gentlemonkey Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 So, I think it's early enough to be able to make some suggestions for Bluesfest... I wrote the Artistic Director an email, its on the contact page of Bluesfest, and asked for 'cake, moe, wilco and bill frisell' and he said: "At least one on your list is already booked. good suggestions! thanks Mark M" I urge you guys to request some good stuff! It's so awesome that Ottawa has a festival that we can actually get excited about.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 BRYAN ADAMS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 guess. just guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 I know it would be impossible to get James Cotton and Buddy Guy, but how about these blues and blues influenced acts: Otis Rush Otis Taylor Alvin Youngblood Hart James Blood Ulmer Lonnie Brooks Soledad Brothers The Black Keys Derek Trucks Band Mofro The White Stripes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Derek Trucks Band would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Although I can't be at the Bluesfest (well ... you never know) I would suggest the North Mississippi All Stars. Those guys are unbelievable live. Besides, who else covers R.L. Burnside tunes? Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 No headliners have popped in my head at the moment, and the better finds last year I'd never heard of (i.e. Jaga Jazzist). Still, I'd be willing to give the Black Keys a third and final chance to play the Bluesfest. And I could do with Bill Frissell too. And how about The Darkness? My main request is that the pulled pork sandwich vendor comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberg83 Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 If bands like moe. or Derek Trucks Band or Wilco... you know, clearly open taping bands, were there... you think Bluesfest would allow taping rigs into the grounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 I realize that blues artists are a dying breed, but there are more than a few great ones performing today. I'd vomit on the stage if The Darkness played Ottawa. Hypothetically, I can't even fathom The Darkness billed next to R.L. Burnside... and I really like what The Darkness stands for. However, they don't stand for the blues. Ottawa is a bastardized blues festival, albeit a great music festival. How about getting R.L. Burnside himself!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Mule! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 The Mule would rule!!! So too would Dickey Betts & Great Southern. How about Junior Brown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 oooooh I'd love to see Cake live along with a bunch of other bands but Cake is a new discovery for me and I'm lovin them.....bucket seats have all got to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 junior brown moe cake ween david grisman mofro the sisters euclid or supergenerous more to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 So... now Ween are a blues band? And moe., too? I've got an idea... why not try for Madonna? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 so what if it's not a blues band...if you look at the last few years it's obviously not a blues festival... and of you think abotu it, moe's a better blues act than james brown that was there a few years back...rock and roll is heavily blues based. i'd comment about people sitting on their asses in lawn chairs before the lineup if i were you...that's a more pressing issue imo. what about railroad earth?? anybody ever heard those guys?? definitely bluegrass but an awesome act. luther wright and the wrongs? fred eaglesmith?? van morrison? keith richards? the slip? yonder mountain? umphree's mcgee? the flaming lips? come on, what do you folks want to see?? i'd like to get some great acts to ottawa this summer. the blind boys of alabama would be cool to see again. ben harper was last year (or the year before?) same with the dirty dozen? come on guys...what's shakin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Yeah, the darkness thing was mostly a joke that stems from what alot of people were saying last year about this festival. I agree with you Jaimoe that it's most certainly not showcasing much of either blues legends or up and comers in the genre. It's in charge of putting on a 10-day music festival that, sadly, called itself the bluesfest. And what's keeping the festival's coffers full is modern popular music such as Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams, and many others like the Allman Brothers...all of whom have nothing to do with the blues except the scale of the same name and perhaps a few covers. I for one am content with that as I'm not a huge blues fan, and instead am getting an incredibly diverse lineup with a few surprises and unknowns thrown in for good measure. I can see why purists would take offense to it, but somewhere down the line Monahan realized that R.L Burnside wasn't the same draw as the Tragically Hip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jaimoe Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 I like your honesty ahess, but I am somewhat of a blues purist. You can't call a festival a blues festival if blues isn't at it's soul. The Limestone Blues Festival in Kingston draws huge crowds for blues acts and they feature blues-exclusive artists. Why can't Ottawa do the same? I realize Ottawa is 10 times the size of Kingston, but at least K-town sticks to their blues guns and are successful. I also know that Ottawa has great small stages that feature blues acts. Perhaps it's all in the marketing of the performers or in the genre itself? Maybe no one really cares about the blues? I think that's it in a nutshell. Ottawa should just change the name of the bluesfest and be done with blues altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Yes to Hess. Ever year this debate continues. Ottawa BluesFest is definately not a blues fest and the organizers know it. One of the founders used to work in our office and we spoke about BluesFest quite regularly. It's just branded as such, but it did begin as a Blues Festival. It could never grow and sustain as a pure Bluesfest in Ottawa so they bring in acts Sheryl Crowe for them asses. I'd love to see The Slip and the Sisters Euclid come out and play this year. I missed the Sisters 2 years ago, and I've never had the pleasure to see The Slip in Ottawa. That's all I ask for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Sisters Euclid? YES!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Here's my suggestion to the Ottawa Bluesfest people. Get some BLUES acts headlining on the main stage for chrissakes!! Having Taj Mahal play on side stage while The Tragically Hip play on the main stage is sacrilegious. I love the hip as much as anyone, but they've got no business playing at a blues festival. Nor does Nelly Furtado, Brian Adams, etc. etc. etc. Either that or change the name of the whole frickin' event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 widespread panic or mule. do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 They bring in the big bands to bring in the people to pay the bills, so that you can have Taj Mahal there at all... I *love* the BluesFest and accept that I'm never gonna be totally happy with Monahan's choices, but it's a killer festival in one of least arts-friendly cities in Canada. Sure, change the name, whatever. It'll still be awesome. Elvis Costello isn't blues, and I was [color:"purple"]furious when I had to stand front row centre for my idol in my hometown 3 bus stops away from my home. I can't believe people are complaining about this. AD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 AD, all the people complaining can lick my sweaty grundle. Common sense people, common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Or how 'bout just Warren? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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