070711 Steve Miller/Stephen Marley/Girl Talk, Ottawa, ON
Though it is unquestionably party music, the best reggae is never frivolous…
Tag: Ottawa Bluesfest
071006 Rickie Lee Jones/Sam Roberts, Ottawa, ON
Jones’ set begged for a dimly-lit cocktail lounge but even on a grassy pitch her intensity made the concert feel intimate…
070805 Neko Case with The Sadies/The Black Eyed Peas/Lhasa, Ottawa, ON
You can’t go wrong with having The Sadies as your backup band, and Neko Case didn’t…
070414 Journey/Darius Rucker/Jeff Tweedy/Sly & Robbie, Ottawa, ON
July 4th was day two of the Ottawa Bluesfest’s 2014 edition and it kept me busy…
071809 Drive-By Truckers/Lynyrd Skynyrd/David Lindley/Ludacris/Israel & New Breed, Ottawa, ON
July 18th was the final Saturday of the 2009 Ottawa Bluesfest and it was a big day chock-full of great music and memorable experiences, and yet thinking about it always gives a pang in my gut…
071306 Etta James/Mofro/Tony D/Konono #1, Ottawa, ON
Man, I like Mofro…
071504 Lyle Lovett, Ottawa, ON
Lyle sang about love, death, and Texas…
070909 Ben Harper and Relentless7/P-Funk All Stars/The Murder Plans/Oumou Sangare/Sergent Garcia/Tara Holloway with Amanda Rheaume/Brothers Chaffey/Kyrie Kristmanson, Ottawa, ON
The Bluesfest is a multi-staged event with a packed schedule from open ’til close so I would do a lot of stage-jumping…
071507 The Village People/Peaches & Herb/A Taste of Honey/Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings/Deadstring Brothers/Sam Roberts Band/King Sunshine, Ottawa, ON
When a native American in full headdress, a cop, and a construction worker lead a festival crowd in a four letter dancing spell-a-thon you’re gonna remember it…
071715 The Tragically Hip, Ottawa, ON
On July 17th, 2015 The Tragically Hip headlined the Ottawa Bluesfest for the last time…
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