North By East West

Live Video: the Elwins on Southern Souls

2010-02-13T13:11:00.000-08:00

THE ELWINS - Propinquity from Mitch Fillion on Vimeo.

More Elwins at myspace.com/theelwins
More great video at SouthernSouls.ca

Live Video: New Forest City Lovers song

2010-02-13T10:27:00.000-08:00

Via the Forest City Lovers blog: Kat Burns co-hosted the Grocery List countdown show with Jeff Leake which will air on Feb. 15 on the Verge (XM Radio). She used it as an excuse to debut a new song:

Forest City Lovers - Oh Come Away/Sea to Land

New Video: Still Life Still - Kid

2010-02-11T18:26:00.000-08:00

Directed by Scott Cudmore

From the album Girls Come Too

More Still Life Still at stilllifestill.com and
twitter.com/STILLLIFESTILL

Live Video: You Say Party! We Say Die!

2010-02-11T13:30:00.000-08:00

Laura Palmer’s Prom – Acoustic @ Sonic 102.9 in Edmonton

Hot Panda heads back to the studio

2010-02-11T12:42:00.000-08:00

Edmonton's Hot Panda is gearing up to head back to the studio. It's a little different now than it was when they recorded their full length debut Volcano...Bloody Volcano. In November bassist Keith Olsen departed citing life and tour fatigue and has been replaced by Catherine Hiltz (of Illfit Outfit and Blind Tiger, Tiger).

In an interview with Vue Weekly singer guitarist Chris Connelly says:

""With this new lineup we're writing a lot more," he says. "I was a little worried at first because we knew we were going to record this winter and we'd just got a new member, but we've been writing tons of stuff."

...

"I think our last record, because we were paying for it out of our own pocket, we had everything really tightly figured out before we went into the studio," he recalls. "This time we're making a conscious effort to keep it kind of loose so there still can be a bit of a jammy feel to it where you can capture some of that creative spark that happens when you have ideas."

A little bird at Mint Records (the band's label) told me that the new stuff is even better than what was on the first album. So if you love them, prepare to love them more. (Full disclosure, I manage the bands website and do stuff for Mint from time to time - I haven't heard the new stuff though.)

Hot Panda also has some dates coming up, including visits to SXSW and Canadian Music Week, so if you want an early preview of what might be on their sophmore album go to:

Feb. 14 in Edmonton at The Pawn Shop w/Rah Rah and Sans AIDS
March 12 in Vancouver @ the HIVE (paralympics event)
March 13- CMW, Toronto, Lee's Palace w/ Electric Six
March 18- SXSW, Austin, Mint/Six Shooter Hootenany w/ Shout out Out Out Out, The Pack A.D., etc
March 19- SXSW, Austin @ Jaime's Spanish Villa

Live Video: minilogues -- Make Your Exit

2010-02-11T11:38:00.000-08:00

Make Your Exit perform in their van on Spadina Street for minilogues on January 24, 2010.

minilogues.com
myspace.com/makeyourexit

Live Video: Peter Project feat. More or Les

2010-02-11T09:32:00.000-08:00

Via Toro Magazine's Garage Band:

Free Download from @bucksixtyfive and @valerygore

2010-02-11T09:01:00.000-08:00

Via Valery Gore: To celebrate Buck 65 getting 2000 followers on Twitter Buck 65 and Valery Gore recorded a new (free) song. It isn't clear whether the two were even in the same place when they recorded their parts of the song but it is clear that, according to Gore, the two will be touring together later in the year.

Since this is a Twitter inspired thing and the song is free, you could always 'pay' by following @bucksixtyfive and @valerygore!

