Joel Plaskett Emergency
Halifax, Nova Scotia Since spending his teenaged years recording and touring with Halifax indie upstarts Thrush Hermit, Plaskett has been writing his own story.
Cicada Music & Arts Festival
OCTOBER 5, 2019 • ST. CATHARINES, ON
Enjoy a beautiful day on St. Catharines’ own Henley Island in scenic Port Dalhousie, featuring live music, local food, craft beer and spirits, local artisans and more.
Artist Line Up
Announcing your headliner Joel Plaskett Emergency! See all 2019 performers and artists below.
Born Ruffians
Toronto, Ontario Ten years ago, on the very first song on their very first album, Born Ruffians revealed their ambitions to start their own country.
Wintersleep
Halifax, Nova Scotia On Wintersleep's seventh full-length record, In the Land Of, this geography is both real and imagined. It is understood that our surroundings are not, in fact, essential or concrete elements they're constructed in relation to us, the inhabitants.
The Weather Station
Toronto, Ontario The Weather Station is the project of Canadian songwriter Tamara Lindeman folk music based in classic elements of songcraft – melody, tension, meaning.
My Son The Hurricane
St. Catharines, Ontario My Son the Hurricane is a multi horn, multi drummer, multi singer brass funk beast. No dance floor is safe.
Logan Staats
Six Nations / Brantford, Ontario From a young age, Logan’s haunting and distinct voice has won him multiple opportunities to share the stage with acts like Buffy Sainte-Marie, Keith Secola and Mumford and Sons, to name a few.
The Wooden Sky
Toronto, Ontario The title of The Wooden Sky’s fifth full-length album is an abridged quote from Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel, Dune: “Survival is the ability to swim in strange water.”
Spencer Burton
Niagara, Ontario Spanning a musical life with hardcore beginnings, to the somber strings of his acoustic guitar in his country-folk infused solo project, Spencer Burton is a mainstay musical virtuoso.
Basement Revolver
Hamilton, Ontario Basement Revolver has successfully encapsulated the yearning and hopefulness of their generation, whilst harnessing a unique, yet familiar soundscape.
Food, Drink & Craft Vendors
With a variety of local food, drink and craft vendors, Cicada celebrates the rich diversity of the Niagara region and the surrounding area.
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