bluesfest

_ All photos & text by Jean Labelle / Labelle Photo . Click any image for full size. _ _ _ Hamilton-based ** Arkells ** , with their traditional blues hooks mixed with rock-heavy riffs had the crowd singing alone to every word. ...

A list of confirmed acts (so far) for the 2012 edition of RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest . (Updated June 1 - additional artists announced ) * !!! (pronounced "chk, chk, chk") * 10cc * Adam K * Akron/Family * Alan Doyle * Alice Cooper * John Allaire * Amalgamation * Amanda Bon * Ana Miura * Ariyan * Arkells * Arty * A$AP Rocky * A-Trak * A Tribe Called Red * Rich Aucoin * AWOLNATION * The Balconies * Become The Sun * Beirut * Big Boi * Big Wreck * Billy Bragg * Birthday Girls * Blitzen Trapper * Blue Rodeo * Bluestone * Brothers Chaffey * Building 429 * Bzrk * Andre M. ...

Is this the list of headliners for this year’s RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest? An anonymous reader says it is – and many of the names match rumours we’ve been hearing over the past few weeks. * July 4: Tiesto * July 5: LMFAO * July 6: City and Colour * July 7: Iron Maiden * July 8: Norah Jones * July 9: Nickelback * July 10: Snoop Dogg * July 11: Thievery Corporation * July 12: John Mellencamp * July 13: Blue Rodeo * July 14: Skrillex * July 15: Metric Not a bad mix, if it’s for real. ...

What better way to bring in the New Year than with some fresh Bluesfest speculation and rumours. Based on your comments below, some possible performers include: * Blue Rodeo is confirmed (but you can pretty much pencil them in for every year) * Coldplay (they're on a North American tour this summer with no date yet in Ottawa) * Foster The People * Silversun Pickups * Steve Miller * Iron Maiden * The Beach Boys * Scorpions * Kiss * Boston * George Thorogood * Flaming Lips * John Mellencamp * Dave Matthews Band * Metric Keep in mind this is all speculative based on touring schedules and wishful thinking. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1c0il.jpg) [ Andrew King's ](http://www.andrewkingstudio.com/) "Stage Fright", depicting the dramatic final night of Bluesfest. This painting was auctioned off as part of the [ Portraits of Bluesfest ](http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2011/08/31/stage-crumpling-storm-produces-unique-art-for-portraits-of-bluesfest-3/) fundraiser. ** ** ** Ottawa was obsessed with [ weather ](http://ottawastart. ...

Ottawa artist Andrew King posted this sneak peak of a painting he’s created for a Blues in the Schools charity auction. It’s inspired, of course, by the collapse of the main stage during the final night of Bluesfest this year. ...

Today’s guest post is from Kyle Smith , an Ottawa television producer and severe weather watcher. He’s been in the weather industry for over seven years, including work at the Weather Network, and he’s seen it all – from winter blasts to super cell storms. ...

Video posted by gastorch997 (embedding may be disabled for this video - click here to view ) The main stage at Bluesfest collapsed tonight during the Cheap Trick show. Various news outlets and people on the scene are reporting multiple injuries. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/nhanschke/842197082/) Hill sitters. Photo by [ nicholas h ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/nhanschke/842197082/) It’s that we have a 2-week festival of rock, blues, hip hop, comedy, cowboys, dj’s, noise, weed, beer, poutine and guys in inflatable hamster balls … and it all happens _ ** around our national War Museum ** _ . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) You may have heard about a little music festival known as " Bluesfest " that’s on this week in Ottawa. But you might not have heard about some of the other events in this week’s list. _ Thanks to all of our contributors for their ideas this week, including our newest contributor, Bryony. ...