Author: Terry Steeves

The final day of Bluesfest brought another evening of supreme rock on the main stage. As the sun began to set low on the horizon, fans gathered to see one of the greatest Canadian rock bands to come out of the cusp of the millennium, Three Days Grace, who are busy hopping the globe touring their new album, Outsider. All... Read More

  Ottawa’s 9-piece larger-than-life ensemble, The Peptides, closed out Bluesfest’s final day on the Claridge stage, and were as far as I’m concerned, the best-kept secret of performances. The Peptides are more than just your average band – they are a Broadway musical on acid that combines showtune-worthy music, choral vocal magic, choreography, and theatrics that hit the entertainment factor... Read More

  Ottawa welcomed back rock giants, the Foo Fighters to the City stage at Bluesfest Tuesday night after roughly a decade since their last visit. Their 2-½-hour set consisted of songs plucked from their huge discography, including tracks from their latest studio album, Concrete and Gold (2017), along with a few surprise covers. From start to finish, the energy give-and-take... Read More

  It was arena rock central of gargantuan proportions Tuesday night as every square inch of LeBreton Flats was covered in a sea of people stretched out as far as the eye could see. Under another perfect summer sky at Bluesfest, a young 4-piece Michigan band named Greta Van Fleet, took us on an hour-long time warp back to the... Read More

  Day 4 of Bluesfest closed out with Los Angeles power vocalist sensation, Beth Hart, who bewitched the audience with an hour and a half set of songs plucked from her 25 year career. The crowd was so thick it spilled out from under the covered space and onto the grounds, where many watched the performance on the jumbo screen.... Read More

  My day began and ended at the Claridge stage on Day number 4 of Bluesfest that showcased some immense local and international female talent. I checked out local performer, Alanna Sterling & The Silvers, who made a serious impression on me, as well as on the huge crowd that accumulated during the course of her show. Dressed in a... Read More

    Ottawa NAC’s imperial Southam Hall, was turned into a full-fledged rock stadium on Thursday night, with nearly sold-out performances by Matthew Good, and fellow Canadian supporting artist, Scott Helman.   Toronto’s fast-rising phenom, Scott Helman, captivated the audience earlier in the evening with a brief, but highly entertaining set, which featured his spirited pop/rock originals from his debut... Read More