070810 The B-52’s, Ottawa, ON
Everyone knew the encore had to include the ubiquitous Rock Lobster…
Tag: Ottawa Bluesfest
070708 James Taylor/Tony D, Ottawa, ON
With a band as talented as the one James Taylor put together he was free to tackle any material he wanted to…
070513 Eddie Shaw, Ottawa, ON
On July 5th I spent my opening night of the 2013 Ottawa Bluesfest standing in the sprinkling rain listening to blues singer Eddie Shaw…
071609 Styx/Les Claypool/Busta Rhymes/M83/Live, Ottawa, ON
It says in my ticket book that I saw Live on this night, I just don’t know how I fit it in…
071010 Roger Hodgson/The Flaming Lips/Down With Webster/Campbell Brothers/Staff Benda Bilili/Kings Go Forth/Michael Jerome Browne/Caravan Palace/Roy Rogers and the Delta River Kings, Ottawa, ON
July 10th, 2010 was a big busy day at the Ottawa Bluesfest and one full of fine, fine music…
071109 Ornette Coleman/Brian Setzer Orchestra/Matisyahu/The Punch Brothers/C.J. Chenier/Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo, Ottawa, ON
Damn the Bluesfest and their heart-wrenching booking conflicts…
071510 Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ottawa, ON
Derek Trucks is just a freakin’ monster and I love his playing absolutely to death…
071405 India.Arie/Rufus Wainwright/The Dears, Ottawa, ON
India.Arie came out of nowhere in my consciousness on this random Thursday evening…
070613 The Dixie Chicks/Amadou & Mariam/Justin Townes Earle/Belle and Sebastian, Ottawa, ON
Justin Townes Earle specialized in subtly quirky, mostly normal-sounding complicated feats of songwriting that could easily be passed off as straight-up three-chorders only they ain’t…
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