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Bravestation Does CMW

Since I first reviewed Bravestation‘s 2010 EP and our first buying shots for bands show at the Painted Lady with Bravestation as the headliner, a lot has happened to the band. They’ve got a lot on their horizon (stay tuned!), but currently, they’re looking a few Canadian Music Week shows. Thursday March 10th 12am @ […]

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TWM + CMF @ Rancho Relaxo

Two Way Monologues should be familiar to most of Toronto. If you’ve been to a show at Rancho Relaxo in the last while, it was probably run by Two Way Monologues and, more specifically, booked by Dan Wolovick. Two Way Monologues is also a music website with a handful of fine folks working behind it. […]

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Interview: Dinosaur Bones

Dinosaur Bones is set to release their debut full-length album, My Divider. This Toronto band has been gaining plenty of ground over the last few years and with a record release, they’re about to gain even more. I had a chance to chat with Ben Fox (vocals, guitar) and we talked about all the excitement […]

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The MuseBox + CMW + FREE Mixtape

The MuseBox have 16 bands out for Canadian Music Week. The massive schedule for their artists is below. They also have a FREE mixtape that you can download here. Preview some of the awesome music that will be happening next week! Schedules Wednesday March 9th The Lines @ Cherry Cola’s Rock’n’Rolla Cabaret, 2:00am Behind Sapphire […]

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StageFright Publicity at Canadian Music Fest

StageFright Publicity has a handful of artists, including a few with Paper Bag Records and Outside Music, at Canadian Music Week. Check out the schedule below. Wednesday, March 9th Louise Burns @ Free Times Café, 12:00am Thursday, March 10th Louise Burns @ The Supermarket (The Agency Group Showcase), 8:00pm Little Scream @ The Opera House, […]

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Killbeat Music Does Canadian Music Week

Killbeat has a whole slew of artists performing at for Canadian Music Week. All are highly recommended. Schedules Wednesday March 9th Violent Kin @ Horseshoe Tavern (CMW Opening Party), 9:30pm The Wheat Pool @ Hard Luck Bar (FACTOR Breakthrough Series), 10:00pm Royal Canoe @ The Rivoli, 11:30pm David Vertesi @ The Piston (Wired FM Showcase), […]

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Audio Blood + Canadian Music Week

Audio Blood has a bunch of artists on their roster performing at Canadian Music Fest for CMW. They also have their own showcase happening at Sneaky Dee’s on Thursday. They’ve released a FREE mixtape to accompany their prep for CMW. Head over to their website, toss them your email and you’ll have the link sent […]

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The 11th Annual Canadian Independent Music Awards

The Indies (The Canadian Independent Music Awards), in its 11th year, will be taking place on Saturday, March 12th as part of Canadian Music Week. The event will take place at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel (Canadian Room) and will be broadcast live to air on XM Satellite Radio’s The Verge. The evening will include […]

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Shotgun Jimmie – Transistor Sister

Artist: Shotgun Jimmie Album: Transistor Sistor Sackville native Shotgun Jimmie, whose claim to fame is with Shotgun & Jaybird, is set to release his third solo album, Transistor Sister. The album was recorded at The Confidence Lodge with Diego Medina and features collaborations with Ryan Peters (Ladyhawk, Lightning Dust) and Jay Baird (Feist, Do Make […]

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CBC Radio 3’s Searchlight 2011 – Thank You!

The Searchlight top 10 was announced today. We didn’t make the cut, but this didn’t really sadden us. Honestly, I think we were more disappointed to have seen some of our personal favourites get cut in this and earlier rounds. This has been an incredible experience for us! As relatively new bloggers, we never would […]

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