Ottawa Bluesfest - Day Nine - July 16

Ottawa Bluesfest – Day Nine – July 16

The last day of this years Bluesfest is probably the one I most looking forward to. The Smile as headliners was just my thing. I’ve been a huge Radiohead thing for a long tim...

Ottawa Bluesfest 2023 – Day Eight – July 15

Ottawa Bluesfest 2023 – Day Eight – July 15

Day 8 of this year’s Bluesfest was another busy night as the third sellout crowd of this year’s festival with Pitbull, Ludacris and GRAE all taking the main stage. Grea...

Ottawa Bluesfest 2023 – Day Seven – July 14

Ottawa Bluesfest 2023 – Day Seven – July 14

Day 7 featured a lot of female talent and kicking things off on the main stage was local Amanda Jordan who hails from Smiths Falls. She was followed by strong performances from Fle...

Bluesfest locals: Michelle Treacy

Bluesfest locals: Michelle Treacy

The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and d...

Death Cab for Cutie return triumphant to the RBC Bluesfest main stage, July 9, 2023

Death Cab for Cutie return triumphant to the RBC Bluesfest main stage, July 9, 2023

Late in the show, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard acknowledged the elephant in the room. In 2011, I was front and centre when the stage collapsed on Cheap Trick. It was a ...

Tegan and Sara get intimate on the RBC Bluesfest main stage, July 9, 2023

Tegan and Sara get intimate on the RBC Bluesfest main stage, July 9, 2023

In a show that was early on marred by sound issues, Tegan and Sara showed incredible confidence and poise. Between a malfunctioning monitor and buzzing pickups, it was bad luck for...

Show Announcements


Expeditions: Ottawa’s monthly journey into Progressive House
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Expeditions is Ottawa’s newest monthly event featuring Progressive House music. It is held regularly at Live On Elgin and hosted by local DJ’s Alain M and Steve Finney....

Brett Kissel bringing his Showtime! Tour to Ottawa
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OTTAWA – Country superstar Brett Kissel is bringing his ‘SHOWTIME!’ tour to The Arena at TD Place on May 20. The multi-CCMA and JUNO Award winner’s stop in Ottawa is pa...

The Glorious Sons “A War on Everything” North American tour includes a stop in Ottawa
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TICKETS ON SALE TODAY AT 10AM! JUNO Award winning rockers The Glorious Sons have announced that their 2020 “A War On Everything” North American headlining tour produced by Conc...

Interviews


Bluesfest locals: Michelle Treacy
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The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and d...

Bluesfest locals: ALAMUSIC
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The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and d...

Bluesfest locals: Emmanuelle Querry
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The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and d...


Features

  • Bluesfest locals: Michelle Treacy
    Bluesfest locals: Michelle Treacy

    The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and d...

  • Bluesfest locals: ALAMUSIC
    Bluesfest locals: ALAMUSIC

    The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and d...


Local Releases

Greathunter – Prey
Greathunter - Prey

On their debut full length album Prey, Ottawa’s own Greathunter strikes a wonderful balance between ambition and subtly. The seven tracks on this album all have wonderfully nuanc...

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Concerts

Ottawa Bluesfest – Day Nine – July 16
Ottawa Bluesfest - Day Nine - July 16

The last day of this years Bluesfest is probably the one I most looking forward to. The Smile as headliners was just my thing. I’ve been a huge Radiohead thing for a long tim...

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Contests

Win tickets to see Megan Bonnell and Emilie Mover
Win tickets to see Megan Bonnell and Emilie Mover

Canadian folk-rock artists Megan Bonnell and Emilie Mover are stopping in Ottawa in February, and you can win a pair tickets here at Spotlight. Bonnell is supporting her new record...

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New Music

Check out new music from The New Hires
Check out new music from The New Hires

Although they formed back in February of 2020, you could say The New Hires are a fairly new band in the Ottawa music scene. Coming together just as the covid-19 pandemic started to...

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News

Bluesfest locals: Michelle Treacy
Bluesfest locals: Michelle Treacy

The Bluesfest locals series will introduce you to the talented music makers from the Ottawa area performing at this year’s RBC Bluesfest. Come on out early to Bluesfest and d...

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