Articles by Daniel Sylvester
Lord Huron
Claridge Homes Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 13
PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2014
Closing out Bluesfest's colossal ten-day run, L.A. indie folkies Lord Huron were given a cushy six p.m. spot on the festival's oversized co...
Jungle
Music of the Mind
PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2014
Jungle have become so proficient at the art of genre-bending that it's nearly impossible to define their sound without referencing game-cha...
Action Bronson
Claridge Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 12
PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2014
The second Saturday night at this year's Ottawa Bluesfest featured a full day's worth of hip-hop, as Snoop Lion, Childish Gambino and Deltr...
BADBADNOTGOOD
Blacksheep Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 11
PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2014
Night eight of the sprawling ten-day Ottawa Bluesfest featured one of the best-curated line-ups of the festival, as the small, river-huggin...
Jungle
Jungle
PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2014
Jungle are that rare type of group that already possess the rock solid musical knowhow alongside the resourcefulness that usually comes fro...
Blondie
Claridge Homes Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 10
PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2014
Although Blondie's 40th anniversary tour may carry an air of nostalgia, (the tour coincides with the release of yet another greatest hits c...
Tyler, the Creator
Claridge Homes Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 9
PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2014
This year's Bluesfest saw organizers bring in an unusually high ratio of underground hip-hop acts (including Action Bronson, Childish Gambi...
Jenny Lewis
River Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 8
PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2014
Night five of Ottawa's sprawling ten-night Bluesfest was as close as you could get to being a literal wash out as wild flood-like rain desc...