Review of Bluesfest Day Five: A genre-bending night of rising stars
There is nothing better than a great surprise, and that’s what Ottawa Bluesfest’s fifth night was.
The July 9 date wasn’t originally part of the...
Review of Bluesfest Day Four: ‘Embrace the sweat!’
With the heat and humidity high, music lovers crammed into LeBreton Flats to keep cool on Bluesfest day four.
A star-studded lineup of Carly Rae...
Review of Bluesfest Day Three: Fiery crowds roar on despite rain
If the roiling grey storm clouds in the distance threatened to put a damper on the night, Bluesfest day three attendees were ready for...
Q&A: Ontario singer Alexa Goldie talks growing up with music ahead of Bluesfest performance
Alexa Goldie can’t pinpoint the exact moment she fell in love with music. Since she was two years old growing up in Kingston, Ont.,...
Review: Is AI the equivalent to a nuclear-level threat? McKee’s ‘Uncontrollable’ might have the...
“No other living thing in the history of all life on Earth can bake cookies.”
Though this seems an odd expression of intelligence, Darren McKee’s...
![Review of Bluesfest Day Five: A genre-bending night of rising stars Ottawa Bluesfest headliner Jelly Roll takes in the size of the crowd on July 9, 2024. [Photo Greg Kolz via Bluesfest]](https://charlatan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jelly-grateful-218x150.jpg)
![Review of Bluesfest Day Four: ‘Embrace the sweat!’ Ottawa Bluesfest headliner Maroon 5 performs on July 7, 2024. [Photo by Greg Kolz via Bluesfest]](https://charlatan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Maroon-218x150.jpg)
![Review of Bluesfest Day Three: Fiery crowds roar on despite rain Ottawa Bluesfest headliner 50 Cent raps and ignites the crowd on July 6, 2024. [Photo by Darren Tran/The Charlatan]](https://charlatan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/0-2-218x150.jpg)


