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Canadian Music Week - 2012

Canadian Music Week is upon us once again.  Because of the good weather, it really did sneak up on me.  This year I have taken the week off of my normal routine so I am hoping to be able to update things on a daily basis and cover more bands, later into the various nights.  I will also be posting my picks for any given night.  As in previous years, unless a show is truly exceptional, I will attempt to stay in the College/Spadina area.  The reason for this is simple; there is the highest concentration of venues in the area, allowing me to check out up to three bands per time slot if so inclined.

 Without any further ado, my selections for the festival (as before, bolded selections are especially recommended):


Wednesday - March 21, 2012

7:00 pm           Dead Combo @ Cameron Backroom (Lisbon)                     

8:00 pm           Revelstoke @ Rancho (Toronto)

                      Marilyn Carino @ ElMo Up (Brooklyn) 

                      Philly Moves @ Comfort Zone (Toronto & Ottawa)

8:30 pm           9 yrs @ ElMo Down (Toronto)

9:00 pm           Redbird @ Free Times (Vancouver)

                      Yani Como @ ElMo Up (Burgos, Spain)

                      The Unquiet Dead @ Rancho Relaxo (Windsor)

                      Frankie Chavez @ Silver Dollar (Lisbon)

9:30 pm           The Corner @ ElMo Down (Toronto)

10:00 pm         Federal Lights @ Rancho (Winnipeg)

                      Busby Marou @ Supermarket (Brisbane)

10:30 pm         The Rescue @ ElMo Down (Toronto)

11:00 pm         Def 3 @ Comfort Zone

                      Paula & Karol @ ElMo Up (Warsaw)

                      Inch Chua @ Free Times (Singapore)

                      Traveler & Fortune @ Rancho (Adelaide, Australia)

11:30 pm         Dunes @ ElMo Down (Toronto)

12:00 am         Armen at the Bazaar @ Rancho (Montreal)

                      Matt Track @ Free Times (Montreal)

1:00 am           Trap Tiger @ Rancho (Waterloo)

                      Dream Jefferson @ Piston (Toronto)

2:00 am           Peace Be Still @ Bovine (Toronto)

                      Last Bullet @ Hideout (Toronto)

3:00 am           My Psycho Ex @ Hideout (Toronto)

 

 

Thursday – March 22, 2012

 

