Amos the Transparent

Kicking off five straight days of music, Wednesday at Bluesfest features major acts like The Decemberists, Tom Morello, and Def Leppard alongside local bands like Amos the Transparent and Funk Yo Self.

As December unfolds, the year draws to a close with a sense of reflection and anticipation for the holiday season, encapsulating the spirit of festivity and year-end sentiments. The music scene in Ottawa mirrors this celebratory mood, offering a diverse array of genres to suit every taste – rock, folk, electronic, rap, and more. Explore […]

Whether you missed out on Mumford and Sons (the 2010s! the hipsters! Ugh, right in my twenty-something heart!) or want to relive the magic, Apt613 has the best photos from Landon Entwistle and Curtis Perry for you.

From roots rock to electropop to a good dose of blues, not to mention Mumford and Sons’ Bluesfest debut, Day 6 of the festival has plenty to offer everyone.

Marvest takes place at over 20 shops and venues on Bank Street, between Lansdowne Park and the Queensway, on Friday September 13 and Saturday September 14, 2019. Admission is free.

Listen to our interview with Ottawa folk duo Silent Winters. Their album release show for The Duke Hotel is coming up on February 26 at The Gladstone Theatre.

The local beer scene keeps getting bigger and better.

NAC Presents updated their listings overnight.

See Broken Social Scene, Wintersleep, Gianna Lauren, Hollerado, and many more perform free concerts at the Dragon Boat Festival this weekend, June 21–24.

Local band Amos the Transparent is celebrating a decade as a band by releasing a new album: Anniversaries. Ten years as a band is an impressive feat, one that deserves a befitting celebration – like getting their own beer. The band is teaming up with Big Rig Brewery to release Amos Anniversaries beer.

The Dragon Boat Festival concert series is taking place at Mooney’s Bay Park from June 21–24, 2018. Admission is free.

Expect more artists to be announced between now and July.

The Musettes take the stage at St. Luke’s Church this Saturday for their album release party. The triad of smoking hot redheads is releasing their first EP Wanderlust, and the show promises to be a good one for Ottawa’s folk fans. The group is comprised of Meg LaGrandeur, Rachel Harrison and Lora Bidner, with occasional […]

Music by Amos the Transparent suspends you in time as you’re transported to a nostalgic moment in your life, thinking about the lover that got away or the regret of a path not taken. It is music that evokes the imperfection of the choices that we make and has you singing along with all your […]

This post comes to us from artist consultant Samantha Everts of YouRockRed. The snowy weather is upon us and artists all around this fair city use it to their advantage for beautiful visuals in their videos, even when they shoot outdoors in sub-zero temperatures dressed in beach wear only! Some artists altogether threaten to leave for […]