Download the Man they Couldn't Sell (mp3)

Live Video: Malajube - Luna (on QTV)

2010-02-10T15:26:00.000-08:00

Rock Central Baby (Chris Eaton is a Dad)

2010-02-10T14:32:00.000-08:00

Congradulations on behalf of everyone at NxEW to author and Rock Plaza Central front-man Chris Eaton (and Laura obviously). Chris recently put Rock Plaza Central on an indefinite hiatus from touring to get ready for fatherhood and now it's here. From Rock Plaza Central's Myspace Blog:

"my best creation yet
i figured, from the amount i've already mentioned it, that people might want to know: it's a boy! named Idris. born sunday night at 9pm after 7 hours of oxytocin iv and only a half hour of pushing. i actually nearly missed it because we thought it was progressing slowly and it was suggested i go grab something to eat. laura and the baby were both incredible. never been so proud. the first name is welsh. his great-great-grandfather's name (my grandmother's father. the one who isturning 100 in may.). pronounced EYE-dris. calling him Eider, mostly, like the duck. google the king eider. gorgeous creature. there was also a king idris of wales, possibly only legendary, who was a giant.

more from wiki:
Idris, King of Meirionydd (c. 560-632) (Latin: Idrus; English: Ider), also known as Idris Gawr ("Idris the Giant"), was a giant and astronomer of Welsh tradition, whose rock-hewn chair on the summit of Cadair Idris was supposed to mete out death, madness, or poetic inspiration to whoever spent a night upon it.

we've also called him, so far, Squeaker, Pato (spanish for duck), and The Poopsmith. actually, "Squeaker, Pato, and The Poopsmith" sounds like a great name for a song/album/story. last night, i tried to tell him one about Squeaker going to the moon to get his frends some roti and some nose-mittens (i was pretty tired), at a great store called Nose-Smitten (or maybe not soooo tired).

7 lbs 3 oz., which is spot on 50th percentile, with a gigantic 97th percentile eaton head. in fact, he already looks remarkably like me, possibly with laura's dimple.

home now. laura's asleep in bed. eider is sleeping in my arms. i'm in love.

chris"

And to Idris, a little advice from dad:

Rock Plaza Central - (Don't You Believe The Words Of) Handsome Men from josh lyon on Vimeo.

Nominees Announced for 10th Annual Independent Music Awards

2010-02-10T13:30:00.000-08:00

Canadian Music Fest and Galaxie have announced the nominees for the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards ("The Indies"). The awards will be presented on Saturday, March 13th at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto starting at 8 p.m. Performers will include Desperate Union, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Plants and Animals, Great Lake Swimmers and Constantines and will be broadcast on XM Satellite Radio's the Verge and will be recorded for a future broadcast on Galaxie.

Tickets are available for $20 at Rotate This, Soundscapes and through Ticketmaster, canadianmusicfest.com and indies.ca.

This year's nominees are:

CHARTATTACK.COM FAVOURITE ALBUM
Alexisonfire Old Crows / Young Cardinals (Dine Alone)
Great Lake Swimmers Lost Channels (Nettwerk)
Japandroids Post-Nothing (Unfamiliar)
Joel Plaskett Three (MapleMusic)
Metric Fantasies (Last Gang)

ASTRAL MEDIA RADIO FAVOURITE SINGLE
Danny Fernandes Fantasy (CP)
Deborah Cox Beautiful U R (DECO/Image/E1)
Faber Drive G-Get Up and Dance! (604)
Marianas Trench Cross My Heart (604)
Metric Gimme Sympathy (Last Gang)

FAVOURITE GROUP/DUO
Constantines Arts & Crafts
Handsome Furs Sub Pop
Metric Last Gang
Patrick Watson & The Wooden Arms Secret City
Tegan and Sara V apor/Sire

FAVOURITE SOLO ARTIST
Coeur de Pirate Dare To Care
Dan Mangan fileunder:music
Joel Plaskett MapleMusic
Julie Doiron Endearing
Timber Timbre Arts & Crafts

FAVOURITE VIDEO
Alexisonfire Young Cardinals (Dine Alone)
Danny Fernandes Fantasy (CP)
Lights Drive My Soul (Underground Operations)
Marianas Trench Cross My Heart (604)
Theory Of A Deadman All or Nothing (604)

FAVOURITE LIVE ARTIST/GROUP
Alexisonfire Dine Alone
Arkells Dine Alone
Metric Last Gang
The Trews Bumstead
You Say Party! We Say Die Paper Bag

FAVOURITE BLUES ARTIST/GROUP
Colin James MapleMusic
Colin Linden True North Records
Harrison Kennedy Electro-Fi
Jim Byrnes Black Hen
Monkey Junk Beefy Productions

FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S ARTIST/GROUP
The Bee’s Knees The Children's Group
Chris McKhool Independent
Duplex! Mint Records Inc.
The Funky Mamas Independent
The Kerplunks Independent

FAVOURITE CLASSICAL ARTIST/GROUP
Angele Dubeau Analekta
Gerald Finley Hyperion
James Ehnes Onyx
Karina Gauvin ATMA Classique
Quartetto Gelato True North Records

FAVOURITE COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP
Dean Brody Broken Bow Records
Doc Walker Open Road Recordings
Johnny Reid Open Road Recordings
Road Hammers Open Road Recordings
Victoria Banks OnRamp

FAVOURITE ELECTRONIC ARTIST/GROUP
A-Trak Fool’s Gold
Junior Boys Domino
Peaches XL Recordings
Shout Out Out Out Out Normals Welcome
Tiga Last Gang

FAVOURITE FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST/GROUP
Catherine MacLellan True North Records
Dan Mangan fileunder:music
Deep Dark Woods Black Hen Music
Great Lake Swimmers Nettwerk
The Wooden Sky Black Box Music

FAVOURITE FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP
Jean Leloup Dare To Care
La Patère Rose Dare To Care
Malajube Dare To Care
Mara Tremblay Audiogram
Marie-Pierre Arthur Bonsound

FAVOURITE JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP
Brandi Disterheft Justin Time
Diana Panton Independent
Don Thompson Quartet Sackville
Oliver Jones Justin Time
Sophie Milman True North Records

FAVOURITE METAL ARTIST/GROUP
3 Inches Of Blood Roadrunner Records
Augury Sonic Unyon
Protest The Hero Underground Operations
Sacrifice Sonic Unyon
Voivod Sonic Unyon

FAVOURITE POP ARTIST/GROUP
Chantal Kreviazuk Nettwerk
Danny Fernandes CP Records
Lights Underground Operations
Marianas Trench 604 Records
Mother Mother Last Gang

FAVOURITE PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST/GROUP
Alexisonfire Dine Alone
Comeback Kid Smallman
Dead and Divine Distort
Fucked Up Jade Tree
Propagandhi Smallman

FAVOURITE ROCK ARTIST/GROUP
Arkells Dine Alone
Desperate Union Independent
Die Mannequin How To Kill Music
The Rural Alberta Advantage John, Dear
Theory Of A Deadman 604 Records

FAVOURITE URBAN ARTIST/GROUP
D-Sisive Urbnet
Grand Analog Urbnet
Kae Sun Urbnet
Miles Jones Urbnet
Swollen Members Suburban Noize

FAVOURITE WORLD ARTIST/GROUP
Alex Cuba Caracol
Auresia Independent
Lhasa De Sela Audiogram
Sultans Of String Independent
Vandana Independent

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion (Domino)
Girls Album (True Panther Sounds)
Grizzly Bear Veckatimest (Warp)
Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Glass Note)
The XX The xx (Young Turks/XL)

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL SINGLE
Cascada Evacuate The Dancefloor (Awesome)
Franz Ferdinand Ulysses (Domino)
Phoenix 1901(Glass Note)
Pitbull I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (Ultra)
Silversun Pickups Panic Switch (Dangerbird Records)

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Arctic Monkeys Domino
Dinosaur Jr. Jagjaguwar
Dirty Projectors Domino
Phoenix Glass Note
Silversun Pickups Dangerbird Records

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST
Atlas Sound Kranky
Neko Case Anti
Speech Debelle Big Dada
Tom Waits Anti
Tune-Yards Marriage/4AD

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST/GROUP
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Community Music/Fairfax Recordings
Fever Ray Rabid Records
Friendly Fires XL Recordings
Passion Pit French Kiss
We Were Promised Jetpacks FatCat Records

Radio Free Canuckistan Interviews Toronto's Punk Rock Historian Liz Worth

2010-02-10T12:08:00.000-08:00

The blog Radio Free Canuckistan has posted part 1 of an interview with Liz Worth, the author of Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History Of Punk In Toronto And Beyond

"Is it possible to underestimate how boring Toronto was in 1976?

