Photos by: Scott Penner – The 10th and final day of Ottawa Bluesfest 2014 featured performances by Atlanta-based hard rock band Collective Soul, who will release their ninth album, See What You Started by Continuing, this August or September, JUNO Award-winning Montreal-based alternative rock group Sam Roberts Band, who released their fifth album, Lo-Fantasy, on February 11th, 2014 … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Day nine of Ottawa Bluesfest 2014 featured performances by Grammy Award-nominated rapper Snoop Dogg, who released his twelfth album, Reincarnated, on April 23rd, 2013 via Berhane Sound System/Mad Decent/Vice/RCA, Florida-based neotraditional country band The Mavericks, who released their sixth album, In Time, on January 21st, 2013 via Valory/Big Machine, rapper Childish … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Day eight (July 11) of Ottawa Bluesfest 2014 featured performances by JUNO Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Canadian pop-rock band Barenaked Ladies, who released their eleventh album, Grinning Streak, on June 4th, 2013 via Vanguard Records, San Franciso-based alternative rock band Third Eye Blind, who are best known for their string of late-’90s … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Day seven of the 20th edition of Ottawa Bluesfest 2014 featured performances by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Blondie, who released a double album, Blondie 4(0) Ever, on May 12th, 2014 via Noble ID, California-based indie rock band Young The Giant, who released their second album, Mind over Matter, … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Day six of the 20th edition of Ottawa Bluesfest 2014 featured performances by Grammy Award-nominated Las Vegas-based band The Killers, who released their fourth album, Battle Born, on September 17th, 2012, New York-based electronic rock duo Phantogram, who released their second album, Voices, on February 18th, 2014, Tuareg guitarist Bombino, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – While an unrelenting rainstorm delayed several performances on day five, crowds were eventually treated to performances by British-American rock band Foreigner, who released their newest album, Can’t Slow Down, on October 2nd, 2009 via Rhino, Grammy Award-nominated Palm Desert, CA-based alt rock band Queens of the Stone Age, who released their sixth … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Our Ottawa Bluesfest 2014 coverage continues with day four, which featured performances by New York City-based noise pop artist St. Vincent, who released her eponymous fifth studio album (and fourth solo album) on February 24th, 2014 via Loma Vista/Republic, Newly reformed Milwaukee-based post-punk band Violent Femmes, who’s last album, Freak Magnet, was … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Day three of the 20th edition of Ottawa Bluesfest 2014 featured performances by Grammy Award-winning pop artist Lady Gaga, who is expected to release a collaborative album with pop legend Tony Bennett in September called Cheek to Cheek, Chicago-based indie rock artist Andrew Bird, who released his eighth album, Things Are … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Day two of the 20th edition of Ottawa Bluesfest 2014 featured performances by Grammy Award-winning DJ Zedd, who released his debut solo album, Clarity, on October 2nd, 2012 via Interscope, which features Hayley Williams of Paramore, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy in a solo setting, UK triphop artist Bonobo, who released his fifth … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Day one of the 20th edition of Ottawa Bluesfest 2014 kickstarted the festival with a strong mix of artists including Montreal-based EDM duo Adventure Club, Grammy Award-winning guitarist Gary Clark Jr., who released his major label debut album, Blak and Blu, on October 22nd, 2012 via Warner Bros. Records, JUNO Award winning … Continue reading