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OTTAWA BLUESFEST DAY 4: BLUE KING BROWN + CAGE THE ELEPHANT + RISE AGAINST
A large dose of gut kicking rock with Cage the Elephant & Rise against! The frenzied audience, the largest crowds so far of the festival, not containing their excitement! It was a crowd surfing / mosh pit kind of afternoon at Bluesfest! VIEW PHOTOS OF RISE AGAINST VIEW PHOTOS OF CAGE THE ELEPHANT On the other side [...]
OTTAWA BLUESFEST DAY 3: INFECTED MUSHROOM + DOWN IN ASHES + GIRL TALK + STEPHEN MARLEY
No matter what your age or musical taste, there was something at Bluesfest for you tonight. From Marley to Miller to Girl Talk, the diversity of the festival was apparent . Another great night pleasing a crowd that crossed wide generational gaps. VIEW IMAGES OF INFECTED MUSHROOM VIEW IMAGES OF DOWN IN ASHES VIEW IMAGES [...]
OTTAWA BLUESFEST DAY 2: ALBERTA CROSS + BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH + THE ROOTS + BEN HARPER
Alberta Cross opened our second day of the Ottawa Bluesfest coverage with their gritty roots rock flowing across the grounds rapidly attracted a large crowd! Many first time listeners chanting along to the chorus creating a buzz of “WHO are these guys? Alberta Cross made many new Canadian fans with their genuine honest performance. VIEW IMAGES OF [...]
OTTAWA BLUESFEST DAY 1: EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS + THE FLAMING LIPS
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros brought their melodic crowd engaging charm on opening day of Ottawa’s Cisco Blues Fest. Their growing Canadian following chanting along under a sun kissed stage. Alex placing himself up close & personal with the capacity crowd along with the impressive 10 piece band. CHECK OUT IMAGES OF EDWARD SHARPE [...]
CMW 2011: DAY 2 @ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN & SONIC BOOM
Canadian Music Fest 2011: Day 2 Artists (Descending): Rich Aucoin, Zeus, Still Life Still, Memphis, Molly Rankin, Modern Superstitions, The Balconies, The Paint Movement The Horseshoe Tavern / Sonic Boom, Toronto, ON. I kicked off the second day of Canadian Music Fest 2011 with the instore series that famous local record store Sonic Boom was [...]
IAN THORNLEY BROUGHT HIS LATEST TOUR TO OTTAWA ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Canadian rocker Ian Thornley brought his latest tour to Ottawa on Friday night with a stop at the Capital Music Hall. Ian provided his own opening act with a full set of Thornley material, followed by a full second set of classic Big Wreck tunes. Radio promoters Virgin Radio 106.9 has been busy playing Thornley [...]
CISCO OTTAWA BLUESFEST 2010 – DAY 12
Day 12 of Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest filled the festival grounds with cowboy boots and jean-shorts as unofficial ‘country night’ descended on Lebreton Flats. Headliner Keith Urban drew the main crowd, but Kevin Costner, yes ‘Dances with Wolves’ himself, did his part in packing the festival on the last Saturday of Bluesfest. Performing with his supporting band Modern West, [...]
CISCO OTTAWA BLUESFEST 2010 – DAY 13
Local boys done good Hollerado graced the main stage to open day 13 of the 2010 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest and played to a small but familiar crowd. Hollerado pulled out all the stops with confetti, pixie dust and back-up singers thrown in for good measure. This foursome has been touring non-stop for the past year, and while [...]
CISCO OTTAWA BLUESFEST 2010 – DAY 10
Midway through week 2 of Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest presented a light day on the concert calendar, but very satisfying for the fans who turned out for Matthew Good on the Claridge Stage. We saw Matt in Kingston a few months ago at the K-Rock Center, and were impressed again tonight with his set of Matt Good classics [...]
CISCO OTTAWA BLUESFEST 2010 – DAY 11
Ottawa Bluesfest Director Mark Monahan always finds a way to present a little bit of something for everyone. Blues (of course), reggae, rock, and in the past few years, pop and rap have crept into the line-up. It’s no mystery that by presenting concert-goers with as much variety, he will maximize the appeal across all [...]