(laughs)

You couldn’t even buy black jeans, as you point out. And everything changed around the time you’re writing about, with this scene, with the art scene, with the Toronto Film Festival, with CITY-TV all helping to loosen the sphincter of this tight-ass town. What did you know of that time period?

I wish I had a better sense of things. My parents are older; they’re born in 1936. They’ve lived through many decades, but were never tuned into popular culture. They had parties and had fun, but were never a part of any music scene. If I ever asked them details about what things were like at certain times, they’d just say, ‘whatever,’ they didn’t care. But I do remember when I was growing up when Sunday shopping came in and what a huge deal that was for Toronto. People were so mad and divided; some people thought the world was coming to an end if stores were open on Sunday—and that really wasn’t that long ago."

Read the whole thing at http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot.com/2010/02/liz-worth-treat-me-like-dirt-pt1.html!

Treat Me Like Dirt is available through better independent book stores and online here.

Update: Part II of the Interview is here.

Lullaby Arkestra release free 3 song EP, Announce N.American Tour Dates

2010-02-10T10:25:00.000-08:00

Via Chartattack - Toronto's Lullabye Arkestra has released a free 3 song EP in advance of a North American tour that will take them through a good chunk of the United States in March before returning for a round of Canadian dates in Arpil.

The 3 Song EP contains:

1. Demon Eater
2. Fog Machine (Frozen Han Solo remix)
3. Heart Like A Wheel

Get it For Free Here!

Tour Dates

March
05 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
06 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
07 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
09 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
10 Washington DC @ DC9
11 Baltimore, MD @ Golden West Cafe
12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Modern Formations Gallery
13 Columbus, OH @ Scion Rock Fest RSVP
16 Denton, TX @ Rubber Glove
17-21 Austin, TX @ SXSW
23 Tempe, AZ @ Sail Inn
24 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink
25 Costa Mesa, CA @ The Detroit Bar
27 Los Angeles, CA @ Redwood Bar
30 San Francisdo, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
31 Portland, OR @ Dante's

April
01 Seattle, WA @ The Funhouse
03 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
06 Edmonton, AB @ Brixx
07 Calgary, AB @ Republik
08 Regina, SK @ Exchange
09 Winnipeg, MB @ The Albert
13 Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
14 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah
15 St Catharines, ON @ Level 3
16 Toronto, ON @ the Garrison
17 London, ON @ Call The Office
28 Peterborough, ON @ Red Dog Tavern
29 Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
30 Ottawa, ON @ Café Dekcuf

May
01 Kingston, ON @ AKA

Luke Doucet on the Radio 3 Sessions

2010-02-10T06:53:00.000-08:00

This week's CBC Radio 3 Sessions features Luke Doucet recorded live off the floor at 2009s Dawson City Music Festival.

Download the m4a, mp3, ogg or Press Play.

You can find a full list of the Sessions Podcasts to date here.

Live Video: A Horse And His Boy @ Call The Office

2010-02-09T15:51:00.000-08:00

Posted to NxEW's Facebook wall (2nd profile) by Nathan Noble. "The band A Horse and His Boy live at Call the Office. Sat. Feb. 06. 2010. Camera & Editing by Sean Stanley. Sound by Tim Glasgow."

New Metric T-Shirt to Raise Funds for Haiti

2010-02-09T15:32:00.000-08:00

A little while back Metric came out with a 'Help Haiti' t-shirt with Help, I'm Alive printed on the front. The controversy kicked in almost immediately. It was unavoidable really. People accused Metric of using Haiti for self promotion, they said Help, I'm Alive was inappropriate as a message etc.,

The reality is that tall poppy syndrome is in full effect when it comes to Metric. It doesn't matter much what they do someone is going to criticize them for it. At any rate Metric has re-done the t-shirt design. In an email today the band said:

"Hello all,

Over the past few days, we have come to realize that some people found the wording of our Help Haiti t-shirt design to be questionable. Despite our good intentions, we can see how the messaging could be interpreted in a way different than we intended, and we apologize to anyone who took offense.

