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Outdoor, music festival season begins in earnest this week, with four options, beginning with the Glow Fair, a free, ten-block party on Bank Street from Slater to James streets.
Make a point of not missing the opening acts at the two, free, ’80s-inspired, day-glo dance shows, even if it means taking disco nap on site (there’s a yoga/glowfit block that might have some suitable nap spots); on Friday, delicious Montreal trio Caveboy start the party with songs that encourage dancing and snogging (think recent Tegan & Sarah through a dream filter, with bigger vocal range), followed by more dance tunes from Ottawa’s Fevers, then the acid house-informed synthpop of Young Galaxy, with headliner, Juno Award-winning hip-hop/electro team Keys N Krates.
Friday’s lineup is dance with a bit of edge, beginning with the trip-hop, dark post-punk of West Coast’s Gang Signs — a band I’ve been following closely since hearing them at Zaphod’s last year, then ending with some new, bubblegum, dance-pop from other Juno Award-winner Dragonette. June 17 and 18, Bank Street. glowfairfestival.ca
The Dragon Boat Festival starts at the other end of the week, and has become known for pulling in the bands of the moment, and those about to be of the moment: Thursday see relatively young, but already established noir alt-pop rockers July Talk, whose sophomore album is due out in September (their dynamic single Push + Pull has Peter Dreimanis growling about over-consumption and excess). Also on the ticket are intriguing duo The Muscadettes, blonde-haired, surfy-folksters who seem to be a summer of love/space age creation. Other nights include last summer’s favourites, Toronto rockers The Beaches and yaya-lite Alvvays, plus indie band Mother Mother. June 23, 6:30 p.m., Mooney’s Bay. Free. www.dragonboat.net
It should be noted that most of the shows of the first of the biggest festivals on this week, the vast, indie-focussed Ottawa Explosion Weekend, are all-ages. The five-day event — “Weekend is a state of mind, man” — featuring 35 different bands begins Thursday at Club SAW, one of seven venues hosting shows ranging from the pop-punk (Vacation, Towanda), to hardcore (Urochrome, Doxx and GOMS), with a vast and varied lineup from 12:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, inside and out of Club SAW.
Top picks at OXW include one-woman, post-punk band Sneaks (June 18, St Alban’s), Vulva Culture (June 18, Club SAW), the art-rock show Friday at St. Alban’s with Pith and Parenchymas, Phèdre, Boyhood, and pop-punk with rock flair at Pressed with Montreal’s Barrasso and The Dirty Nil (June 18). Other highlights include Jay Crocker’s experimental pop Joyfultalk, an arena-worthy show from festival favourite Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band on Thursday, and Peterborough’s garage-pop bands Faux Cults and Lonely Parade on Sunday. June 15 to 19. $10-$15, or $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
The TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, with over 100 concerts and nine stages and something for all tastes, starts with a bang with saxophonist Kamasi Washington. Even the jazz-phobic will enjoy this cross-over artist who has won accolades from his jazz peers for his sprawling work, The Epic, and gained popular notice playing with Kendrick Lamar on To Pimp A Butterfly (and previously Snoop Dogg and Rafael Saadiq). His exciting show, and it will be big and energetic, is the first of the Fest’s Jazz Warriors series, showcasing the biggest names in modern jazz.
Other shows at JazzFest with wide appeal, and that are likely to sell out, include: The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson brings his Pet Sounds tour on July 3; Sarah McLachlan plays on June 25 (with Butterfly Boucher singing backup), popular local songwriter Jim Bryson plays June 30; big voiced Judith Hill on June 29; indigenous icon and folk/protest songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie on June 28; and the creaky, roots, smokey sounds of Ben Caplan on June 27. However, let it be known the festival has planned five mystery “encore” concerts from the festival’s top draws, to occur the day after their scheduled shows — though how these will be announced still remains unclear. There’s also a youth pass ($90) available this year, among other ticket and pass options. June 22 to July 3, ottawajazzfestival.com
Other options include three guy with guitars and down-home heartache, starting Thursday with Adam Baldwin, part of Matt May’s band and not to be confused with the actor, whose first full-length solo work, No Telling When, is out June 24.
The titular song was written about 1982, the year before Baldwin was born, touching on the inevitability of human existence and how little we change (it should be noted, the album was written during the lead up to the 2015 federal election, and was written about the “unity and division we felt as a country,” said Baldwin).
The songs are definitely informed from the Springsteen/Adams rock of the era, with country elements, some 80s sax touches and hammering keyboards (no synths here), aided by Baldwin’s rough-and-tumble voice, driving urgency and rockstar quality. These are anthems for the mythological, “working man.” July 16, with Autumns Cannon, 8 p.m., Mavericks. $12. www.mavericksbar.com
On the same night, Renfrew songwriter James Leclaire and the Cable 22’s (we all know what he’s referencing there) headline a night of hard-rocking country with Still Winter Hills and Whiskey Fields at House of Targ. Leclaire grew up listening to the classics of country, but spent some time as a young man playing hardcore punk, and both have fused in this latest band, adding grit to the backyard quality of his beat-driven, friendly party songs. June 16, 10 p.m., House of Targ. $8. www.houseoftarg.com
Kiefer Sutherland
Then, actor Kiefer Sutherland (Stand By Me, 24, A Few Good Men, Forsaken) is fronting his own band playing his own classic country songs, that were initially written with the idea another artist might pick them up. “Because I was acutely aware of the stigma of being an actor doing music,” he said at a press conference. “I didn’t want to be that guy.”
