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