Moving forward, we will continue with the campaign, as Haiti will still need our assistance and donations long after the telethons and fundraisers are out of the news. We have however come up with a new, simple ribbon-design t-shirt in place of the original version which will be available here.

Anyone who has already bought a t-shirt will have the choice of keeping their original purchase, or selecting this new version instead. We will contact purchasers individually in the coming days in order to determine your preference.

We appreciate the dialogue and urge you to contribute to this campaign or others that are making an effort to help a country in need.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has participated in the Help Haiti t-shirt campaign so far. We have already raised thousands of dollars that will go toward aiding those dealing first-hand with this catastrophic event.

If you prefer to donate directly to a relief organization, then please click on any of the following links: Red Cross / Oxfam / Unicef / Save The Children / World Vision / Canada For Haiti / Partners In Health

Thanks for you ears,

xox metric"

Oddly no one thought it was inappropriate for them to do Help, I'm Alive at the Canada for Haiti concert that raised 13.5 million for earthquake victims (or at least if they did they didn't say so). Oh well, whatever... You can get the t-shirt at http://www.kt8merch.com/store/pages/metric

New Video: Dan Mangan - Road Regrets

2010-02-09T14:28:00.000-08:00

A brand new video from Dan Mangan Directed by: Jon Busby, Produced by: Jesse Davidge and Marc Demers, Produced at Blatant Studios, Vancouver BC

And as a special encore, a special encore: Via tylerstalman - "After an incredible show at the SAIT campus, Dan Mangan climbed through the crowd for an encore atop the bar tables, and magiced us away with a singalong of So Much for Everyone from his album Postcards and Daydreaming. It took a few moments for everyones oooohs to come into tune with each other, but it was beautiful when they did."

Dan Mangan "So Much For Everyone" (live)

Hillside Inside Review (guest post from Carly Lewis)

2010-02-09T14:06:00.000-08:00

The following is a guest post by Carly Lewis

As the sky turned from blue to gray and the air from cold to freezing, music lovers called back the summer at the 3rd annual Hillside Inside music festival last weekend. Swapping winter gloves for plastic Hillside mugs, fans gathered at Guelph's Sleeman Centre to take in performances from Owen Pallett, Hawksley Workman and Ani Di Franco, who gave her only Ontario performance on Saturday night. Winter's answer to summer's best music festival, Hillside Inside presented as usual, an eclectic array of musicians and helped us escape the cold for a little while. Going back and forth between two stages a short stroll away from each other, Hillsiders enjoyed a mix of folky-fiddles and synthy-beats, and remembered just why they love Hillside so much in the first place.

Winter blues were danced away as Basia Bulat kicked things off with an energy that lingered until the very end. Nearly nine hours of music later, Hillsiders exited in an orderly fashion without leaving the day's garbage behind them - the very essence of Hillside being its friendly charm and devotion to keeping things friendly for the environment. What was once classified as a folk festival has now evolved into a more and more liberal collective of musicians each year, as the genre of "folk" itself continues to outgrow the kind of linguistic boundaries that previously would have kept Woodhands and Owen Pallett from playing at the same concert.

Hillsiders welcomed the increasingly familiar Rural Alberta Advantage, who played an acoustic cover of "Eye of The Tiger" which was cozy and endearing, if not a little funny as visions of Sylvester Stallone in Rocky III inevitably crept into the minds of those who watched. Not exactly the comedic type, the RAA paid homage to the prairies as they so often do, stirring up mixed feelings for their hometown with a refreshing brand of folk. "It's kind of depressing but I hope you like it anyway", said lead singer Nils Edenloff before launching into Frank, AB, a song about Alberta's Frank Slide disaster.

Later, fans moved to the Main Stage with a magnetic pace at the sound of Owen Pallett's introductory plucking on 'Keep The Dog Quiet'. Given the outpour of applause for his recent Heartland LP, a later set time would have been well deserved, albeit unnecessary, as fans of Toronto's indie-golden child basked in the kind of concert that make even the audience experience catharsis. "This Is The Dream Of Win And Regine" from his debut effort Has A Good Home brought with it an air of poignancy, a rare occasion given the hockey arena it took place in. Pallett, who has a soft spot in the hearts of Hillsiders everywhere, closed the set with "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt", the same song that made Hillside magic last summer after defying demands from stage crews to cut his performance short due to a lightning storm.