And yet; Sutherland says one of the great experiences has been sharing these autobiographical songs and stories with a crowd, and all “realizing there’s not much difference between us” (while recognizing his life has been charmed compared to most). The debut track off the upcoming album, Not Enough Whiskey, is slow-moving, straightforward country — maybe a little too straight forward as in the video he acts out the lyrics: pull the shades/lock the door/ drag your feet/ cross the floor. But getting past that, his emotive though admittedly not-skilled singing voice makes it appealling.
He’s also at a “comfortable” stage in life where he’s O.K. if people roll their eyes at him (he admits doing it to others), but would prefer if people enjoy the live shows, his favourite and scariest part of the endeavour: “But if they don’t, it’s not going to stop me.” June 20, 8 p.m., Mavericks. $25. mavericksbar.com
Photos: Gigs to see this week
Festival season begins: here are the bands we recommend checking out this week.
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Thursday, June 16
Adam Baldwin, Autumns Cannon, and more, 8 p.m., Mavericks, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $12. www.mavericksbar.com
All Star Blues Showcase with Al Wood, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: No cover. irenespub.ca
Chamber Music masterclass with Lawrence Dutton, open class with students in the Young Artists program, 7 p.m., University of Ottawa, Perez Building. Cost: $10. nac-cna.ca
James Leclaire and the Cable 22’s, Still Winter Hills, Whiskey Fields, country/roots rock, 10 p.m., House of Targ. Tickets: $8. www.houseoftarg.com
Justin Nozuka, Amanda Lowe, 8:30 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York St. Tickets: $17.50. spectrasonic.com / zaphods.ca
OrKidstra, 6:30 p.m, Glebe Collegiate Institute, 212 Glebe Ave. No ticket required, donations welcome. www.orkidstra.ca
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Sedatives (7:15 p.m.), Laika’s Orbit (8 p.m.), Steve Adamyk Band (9 p.m.), Radioactivity (10 p.m.), The Creeps (10:45 p.m.), Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band (11:30 p.m.), Bad Sports (1 a.m.), Club Saw, 67 Nicholas St. All-ages. Tickets: $10, $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Spell (7:30 p.m.), Shoe Blog (8;15 p.m.), Baberaham Lincoln (9 p.m.), Joyfultalk (9:45 p.m.), JFM (10:30 p.m.), Le Temporaire, 75 rue St-Rédempteur, Gatineau. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Reggae Night with Roots Movement, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $5/7. therainbow.ca
Yes We Mystic, Sounds of Stories, indie rock, all-ages, 8;30 p.m., Pressed, 750 Gladstone Ave. Tickets: $10. spectrasonic.com
Friday, June 17
Back Pocket, funk/soul, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $10. therainbow.ca
The Balconies, Rebelle, pop-rock, 9 p.m., Lola’s Pub and Grub, 516 itt St., Cornwall. Tickerts: Free.
The Bristol Hum, 9 p.m., The Branch, 15 Clothier St. E., Kemptville. thebranchrestaurant.ca
Glow Fair: Caveboy (7 p.m.), Fevers (7:45 p.m.), Young Galaxy (8:30 p.m.), Keys N Krates (9:30 p.m.), DJs Memetic vs Trevor Walker (midnight), Main Stage, Slater at Laurier. Free. glowfairfestival.ca
Glow Fair DJ Stage: Frayd (7 p.m.), DJ Daisy and M. Caffrey (8 p.m.), Strange Future (9 p.m.), Lissa Monet (10 p.m.), Laurier to Gloucester. glowfairfestival.ca
The Golers, Laid to Rest, Tongue Eating Louise, Slim and Popular, punk/thrash, 8:30 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York St. Tickets: $17.50. spectrasonic.com / zaphods.ca
The Hallelujah Gospel Chorus: Last Stop on the Gospel Train, a farewell performance of its most-loved songs, 7 p.m., Centretown United Church, 507 Bank Street. Free will offering to the charity of your choice. Info: 613-728-6442.
Italian Week: Louis Prima Jr., 8 p.m., Big Tent, 301 Preston St. Tickets: Free. www.italianweekottawa.ca
Mehdi Cayenne Club, Amanda Lowe, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $10. theblacksheepinn.com
Ottawa Choral Society and the NAC Orchestra perform Mendolssohn’s oratorio Elijah, conducted by Maestro Duain Wolfe of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, with baritone Russell Braun, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph’s Church, 174 Wilbrod St. Tickets: $35. nac-cna.ca
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Shellshag (7 p.m.), Vacation (8 p.m.), Worriers ( 9 p.m.), Strange Attraction (9:30 p.m.), Screaming Females (10 p.m.), The C.H.U.D.S. (11 p.m.), Torment (11:30 p.m.), Triage (12:30 a.m.), Urochromes (1 a.m.), Club Saw, 67 Nicholas St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Mother’s Children (10:15 p.m.), Mental Fix (11 p.m.), Dad Jokes (11:45 p.m.), Mike Krol (12:30 a.m.), Mikey Erg ( 1:15 a.m.), The Dominion, 33 York St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Laika’s Orbit (5:30 p.m.), The Chinchees (6 p.m.), Vertigo Records, 192 Rideau St. All-ages. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Pith and the Parenchymas (7:30 p.m.), Pippa (8:15 p.m.), Whoop-Szo (9 p.m.), Boyhood (9:45 p.m.), Phèdre (10:30 p.m.), St. Alban’s, 454 King Edward Ave. All-Ages. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Summer Solstice Aboriginal Festival: Cody Coyote (8:45 p.m.), Caveman Techno – Indigenous Fusion (8:45 p.m.), Vincent Massey Park. Tickets: Free. www.ottawasummersolstice
Tree, Sparklesaurus, Josephine Leone, rock, 9 p.m, Avant-Garde Bar, 135 1/2 Besserer St. Tickets:$5 at the door.
