March 2011
6 posts
CMF 2011 - Sunday
The final night of CMF was a bit mellower than the rest. I hopped between Rancho Relaxo and Bread & Circus for some low-key sets.
The evening started off with Smugshot. Nothing too remarkable here and the stage presence was quite limited. The drumming was competent but repetitive and there was likewise nothing particularly impressive about the guitar work. The song writing on the other...
CMF 2011 - The Indies
My expectations for spending an evening at the Canadian Room in the Royal York were rather low, after all how could there be a decent show inside a hotel? This is the prime reason why I have never attended the Indies in the past. However, I couldn’t resist catching Janelle Monae so I finally gave in.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Canadian Room is essentially a big conference room, the...
CMF 2011 - Friday
As anticipated, I stayed at Sneaky Dee’s all night on Friday—and Musebox put on a killer line-up, courtesy of Bobby Kimberley as his last act before moving on to other endeavours.
Once I got over the realization that the brilliant chicken fajitas at Sneaks cost $22 (the outrageous price had previously been hidden by my alcohol purchases), I settled in to enjoy the music.
The...
CMF 2011 - Thursday
No surprise here but the weather on Thursday was absolutely miserable—which made it all the more fortuitous that my plans for the evening involved hopping between floors at El Mocambo.
The absolute stand-out acts of the evening were Familia from Vancouver and My Little Cheap Dictaphone from Montreal. The former featured the amazing vocal talents of Tamarah Umlah, and the band’s...
CMF 2011 - Wednesday
CMF went off nicely, notwithstanding that it happened to correspond with the start of my 42 day stretch of non-drinking (absolutely NOT lent related). All I can say is that cranberry sodas and virgin Cesars have treated me well so far. And, on the bright side, despite getting only 5 hours of sleep throughout CMF, I actually felt pretty good in the mornings.
To the photographs then, here are some...
Some Suggestions for CMF 2011
Alright, I spent six hours online sampling bands to come up with my anticipated schedule for CMF. I thought I would share this effort for the benefit of many—assuming anyone trusts my judgment of course. In the alternative, if any of you want to avoid running into me this is a fantastic way of knowing where NOT to go (come on, I know there’s at least one of you out there, I have...