And while not every set brought Hillsiders to tears, most brought them to their feet. Montreal act Socalled (aka Josh Dolgi) jammed on a keytar like a mad scientist concocting a formula of hip hop and klezmar, and Woodhands turned the Sleeman Centre into a rave before sending attendees into the night, proving once again that Hillside isn't just for folksters anymore. "We're always the odd one out at Hillside, which is exciting for us because it's all these awesome folk bands, and then us, so I think people get excited. We had a really good time last time", says Dan Werb, one half of the indietronica team. Reminiscing about last July's Hillside festival, drummer Paul Banwatt praised the crowd. "People were definitely ready to party and that made it pretty special. That show was really special just because of how excited the crowd was." And who was Banwatt most excited to see after he pulled double duty with both Woodhands and the Rural Alberta Advantage? "Owen Pallett. "He's just so good."

West coast electro-acoustic fiddle playing hip hoppers Delhi 2 Dublin turned Hillside Inside into a sweaty dance party before it was even dark outside with their energetic fusion of Bhangri and Celtic music. Says Tarun Nayar of D2D, "Last summer we played Hillside on the Sunday night in the pouring rain. We were in a tent so people just packed in to see us, probably more for the shelter than for the music. Hundreds of people crammed into a tent with thunder crashing outside and we just gave 'er". Hard to forget, Delhi 2 Dublin has discarded the outdated notions of musical categories to create a sound all their own, and kudos to them for that.

Hawksley Workman thanked the crowd for keeping him in business, and offered fans a Cheap Trick cover in return. Never the silent type, stories of drunken Tokyo bike rides and cigarettes in the bathtub were told before finishing up with "Dirty and True", from 2001's (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves.

Musical multi-tasker Afie Jurvanen, who performs as Bahamas, readied Hillsiders for Ani Di Franco's set, playing songs from his recent solo debut Pink Strat. Says Jurvanen of Hillside's unique atmosphere: "Everyone is feeling good, especially when the sun is shining. Even when its not, everyone is just so fucking pumped for you to be there. Maybe its cliché or something, but as a performer, when you can sense that people are really excited and when they're anticipating you, you're communicating. The audience is saying something to you and you're singing to them and they're responding and they're clapping and singing along. That's my favourite type of environment."

Moments after Bahamas' finished up, Ani Di Franco made her much anticipated return to Ontario and delivered a set that was both inspiring and fierce. "Thank you for being an example of a possibility" she said with regards to the legalization of gay marriage in Canada, something that the feminist icon has rallied in support of for years. Digging back into a high-caliber catalogue, Di Franco made it clear she's still queen of her own compost heap as she performed numbers such as "32 Flavors", "Imagine That" and "Splinter", satisfying the thirst of even the most longtime fan.

And while spirits were high and feelings were positive, the declining economical climate of Guelph, coupled with an understandable dislike of the cold, attendance dropped drastically compared to last year's wintertime jamboree, causing organizers to rethink what the future holds for Hillside Inside. Says Afie Jurvanen, "Some of that spirit from the summertime in the cold of February can be a nice reminder, like 'oh yeah, life here is pretty wicked. In the summer'." Certainly a reason to pile on your snowsuit and visit Guelph every February, Hillside Inside is, at the very least, the h'or d'oeuvre to the delicious musical feast that is Hillside.

originally written for The Cord Weekly

Thrush Hermit adds afternoon all-ages show in Toronto, March 28

2010-02-09T13:44:00.000-08:00

Another day another announcement - Yesterday Joel Plaskett announced a Thrush Hermit box set (hopefully) in time for the reunion tour. Today they've added another tour date - an all ages afternoon show at Lee's Palace in Toronto on Sunday, March 28th. The doors will open at 2:30 - Thursh Hermit will be on at 4:45. Tickets are 17.50 in advance at collectiveconcerts.com, in theory tickets are $20 at the door (but the chances of any tickets being available at the door are slim.)