The Weber Brothers, Fathers of Modern Rocketry, rock/country, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: $10. irenespub.ca
Yaa-Hemaa, EP release party, 7 to 11 p.m., Mercury Lounge, 56 ByWard Market Sq. Tickets: $13 in advance. mercurylounge.com
Saturday, June 18
An Intimate evening with Chris Hadfield, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Vintage Wings of Canada, 1699 Arthur Fecteau. St., Gatineau. Tickets: $150. http://intimateeveningwithchrishadfield.eventbrite.ca/
Art, Jazz and the Garden: Red Jazz perform outdoors while artists exhibit, noon to 5 p.m., The Rideau Woodland Ramble, 7210 Burritt’s Rapids Rd., Country Rd 23.
Dirty Dave and the Sleazy Petes, rock, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: $10. irenespub.ca
Carivibe: Hypasounds, Sanchez, D’Enforcas, Energy Squad, Mace, Lindo P. Selekt Shelz, Sweet Chunes, Tytus, and more, noon to 9 p.m., Petrie Island, 727 Trim Rd. Tickets: $15 in advance, $25 at the gate, free for children 12 years and under. bit.ly/1WFhvF2
Glow Fair: Gang Signs (7 p.m.), The Balconies (7:45 p.m.), Rich Aucoin (8:30 p.m.), Dragonette (9;30 p.m.), DJs Katrella vs Ilon (midnight), Main Stage, Slater at Laurier. Free. glowfairfestival.ca
Glow Fair DJ Stage: Rise Ashen (7 p.m.), DJ Grace (8 p.m.), KHAOS (9 p.m.), Autoerotique (10 p.m.), Laurier to Gloucester. glowfairfestival.ca
Italian Week: Louis Prima Jr., 8 p.m., Big Tent, 301 Preston St. Tickets: Free. www.italianweekottawa.ca
Jadea Kelly, Kaia Kater, roots/rock, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $12. theblacksheepinn.com
Nathaniel Larochette, Aerial Ruin, Michael Mucci, NIcole Lefebvre, dark/folk, double-album release, 7 to 11 p.m., Pressed, 750 Gladstone Ave. Tickets:
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Coccinella (1 p.m.), Peek Freens (1:30 p.m.), Vulva Culture (2 p.m.), Cheap Whine (3 p.m.), Crossed Wires (3:30 p.m.), Sonic Avenues (4:15 p.m.), Century Palm (5 p.m.), Creep Wave (7 p.m.), Black Tower (8 p.m.), Future Girls (8:30 p.m.), The Drearies (8:30 p.m.), Big Eyes (9 p.m.), Pretty Pretty (9:30 p.m.), Night Birds (10 p.m.), Crusades (10:45 p.m.), TV Freaks (11:30 p.m.), Wet Brain (12:15 a.m.), Soupcans (1 a.m.), Club Saw, 67 Nicholas St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Warp Lines (10:15 p.m.), Pale Lips (11 p.m.), Average Times (11:45 p.m.), Mick Futures (12:30 p.m.), Vacation (1:15 a.m.), The Dominion, 33 York St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: No Fuss (10 p.m.), Fresh Hell (10:30 p.m.), Wasted Potential (11 p.m.), Barrasso (11:45 p.m.), The Dirty Nil (12:30a.m.), Ritual, 137 Besserer St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Shellshag, 6:15 p.m., Vertigo Records, 192 Rideau St. All Ages. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Everett (7;30 p.m.), Plasmalab (8 p.m.), Bonnie Doon (8:45 p.m.), Sneaks ( 9:30 p.m.), Fet.Nat (10:15 p.m.), St. Alban’s, 454 King Edward Ave. All-Ages. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Powerage, 4 p.m., 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. therainbow.ca
The Ramblin’ Valley Band, 8 p.m., 9 p.m., The Branch, 15 Clothier St. E., Kemptville. PWYC. thebranchrestaurant.ca
Retro Underground tribute to DJ Leslie, with DJs Phillogic, Doomcookie and Gozz, 9 p.m., Swizzles, 246 Queen St.
Summer Solstice Aboriginal Festival: Pow Wow grand entry (noon p.m.), Prairie Fire, Métis Jiggers, Theland Kicknosway and throat-singers Tarniriik (1 p.m.), Twin Flames (6 p.m.), George Leach (7 p.m.), ArtiCirq (8 p.m.), Geronimo Inuitiq (9 p.m.), DJ Shub and Pyro show (9:15 p.m.), Vincent Massey Park. Tickets: Free. www.ottawasummersolstice.
