Blogging Bluesfest 2013: John Carroll and the Epic Proportions
When John Carroll takes the stage at Bluesfest on Sunday, he’ll be a long way from his roots as a street busker. Now a seasoned veteran, playing gigs for the CBC and holding down a long-term residence...
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Blogging Bluesfest 2013: Three Little Birds
Three Little Birds have made headlines in the past for the politically driven messages in their music. You’ll get a chance to take in their eclectic mixed-bag of musical influences, which range from...
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This is not a review: My Wu-Tang, from Shaolin 1993 to Bluesfest 2013
As we stood in the Bluesfest rain, waiting for the Wu to show, I asked the group of teenage girls next to me: what’s your favourite Wu-Tang song? Blank stares. “Ummm, I dunno.” There we were, those who...
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613 Style File: Bluesfest Babes Edition
All photos by Adria May Bluesfest 2013 was an amazing venue for fashion inspiration in the city. It was scorching hot outside, with lots of scorching hot people. Better late than never, check out our...
View ArticleLunch Out Loud Ottawa 69- Tracey Clark from Bridgehead & Atherton
Episode 69 of Lunch Out Loud Ottawa is up! We meet with Tracey Clark, the managing director of Bridgehead live on location in Hintonburg. We talk about the past, present and future of Bridgehead. Lots...
View ArticleAmos reaches out to fans to fund new album
Music by Amos the Transparent suspends you in time as you’re transported to a nostalgic moment in your life, thinking about the lover that got away or the regret of a path not taken. It is music that...
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Bluesfest Review: Day 5 – Styx, Don Felder, Foreigner
Day five of Bluesfest brought a night of classic powerhouse rock to both the Bell main stage and the River stage with a return to the music of my youth. On May 16th, the combined forces of Styx, Don...
View ArticleBluesfest Review: Procol Harum
British progressive/symphonic rock band, Procol Harum, was formed in 1967 by multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter, Gary Brooker, and his friend and lyricist, Keith Reid, who has remained as...
View ArticleBluesfest Review: Blondie
For me, Blondie was the Madonna of the seventies…a sort of wild child Marilyn Monroe sporting a bad ass attitude, which was as present on stage as it was in her vocals. The band was formed by singer...
View ArticleBluesfest Review: Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators
Slash – the name itself brings to mind his heavy-riffing style merged with iconic classical arpeggios, and the mega hits of Guns & Roses which catapulted him into fame. And then there’s his...
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Bluesfest Review: Barenaked Ladies
Canada’s beloved Barenaked Ladies took the stage with a lengthy performance that lasted nearly an hour and a half. They are known for their comedic stage show antics, made-up-on-the-spot songs, medley...
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Bluesfest Review: Third Eye Blind
A band that entered the 90’s with their refreshing and very rhythmic alternative rock took us on a journey back into half our lives ago, including lead singer/songwriter/guitarist, Stephan Jenkins, who...
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Bluesfest Reviews: Little Freddie King and Dr. Hook ft. Ray Sawyer
Picks on the 12th day of July had me delved into some authentic Delta blues and some down home and gritty, countrified rock. Each of the men fronting their band, both in their seventies, grew up in the...
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Bluesfest Review: The Red Rails
This would be my first and only show inside the comfortable Barney Danson Theatre at the Canadian War Museum. I caught local act, The Red Rails, an enormously textured rock band who have been stirring...
View ArticleBluesfest Review: Moist
Moist is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Vancouver, B.C. in 1992. They released their first album, Silver (1994), which was noted for its hits, “Silver”, “Believe Me” and their very...
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Bluesfest Review: Goddo
Ottawa braced themselves for the return of the pretty bad boys of hard rock on the River stage on July 13. This would be the last show I would see at Bluesfest this year, and what a way to go out…with...
View ArticleGig Photos: Day 6 at Bluesfest
Photos by Landon Entwistle (IG: @Landonspics) RBC Bluesfest is at LeBreton Flats (Canadian War Museum) from July 4–14, 2019. Visit ottawabluesfest.ca for tickets, the complete schedule and lineup....
View ArticleBluesfest: Day 8 Preview
Bluesfest’s luck couldn’t hold out Thursday. Despite no cancellations leading up to the day, severe thunderstorms not only delayed the start of the festival, but also prevented DJ Pauly D from making...
View ArticleGig Photos: Day 7 at Bluesfest
Photos by Landon Entwistle (IG: @Landonspics) RBC Bluesfest is at LeBreton Flats (Canadian War Museum) from July 4–14, 2019. Visit ottawabluesfest.ca for tickets, the complete schedule and lineup....
View ArticleBluesfest: Day 9 Preview
Finally! Friday went off as planned for Bluesfest, and organizers got a reprieve from all the cancellations (weather and otherwise). Unfortunately, Saturday’s forecast doesn’t seem to be as...
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