On Wednesday, March 4th, Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call release of their second studio single of 2026, “How Long”, from their forthcoming fourth studio album, set to come out July 2026 with more details to come…

Decades of conversations reveal the full measure of John Hammond — the man who once had a young Jimi Hendrix as his sideman, and who loved doing it all his way. Don’s remembrance carries the weight of history, and the…

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OBS Road to Memphis - Local Blues Challenge 2026

The Ottawa Blues Society (OBS) will hold a band challenge this year and one winner will be chosen to represent the Ottawa Blues Society at the…

The upcoming documentary Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul, directed by James Keach, will be released in theaters this summer by Subtext in association with Rolling Stone Films. The film explores the life, music, struggles, and legacy of the…

Award-winning blues guitarist Sue Foley announces her new book Guitar Women, a powerful collection of intimate conversations with legendary female guitarists including Bonnie Raitt, Nancy Wilson, and Joan Armatrading. Blending memoir, oral history, and cultural insight, the book arrives in…

CALLING ALL BLUES BANDS

Compete for the chance to represent Ottawa at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN!  The first seven registered bands will be accepted!

CATEGORY: BANDS ONLY

PRIZE: The honor of representing Ottawa on the world stage…

Joe Bonamassa has announced that Lachy Doley will join his touring band as the new keyboard player, replacing longtime collaborator and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Reese Wynans.

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The cooling board is a wooden plank used for laying out a corpse so it could be prepared for burial. Back when funerals were community affairs and bodies were prepared for burial at home, the cooling board would be placed…

The 8,000-capacity event will see acts performing in a big top-style tent at the city's recently refurbished Northern Meeting Park on 28 March.

The programme includes blues artists and bands from across the world, including Grammy Award-nominated, Memphis-based Southern Avenue…

The first annual Canadian Blues Music Awards has just announced its nominees.

The ceremony, which takes place March 30 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, replaces the former Maple Blues Awards, which underwent a reckoning three years ago, when…

Fans may have another Crossroads Guitar Festival on the horizon. During a recent episode of the Blues Rock Show, Blues Rock Review Editor-in-Chief Pete Francis asked Robert Randolph whether he had heard any indications that the legendary guitar gathering could…

The Band of Heathens released their new single “No Direction,” from their recently announced landmark new album Country Sides, arriving February 20, 2026. Self-produced with longtime collaborator Jim Vollentine (Spoon, Patty Griffin, White Denim), Country Sides is a greasy guitar-filled…

Robben Ford returns in exceptional form with TWO SHADES OF BLUE, a record defined by its sophistication, taste, and timeless musicality. The album will be released on March 27 via Provogue/Artone. To celebrate the news, he has revealed the first…

The annual, 𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 "𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐇" is back and this year we're bringing you one of the hottest blues acts out of Canada today: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒!

𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: Friday, 19 December 2025
Doors: 7 pm / Showtime: 8 pm

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Check out some clips from our artists performing at the 2025 Capital Fair: 4th Annual Blues Revue

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