Articles by Daniel Sylvester

Kiwi Jr. Kept Ottawa Cool Amid a Scorching Summer Heatwave

Club SAW, July 23

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2022

In what seemed to be a perpetually rescheduled Ottawa tour date (which, at one point, had them opening for '90s indie supergroup TUNS), Kiw...

Rage Against the Machine and Run the Jewels Triumphantly Capped Off Ottawa Bluesfest 2022

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2022

Ottawa Bluesfest has been billed as "Canada's largest festival" for no other reason than its pure scope. After an opening four-day extended...

Alanis Morissette, Femi Kuti and Jeremy Dutcher Brought Generations Together at Ottawa Bluesfest 2022

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2022

As Ottawa's largest music festival nears its 30th anniversary, RBC Bluesfest continues to downscale, going from its extravagant 12-day, six...

Dehd's Ambitious Rock Music Soars Gracefully on 'Blue Skies'

PUBLISHED May 26, 2022

On Blue Skies, Dehd go full Scottish — the Chicago indie rock trio seem to draw major influences from the twee rock of the Vaselines, the d...

Anyway Gang Gave Ottawa Shelter from the Storm

The Rainbow Bistro, May 24

PUBLISHED May 25, 2022

Still staggering from a weekend storm that left roughly 200,000 homes and businesses without electricity, a select few Ottawans made their...

Matmos Unite Polish Avant-Garde with the Present on 'Regards​ / Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer'

PUBLISHED May 17, 2022

Even the most understated Matmos release requires a Robert J. Waldinger-level of research to decode its elaborate context. But what makes a...

The Joel Plaskett Emergency and TUNS in Ottawa Were More Like Vaudeville Than a Rock Show

Babs Asper Theatre, May 14

PUBLISHED May 15, 2022

An scorching mid-May evening in Ottawa found the National Arts Centre lobby intermingled with stunning gowns, stylish suits and the coolest...

Yves Jarvis's Intrepid Tunes Hit Turbulence on 'The Zug'

PUBLISHED May 13, 2022

Over the past few years, Yves Jarvis has entered a fruitful creative phase. Releasing three LPs since 2019 (one a collaboration with Tasseo...