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CANADIAN MUSIC FEST 2010 HIGHLIGHTS
~700 artists, 45 venues, 5 nights, 1 wristband~
www.canadianmusicfest.com
www.cmw.net Canadian Music Fest, March 10 – 14, 2010,
features over 700 new local and international artists showcased in 45 venues in Toronto's city centre.
Tickets and wristbands are available for purchase at Ticketmaster, TicketBreak, Rotate This,
Soundscapes, KOP Records and www.canadianmusicfest.com.
Your wristband gets you access to Canadian Music Fest showcases, film screenings, exclusive gigs, afternoon shows, club nights and after parties.
For public queries please visit the Frequently Asked Questions page on the Canadian Music Fest website: http://www.canadianmusicfest.com/faq/ Friday, March 12, 2010 Windup/Wax Records Showcase
Jesse Labelle, Elias, Theset and Hawthorne Heights Tattoo Rock Parlour, 567 Queen St. W. Doors 7 p.m. Tickets $15 (plus taxes and service charges) The Fantasy Defender, Danger! Danger!, Queen
Licorice and Nightmare Air
Velvet Underground, 508 Queen St. W. Doors 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges) Metal Blade Records & Exclaim! Present
Assassinate The
Following, Titan, Starring Janet Leigh, Barn Burner, BISON b.c., and more Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen St. W. Doors 8:30pm Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges) Music BC Showcase
Adaline, We Are The City, Dan Mangan and The Left Courthouse, 57 Adelaide St. E. Doors 8 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges) Country Showcase Presented by KX 96
Mark Lorenz, Cathy-Anne McClintock, Chad Brownlee, Marshall Dane, Dean Brody and Jason Blaine Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen St. W. Doors 8 p.m. Tickets $15 (plus taxes and service charges)
Brought to you by Galaxie Rising Star…
Barron 5, AfterpartY, Les Handclaps, Gobble Gobble and Fighter/Lover Bread and Circus, 299 Augusta Ave Doors 8:30 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes and
service charges) Sirius Salutes Quebec Navet Confit, Fred Fortin, Parlovr, Winter Gloves and Handsome Furs El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave. Doors 8 p.m. Tickets $15 (plus taxes and
service charges) Spotlight on India (Produced by Blueband Musiq)
Prita Chhabra, Gurpreet Chana, Shobha, JT & MC JD Roadshow, The Bilz & Kashif and En Karma Revival, 783 College
St. Doors 8 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges) Billions Showcase
Winter Gloves, The Russian Futurists, The Acorn, Plants and Animals, Think About Life and The Uglysuit
Lee's Palace, 529 Bloor St. W. Doors 8:30 p.m. Tickets $18 (plus taxes and service charges) Our Lady Peace (VIP Wristband Win-To-Get-In)
Massey Hall, 178 Victoria Street Doors 7
p.m. Show 8 p.m. Tickets $42.50 & $52.50 (plus FMF and service charges) Reserved seating Bedouin Soundclash w/ Charlie Winston
Mod Club Theatre, 722 College St. Doors 7 p.m. Show 8
p.m. Tickets $25 (plus taxes & service charges) All Ages / General Admission S.L. Feldman & Associates Showcase
Maurice, Jesse Labelle, Street Pharmacy, Children Collide, Michael
Bernard Fitzgerald, Armchair Cynics and Pinup Saints Gladstone Hotel (North Ballroom), 1214 Queen St. W. Doors 8:30 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)
Paquin Entertainment Showcase
Villagers, Hannah Georgas, Ladies of the Canyon, Christina Martin, Brasstronaut, Techromancer Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. Doors 7:00 p.m.
