#ottmusic weekly: 4 new songs added to the @apt613 playlist
Hours of fresh local music. Updated weekly by apt613.ca music writers.
Hilotrons
#ottmusic weekly: 6 new songs added to the @apt613 playlist
Hours of fresh local music. Updated weekly by apt613.ca music writers.
Video of the Week: “Subtle Siren Song” by Hilotrons
The new music video is directed and edited by Mike Dubue.
#ottmusic weekly: Hilotrons and Harea Band added to the @apt613 playlist
Kicking off the new year, we have two new adds to the #ottmusic weekly playlist.
#ottmusic weekly: BLAKDENIM, Slack Bridges, HILOTRONS added to the @apt613 playlist
Two hours of fresh local music. Updated weekly by apt613.ca music writers.
Talking Albums: Alex Moxon
What’s Alex Moxon been listening to while in isolation?
Jazzfest adds 15 more artists to summer lineup
New shows are being added to the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival lineup, and sources at the fest say there’s more to come.
Gig Pick: Old Cabin playing free show at the Record Centre – 08.16.16
Jona Barr, aka Old Cabin, is a Canadian songwriter who, over the years, has left his home in Whitehorse to tour the country at length.
ARB Panel: Ageism in Ottawa’s music scene
A discussion panel, “ALL AGES: facing ageism in music,” takes place Wednesday, August 17 at Bar Robo.
Quoi faire ce weekend: What to do in Ottawa with your Valentines and Palentines
After moving to Ottawa from BC nearly a decade ago, Hannah has made it her mission to explore Ottawa. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter. Ah Valentine’s Day. Some love it, others hate it. Personally, I’m more excited for Galentine’s Day, the best day of the year! No matter your preference, grab your friends and […]
I Can’t Believe It’s Not: Fleetwood Mac – Rumours Playlist
I Can’t Believe It’s Not is more than fake butter – it’s also the name of the most awesome, dance-til-you-sweat album cover nights in the 613. Since 2013, the live series has brought together Ottawa musicians of all stripes to pay tribute to The Strokes’ Is This It, Nirvana’s Nevermind, and Black Sabbath’s Paranoid. Fleetwood […]
5 local bands you have to hear at Bluesfest
The Bluesfest! It’s coming! Time to brace yourself for the annual immersion in great music, hot sun, cold beer and all around good times. Even if you’re heading out for the big name headliners be sure to catch some hometown bands too. The flats are set to be the most fertile ground for discovering the […]
Hilotrons drop new album February 24
Vanessa Rotondo is an Ottawa-based freelance writer, national spoken word artist and youth outreach coordinator/arts educator. If you’re looking for an upbeat, electro-punk meets funk fusion album with built-in underlying smart commentary, you can’t do better than To Trip with Terpischore, Hilotrons’ newest release. After ten years of making music and serious moves in the Canadian […]
Support Local: HiLoTrons at the Sheep November 2nd
In the bustling Bridgehead in Hintonburg, I got the opportunity to sit down with HiLoTron’s Mike Dubue to talk about the band’s upcoming show at The Blacksheep Inn on November 2nd and what he loves about our fair city. Having followed the HiLoTrons since 2002, I was pretty stoked to meet with Mike and hear […]
Write On Ottawa: The first photograph of a middle finger and other poetic stories
If you head over to The Manx Pub on Elgin Street and order a pint of beer, chances are that you will be served by one of Ottawa’s – if not Canada’s – most brilliant poets. David O’Meara is a fantastic writer who wears many hats: Manx bartender, artistic director of VERSeFest, all around great guy. However, it’s […]
