Nearly one year after their celebrated show at Arboretum Festival, Montreal synth trio BRAIDS is returning to Ottawa. On Saturday June 4, they’ll be playing at Ritual, colloquially known as “Ottawa’s most cocktail-filled basement” (a title the Manx is currently contesting). In between the two shows, so much has happened to the band, one would be forgiven […]
How Nick Thorburn had the time to make two separate albums among all his other projects has to be one of life’s greatest mysteries. The frontman of the band Islands is also a comic illustrator, short film writer/director, composer of the music from the hit podcast Serial (he wouldn’t tell us if he thinks Adnan […]
Wintersleep is back. Back in Ottawa, back with a new record, a new tour, record label, and more. The Juno award-winning band plays a show at Ritual Nightclub on March 3rd, the eve of their 6th album release. Apt613 spoke to vocalist and guitarist Paul Murphy over the phone to get the scoop on the […]
Along with the authorized version of the King James bible, and the collective works of Shakespeare, the Book of Common prayer is one of three major influences in modern English literature. It seems appropriate then that singer Alice Russell – easily one of the three main influences in modern English soul music of the last […]
Over the past 18 months, the music world has opened up for Toronto based trio BADBADNOTGOOD and they’ve spread themselves into it. Their jazzified hip-hop is bold and bodacious, and is getting loads of attention. A Youtube video featuring the band alongside Odd Future’s Tyler the Creator has gotten nearly 1 million views. They backed […]