Ukrainia, Riishi Von Rex, Ukrainian/rock, 10 p.m., House of Targ. Tickets: $10. www.houseoftarg.com
Sunday, June 19
Dylan Shields, and friends, 4:20 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $10. theblacksheepinn.com
Eru-Era, funk/jazz, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: No cover. irenespub.ca
Italian Week: Jessica Leung Tuk (5 p.m.), Johnny Vegas (6:30 p.m.), Disco Inferno (8 p.m.), Big Tent, 301 Preston St. Tickets: Free. www.italianweekottawa.ca
Open Blues Jam with The Clint Everson Band, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $6. therainbow.ca
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Mixer (1:30 p.m.), Faux Cults ( 2 p.m.), BB Cream ( 2:30 p.m.), The Lonely Parade ( 3 p.m.), Nice Try (3:45 p.m.), Chiller (4:30 p.m.), Cassie Ramone (5:15 p.m.), Colleen Green (6 p.m.), Club Saw, 67 Nicholas St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
SIFA Choir, Colour of Diversity Marimba Band perform at the South African Youth Day Celebration, marking the Soweto uprising, July 16, 1976, with performances by spoken word poet Cue Kirk, storyteller Jacqui Du Toit and more, 1 p.m., Ottawa City Hall, Jean Pigott place, organized by the South African Rainbow Nation Association. Cost: free, donations welcome.
Summer Solstice Aboriginal Festival: Pow Wow grand entry (noon p.m.), Prairie Fire, Métis Jiggers, Theland Kicknosway and throat-singers Tarniriik (1 p.m. and 4 p.m.), Vincent Massey Park. Tickets: Free. www.ottawasummersolstice.
Monday, June 20
Kiefer Sutherland, country, 8 p.m., Mavericks, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $25. mavericksbar.com
Open Mic Monday, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. therainbow.ca
Voice masterclass with Benita Valenta, part of the NAC Young Artists Program, 7:30 p.m, University of Ottawa, Perez Building, Freiman Hall. Tickets: $10. nac-cna.ca
Tuesday, June 21
Dustin Bird, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $5 therainbow.ca
Legends on Tour: Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, tribute show, 7 p.m., Centrepointe Theatres, 101 Centrepointe Dr. Tickets: $49. centrepointetheatres.com
Old Cabin, Clara Engel, Quin Gibson, 8 to 11 p.m., Bar Robo, 692 Somerset St. W. Tickets: $10 at the doors.
Up Close and Unplugged with Matthew and Jill Barber, the Family Album, 6 p.m,., National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: A private fundraiser in support of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and the National Arts Centre Foundation. For information contact karine.mayers@nac-cna.ca.
Young Artist Program: Senior Chamber concert series, 7 p.m., University of Ottawa, Perez Building. Cost: $10. nac-cna.ca
Wednesday June 22
Peaks, Abstraction, Legion of Saints, 6 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $7. therainbow.ca
TD Ottawa Jazz Festival: Kamasi Washington, 7 p.m., NAC, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: $50, passes from $90-$300. ottawajazzfestival.com
Thursday, June 23
Dragon Boat Festival: Modern Space (6:30 p.m.), The Muscadettes (8 p.m.), July Talk (9:30 p.m.), Mooney’s Bay. Tickets: Free, no tickets required. www.dragonboat.net
Cirque de la Symphonie: acrobatics as the NAC Orchestra performs, 8 p.m, NAC, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: from $25. nac-cna.ca
All Star Blues Showcase with John Cormier, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: No cover. irenespub.ca
Anthony Gomes, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $5/7. therainbow.ca
Lee Aaron, The Bigmuffs, In Heat, 8 p.m., Mavericks, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $25. www.mavericksbar.com
TD Ottawa Jazz Festival: The Beached Wailers (noon, Rideau Centre, free), No BS! Brass Band (4 p.m., Confederation park fountain, free), Reis-Demuth-Wiltgen (6 p.m. NAC), The Boxcar Boys (6 p.m. Confed. Park), Alvin ‘Youngblood’ Hart’s Muscle Theory (7:30 p.m., Confed. Park), Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite (9 p.m,. Confed. Park), Flat Earth Society (10:30 p.m., Marion Dewar Plaza), Kobo Town (10 p.m., Mercury Lounge), Late night jam sessions every night (10:30 p.m., outside Lord Elgin Hotel). Tickets: $50, passes from $90-$300. ottawajazzfestival.com
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Make a point of not missing the opening acts at the two, free, ’80s-inspired, day-glo dance shows, even if it means taking disco nap on site (there’s a yoga/glowfit block that might have some suitable nap spots); on Friday, delicious Montreal trio Caveboy start the party with songs that encourage dancing and snogging (think recent Tegan & Sarah through a dream filter, with bigger vocal range), followed by more dance tunes from Ottawa’s Fevers, then the acid house-informed synthpop of Young Galaxy, with headliner, Juno Award-winning hip-hop/electro team Keys N Krates.
