Indie Music Filter

March 8, 2007

Canadian Music Week 2007: part 2

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Last night was interesting… I think next year instead of going to the indies, I’ll stay home.

Thursday picks

I think I’m going to be jumping around a lot tonight. Here’s some solid showcases.

Eye Magazine. Ohbijou (7:30pm), Frida Hyvonen (8:15pm), Under Byen (9:00pm) @ Mod Club
Muse Box. Autodrone (8pm), Locksley (9pm), Moi Caprice (10pm), The High Dials (11pm), Uncut (midnight), Les Breastfeeders (1am) at the Silver Dollar.

As well, I’m going to do my best to see some of these kids tonight. Paula Perri at 9pm (Annex Wreck House, Scene Magazine), Royal Wood at midnight (El Mocambo, 1st Floor). The Dudes at midnight (Galaxie Show, Drake Hotel). Leaders and Dreamers (or are they now called The Denumonts) at 1am (Sneaky Dees). Kae Sun at 2am (Kathedral).Going through the listings here…. I wonder what Puppetmastaz at Reverb will be like…

Download For Once In Your Life Try To Fight For Something You Believe In by Moi Caprice

Moi Caprice

March 8, 2007

I had some pins made

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by the good folks at Crucial Pins. Check it out! I’m going to have a handful of these on me at all times now.
Now, I’m trying to think of the best way to get you one for free. Lets say I’ll send them to anyone who mails me a self addressed envelope (with postage). Send me an e-mail and I’ll get you my mailing address.

Indie Music Filter Pin: phase 1

March 7, 2007

Canadian Music Week 2007: part 1

Chris / Events, IMF / cadence weapon, Canadian Music Week, champion, moi caprice, priestess, the kissaway trail / 1 Comment

Last year the guy that put my Canadian Music Week wristband on, put it on way too tight. My hand was slightly and noticably darker at the end of the weekend. This year, the only dammage I plan on doing to my body is a good ol’ fashioned workout for Jeff, my liver.

Let’s start with Wednesday… Not many options, but the majority will be attending Indie Awards at the Docks. If you don’t mind seeing only 1 or 2 songs each from a bunch of bands, then this is your ticket. Champion, Priestess and Cadence Weapon make this bill interesting… Wolfmother will be there to play before being wisked off to the Kool Haus to play their sold out show. my bad, apparently Wolfmother played last night and destroyed $15,000 worth of equipment while smashing instruments on stage.
No Heaven (video) by DJ Champion

Before I make it there, stopping in on ‘SPOT on Denmark’ at the Trump Tower. Keep your ears peeled for the Danes (Moi Caprice, Funky Nashville, Powersolo, Vincent Van Go Go, and The Kissaway Trail) around Toronto this week.

March 6, 2007

Mason Proper

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What exactly is going on in the woods in Northern Michigan? If you’ve been to my site before, you might know I’m quite a fan of Mason Proper.

This tuesday (March 13th), Dovecote Records is set to release there is a MOTH in your chest. Some of the tracks will sound familiar, some have been online for a while on the bands myspace page. The main difference is, they’ve been reworked and they sound amazing thanks to the help of John O’Mahoney (Metric, Matt Pond PA). Take my enthusiasm for their music from my previous post and multiply it by at least 2 and a half.

To get your ears going, take a listen to Chemical Dress Eliza. There are moments in this song when I think of early Sloan, not sure exactly what it is. The undeniable is this songs ability to make you move. Even when you are stuck behind a desk.

It’s interesting to know that the band writes their music in an ‘assembly line process’. Every member contributes equal parts and ideas, adding and adding until the song is done. And from what I know of the record, expect to hear that assembly line create ‘beautifully charming and surprising pop arrangements’ juxtaposed by ecstatic guitars, noise and energy.