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Kanye – Just a guy with a mic…

Kanye – Just a guy with a mic…

Bell Centre Stage This was a perfect night for an outdoor event, warm and clear with just a few clouds emanating from herbal jazz cigarettes. Main objective: stake out a spot further back from the front [...]

Violent Femmes and Joe Louis Walker – Music from a Non-Digital Age

Violent Femmes and Joe Louis Walker – Music from a Non-Digital Age

It was a long hot day at Bluesfest on Sunday, so when I arrived partway through the Violent Femmes set, it was a pretty chilled out crowd that was enjoying a blast of 80’s alternative rock.  I [...]

Lady Gaga Bluesfest review

Lady Gaga Bluesfest review

Ottawa Bluesfest marked the 21st gig of Lady Gaga’s artRAVE tour. Nine tour buses, truckloads of equipment, a personal entourage of 120 and a truly mesmerizing array of costume changes were all part of the spectacle [...]

Collective Soul – Bluesfest Review

Collective Soul – Bluesfest Review

Anthemic radio staples (and smoke from many left-handed ciggies) filled the air around the Bell Stage tonight as Collective Soul brought the 2014 edition of Ottawa Bluesfest to a rousing end. People went absolutely nuts for [...]

Foreigner – Bluesfest Review

Foreigner – Bluesfest Review

July 8th“I see a lot of love out there tonight!!!!”Indeed there was, with every ounce of it directed toward the Bell Stage on Tuesday night.You see, gentle reader, way back in the midst of late 70s [...]