Friday’s lineup is dance with a bit of edge, beginning with the trip-hop, dark post-punk of West Coast’s Gang Signs — a band I’ve been following closely since hearing them at Zaphod’s last year, then ending with some new, bubblegum, dance-pop from other Juno Award-winner Dragonette. June 17 and 18, Bank Street. glowfairfestival.ca
The Dragon Boat Festival starts at the other end of the week, and has become known for pulling in the bands of the moment, and those about to be of the moment: Thursday see relatively young, but already established noir alt-pop rockers July Talk, whose sophomore album is due out in September (their dynamic single Push + Pull has Peter Dreimanis growling about over-consumption and excess). Also on the ticket are intriguing duo The Muscadettes, blonde-haired, surfy-folksters who seem to be a summer of love/space age creation. Other nights include last summer’s favourites, Toronto rockers The Beaches and yaya-lite Alvvays, plus indie band Mother Mother. June 23, 6:30 p.m., Mooney’s Bay. Free. www.dragonboat.net
It should be noted that most of the shows of the first of the biggest festivals on this week, the vast, indie-focussed Ottawa Explosion Weekend, are all-ages. The five-day event — “Weekend is a state of mind, man” — featuring 35 different bands begins Thursday at Club SAW, one of seven venues hosting shows ranging from the pop-punk (Vacation, Towanda), to hardcore (Urochrome, Doxx and GOMS), with a vast and varied lineup from 12:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, inside and out of Club SAW.
Top picks at OXW include one-woman, post-punk band Sneaks (June 18, St Alban’s), Vulva Culture (June 18, Club SAW), the art-rock show Friday at St. Alban’s with Pith and Parenchymas, Phèdre, Boyhood, and pop-punk with rock flair at Pressed with Montreal’s Barrasso and The Dirty Nil (June 18). Other highlights include Jay Crocker’s experimental pop Joyfultalk, an arena-worthy show from festival favourite Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band on Thursday, and Peterborough’s garage-pop bands Faux Cults and Lonely Parade on Sunday. June 15 to 19. $10-$15, or $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
The TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, with over 100 concerts and nine stages and something for all tastes, starts with a bang with saxophonist Kamasi Washington. Even the jazz-phobic will enjoy this cross-over artist who has won accolades from his jazz peers for his sprawling work, The Epic, and gained popular notice playing with Kendrick Lamar on To Pimp A Butterfly (and previously Snoop Dogg and Rafael Saadiq). His exciting show, and it will be big and energetic, is the first of the Fest’s Jazz Warriors series, showcasing the biggest names in modern jazz.
Other shows at JazzFest with wide appeal, and that are likely to sell out, include: The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson brings his Pet Sounds tour on July 3; Sarah McLachlan plays on June 25 (with Butterfly Boucher singing backup), popular local songwriter Jim Bryson plays June 30; big voiced Judith Hill on June 29; indigenous icon and folk/protest songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie on June 28; and the creaky, roots, smokey sounds of Ben Caplan on June 27. However, let it be known the festival has planned five mystery “encore” concerts from the festival’s top draws, to occur the day after their scheduled shows — though how these will be announced still remains unclear. There’s also a youth pass ($90) available this year, among other ticket and pass options. June 22 to July 3, ottawajazzfestival.com
Other options include three guy with guitars and down-home heartache, starting Thursday with Adam Baldwin, part of Matt May’s band and not to be confused with the actor, whose first full-length solo work, No Telling When, is out June 24.
The titular song was written about 1982, the year before Baldwin was born, touching on the inevitability of human existence and how little we change (it should be noted, the album was written during the lead up to the 2015 federal election, and was written about the “unity and division we felt as a country,” said Baldwin).
The songs are definitely informed from the Springsteen/Adams rock of the era, with country elements, some 80s sax touches and hammering keyboards (no synths here), aided by Baldwin’s rough-and-tumble voice, driving urgency and rockstar quality. These are anthems for the mythological, “working man.” July 16, with Autumns Cannon, 8 p.m., Mavericks. $12. www.mavericksbar.com
On the same night, Renfrew songwriter James Leclaire and the Cable 22’s (we all know what he’s referencing there) headline a night of hard-rocking country with Still Winter Hills and Whiskey Fields at House of Targ. Leclaire grew up listening to the classics of country, but spent some time as a young man playing hardcore punk, and both have fused in this latest band, adding grit to the backyard quality of his beat-driven, friendly party songs. June 16, 10 p.m., House of Targ. $8. www.houseoftarg.com
Kiefer Sutherland
Then, actor Kiefer Sutherland (Stand By Me, 24, A Few Good Men, Forsaken) is fronting his own band playing his own classic country songs, that were initially written with the idea another artist might pick them up. “Because I was acutely aware of the stigma of being an actor doing music,” he said at a press conference. “I didn’t want to be that guy.”
And yet; Sutherland says one of the great experiences has been sharing these autobiographical songs and stories with a crowd, and all “realizing there’s not much difference between us” (while recognizing his life has been charmed compared to most). The debut track off the upcoming album, Not Enough Whiskey, is slow-moving, straightforward country — maybe a little too straight forward as in the video he acts out the lyrics: pull the shades/lock the door/ drag your feet/ cross the floor. But getting past that, his emotive though admittedly not-skilled singing voice makes it appealling.
He’s also at a “comfortable” stage in life where he’s O.K. if people roll their eyes at him (he admits doing it to others), but would prefer if people enjoy the live shows, his favourite and scariest part of the endeavour: “But if they don’t, it’s not going to stop me.” June 20, 8 p.m., Mavericks. $25. mavericksbar.com
Photos: Gigs to see this week
Festival season begins: here are the bands we recommend checking out this week.
