Saturday, March 23, 2013 No Sinner – 9:20 @ Horseshoe Tavern No Sinner is a Vancouver-based blues rock band fronted by Colleen Rennison. Rennison is full of energy and her whiskey-soaked vocals were enough to hold my attention. However, she competes with guitarist Eric Campbell for attention from the crowd, as Campbell seemed apt to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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; […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]