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RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – GOOD MUSIC, GOOD PEFORMANCE FOR RAE SREMMURD

Trap artists often get flack for following a consistent formula- dreads, drug talk, similar delivery, similar production. And a lot of them lack stage presence. They tend to focus their crowd interraction aroun...

RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – ASPECTS AND RITA CARTER DELIVER A FLAWLESS AND INTIMATE PERFORMANCE

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Throughout all the local hip-hop shows at Bluesfest one thing was consistent- Rita Carter. She was the unofficial cheerleader for local acts. I saw her at all but one show and that was only because her show was...

RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – JESSIE REYEZ IS A BIG JAZZ VOICE WITH HIP-HOP AGGRESSION

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In the intro to her show, she was described as a woman of extremes. I only saw one side of her on Saturday night- intense. We were also told she just came from busking on the streets in Florida. If that's true,...

RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – LOVING ELIJAH WOODS X JAMIE FINE IS VERY EASY

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Yes, our headline is very cheesy, but there's so much to love about Ottawa biggest musical success story right now- Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine. As we all know, earlier this year they appeared on CTV's The Launch...

RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – BLACK IRI$H DELIVERS ONE OF THE MOST ENERGETIC AND ENTERTAINING SHOWS OF BLUESFEST

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One thing I learned at Bluesfest 2018 is some artists are better suited to small intimate venues and others are better suited to the big stage. Local rapper Black Iri$h is for the big stage. I had the opport...

RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – NAUGHTY BY NATURE TAKES THOUSANDS OF FANS BACK IN TIME

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Thursday night at Bluesfest was for the 80's and 90's kids. I gathered as much from the intro of hip-hop group Naughty By Nature. The show opened with a medley of classic songs, including We Will Rock You, befo...

RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – MACHINE GUN KELLY IS AMONG THE BEST PERFORMERS TODAY

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For some people, Foo Fighters were the big draw on Tuesday night at Bluesfest, but for others the main event was happening over on the Black Sheep stage. As I said in my Bluesfest preview, I didn't know too muc...

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RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – DESPITE HIS GROWING SUCCESS, FOR CITY FIDELIA THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

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"Hey, I'm the voice inside your head". That's how Roland Prince's show started. It was a bit weird, but that would end up being a theme throughout his show. I just got introduced to Roland Prince's music las...

RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – TAPAS SERVES UP PLENTY OF LOCAL FARE ON DAY 4

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Aside from Ghostface Killah, the other show I was really looking forward to taking in at Bluesfest 2018 was Ottawa rap group Tapas, featuring rappers Cheko Salaam and G. Grand, and producer and Beat Battle cham...

RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – FOR CODY COYOTE, IT’S JUST AS MUCH ABOUT THE MESSAGE AS THE MUSIC

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I don't have any data to back this up, but Ottawa has to have one of the most diverse music scenes in North America with Anglophone, Francophone and Indigenous artists. A reflection of that is none other than O...

RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – SHAWN MENDES HELD NOTHING BACK LAST NIGHT AT BLUESFEST

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The first non-hip hop show that I took in at RBC Bluesfest 2018 was Shawn Mendes. Don't judge me for being open-minded. I've watched a few Shawn Mendes interviews earlier in the week so I was intrigued by how h...

RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – GHOSTFACE KILLAH PROVES WUTANG REALLY IS FOREVER

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On a personal level, the show I was looking forward to the most at Bluesfest 2018 was Ghostface Killah. As I mentioned in my Bluesfest preview, I've been a Wutang fan since 36 Chambers came out in 1993. Between...

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