Ottawa Bluesfest

RBC Bluesfest Day 1: Amos the Transparent + Tegan and Sara

Photo: John McQuarrie, RBC Bluesfest Press Images The first day of RBC Ottawa Bluesfest began much like it has in

Throwback Thursday: The Flaming Lips’ Psychedelic Canadian Sunset at Bluesfest 2011

Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips performs at Bluesfest in 2011. Photo by Patrick Doyle/Ottawa Bluesfest/Canadian Press Life is pretty

Ottawa Bluesfest 2014: Showbox’s Top Picks

Photo courtesy of RBC Ottawa Bluesfest It’s that time of year again when all of Ottawa comes flocking to Lebreton

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Interview: Dan of Amos the Transparent talks about taking a different approach to their new album

It has been a few years now since Ottawa’s Amos the Transparent released their last album Goodnight My Dear, I’m

Industry News: Events, Funding Deadlines, & Artist Submission Deadlines for Festivals

We’ve compiled some information, with the help of our friends at MusicOntario, in order to help artists navigate some of

Call to Action: First wave of artist submission deadlines for festivals coming up

If you or anyone you know is in a band and haven’t begun applying for festivals yet, the first wave

Ottawa Showbox’s Favourite Shows of 2013

2013 was quite an amazing year for shows in Ottawa and for Ottawa Showbox.  Check out some of our favourite

Loon Choir, Shred Kelly and Little Stella at Maverick’s

Class was in session when Loon Choir took to the stage at Maverick’s Wednesday night. Several of the bass player’s

Bluesfest Day 9: STARS & Björk

Is this my inaugural post on Show Box?  For that I have to thank Matias and, my main man, Eric

Bluesfest Day 6: El-P, Killer Mike & A Tribe Called Red

There is no better way to show my cousin from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts a good time than during Bluesfest. Zac & I arrived