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?...
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...
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...
Lelith Ross at the Bronson Theater
Words & photos by Edie Olender My friends asked me what I thought of the Leith Ross show at...
Lowertown Performs in Lowertown
Words & photos by Edie Olender There is a gap between reality and the representations that we fabricate of...
Beyond the Stage: Bells Larsen and Dan Mangan at the Bronson Centre
What happens to art when only the “official” lens is allowed? Sometimes the truth of a show is found...
I Think David Lynch Would Like Shoegaze: Slowdive at the Bronson Centre
Words and photos by Edie Olender In 2024, my boyfriend and I coined it the year of love because...
Maybe growing up isn’t so scary: Jeff Rosenstock at the Bronson Centre
Photographer Serena Yang and guest writer Edie Olender capture the midnight magic and youthful freedom of the Gladie, Sidney...