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; […]
CMW Night 3: The Balconies, Rah Rah and Two Hours Traffic at Lee’s Palace & More
Thursday, March 21, 2013 Robyn Dell’Unto – 8pm @ Annex Wreckroom Robyn Dell’Unto kicked things off at the Annex Wreckroom. Unfortunately, because it was so early, she didn’t draw in much of a crowd. However, Dell’Unto made the most of it with her candid stage banter to keep the crowd interested. Dell’Unto has a gorgeous, […]
CMW Night 3: The Great Hall, Horseshoe Tavern & More
Thursday, March 21, 2013 Hunger Hush – 7pm @ The Central Getting an early start to the night was Calgary’s Hunger Hush. A younger band comprised of Steve Wirzba (vocals, guitar), Alastair Pollock (keys, trumpet, vocals), Andrew Smale (bass) and Ben Tan (drums), their sweet-sounding indie rock and bubbly pop hooks provided a cheerful dancey […]
CMW Night 2: Stars at The Danforth Music Hall, Apparat Organ Quartet & More
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Yukon Blonde – 8pm @ The Danforth Music Hall Vancouver’s Yukon Blonde opened the night. Situated in the midst of a mass of synths and cords set up for the headliners, Jeffrey Innes (vocals, guitar), Brandon Scott (guitar, vocals), and Graham Jones (drums) were joined by Jason Haberman of The Paint […]
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 I started off my CMW with Trent Severn. Starting off with “Snowy Soul,” I was instantly impressed with the harmonies of Dayna Manning (guitar, banjo), Emm Gryner (bass) and Laura C. Bates (fiddle). However, I think what impressed me most was their songwriting. […]
Contest: 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 […]
Searchlight 2011 – Search for the Best Music Website in Canada
We feel privileged to have been voted into the Top 20. Thanks to everyone for voting. Congrats to the winner, Weird Canada!
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