I've been moving, and had little spare time in front of a computer. Also little time for music listening! But all that should change now.
The schedule for the Ottawa Bluesfest is coming in, and holy crazy cow god! The blues are one of the only genres of music I've been known to declare an acute dislike for - though this dislike refers primarily to electric blues - so it comes as a bit of a shock that the lineup for Bluesfest looks so fucking good. I shouldn't be that surprised at this point: the festival's been getting less and less bluesy with every passing year.
Anyway, check out some of the lineup highlights: Ben Harper, Elvis Costello, Gord Downie, Great Big Sea, Kool & the Gang, Blue Rodeo, The Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players, Cinematic Orchestra, Orchestra Baobab, Antibalas, Jim Bryson, Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), Oh Susanna, Golden Famile, The Sadies, Nina Nastasia, The Dirtbombs... And the schedule is far from complete (rumours abound with regard to Sonic Youth, among others).
It's $85 for the pass, but probably money well spent! I may look into volunteering, to see if I can't squeeze out a cheaper route... Hopefully someone will want to join me, either way!
Ooh, and Royal City, Sarah Slean and Katherine Edwards are playing Tulipfest...