Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
safely landed in austin. had my first night out, which in the past has never really been about seeing bands. A bunch of us collected at the BMI party, then headed to Maggie Mae’s for free Margarita’s. Tons of people in the streets. The film and interactive registrants for the sxsw festival having their last […]
Who : Wild Light from New Hamphire.
What : Another addition to my SXSW schedule of bands I’d like to see. These four guys have been playing together since they were kids and garnering good openers slots so far (Arcade Fire, Gutter Twins, MGMT ). From their debut album (Adult Nights), check out a stand out […]
Honestly, I don’t have too many things to report. I didn’t see nearly as many bands as I wanted to see this past weekend, but thats how it goes. Here were my highlights. -On Friday, after attending a party that Maple Music was putting on in the Royal York Hotel, I almost walked through a […]
Last night was a good night for shows. Started at CBC’s Glenn Gould Theatre for Emma-Lee‘s opening spot for The Trews. Perfect room for her. Smooth, sweet and witty, she dazzled the crowd with songs off ‘Never Just A Dream‘. The highlight for me was her great cover of Corey Hart’s Sunglasses at Night. Dekel […]
Short and sweet.
RCRD LBL has a the Reverend & The Makers Remix of the stand-out Glasvegas tune Go Square Go . Check it out .
NME has a remix of the Doves song Kingdom of Rust by Still Going . Grab that one here .