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Marrying their passions for global dance culture, contemporary club music, punk and electro, SILKKEN LAUMANN is the collective alter-ego of three of Ottawa's most restless artists, Adam Saikaley (CBC radio), Pat Johnson (The Acorn, Party Knives), and Rolf Klausener (The Acorn). A mixture of pounding live & electronic drums by Johnson, underscores Adam Saikaley's exploratory keyboard sounds, and Klausener's melodic vocals. Having quickly developed a reputation for mind-jarring party shows, the band recently released their first video “On The Mendâ€. The band is currently recording their debut album “Not Forever Enough†to be released Summer of 2012. SILKKEN LAUMANN is in your dance panties.

There are so many small festivals this summer in the Ottawa area in addition to the jazz, blues, folk and Canada Day events. I've written up a few that haven't been mentioned here - please add to this list!

WestFest - June 8-10, Westboro, FREE. Headliners are Steven Page, The Hidden Cameras and The Cooper Brothers. Smaller acts include Silkken Laumann, Amos the Transparent, The Joynt, Riot Police and more.

Ottawa Explosion - June 13-17, various venues, various ticket prices (bracelets are $45). Lots of punk, metal, hardcore and other non-hippy music featured at this fun event. Tons of bands.

Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival - June 22-24, Mooney's Bay, FREE. Bands playing include Spirit of the West, Whale Tooth, Paper Lions, David Usher, Said the Whale, PS I Love You, Craig Cardiff, The Acorn and many more.

6th Annual Bytowne Oyster Festival - June 24, corner of Arlington and Kent, cost TBA. There are 4 bands playing in addition to plenty of great food and fun. This is put on by Whalesbone Oyster House.

HOPE Volleyball Summerfest - July 14, Mooney's Bay, $20-$25. Bands playing include Mother Mother, Treble Charger, Ill Scarlet and more.

Arboretum Music and Arts Festival - September 15, Hostelling International Jail Hostel Courtyard, cost TBA. Ohbijou will be playing the festival along with others to be announced June 7 at Babylon Nightclub reveal party.

Partial lineup in Ottawa Sun

Great Big Sea

Ben Harper

Bon Iver

Kathleen Edwards

Patrick Watson

Jill Hennessy

Eliza Gilkyson

Think she'll be touring in the east 5 weeks later? I'd love to see her again, it's been years.

Pete Elkas added

Full lineup and schedule here: http://wolfeislandmusicfestival.com/site/schedule/

Those are all excellent reasons Sean, thanks for sharing. I guess I'm just very surprised - last time I was able to attend (2010) it began Aug 12 or 13.

Still, disappointed that they moved the dates.

Yours Truly, are you working for the festival?

It's the weekend after Labour Day (Sept 3)

Nothing says outdoor summer festival like having it in September after Labour Day. Arg. Is it really going from Thursday the 6th to Monday the 10th or is the 10th a typo?

Seems so odd to have it so late and ending on a Monday. Oh well. Was planning to go but now that I take note of the dates looks like I can't make it except for the Monday, so hope that night is good.

September?

2nd CD I ever bought was Pure Guava, on the day it was released. Sad news.

Haven't seen this posted yet, but the Saturday lineup for Wolfe Island was released last week and is very solid. I expect the Friday night shows to be announced in the next month or so, but who knows, it could be tomorrow.

Sam Roberts Band

Zeus

Rich Aucoin

Elliott Brood

Yukon Blonde

Mike O'Neill

Daniel Romano and the Trilliums

Hollerado

Eight and a Half

July Talk

D-Sisive

Nightbox

Little Scream

Parlovr

Baby Eagle and the Proud Moms

Marine Dreams

The Weather Station

"I didn't want to record the cliché tribute song, over soft piano and violins. The Beastie Boys weren't that group. I can't help but think of how much MCA would have hated the Coldplay tribute. The old MCA would have pegged Chris Martin with a full can of Budweiser. Apologies to Coldplay fans, but if you're pre-"Intergalactic" Beastie fans, you know I'm right."

I walk by that strip mall all the time, never looked to see what is in there. Interesting, will check it out. Thanks Dave.

Brian's on Iris in the west end

I live close to Iris and have not heard of this Brian's before. Can you tell me more?

Thanks

So, Pete Townshend did perform, Matt Stone introduced Rush, Salman Rushdie was there, etc. Don't know if Rush performed but no pictures of it so I'm assuming not.

He was great on All In A Day this afternoon.

So in addition to the rumours of Rush performing at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards this weekend at the NAC, Peter Simpson of the Citizen "Big Beat" blog is now reporting rumours that Pete Townshend might show up to pay tribute to Des MacAnuff. Recall that Rush have covered Summertime Blues in the past.

All rumours, but interesting nonetheless.

There would be long boring instrumentals interrupted by absolutely some of the funkiest, jump-out-of-your-skin best live rock four guys have ever made.

...jazzy jam between Flea and Klinghoffer that resembled tantric sex.

Check out the review in the Sun for a laugh. Ever want to read Denis Armstrong massively overhype a band and then compare a jam to tantric sex? Then this review is for you.

The Quebec Festival can keep The Offspring, Aerosmith, Sarah Mclachlan and Bon Jovi. They'd do well at Bluesfest but they certainly wouldn't bring me or the majority of music fans I know to the festival.

(But yes, plenty of acts out there that Bluesfest could have brought in but didn't work out for whatever reason).

FWIW, Osheaga just announced 25 more acts including The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Where are you seeing ticket price information?

Deltron 3030!