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
