His name gets him in the door. That is John Frusciante, former guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has continued to dive into experimental music, and adopted the moniker Trickfinger. He will drop a self-titled album on April...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Day 5 – rain delay. Today’s headliner: Foreigner. Weather: Pouring rain, then a double rainbow, then a cool clear evening. Today’s acts: Tokyo Police Club: Just being honest here, saw 2 energetic songs before I took shelter in the Canadian...
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...
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 –...
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....
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...
Bluesfest starts on Thursday, and kicks off 10 days of music in Canada’s capital. Here are 10 artists you need to see, and why you should see them: Day 1 (July 3): DANNY BROWN. A hip hop artist with some...
Day 1 of RBC Bluesfest is over. It was awesome. Here are our thoughts about what we saw on day 1 in easy-to-read executive summary format. There will be a quiz at the end. The Split: This band does not...
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...
