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Cai.ro – Young Love

Band: Cai.ro EP: Young Love Written by: Chiara DiAngelo From the title, you might at first assume that Toronto band Cai.ro’s August 2011 EP Young Love is a bubble-gum pop album, but in actuality it is a stark depiction of both the perilous highs and agonizing lows of that thing called “young love.” Playing their […]

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Yukon Blonde’s Tiger Talk Comes Alive at Lee’s Palace

Date of show: April 12, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo We were at Lee’s Palace for the first night of Yukon Blonde’s double-header. The incredible Thursday night line-up showcased the some of the best Canadian talents that Dine Alone/Nevado Records has to offer. Yukon Blonde From Vancouver, British Columbia, Jeffrey Innes (vocals, guitar), Brandon Scott […]

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Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers Release Bone Soldiers at The Dakota Tavern

Date of show: April 5, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo We spent an emotionally-charged yet fun-filled night at The Dakota Tavern with a rotating cast of musicians taking the stage to help celebrate last month’s release of Bone Soldiers. Nick Ferrio & His Feelings From Peterborough, you might recognize Nick Ferrio as the bassist of […]

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Bowerbirds and Dry the River at The Garrison

Date of show: March 27, 2012 Bowerbirds released their third full-length album, The Clearing, on March 6th and have since then taken the album on the road. Hailing from Raleigh, NC, the band is comprised of Phil Moore (vocals, guitar, keys), Beth Tacular (vocals, accordion, keys), Leah Gibson (cello, keys), Yan Westerlund (drums) and multi-instrumentalist […]

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Eight and a Half – s/t

Band: Eight and a Half Album: Eight and a Half Eight and a Half is comprised of Dave Hamelin and Liam O’Neil from The Stills and Broken Social Scene’s Justin Peroff. The sound created by this 3-piece, however, is nothing like what you may expect, given the musicians’ previous work. Hamelin’s vocals have an ethereal […]

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Olivier Jarda – Good Luck Cartel

Artist: Olivier Jarda Album: Good Luck Cartel Moncton’s Olivier Jarda has a great story. The Ottawa-born musician released Diagrams in 2008, but he had found himself working as a climate policy analyst for a think tank in Washington, D.C. after studying at Oxford University. He has since then quit his job, relocated to Halifax and […]

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An Overview of Our CMW 2012 Coverage

Canadian Music Week 2012 – An Overview While Canadian Music Week is always jam-packed with conferences and films (plus comedy shows this year too!), we focused entirely on the live music. We still recommend you go out an experience all that CMW has to offer next year, though. We just wish we had more time […]

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CMW Night 5: Topanga, The Elwins & More at Rancho Relaxo

Sunday, March 25, 2012 David Hustler & The Trustworthy I unintentionally missed The Ship, so I started off the last night of CMW with David Hustler, whose name really is “Hustler,” and his backing band The Trustworthy. Hustler’s Facebook describes their music as “barn burning indie folk/rock,” which is quite apt. There’s an alt country […]

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CMW Night 4: Music Nova Scotia + Mad Ones

Saturday, March 24, 2012 Mad Ones – 9:00PM @ The Bovine Sex Club Mad Ones are the two-piece Toronto hard rock outfit comprised of Andrew DeVillers (guitar, vocals) and Phil Wilson (drummer). Playing an adrenaline-pumping set off their album Behaviour, they started loud and sweaty and didn’t let up for the length of their set. […]

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CMW Night 4: Wintersleep, Two Hours Traffic & More at the Horseshoe Tavern

Saturday, March 24, 2012 Bravestation – 8:30PM Bravestation kicked off Saturday night at the Horseshoe Tavern. For the most part, the 4-piece has been in hiding over the past year while completing their debut full-length album. The band had a well-received 2010 EP, showcasing a very UK-friendly new wave sound. After disappearing, they have come […]

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