Articles by Daniel Sylvester

Pearl Jam Brought Arena-Sized Intimacy to Ottawa
Canadian Tire Centre, September 3
PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2022
After a scrapped 2020 tour, along with the temporary sidelining of drummer Matt Cameron due to COVID and throat issues for vocalist Eddie V...
BADBADNOTGOOD Nearly Started the World's Most Rhythmic Pit in Ottawa
Bronson Centre Music Theatre, September 1
PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2022
The scarcity of vehicles parked around the Bronson Centre for BADBADNOTGOOD's Thursday night appearance pointed to one thing: this one's fo...
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Finds the Flow on 'Let's Turn It into Sound'
PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2022
After premiering her new age LP on the investment capital-funded app, Calm, alongside a high-profile tour with Caribou and an announced sco...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Burned Hotter Than Ever in Toronto
Rogers Centre, August 21
PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2022
A late-2019 announcement that beloved guitarist John Frusciante would once again join Red Hot Chili Peppers, coupled with their first Billb...
Kiwi Jr. Kept Ottawa Cool Amid a Scorching Summer Heatwave
Club SAW, July 23
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2022
In what seemed to be a perpetually rescheduled Ottawa tour date (which, at one point, had them opening for '90s indie supergroup TUNS), Kiw...
Rage Against the Machine and Run the Jewels Triumphantly Capped Off Ottawa Bluesfest 2022
PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2022
Ottawa Bluesfest has been billed as "Canada's largest festival" for no other reason than its pure scope. After an opening four-day extended...
Alanis Morissette, Femi Kuti and Jeremy Dutcher Brought Generations Together at Ottawa Bluesfest 2022
PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2022
As Ottawa's largest music festival nears its 30th anniversary, RBC Bluesfest continues to downscale, going from its extravagant 12-day, six...
Dehd's Ambitious Rock Music Soars Gracefully on 'Blue Skies'
PUBLISHED May 26, 2022
On Blue Skies, Dehd go full Scottish — the Chicago indie rock trio seem to draw major influences from the twee rock of the Vaselines, the d...