music
Eat Party Laugh 2 – Interactive Dinner Comedy Show
“Eat Party Laugh” is an interactive dinner-comedy show hosted on March 23, 2019. Each guest will have access to 2 rooms between dinner and the comedy show. One room is an open art space; complimentary art supplies and marijuana will be provided. The second room will include: virtual reality experiences, board games, video games, and […]
Shanghai Nights: Comedy and Folk!
Join us for Laughs, tunes and ramblings of all sorts this Friday April 19, 2thousand19 for our monthly edition of Comedy and Folk! Guest Musicians, Birdie Whyte and Sal Valley accompany a line up of our favourite local and not-so-local comedians. Show always followed by Karaoke and Dumplings. All times in 12 hour eastern standard […]
Opera Candy : The Gourmet Adventures of Hansel and Gretel
This delectable introduction to opera and lyrical singing is a treat for the eyes and ears! Once upon a time – so ti do mi fa! – there were two cheerful singers who wanted to tell the tale of Hansel and Gretel in music. Their mischievous pal tried to lend them a helping hand, but […]
10 good reasons to embrace La Francophonie at Bluesfest
We want to offer a number of good reasons why the inclusion of French should be considered with respect to the organization itself, the choice of artists and the festival’s mandate.
Winter Jazzfest: Modern Jazz-da with Tia Brazda
The last 12 months have been very good to jazz singer-songwriter Tia Brazda, and in 2017, she finds herself in a good place.
Apt613 Live: A cross-city musical collaboration
On this week’s episode, we find out how a collaboration between two musicians living in different cities lead to the formation of the group “Blanking”, and discover their first EP, titled Spirit Minerals.
Vinyl’s not dead! Six great Ottawa record stores
Despite many reports of their impending demise, vinyl records, and the record stores who love them, remain more relevant than ever. Listening to music on vinyl may just be one of those things that are timeless.
Birdman Sound celebrates 25 years of killer wax
Vinyl evangelist John Westhaver continues to carry the torch.
House of PainT celebrates hip hop traditions and encourages innovation
Thirteen years in, House of PainT has become one of Ottawa’s staple summer festivals.
Fringe Review: Fringe Late Night
After a seeing two shows, and having a couple of drinks of at the beer tent I walked over to check out the “season premiere” of Fringe Late Night. Now, there are very few things in heaven or on earth that I love as much as a variety show – so this thing was pretty […]
Weekend Roundup: What to do?
After last weekend’s heat wave, I think it’s safe to say summer has arrived in our fair city. And with it comes a slew of festivals and other fun events. Enjoy! One of my favourite events takes place this weekend: Doors Open Ottawa gives you the chance to take a look inside some of the […]
Weekend Roundup + win tickets to @613VintageShow
Is it spring? Or is it still winter? I’m not sure and neither is Mother Nature. No worries though, get out your sunglasses, umbrella, mittens and shorts and hit the town. Raise a Glass to California and try some Californian wines Friday night at the Westin. If beer is more your thing, stop by Brothers […]
ATONE de Pandaléon – Une expérience immersive
À la sortie de leur premier album À chacun son gibier, Pandaléon a lancé dans l’univers des pièces musicales de haute qualité qui ont suscité un réel engouement. Recrutés sous la bannière Audiogram, l’inspiration a mené les trois acolytes Marc-André Labelle (guitares) et les deux frères, Jean-Philippe (batterie et percussions) et Frédéric Levac (voix, machines et claviers) à […]
The Noisy Locomotive :: La nouvelle vague “old time”
En mai 2013 naquit un trio ottavien pas ordinaire formé initialement par Trevor Pool, Corey Pool et Ben Nesrallah. Le band The Noisy Locomotive roule sa bosse allègrement et c’est peu dire. Ces musiciens possèdent un art précis, celui de faire renaître des airs d’autrefois, ceux du vrai style old time – un mélange folk-bluegrass […]
Marvest: Apt613 presents the MATT dorgan PROJECT
Marvest is an offshoot of the CityFolk festival that runs between September 16th and 20th, at the Aberdeen Pavilion, and along Bank Street. These mostly free shows feature local bands, and we’ll be profiling some of those bands. CityFolk asked several local cultural producers, including Apt613, to curate shows at Marvest. Matt Dorgan’s love for the saxophone […]
