The Limestone City Blues Festival will once again bring Downtown Kingston alive
with the sounds of the blues. For the first time ever, an opening night concert
for the Limestone City Blues Festival will be held at the K-Rock Centre.
Thursday August 27th will feature Blues & guitar legend Robert Cray with special
guest star, blues & gospel legend Mavis Staples. This is a blues festival where
blues is more than just a name.

Ottawa local band Wicked Grin will be performing Friday at BarNone - 394 Princess St -
as part of the Kingston Blues Festival and will be running an invitational jam as well.

Not everything is posted on the calendar as it's musician/venue optional to post, and
amend the listings as needed. However there's more info on the calendar including
links to the venue web sites such as Rainbow Bistro, Tucson's, The Elmdale and Bass Line
Station that have more detailed schedules.

It's also a good idea to call a venue to confirm that regular listings still apply
as they sometimes just quietly go away.

Check the calendar for more on Ottawa live music events. For a full month's view,
check the more complete Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar 

For more details on live bluesy opportunities, 

check out Liz Sykes' blog, Ottawa Blues This Week.

For more jazz opportunities,

check out Ottawa Jazzworks Ottawa Jazz Happenings.

Both are usually updated early to mid-week.

Other music news can be found an the now 298 member 
Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Group on Facebook. If you're
a Facebook member check out what else is going on. If you're not a
Facebook member, the above link gives you the opportunity to join.