7:00 pm            Mary Stewart (Toronto & Halifax) @ Tranzac Front

7:30 pm            The American Scene (Berkley) @ Hardluck

8:00 pm            RPTZR (Toronto) @ Comfort Zone

                       Adam & The Amethysts (Montreal) @ ElMo Down

                           Andrea Wappel (Toronto) @ Free Times

                      Bigott (Zaragoza, Spain) @ Neutral

                      MiMi Cry (Toronto) @ Rancho

                           Reversing Falls (Montreal) @ Silver Dollar

8:30 pm            Old World Vulture (Toronto) @ ElMo Up

9:00 pm            Hudle (Toronto) @ Silver Dollar

                       Filligar (Chicago) @ Rancho

                       The Curious Incident (London, England) @ Neutral

                       Sarah Troy (Bragg Creek, Alberta) @ Free Times

                       Ariane Moffatt (Montreal) @ ElMo Down

                            Midnight Romeo (Quebec City) @ Comfort Zone

9:30 pm            Labirinto (Sao Paolo) @ ElMo Up

10:00 pm          Secrettes (Toronto) @ Comfort Zone

                        Half Moon Run (Montreal) @ ElMo Down

                        Za! (Barcelona) @ Neutral

                        Parks & Rec (Toronto) @ Rancho

                              Modern Superstitions (Toronto) @ Silver Dollar

                        Sidney York (Vancouver & Calgary) @ Supermarket

10:30 pm          Army Girls (Toronto) @ Parts & Labour

11:00 pm          The Lovely Killbots (Toronto) @ The Piston

                        Last Year’s Men (Chapel Hill) @ Silver Dollar

                        Jane’s Party (Toronto) @ Rancho

                             Infinite I (Toronto) @ Neutral

                        Nova Heart (Beijing) @ Comfort Zone

                        Caracol (Montreal) @ Free Times

                        Galaxy (Montreal) @ ElMo Down

11:30 pm           Lifestory Monologues (Guelph) @ ElMo Up

12:00 am           Arka Teks (Fredericton) @ Comfort Zone

                        Honheehonhee (Montreal) @ Rancho

                        Hands & Teeth (Toronto) @ Sneaky Dee’s

12:30 am            Neufvoin (Kuopio, Finland) @ ElMo Up

1:00 am              Redxdown (Toronto) @ Comfort Zone

                        The Dears (Montreal) @ ElMo Down

                        Little Girls (Toronto) @ Parts & Labour

                        Modern Boys Modern Girls (Toronto) @ Rancho

                        The Love Machine (Ottawa) @ Sneaky Dee’s

2:00 am            The Gay Nineties (Vancouver) @ Rancho

3:00 am            Serb Superb (Toronto) @ Sneaky Dee’s

 

 

Friday – March 23, 2012

 

8:00 pm            Cairo (Toronto) @ Rancho

9:00 pm            Snowblink (Toronto) @ Horseshoe

9:30 pm            Dinosaur Bones (Toronto) @ ElMo Down

10:00 pm          Belle Game (Vancouver & Montreal) @ Rivoli

10:30 pm          Apache Relay (Nashville) @ ElMo Down

11:00 pm          Eight & a Half (Toronto) @ Horseshoe

                      Meanwood (Toronto) @ Rancho

                      Brave Little Toaster (Toronto) @ Comfort Zone

11:30 pm          Chains of Love (Vancouver) @ ElMo Down

12:00 am          Parlovr (Toronto) @ ElMo Up

                      Darcy’s (Toronto) @ Horseshoe

                      Bear Hands (Brooklyn) @ Sneaky Dee’s

1:00 am           Ctznshp (Montreal) @ Rancho

                       Wilderness (Toronto) @ Silver Dollar

1:30 am            Caveman (NYC) @ ElMo Down

2:00 am            Wild Domestic (London, Ontario) @ Rancho

                       Rouge (Toronto) @ Sneaky Dee’s

                           Jesuslesfilles (Montreal) @ Silver Dollar

3:00 am            Cheapspeakers (Toronto) @ Silver Dollar

                       River Tiber (Toronto) @ Rancho

 

Saturday – March 24, 2012

 

7:00 pm        Jessica Rose (Toronto) @ Tranzac Back

8:00 pm        Crystal Keys (Montreal) @ Cherry Cola’s

                   Lunic (NYC) @ Czehosky

8:30 pm        Bravestation (Toronto) @ Horseshoe

9:20 pm       Chains of Love (Vancouver) @ Horseshoe

10:00 pm      Wintersleep (Halifax) @ Rivoli

                   Current Swell (Victoria) @ Supermarket

10:30 pm      Half Moon Run (Montreal) @ ElMo Down

11:00 pm      Elie Wolfe (Sydney, Australia) @ Free Times

                  Little City (Toronto) @ Silver Dollar

                  Goodnight, Sunrise (Toronto) @ Rancho

12:00 am      Last Year’s Men (Chapel Hill) @ Silver Dollar

                   Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers (Halifax) @ Rancho

1:00 am        Say Domino (London, ON) @ Rancho

                   Rubberbandits (Limerick) @ Sneaky Dee’s

                       Petty Victories (Toronto) @ Free Times

1:30 am        Misteur Valaire (Montreal) @ ElMo Down

2:00 am        Sweet Mack (Toronto) @ Rancho

                   Lost Babies (Toronto) @ Silver Dollar

3:00 am        The Cautioneers (Toronto) @ Rancho

                   Revolvers (Toronto) @ Silver Dollar

 

 

Sunday – March 25, 2012

 

8:00 pm        Winter City (Toronto) @ Central

9:00 pm        Jennifer Fiorentino (Markham) @ Central

                   David Hustler & The Trustworthy (Toronto) @ Rancho

10:00 pm      Mickey Chuck Rivers (Clifton, ON) @ Rancho

11:00 pm      The Elwins (Toronto) @ Rancho

12:00 am      Topanga (Toronto) @ Rancho

1:00 am        Christian Hansen & The Autistics (Toronto) @ Rancho

2:00 am        Flight Distance (Ottawa) @ Painted Lady

3:00 am        The Rabid Hole (Toronto) @ Hideout