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This Day Just Flew By

Probably in the crazy wind we’ve been having here in Toronto.

Quick post from me, then something later tonight on The Rest.

Then the IMF Podcast. Stayed tuned for that.

In the meantime, check out:

–CBC Radio 3’s new digs. I’d say an improvement, but I miss the days when it was more like a magazine.

–Wye Oak are playing an acoustic session of ‘Take It In’ on Converse.com.

–White Rabbits are on Myspace Transmissions sounding awesome and

–Neon Gold is premiering a new Ellie Goulding track called ‘Under The Sheets‘. The video below was the teaser for the track they had up for us on youtube.

Handsome Furs

Kind of feels like I’ve been on vacation here. Sporadic posting and dust collecting on the site here. Heard something really nice though that I’d like to get out there.

Handsome Furs

Enter the Handsome Furs. Two-piece from Montreal comprised of Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry. You might recognize his voice if you’ve been listening to music coming out of Montreal in the past couple of years. He also is one of the main voices from another Sub Pop approved band, Wolf Parade. There is something about his voice… I still remember hearing It’s A Curse on the CBC Radio 3 podcast years ago. Couldn’t even find the EP in Toronto at that point.
I dig the more minimal sound of this new project. Plague Park is their debut, due out May 22nd. It’s a “record of melancholic tendency and heartfelt desire; a stripped down symphony relegated between city and country, and made for ears of either side.”

On the bands’ myspace you can hear a track called Handsome Furs Hate This City, or check out their video for Dumb Animals here. Finally, head to I Guess I’m Floating to hear Dead + Rural.

Oh wait!! Toronto show announcement.

Filter Magazine & Easy Tiger present:
as part of the weekly dj series Shes Got Standards
This Friday April 13, 2007

Tiger Bar (414 College St. @ Lippincott)

10.30pm – HANK PINE & LILY FAWN
9.30pm – THE HANDSOME FURS
w/ Shes Got Standards weekly djs to follow

$7 / $5 after 11.30

This is an Early show – doors @ 9pm

Show this Friday

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.