Ben Caplan

This weekend’s got something for everyone: music, art, food, and spooky fun!

The Ontario Festival of Small Halls has announced its biggest lineup since the event’s inception, offering live music concerts in small communities across Ontario during three weekends in October.

The great weather is here and there’s so much to take in this weekend! Whether it’s a great community walk, music, local vendor markets, a sports match or even the stars above, there’s plenty no matter what you’re in the mood for. Enjoy it safely and let us know what you get up to! Ongoing/all […]

Ottawa’s CityFolk music festival have announced the lineup for the virtual version of the festival they are staging in lieu of their annual outdoor event, due to the ongoing pandemic.

This year has been incredibly challenging for all music festivals, and Ontario’s Festival of Small Halls (FOSH)  is no exception. Run by the team behind Bluesfest, FOSH brings big performers to small venues in small towns near Ottawa. With pandemic restrictions being observed at all venues for the 2020 festival, shows will be limited to […]

Barb Popel: “Some people seated nearby on opening night commented that this performance was even better than the last time they saw it. One woman said it was her third time seeing Old Stock.”

There’s a lot to take in from the recent announcement of more than 100 shows.

NAC Presents updated their listings overnight.

This year’s CityFolk runs for five days from Wednesday, September 12 through Sunday, September 16.

Born out of a collaboration between luminary playwright Hannah Moscovitch, larger-than-life musician Ben Caplan and director Christian Barry, Old Stock blends music, theatre, and storytelling to tell the story of Moscovitch’s great-grandparents who arrived in Canada in 1908 as refugees fleeing the pogroms.

Apt613 got in touch with Hannah Moscovitch to learn more about the inspiration for Old Stock and how it came together.

With their latest LP Goodnight My Dear…I’m Falling Apart, Amos the Transparent have sent a message that their music knows no bounds. Having received critical acclaim for their previous two albums, their most recent release is a testament to their ability to fuse diverse instrumentation and more experimental songwriting tactics with the honesty in lyrical […]