Grace Bowers, Shaggy, & Mariah the Scientist at Ottawa Bluesfest
July 18th, 2026, at the Ottawa Bluesfest. Words & photos by Edie Olender In the Jean Michel Basquiat documentary,...
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A Full Soundscape: Angine de Poitrine & Death From Above 1979 at Ottawa Bluesfest
July 17th, 2026, at the Ottawa Bluesfest. Words & photos by Edie Olender Can two people be a crowd?...
Festivals Are Time Machines: Lucy Dacus & Lord Huron at Ottawa BluesfestÂ
July 16th, 2026, at the Ottawa Bluesfest. Words & photos by Edie Olender I had planned to leave early....
A Sea of Sailors: Conan Gray at Ottawa BluesfestÂ
July 15th, 2026, at the Ottawa Bluesfest. Words & Photos by Edie Olender In a sea of sailors, who...
Let Them Dance & Sing: bbno$ at Ottawa Bluesfest
July 12th, 2026, at the Ottawa Bluesfest. Words & photos by Edie Olender My friend Maegan swears by the...
Just a Bunch of Kids: Limp Bizkit & Cypress Hill at Ottawa Bluesfest
July 10th, 2026, at the Ottawa Bluesfest. Words & photos by Edie Olender On the first day of photographing...
Cannons Soundtrack a Summer Sunset at Edgefield
Words & photos by Jenny Shackleton As the sun dipped toward the horizon at McMenamins Edgefield on July 15,...
Missed out on the West Coast this summer? Ottawa’s Bluesfest is coming to town! Â
Indie/Alt’s Edie Olender dives deep into why Ottawa Bluesfest—with its massive three-decade evolution and genre-defying 2026 lineup—is exactly where...
Sweat, Noise, and Shoegaze: Novulent Takes Over Polaris Hall
Words & photos by Jenny Shackleton Novulent’s sold-out set at Polaris Hall in Portland felt less like a typical...
The Lemon Twigs Turn Back Time at Revolution Hall
The Lemon Twigs turned Revolution Hall into a nostalgic 60s and 70s pop dream with a modern edge. Words...