“Modern Love Song Pt. 1” by JF Robitaille. After a whirlwind start to 2012 with an eastern Canadian tour and festival showcases at CMW, NXNE and SCENE Fest, the Montreal singer-songwriter is ready to set down some roots in Toronto. He’ll be performing a residency coinciding with the Supermarkets’ “Wednesdays Go Pop” series to feature new guests each night.
I warned you about those Bears….
If you are looking for a show to check out this week, head to the Drake Hotel on Thursday to check out JF Robitalle. **Hamilton Buzz band ‘The Ride Theory‘ open the show.
JF’s hails from Montreal and previously fronted a band called Social Register. Then he went solo. He’s recorded a bunch of tracks for his debut EP (‘The Blood In My Body’ out on Rhythmbank Records) and now is working on a full length. There are some big names there working with such names as Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Dears, Godspeed) and Brian Paulson (Beck, Wilco). Sounds interesting.
Here’s my favorite track on JF’s EP called Bury Every Dream. Take a listen.
Here’s my pics of what I thought looked interesting. Visit NXNE for more details.
Band.Venue.Time
Thursday Night
The Ride Theory.Silver Dollar.9pm
Leaders And Dreamers.Holy Joe’s.11pm
Friday Night
From Fiction.Silver Dollar.9pm
Kobayashi.Gypsy Co-op.10pm
White Cowbell Oklahoma.Horseshoe Tavern.12am
The Mohawk Lodge.Clinton’s.1am
How I Won The War.Rancho Relaxo.1am
Saturday Night
Twilight Hotel.Fox & Fiddle.10pm
Aberdeen City.Lee’s Palace.1am
Happy Concert going!!
Here are my picks for the festival. Make sure you check out www.cmw.net for more details or pick up an eye mag.
Wednesday, March 1st:
Thursday, March 2nd:
Friday, March 3rd:
Saturday, March 4th:
To do all these shows, you need a time machine, and those warps from Mario Brothers.