Claude Munson

Apartment613 will have wall-to-wall coverage of the festival, with daily previews, occasional interviews, and the best photos from each set, on each stage, on each day. We’ve got you!

The longest of the long weekends is here! There are an extra two days to pack with excitement, fun, and a little necessary rest. Looking for ideas as to what to get up to? Us folk at Apt613 have you covered! We present to you the Weekend Roundup.

Claude Munson launched his new Boxing Day EP in concert at the NAC Fourth Stage.

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Someone who has been to most—if not all—of these shows is Ottawa music photographer/maverick Ming Wu, whose blog photogmusic.com has published at least 150 concert reviews at Pressed alone.

In this series, Apt613 asks local musicians what two albums they’re listening to most during self-isolation.

Watch this space while the Top 50 countdown continues daily until NYE.

They join Polaris Music Prize winner Lido Pimienta, weirdo pop-rock maritimers Mauno, and experimental T.O. rappers Above Top Secret among invitees to the music showcase festival in February.

With one week before their sixth edition, there’s still plenty of time to discover artists in the Arboretum Festival lineup.

As in all great performances, this one too, had passed by too quickly. It is always a treat to hear a Claude Munson solo performance, where he becomes the troubadour and the songs are in their bare-bones essence.

Legendary performers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers closed out year number 24 of Ottawa Bluesfest with a 2-hour long show on the City Stage that drew large-scaled numbers. Earlier in the night, country star Tim Hicks played to an energetic crowd. High Waters, Claude Munson and more also performed on the final night.

Encore cette année, le Bluesfest fait la part belle aux artistes de notre région. Ce ne sont pas moins de 70 formations locales qui se produiront sur les différentes scènes du festival au cours des prochains jours. Nous avons sélectionné pour vous cinq performances à ne pas manquer entre deux têtes d’affiche.

More than 60 artists will showcase at the MEGAPHONO festival, February 1–3.