Thu, Mar. 18th The Manhattan Club Moncton, New Brunswick
Fri, Mar. 19th The Paragon Theatre Halifax, NS
Sat, Mar. 20th The Paragon Theatre Halifax, NS
Tue, Mar. 23rd Starlight Club Waterloo, Ontario
Wed, Mar. 24th Red Dog Tavern Peterborough, Ontario
Thu, Mar. 25th Capitol Ottawa, Ontario
Fri, Mar. 26th Lee’s Toronto, Ontario
Sat, Mar. 27th Lee’s Toronto, Ontario
Sun, March 28th Lee’s Toronto, Ontario (early show)

Thrush Hermit -The Day We Hit The Coast

Weakerthans Live CD/DVD coming in March

2010-02-09T13:28:00.000-08:00

According to the Weakerthans their new DVD-CD “Live at the Burton Cummings Theater” is coming on March 23rd.

"The live DVD was recorded in April of 2009 as the band toured in support of their album “Reunion Tour” with an expanded line-up featuring trumpet, violin and female vocals, playing songs from all four acclaimed releases in front of an adoring and enthusiastic hometown crowd.

The DVD-CD’s artwork is a painting by bassist Greg Smith, one of several pieces inspired while on the April tour. From the songs to the live performance to the visual presentation, all in all, the DVD-CD captures moments in time. A musical experience shared by a band and thier fans."

The Weakerthans - Our Retired Explorer (Live in Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Live Video: Great Lake Swimmers - The Chorus In The Underground (The Legion Sessions)

2010-02-09T13:20:00.000-08:00

Directed by Scott Cudmore with sound by Graham Wals. The complete legion sessions (with a free download of "Old Milwakee") is available at http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com/legionsessions/!

Great Lake Swimmers - The Chorus In The Underground (Legion Sessions) from nettwerkmusic on Vimeo.

Live Video: Hooded Fang at Southern Souls

2010-02-09T13:15:00.000-08:00

Our friends Hooded Fang (Toronto's best and most well known unsigned band) are up at SouthernSouls.ca!

HOODED FANG - Mutant Bear from Mitch Fillion on Vimeo.

HOODED FANG - Sleep Song from Mitch Fillion on Vimeo.

Live Video: Snailhouse at Putzy's House!

2010-02-09T12:42:00.000-08:00

On Saturday night there was another one of Amanda Putz's famous house concerts - this one featuring Snailhouse (aka Mike Feuerstack). Furtunately for those of us who don't live in Ottawa and/or weren't at Amanda's house - M Chen brought a camera:

You can see more at http://www.mchenwears.com/blog/?p=1401 and you can catch Amanda, as always, on Bandwidth.

Tax Tips for Canadian Musicians

2010-02-09T10:17:00.000-08:00

Found this via Roots Music Canada - Guitaris Christine Bougie has posed a lengthy piece about taxes and Canadian musicians. She's not, as far as I know, an accountant but she lays out her full system for record keeping, receipt filing, lists of deductions you might qualify for as a musician and a bunch of other stuff.

If this is your first time filing as a 'professional musician' it's definitely worth a read - and if you've been a working musician for awhile you might want to take a look just in case she knows anything you don't.

It's all at christinebrougie.com!

April Wine to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame

2010-02-09T10:01:00.000-08:00

According to CBC News - Halifax's April Wine will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame on April 18 during the 2010 Juno Awards gala in St. John's, N.L.

The band originally formed in Halifax in 1969 before moving to Montreal in 1970. Between 1971 and 1985 they had 23 top 40 hits in Canada and 3 in the United States. They are also known for something else.

"The band is also famous for opening for a mystery group called the Cockroaches at the El Mocambo club in Toronto in 1977. The Cockroaches turned out to be the Rolling Stones and the album recorded from that session, Live At The El Mocambo, features April Wine's She's No Angel."

You can read more about the band at Wikipedia or aprilwine.ca - according to that site the band is now back in the studio recording another album.

April Wine - Anything You Want, You Got It - 1982 Live @ Cedar Rapids, Iowa