Daily ticket stories
July 19th, 2009 was a great big day, in so many ways and for so many people. It started early and ended late, contained lots of firsts, a couple of lasts, and a whole bunch of in-betweens…
On July 18th, 2015 I was excited to head down to LeBreton Flats to the Ottawa Bluesfest, as I had a legendary rock group to check off of my ever-lengthening seen-‘em list…
I would often watch Lewis Black’s late-nite scream therapy sessions on The Daily Show and wonder how he could red-line himself for those full three minutes but man, you should see him keep at it for a solid hour…
I attended the 2015 Ottawa Bluesfest rather sparingly, spending only seven of the eleven nights onsite…
I took in the show from the calm and easy confines at the back of the concert field, an area that was lacking in any sort of edginess but was steep with shockingly good company and thick with festival beers…
A short essay on how I convinced myself to trek down to the Ottawa Bluesfest just to see another old, tired classic rock band that has been past their prime since I was a kid…
I spent much of the final day of the 2014 Ottawa Bluesfest cat-herding and playing the guitar but somewhere in between I snuck over to the River Stage and caught most of Goddo’s set…
What a great show, top-to-bottom, and a pretty good jerk chicken sandwich taboot. Gotta love Bluesfest…
This may have been my first time seeing Todd Snider since I first heard of him, when I opened for him at the Black Sheep in Quebec. That show had blown my head just about right off and this one verified Snider’s greatness…
On July 9th, 2006 I attended a long and splendid Sunday at the wonderful Ottawa Bluesfest, just a pittance along the picturesque Rideau Canal from my Harvey Street home to the temporary venue surrounding our city hall…