July Talk play the first night of the free Dragon Boat Festival concerts. Ty Snaden / supplied
Pretty Pretty play the second half of the Club SAW show on Saturday at OXW.
Acclaimed, young saxophonist Kamashi Washington plays the opening night of Jazz Fest. Mike Park / supplied
Don't miss post-punk band Vacation at OXW.
Jadea Kelly plays Ottawa this week.
The Muscadettesplay the Dragon Boat Festival.
Kiefer Sutherland brings his new country band to Mavericks. Beth Elliott / supplied
James Leclaire and the Cable 22's play rocking country at House of Targ.
Toronto band The Beaches play the free Dragon Boat Festival.
The Goms play hardcore punk at OXW.
Alvvays headline the free Saturday show at the Dragon Boat festival.
Pith and the Parenchymas play OXW.
Judith Hill brings her big voice to th Ottawa Jazzfest.
Lee Aaron plays Mavericks.
Dragonette headline the closing show at Glow Fair.
Gang Signs have nothing to do with gangs, nor even hip-hop nor rap, but are playing Glow Fair.
Dan Brubeck and his friends play the Ottawa Jazzfest.
Jill and Matthew Barber play a private fundraising event in town.
The Beaches play a free show at Dragon Boat Festival.
Boyhood plays OSXW .
Vulva Culture play OXW.
New Zealand based duo Dad Jokes are travelling the further to play OXW.
July Talk play the free Dragon Boat Festival. Steven Kowalski f / supplied
Montreal's Barrasso plays OXW.
Wasted Potential plays OXW.
TV Freaks plays OXW. Don Pyle / supplied
Crusades play OXW.
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FULL LISTINGS
Thursday, June 16
Adam Baldwin, Autumns Cannon, and more, 8 p.m., Mavericks, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $12. www.mavericksbar.com
All Star Blues Showcase with Al Wood, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: No cover. irenespub.ca
Chamber Music masterclass with Lawrence Dutton, open class with students in the Young Artists program, 7 p.m., University of Ottawa, Perez Building. Cost: $10. nac-cna.ca
James Leclaire and the Cable 22’s, Still Winter Hills, Whiskey Fields, country/roots rock, 10 p.m., House of Targ. Tickets: $8. www.houseoftarg.com
Justin Nozuka, Amanda Lowe, 8:30 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York St. Tickets: $17.50. spectrasonic.com / zaphods.ca
OrKidstra, 6:30 p.m, Glebe Collegiate Institute, 212 Glebe Ave. No ticket required, donations welcome. www.orkidstra.ca
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Sedatives (7:15 p.m.), Laika’s Orbit (8 p.m.), Steve Adamyk Band (9 p.m.), Radioactivity (10 p.m.), The Creeps (10:45 p.m.), Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band (11:30 p.m.), Bad Sports (1 a.m.), Club Saw, 67 Nicholas St. All-ages. Tickets: $10, $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Spell (7:30 p.m.), Shoe Blog (8;15 p.m.), Baberaham Lincoln (9 p.m.), Joyfultalk (9:45 p.m.), JFM (10:30 p.m.), Le Temporaire, 75 rue St-Rédempteur, Gatineau. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Reggae Night with Roots Movement, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $5/7. therainbow.ca
Yes We Mystic, Sounds of Stories, indie rock, all-ages, 8;30 p.m., Pressed, 750 Gladstone Ave. Tickets: $10. spectrasonic.com
Friday, June 17
Back Pocket, funk/soul, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $10. therainbow.ca
The Balconies, Rebelle, pop-rock, 9 p.m., Lola’s Pub and Grub, 516 itt St., Cornwall. Tickerts: Free.
The Bristol Hum, 9 p.m., The Branch, 15 Clothier St. E., Kemptville. thebranchrestaurant.ca
Glow Fair: Caveboy (7 p.m.), Fevers (7:45 p.m.), Young Galaxy (8:30 p.m.), Keys N Krates (9:30 p.m.), DJs Memetic vs Trevor Walker (midnight), Main Stage, Slater at Laurier. Free. glowfairfestival.ca
Glow Fair DJ Stage: Frayd (7 p.m.), DJ Daisy and M. Caffrey (8 p.m.), Strange Future (9 p.m.), Lissa Monet (10 p.m.), Laurier to Gloucester. glowfairfestival.ca
The Golers, Laid to Rest, Tongue Eating Louise, Slim and Popular, punk/thrash, 8:30 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York St. Tickets: $17.50. spectrasonic.com / zaphods.ca
The Hallelujah Gospel Chorus: Last Stop on the Gospel Train, a farewell performance of its most-loved songs, 7 p.m., Centretown United Church, 507 Bank Street. Free will offering to the charity of your choice. Info: 613-728-6442.
