Category: Festivals

Snoop Dogg

RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 9.

Day 9. Headliner: Snoop Lion Weather: Sunny, clear, hot. Today’s Acts: Action Bronson: I have heard over and over that to really ‘get’ Action Bronson, you had to see him perform live. This is true. While his most recent album...

Yung Lean

RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 8.

Day 8. Today’s Headliner: The Barenaked Ladies Weather: Perfect. Today’s Acts: Yung Lean: This was either the worst hip hop performance I’ve ever seen, or what hip hop is going to sound like in a year. I’m not quite sure...

The Paper Kites

RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 7.

Day 7. Headliner: The Band Perry Weather: Cool, clear, waxing gibbons. Today’s Acts: Gogol Bordello: I don’t really go out looking for them, but this is about the 4th or 5th time I’ve seen this band, because they are at every...

Phantogram

RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 6.

Day 6. Tonight’s Headliner: The Killers Weather: Cool & Sunny. Today’s Acts: Tyler the Creator: Gloriously vulgar. Tyler the Creator is an antagonist – trolling the crowd into a frenzy. He’s unconventional on stage, but his charisma and connection with...

Vintage Trouble

RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 4.

Day 4. Headliner: Lady Antebellum Weather: Started hot and sunny, light rain by the end. Today’s acts: Vintage Trouble: The only other band I’ve ever seen with THIS much energy is The Hives. The L.A. 4-piece rhythm and blues rock...

The London Souls

RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 3.

Day 3. Headliner: Lady Gaga Weather: Sunny and hot, then cool at night. Today’s acts (missed some early in the day – thank you penalty kicks!):   Lady Starlight: She is unofficially the official opening act for Lady Gaga –...

Simon Green - Bonobo

RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 2.

Day 2. Headliner: Zedd Weather: Perfect. Today’s Acts: Darius Rucker: Former lead singer from Hootie and the Blowfish, Darius Rucker was the only pure country act on the lineup tonight. Lyrics aside, actually reminded me a bit of Toby Keith....

Gary Clark Jr

RBC Ottawa Bluesfest. Day 1.

Opening day at Ottawa’s “it’s a marathon, not a sprint” music festival – RBC Ottawa Bluesfest. Headliner: Blake “America’s Kidz Got Singing” Shelton Weather: Cool. Cloudy.   Today’s acts: Danny Brown: Tons of energy. But, not going to lie, I...

RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest Tee-Up

So it’s summer, and you’re still planning which giant music fests you’re going to “do”. Well… us too. We have a few nailed, and have posted plenty of advice on others in the past year. We’ll be back at one...