with whiskey maple syrup, and a grilled peanut butter and jam sandwich stuffed with maple bacon.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCityFolk, formerly known as Ottawa Folk Festival, is an annual festival that began 21 years ago by Max Wallace, a former station manager of Carleton University’s CKCU-FM radio station, Ottawa-based singer-songwriter Chris White, and a community of volunteers. The festival has grown from its humble roots on Ottawa’s Victoria Island to its new home at Lansdowne Park, next to TD Place.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStarting out as a small get-together with a piece of cardboard to breakdance on, it has grown exponentially over the years into a festival spanning over five days, and including a huge variety of events, with an attendance of almost 10,000 people.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOrganizers have announced that this year’s Capital Pride festival is set to take place from August 17-23. This will be the 30th anniversary of the event.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlmost 30 minutes after the scheduled start time, a platform of lights lowered towards the Bell stage at Ottawa’s 2015 RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest and Kanye West finally walked out. The antsy crowd instantly forgave West’s tardiness as the familiar beats of his 2007 hit “Stronger” pounded out of the speakers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new theme hits Chamberfest which connects to a younger crowd.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMegaphono, the first of it’s kind, inaugural festival hit Ottawa for an interesting concept for fans and musicians alike.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFour U of O students make way for a new festival coming next summer, the International Indigenous Festival.
