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Top Picks for CityFolk 2017

It’s that time of year when we descend on Lansdowne and the Glebe for CityFolk Festival. This year’s main festival

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Contest: Win passes to CityFolk Festival

*Note* – This contest is now closed. Photo by ottawafestivals.com As summer winds down, there’s still some outdoor music that

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Marvest 2017 Schedule & Sampler

For a few years now, CityFolk has included an offshoot “mini festival” of sorts called Marvest. We’ve been lucky enough

House of PainT 2017: Breaking, DJing, MCing, Painting and Educating

House of PainT celebrated its 14th year this past week with another outstanding edition of the festival that highlights the

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Arboretum Festival gives fans a breath of fresh air

Featured photo of Le1f by Els Durnford This year’s edition of Arboretum Festival was something special. Each year the organizers

Weekend Music Picks: August 18-20

Friday, August 18 Sparrows, The Ferns, Pennyroyal, Mosely at Makerspace Marateck (NYC) & The Visit at Pressed   Saturday, August

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Arboretum Festival sets the stage for emerging music

For the past five years, Arboretum Festival has been a crucial part of Ottawa’s music infrastructure. It’s beginnings as a

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Gallery: Bluesfest Day 9 w/ MUSE, Night Lovell, Mushy Gushy & more

The second last night of Bluesfest was actually dry…yes, you heard that correctly. Dry. The beautiful sunny day held in

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Bluesfest Day 8: Live, Anderson .Paak, and The Headstones

Photos by Els Durnford It was a soaking wet night Friday night at RBC Bluesfest which saw sets cut short

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Review: Bluesfest Day 6 w/ LCD Soundsystem, The Shins, Gary Clark Jr., & more

Wednesday’s weather forecast was a perfect summary of summer in Ottawa thus far. Rapidly oscillating between heat and cool, dry and