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A past year’s Marvest performance. Photo/Gilles Vezina. Although it doesn’t officially end until Sept. 23, summer is already over in most people’s minds. The kids are back to school and pumpkin spice lattes are back on sale at Starbucks. Also, Ottawa Porchfest and CityFolk are happening soon. ...

CityFolk 2019 lineup. (Via CityFolk) CityFolk festival organizers today announced the initial line-up for their 2019 program. Confirmed acts to date include Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters (Sep 15); Leon Bridges (Sep 14); Summersault — Our Lady Peace, +LIVE+, Bush (Sep 13); The Strumbellas (Sep 12); Lucinda Williams (Sep 12); RHYE (Sep 14); Lucy Dacus (Sep 15); Donovan Woods and The Opposition (Sep 13); Larkin Poe (Sep 12); Tim Baker (Sep 15); Rich Aucoin (Sep 13); Saul Williams (Sep 14); Dear Rouge (Sep 13); Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Sep 14); The Once (Sep 14); Orville Peck (Sep 12); Dwayne Gretzky (Sep 12); The White Buffalo (Sep 15); The East Pointers (Sep 15); Eleni Mandell (Sep 14); Harrow Fair (Sep 15); LeE HARVeY OsMOND (Sep 14); Caroline Rose (Sep 15); Tamino (Sep 14) and Human Kebab (Sep 13). ...

Danielle Allard’s already broken into the telephone hold music market, but she’s really got her eyes set on the elevator music racket (pun not intended.) Or so she joked, in a reference to city hall’s local hold music efforts, as the Ottawa musician wrapped up her 3 p. ...

Here’s a video from CityFolk’s executive director Mark Monahan in review of the 2016 program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW6LvNcIEyc&feature=youtu.be

CityFolk music festival organizers today confirmed plans to stage a showcase of exceptional musical talent under the banner of ** Marvest ** . The Ottawa area has a wealth of musical talent, and Marvest plans to reap the harvest. Marvest—a harvest of music, fun, food and beverages—is the newest initiative from the folks behind CityFolk. ...