Italian Week: Louis Prima Jr., 8 p.m., Big Tent, 301 Preston St. Tickets: Free. www.italianweekottawa.ca
Mehdi Cayenne Club, Amanda Lowe, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $10. theblacksheepinn.com
Ottawa Choral Society and the NAC Orchestra perform Mendolssohn’s oratorio Elijah, conducted by Maestro Duain Wolfe of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, with baritone Russell Braun, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph’s Church, 174 Wilbrod St. Tickets: $35. nac-cna.ca
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Shellshag (7 p.m.), Vacation (8 p.m.), Worriers ( 9 p.m.), Strange Attraction (9:30 p.m.), Screaming Females (10 p.m.), The C.H.U.D.S. (11 p.m.), Torment (11:30 p.m.), Triage (12:30 a.m.), Urochromes (1 a.m.), Club Saw, 67 Nicholas St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Mother’s Children (10:15 p.m.), Mental Fix (11 p.m.), Dad Jokes (11:45 p.m.), Mike Krol (12:30 a.m.), Mikey Erg ( 1:15 a.m.), The Dominion, 33 York St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Laika’s Orbit (5:30 p.m.), The Chinchees (6 p.m.), Vertigo Records, 192 Rideau St. All-ages. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Pith and the Parenchymas (7:30 p.m.), Pippa (8:15 p.m.), Whoop-Szo (9 p.m.), Boyhood (9:45 p.m.), Phèdre (10:30 p.m.), St. Alban’s, 454 King Edward Ave. All-Ages. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Summer Solstice Aboriginal Festival: Cody Coyote (8:45 p.m.), Caveman Techno – Indigenous Fusion (8:45 p.m.), Vincent Massey Park. Tickets: Free. www.ottawasummersolstice
Tree, Sparklesaurus, Josephine Leone, rock, 9 p.m, Avant-Garde Bar, 135 1/2 Besserer St. Tickets:$5 at the door.
The Weber Brothers, Fathers of Modern Rocketry, rock/country, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: $10. irenespub.ca
Yaa-Hemaa, EP release party, 7 to 11 p.m., Mercury Lounge, 56 ByWard Market Sq. Tickets: $13 in advance. mercurylounge.com
Saturday, June 18
An Intimate evening with Chris Hadfield, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Vintage Wings of Canada, 1699 Arthur Fecteau. St., Gatineau. Tickets: $150. http://intimateeveningwithchrishadfield.eventbrite.ca/
Art, Jazz and the Garden: Red Jazz perform outdoors while artists exhibit, noon to 5 p.m., The Rideau Woodland Ramble, 7210 Burritt’s Rapids Rd., Country Rd 23.
Dirty Dave and the Sleazy Petes, rock, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: $10. irenespub.ca
Carivibe: Hypasounds, Sanchez, D’Enforcas, Energy Squad, Mace, Lindo P. Selekt Shelz, Sweet Chunes, Tytus, and more, noon to 9 p.m., Petrie Island, 727 Trim Rd. Tickets: $15 in advance, $25 at the gate, free for children 12 years and under. bit.ly/1WFhvF2
Glow Fair: Gang Signs (7 p.m.), The Balconies (7:45 p.m.), Rich Aucoin (8:30 p.m.), Dragonette (9;30 p.m.), DJs Katrella vs Ilon (midnight), Main Stage, Slater at Laurier. Free. glowfairfestival.ca
Glow Fair DJ Stage: Rise Ashen (7 p.m.), DJ Grace (8 p.m.), KHAOS (9 p.m.), Autoerotique (10 p.m.), Laurier to Gloucester. glowfairfestival.ca
Italian Week: Louis Prima Jr., 8 p.m., Big Tent, 301 Preston St. Tickets: Free. www.italianweekottawa.ca
Jadea Kelly, Kaia Kater, roots/rock, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $12. theblacksheepinn.com
Nathaniel Larochette, Aerial Ruin, Michael Mucci, NIcole Lefebvre, dark/folk, double-album release, 7 to 11 p.m., Pressed, 750 Gladstone Ave. Tickets:
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Coccinella (1 p.m.), Peek Freens (1:30 p.m.), Vulva Culture (2 p.m.), Cheap Whine (3 p.m.), Crossed Wires (3:30 p.m.), Sonic Avenues (4:15 p.m.), Century Palm (5 p.m.), Creep Wave (7 p.m.), Black Tower (8 p.m.), Future Girls (8:30 p.m.), The Drearies (8:30 p.m.), Big Eyes (9 p.m.), Pretty Pretty (9:30 p.m.), Night Birds (10 p.m.), Crusades (10:45 p.m.), TV Freaks (11:30 p.m.), Wet Brain (12:15 a.m.), Soupcans (1 a.m.), Club Saw, 67 Nicholas St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Warp Lines (10:15 p.m.), Pale Lips (11 p.m.), Average Times (11:45 p.m.), Mick Futures (12:30 p.m.), Vacation (1:15 a.m.), The Dominion, 33 York St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: No Fuss (10 p.m.), Fresh Hell (10:30 p.m.), Wasted Potential (11 p.m.), Barrasso (11:45 p.m.), The Dirty Nil (12:30a.m.), Ritual, 137 Besserer St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Shellshag, 6:15 p.m., Vertigo Records, 192 Rideau St. All Ages. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Everett (7;30 p.m.), Plasmalab (8 p.m.), Bonnie Doon (8:45 p.m.), Sneaks ( 9:30 p.m.), Fet.Nat (10:15 p.m.), St. Alban’s, 454 King Edward Ave. All-Ages. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
Powerage, 4 p.m., 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. therainbow.ca
The Ramblin’ Valley Band, 8 p.m., 9 p.m., The Branch, 15 Clothier St. E., Kemptville. PWYC. thebranchrestaurant.ca
Retro Underground tribute to DJ Leslie, with DJs Phillogic, Doomcookie and Gozz, 9 p.m., Swizzles, 246 Queen St.
