Sunday, March 24, 2013 Duck Duck Goose – 8pm @ Rancho Relaxo (Two Way Monologues & GreenShades) With minimal showcases and many people having already checked out in favour of ...
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CMW Night 3: The Great Hall, Horseshoe Tavern & More
Thursday, March 21, 2013 Hunger Hush – 7pm @ The Central Getting ...
CMW Night 2: Stars at The Danforth Music Hall, Apparat Organ Quartet & More
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Yukon Blonde – 8pm @ The Danforth Music ...
CMW Night 1: An Early Show at The Dakota Tavern and The Indie Machine Showcase
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Trent Severn – 8pm @ The Dakota Tavern ...
(Unofficial) CMW Day 5: Harper’s Faves presented by Grayowl Point and buying shots for bands
Along with local blog Grayowl Point, we had the opportunity to co-sponsor an unofficial CMW party put on by Vancouver’s beekeeper. Toronto’s Hue were nice enough to open up their pretty amazing Spadina Ave. apartment for the event. Dubbed “Harper’s Faves,” it included sets by four bands from across the country, plus free Steam Whistle! […]
CMW Day/Night 5: Boats, Fine Times, Mac DeMarco & More
Saturday, March 23, 2013 Mac DeMarco – 3pm @ Sonic Boom Records Meeting up at Sonic Boom, we made it in time to check out much buzzed about Mac DeMarco. Mentioning that they had rolled out of bed just a half hour before their set, the band members were all either hung over or quite […]
CMW: The Indies
For the first time in its 13 years, The Independent Music Awards (a.k.a. The Indies) took place at the Kool Haus on March 22, 2013. While generally the evening is full of short sets, this evening was a little different for those that packed the Kool Haus. Diamond Rings closed out the awards portion of […]
CMW Day/Night 4: Light Organ Records at The Supermarket, Music PEI at El Mocambo & More
Friday, March 22, 2013 Aidan Knight & the Friendly Friends – 1:30pm @ Church of the Holy Trinity The weight of the week starting to take its hold on me, I rallied to make it downtown in time for Aidan Knight. The Church of the Holy Trinity was a spectacular venue for the Friendly Friends; […]
Win Tickets to Josh Ritter at The Danforth Music Hall + Vinyl
CONTEST CLOSED Josh Ritter, who performs with The Royal City Band, is truly a great songwriter. On March 5, 2013, Ritter put out The Beast In Its Tracks, an album that has been called a breakup album, as it was written following his divorce. Courtesy of Indoor Recess, we’ve got 2 pairs of tickets to […]
Canadian Music Week 2013 is Here!
Canadian Music Week has arrived. As usual, we’ll be focusing on the music side (Canadian Music Fest) and we’re excited to check out all the awesome music happening in the city this week! You can find the full festival schedule here. We’ve been making some recommendations over the past couple days, so we definitely suggest […]
CMW Preview: Beams
Catherine recommends Beams Saturday March 23 – 9pm at The Silver Dollar w/ The Two Times (8pm), The Unquiet Dead (10pm), Meanwood (11pm), X-Ray Eyeballs (12am), Jesuslesfilles (1am), B-17 (2am), The Mohawk Lodge (3am) Toronto-based Beams is a band that is probably not on your radar… yet. This folk septuplet is set to release Just […]
CMW Preview: Elephant Stone
Chiara recommends Elephant Stone Thursday March 21 – 10:30pm at The Garrison w/ Harvest Breed (8:30pm), Folly & The Hunter (9:30pm), Brad Fillatre (11:30pm), Noel Johnson (12:30am) Montreal’s Elephant Stone is led by Rishi Dhir (vocals, bass, sitar) who you might already be familiar with for his sitar contributions to such little bands as The […]
CMW Preview: The Matinée
Chiara recommends The Matinée Friday March 22 – 12am at The Supermarket The Agency Group showcase w/ Folly & The Hunter (8pm), Fine Times (9pm), White Ash Falls (10pm), Sam Cash and the Romantic Dogs (11pm), The Washboard Union (1am), Legato Vipers (2am) Hailing from Vancouver, B.C., The Matinée is comprised of five longtime friends: […]
CMW Preview: Audio Blood Showcase
Chiara recommends the Audio Blood Showcase: Thursday March 21 @ The Dakota Tavern A lesson I’ve quickly learned when creating my festival schedule is this: When in doubt, check out what Audio Blood has going on. They’ve gone all out for this year’s Canadian Music Week, setting up in-store performances at Sonic Boom, June Records, […]
