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Review: Is John Summit’s debut album comfort in familiarity or chaos of experimentality?

For American DJ John Summit, comfort is found in the chaos of jetting around the world to play sold-out concerts running on no sleep,...
Hip-hop legend Nas raises his hand in the air during his performance at Bluesfest on July 14, 2024. [Photo by Darren Tran/The Charlatan]

Review of Bluesfest Day Ten: A hip-hop send off

Ottawa’s 30th annual Bluesfest concluded with hip-hop and rap favourites Nas and Down With Webster closing out the festival in style. An unexpected power outage...
Ottawa Bluesfest headliner Mötley Crüe rock out on the RBC Stage on July 13, 2024. [Photo by Alexa MacKie/The Charlatan]

Review of Bluesfest Day Nine: Crowds rock ’n’ roll and rage on

In the near 30 C weather, Bluesfest attendees donned sunglasses and baseball caps to  protect themselves from the heat on the festival’s ninth day....
Ottawa Bluesfest headliner Tyler Childers strums his guitar on July 12, 2024. [Photo by Sean Sisk via Bluesfest]

Review of Bluesfest Day Eight: Folk, fellowship and community

“Fellowship.” The word was plastered on the screens beside the RBC Stage during Tyler Childers’ set at Ottawa Bluesfest, perfectly encapsulating the day. The sun...
The Offspring lead guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman plays the guitar at Ottawa Bluesfest on July 11, 2024. [Photo by Sean Sisk via Bluesfest]

Review of Bluesfest Day Seven: A night of mud, moshing and music

Despite the morning’s torrential downpour, the rain let up just long enough for thousands to enjoy the seventh day of Ottawa Bluesfest. Neil Young and...
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