Summer Solstice Aboriginal Festival: Pow Wow grand entry (noon p.m.), Prairie Fire, Métis Jiggers, Theland Kicknosway and throat-singers Tarniriik (1 p.m.), Twin Flames (6 p.m.), George Leach (7 p.m.), ArtiCirq (8 p.m.), Geronimo Inuitiq (9 p.m.), DJ Shub and Pyro show (9:15 p.m.), Vincent Massey Park. Tickets: Free. www.ottawasummersolstice.
Ukrainia, Riishi Von Rex, Ukrainian/rock, 10 p.m., House of Targ. Tickets: $10. www.houseoftarg.com
Sunday, June 19
Dylan Shields, and friends, 4:20 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $10. theblacksheepinn.com
Eru-Era, funk/jazz, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: No cover. irenespub.ca
Italian Week: Jessica Leung Tuk (5 p.m.), Johnny Vegas (6:30 p.m.), Disco Inferno (8 p.m.), Big Tent, 301 Preston St. Tickets: Free. www.italianweekottawa.ca
Open Blues Jam with The Clint Everson Band, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $6. therainbow.ca
Ottawa Explosion Weekend: Mixer (1:30 p.m.), Faux Cults ( 2 p.m.), BB Cream ( 2:30 p.m.), The Lonely Parade ( 3 p.m.), Nice Try (3:45 p.m.), Chiller (4:30 p.m.), Cassie Ramone (5:15 p.m.), Colleen Green (6 p.m.), Club Saw, 67 Nicholas St. Tickets: $80/pass. ottawaexplosion.com
SIFA Choir, Colour of Diversity Marimba Band perform at the South African Youth Day Celebration, marking the Soweto uprising, July 16, 1976, with performances by spoken word poet Cue Kirk, storyteller Jacqui Du Toit and more, 1 p.m., Ottawa City Hall, Jean Pigott place, organized by the South African Rainbow Nation Association. Cost: free, donations welcome.
Summer Solstice Aboriginal Festival: Pow Wow grand entry (noon p.m.), Prairie Fire, Métis Jiggers, Theland Kicknosway and throat-singers Tarniriik (1 p.m. and 4 p.m.), Vincent Massey Park. Tickets: Free. www.ottawasummersolstice.
Monday, June 20
Kiefer Sutherland, country, 8 p.m., Mavericks, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $25. mavericksbar.com
Open Mic Monday, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. therainbow.ca
Voice masterclass with Benita Valenta, part of the NAC Young Artists Program, 7:30 p.m, University of Ottawa, Perez Building, Freiman Hall. Tickets: $10. nac-cna.ca
Tuesday, June 21
Dustin Bird, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $5 therainbow.ca
Legends on Tour: Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, tribute show, 7 p.m., Centrepointe Theatres, 101 Centrepointe Dr. Tickets: $49. centrepointetheatres.com
Old Cabin, Clara Engel, Quin Gibson, 8 to 11 p.m., Bar Robo, 692 Somerset St. W. Tickets: $10 at the doors.
Up Close and Unplugged with Matthew and Jill Barber, the Family Album, 6 p.m,., National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: A private fundraiser in support of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and the National Arts Centre Foundation. For information contact karine.mayers@nac-cna.ca.
Young Artist Program: Senior Chamber concert series, 7 p.m., University of Ottawa, Perez Building. Cost: $10. nac-cna.ca
Wednesday June 22
Peaks, Abstraction, Legion of Saints, 6 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $7. therainbow.ca
TD Ottawa Jazz Festival: Kamasi Washington, 7 p.m., NAC, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: $50, passes from $90-$300. ottawajazzfestival.com
Thursday, June 23
Dragon Boat Festival: Modern Space (6:30 p.m.), The Muscadettes (8 p.m.), July Talk (9:30 p.m.), Mooney’s Bay. Tickets: Free, no tickets required. www.dragonboat.net
Cirque de la Symphonie: acrobatics as the NAC Orchestra performs, 8 p.m, NAC, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: from $25. nac-cna.ca
All Star Blues Showcase with John Cormier, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets: No cover. irenespub.ca
Anthony Gomes, 9 p.m., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Tickets: $5/7. therainbow.ca
Lee Aaron, The Bigmuffs, In Heat, 8 p.m., Mavericks, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $25. www.mavericksbar.com
TD Ottawa Jazz Festival: The Beached Wailers (noon, Rideau Centre, free), No BS! Brass Band (4 p.m., Confederation park fountain, free), Reis-Demuth-Wiltgen (6 p.m. NAC), The Boxcar Boys (6 p.m. Confed. Park), Alvin ‘Youngblood’ Hart’s Muscle Theory (7:30 p.m., Confed. Park), Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite (9 p.m,. Confed. Park), Flat Earth Society (10:30 p.m., Marion Dewar Plaza), Kobo Town (10 p.m., Mercury Lounge), Late night jam sessions every night (10:30 p.m., outside Lord Elgin Hotel). Tickets: $50, passes from $90-$300. ottawajazzfestival.com
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