Lammie

Canadian Music Week Houseparty

I’ve been planning a showcase for my artists during Canadian Music Week (CMW) for the better half of two months. And Saturday morning, I had this awesome feeling that everything was going to work like clockwork. Until I got this e-mail at 12:30pm…..

It was from one of the production people at CMW responding to the news that the [social] (the venue) had cancelled my showcase for saturday night. The reason? They hadn’t made enough money on the two previous CMW nights in bar sales and attendance, so to cut loses, the bar would have to be opened up to the public, or the regular saturday night crowd. (Bad call, we would have packed that place and made them money).
I met all my artists down at the social around 3pm. After investigating a bunch of venues, we had little to go on. CMW were trying to find us another venue, but during this festival, everything is booked. So, Jose Contreras had an idea of throwing a houseparty at his and Lily Frost‘s house two blocks away.

Couldn’t have asked for anything better. Junetile and Aporia brought tons of beer, which was free throughout the night. Admission was also free. All four bands sounded great (Madrid joined the Mile End Showcase at Spin Gallery). And we had some visits from CBC’s Zedtv and CBC Radio 3.

Thanks for everyone who came out and supported us.

Lammie

Shout Out Out Out Out

Shout Out Out Out Out

Kudos to the Shout Out Out Out Out for trying to make a Toronto audience dance dance dance dance.

Stereotypically, the Toronto audience is made up of people standing with the arms crossed in front of them, with their head cocked slightly left or right, to indicate analysis. We generally won’t show too much upper body movement, maybe a slow sway back and forth. If any movement, we tap our feet on the ground.

I found it hard not to move to this band. They are a band with two drummers, multiple bass players, keyboards, synths, samplers and vocoders. They are from Edmonton on a label called Normals Welcome. Sounds like Air on crack with electro. They’d be a good fit with the Juan Maclean. Really fun live show show show show.

Check out the tune ‘Tiiired‘ off their first debut EP. More coming soon.

Shout Out Out Out Out

Magnet

Magnet

Day 1 of CMW. Took a trip down to the docks.

Liked what I saw from Magnet. 1 guy playing a lap steel guitar at the front of the stage, looping sounds, triggering beats, and creating etheral soundscapes. And singing.

Even Johansen (Norway) gets likened to artists like Elliott Smith and Jeff Buckley. I think he sounds more like a mix between Lindy and Richard Ashcroft.

  • This tune is called Hold On. Its a nice tune, and gets my vote for being most likely to be licensed to an episode of The OC (if it hasn’t already).

He’s in Toronto tonight at the Comfort Zone 10pm.

Magnet

Canadian Music Week Picks

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.

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Snowden

When I first heard the intro ‘Victim Card’ by Snowden, I thought it sounded like a darker version of the Kids In The Hall Intro.

Four-piece band from Atlanta, Georgia led by Jordan Jeffares. Impressive list of opening gigs for bands like the Arcade Fire, Clap Your Hands et al…., and the late Unicorns.

I like Chin Up for riding the subway, Anti Anti for brisk walks and struts.

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