Ottawa Bluesfest Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Last post from Ottawa Bluesfest 2022 (I swear!) with Aysanabee, The National, and The Beaches)

[A final post from Ottawa Bluesfest from Ross MacDonald (text) and Karen Coughtrey (words). -AC] The last day of the

[More from Ottawa Bluesfest with Ross MacDonald (photos) and Karen Coughtrey (text). – AC] Opening on Day 7 of Ottawa’s

Bluesfest was the place to be in Ottawa Friday night, as this city has waited years for the chance to

[Another report from on-the-ground correspondents Ross MacDonald (text) and Karen Coughtrey (text). – AC] Ottawa Bluesfest night four got off

[Correspondents Ross MacDonald (photos) and Karen Coughtrey (text) are covering the event for us. – AC] R&B artist Nambi &

[After a hiatus induced by COVID, Ottawa Bluesfest starts next week. Correspondent Ross MacDonald has this preview. And yes, there

[A report from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] It’s been a long and difficult past two years, especially for

This year’s Ottawa Bluesfest was an all-Canadian festival due to pandemic restrictions; the opening night showcasing alt-rock artists. There was rain

[Another Eastern Ontario report from correspondent Ross Macdonald. – AC] Opening for Tokyo Police Club and Half Moon Run on the first

“Man dies after using adhesive instead of a condom during sex.” That was in Florida, of course. The rest of

There are precious few successful summer music festival events in this country. Ottawa Bluesfest is one. Check out this lineup:

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver