Blaine knows how to play SuperEx crowd: Lots of classic-rock cover songs mixed in with his own fine material
Lynn Saxberg, The Ottawa Citizen
Pembroke native Jason Blaine returned to home turf on Friday to deliver a concert at SuperEx that included songs by John Mellencamp, Tom Petty, Trooper, Eric Clapton and Bryan Adams.
No, it wasn’t karaoke night on the outdoor stage. Blaine is one of Canada’s fastest-rising country singer-songwriters, and has three albums’ worth of his own material.
So why all the classic-rock cover tunes?
Perhaps he was trying to stretch an hour-long show into a 90-minute one without having to play a bunch of slow songs. If so, the technique worked. The familiar tunes kept the small but lively crowd of young country fans engaged, even during Blaine’s solo acoustic turn at the mike.
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Tags: live music, Ottawa festival, Ottawa SuperEx, SuperEx
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