Having fun isn’t hard with a library card
For most people who’ve grown up in Ottawa, trips to the public library were phased out after the age of eight when our parents...
![The Offspring lead guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman plays the guitar at Ottawa Bluesfest on July 11, 2024. [Photo by Sean Sisk via Bluesfest]](https://charlatan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Noodles-218x150.jpg "Review of Bluesfest Day Seven: A night of mud, moshing and music")
Review of Bluesfest Day Seven: A night of mud, moshing and music
Despite the morning’s torrential downpour, the rain let up just long enough for thousands to enjoy the seventh day of Ottawa Bluesfest.
Neil Young and...
University of Ottawa pro-Palestine encampment ends after 71 days: What might this mean for...
The pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Ottawa has ended after 11 weeks, prompting discussions of what’s next as student groups continue to fight...
![Ottawa Bluesfest headliner Zac Brown Band performs on July 10, 2024. [Photo by Greg Kolz via Bluesfest]](https://charlatan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Zac-Band-1-218x150.jpg "Review of Bluesfest Day Six: Cowboy hats, ponchos and cold beers")
Review of Bluesfest Day Six: Cowboy hats, ponchos and cold beers
Music fans of all ages gathered to stomp their cowboy boots around in the mud for Ottawa Bluesfest day six.
Despite the looming threat of...
![Ottawa Bluesfest headliner Jelly Roll takes in the size of the crowd on July 9, 2024. [Photo Greg Kolz via Bluesfest]](https://charlatan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jelly-grateful-218x150.jpg "Review of Bluesfest Day Five: A genre-bending night of rising stars")
Review of Bluesfest Day Five: A genre-bending night of rising stars
There is nothing better than a great surprise, and that’s what Ottawa Bluesfest’s fifth night was.
The July 9 date wasn’t originally part of the...
