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The Ontario Festival of Small Halls is finishing off the year with three concerts at the National Arts Centre.

The Writes of Spring tour comes to the NAC Theatre (1 Elgin St) on April 28 at 7:30pm.

“There will be lots of chatting and laughter. My songs are really sad, and the audience is owed some levity.”

See the shows Apt613 contributors look forward to most in Ottawa-Gatineau!

As we did with Bluesfest this summer, Apt613 will have you covered with daily preview articles, including highlights and interviews with some of the artists about to hit the stage.

It’s the most festive of weekends in Ottawa, and there’s plenty to do. From craft fairs to holiday concerts, we have your weekend covered.

More artists have been added to the series which already counts Gabrielle Shonk, Rebecca Noelle, Rose Cousins, and Randy Bachman among other well-known names and emerging artists booked to perform in the weeks and months ahead.

Songwriter extraordinaire Ron Sexsmith is at the National Arts Centre for an evening of his latest album, The Last Rider, featuring songs from his second album, Other Songs, which is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary.

If you want more variety in your life, pull out your annual (often written, always ignored) resolution list and add this: become an Apt613 contributor. This is one resolution you’ll be glad you made. 

It’s been a ball, Bluesfest, and we’re sorry to see it end. But well, all good things, right? 220 acts, 11 days, 5 stages and too many good times to count. Before moving on here’s a recap of what stood out. Fan Fervour Tragically Hip fans endured pouring rain to hear their band. Kanye fans […]

After fifteen years of music, Kathleen Edwards has decided she’s done, at least for now. Tonight’s Jazz Festival performance is the artist’s final planned show. Whether or not this means she’s quitting music permanently is not clear, but Edwards is clear that she is stepping back from music for a sizeable portion of time. Since […]

I had the pleasure of catching up with Jon Hynes this week to chat about his upcoming EP release Intro Outro this Friday, October 4th at The Clocktower Brewpub on Bank Street with Yuma Country and Patrick Shanks. I first listened to Intro Outro shortly after midnight and found the ambient tunes to be a […]

The summer’s turned its back on me, with a sorrow-laden symmetry – with a highway kind of robbery, like my life was an apology. Now I don’t think about you all the time – only when the trees sway, slaughtered by the Alberta Breeze. – Justin Rutledge (“Alberta Breeze“ – from Man Descending) Toronto country/alt […]