Postdata w/ Brian Borcherdt & Julie Fader
The Music Gallery, 197 John Street Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m. Tickets $15.00 (plus FMF and service charges) All Ages / General Admission
Eye Weekly Showcase
Ghostkeeper, The D'urbervilles, Silver Starling, Metz, Soft Copy Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. Doors 8:30 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)
Roadrunner Records Showcase
Bootleg Glory, Baptized in Blood, Hail the Villain, Mutiny Within, Callahan Hideout, 484 Queen St. W. Doors 8:30 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service
charges) CHARTattack Showcase
Bend Sinister, The Dudes, Jets Overhead, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Hot Hot Heat, Paper Lions, Glory Hound Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W. Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $17.50 (plus taxes and service charges) Windish Agency Presents Simian Mobile Disco DJ Set Mod Club, 720 College St. Doors 10:30 p.m. Tickets $15 (plus taxes and service
charges) The Aussie BBQ presented by One Movement
Children Collide, Sally Seltmann, Kate Miller-Heidke, Dead Letter Chorus, Grand Atlantic, Fergus Brown and Paul Greene Rivoli, 334 Queen St
W Doors 8:30 p.m Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges) Dexateens, Ian Blurton's Happy Endings, Huron, The Lawn, CATL and Isla Craig & The Continental Drift
Comfort Zone, 480 Spadina
Ave Doors 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges) illScarlett with guests
Sound Academy, 11 Polson St Doors 7 p.m. Tickets $23.50 (plus taxes and service charges)
YYZ Records Showcase
Piper Davis, Jeremy Glenn, Madrid, Viatminsforyou, TMDP, Nasty Nav with a Secret 1am performance announced day of Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St. W. Tickets $10.50 (plus taxes
and service charges) Hammerfall w/Conflicted and Powerglove (Produced by Inertia Entertainment) (Limited Wristbands)
Opera House, 735 Queen St. E Doors 7:30 p.m. Tickets $28.50 (plus taxes and
service charges) Saturday, March 13, 2010
Our Lady Peace (VIP Wristband Win-To-Get-In)
Massey Hall, 178 Victoria Street Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m. Tickets
$42.50 & $52.50 (plus FMF and service charges) Reserved seating Milow
The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m. Tickets $13.50 (plus FMF and service charges)
Electric Six w/ Sweet Thing, Ben Stevenson, Hot Panda and more
Lee's Palace, 529 Bloor St. W. Doors 9 p.m. Show 10 p.m. Tickets $15 (plus taxes & service charges)
The Indie Awards – Concert Series
Desperate Union, Plants and Animals, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Great Lake Swimmers and Constantines Fairmont Royal York Hotel, 100 Front St. W Doors 7 p.m.
Show 8 p.m. Tickets $20 (plus taxes & service charges) All Ages / General Admission Distort Entertainment Showcase presented by Jägermeister
Comeback Kid, Dead & Divine, Periphery and Structures El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave. Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m. Tickets $20 (plus taxes & service charges) Sirius Songwriters Café
Joel Plaskett, Jeff Martin, Default and The Trews Mod Club Theatre, 722 College St. Doors 6:30 p.m. Tickets $25 (plus taxes & service charges) The Bats Pajamas, Ten Kens, The Two Koreas
and Nightmare Air
Velvet Underground, 508 Queen St. W. Doors 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges) Dine Alone Records and Friends Present
Moneen w/ Songs from a
Room, Sights and Sounds, Meligrove Band and Mocking Bird Wish Me Luck The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. Doors 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 (plus taxes & service charges)
Gasoline Magazine/Hi-Hat Recordings
Blind Mule, The Good Times, Corpusse, The Job, Spookey Rueben with Special 2am performance announced day-of Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen St. W. Doors 8:30
p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges) CHARTattack Showcase
Yukon Blonde, The Balconies, The Beauties, The Wooden Sky, Two Hours Traffic, The Junction, The Stanfields
Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W. Doors 8 p.m. Tickets $16 (plus taxes & service charges) Blues Showcase Presented by DAWG FM
Rick Taylor, Alfie Smith, Elyssa Mahoney & Lucas Haneman
Band, Thom Swift and Monkey Junk Silver Dollar, 486 Spadina Ave Doors 5:30 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges) Delta Hotels Music Nova Scotia Stage: Enter the Tiki (DELEGATES
ONLY UNTIL 9pm)
Steve MacDougall, Laura Merrimen, Charlie A'Court, Erin Costello, Postdata and more Rivoli, 334 Queen St.W. Doors 5:30 p.m. Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)
Wolfgang Gartner (Limited Wristbands)
DMT, Harvard Bass and Jon Roman The Social, 1100 Queen St. W. Doors 9 p.m. Redbull Thr3e Style
A-Trak, Skratch Bastid, Klever, Meech and many more Sound Academy, 11 Polson St. Doors 9 p.m. Tickets $15 (plus taxes & service charges) Best of 2009 (Presented by Opera House)
Glass Ampp, Faithdown, Split the Skye, Noble Rogues Opera House, 735 Queen St. W. Doors 7 p.m. Tickets $15 (plus taxes & service charges)
Sunday, March 14, 2010 100 Monkeys w/ New Teeth and Desperate Union
Tattoo Rock Parlour, 567 Queen St. W. Doors 6:30 p.m. Show 7 p.m. Tickets $15 (plus taxes & service
charges) All Ages / General Admission Born Ruffians w/ Young Rival and Parlovr
Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St. Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m. Tickets $25 (plus taxes & service
charges) All Ages / General Admission P.O.S. w/ The Leathers, Astronautalis, Dessa and Prolific
Sneaky Dee's, 431 College St. Doors 8 p.m. Tickets $15 (plus taxes & service charges)
Dillinger Escape Plan w/ Animals As Leaders, I wrestled a bear once and Darkest Hour
Opera House, 735 Queen St. E. Doors 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 (plus taxes & service charges)
All
Canadian Music Fest shows are 19 and over – unless stated all ages. The schedule will be updated frequently - so check the site often for up-to-the-minute information and announcements. www.canadianmusicfest.com
Entry is subject to capacity. Schedule subject to change. Certain restrictions on some shows may apply. Please check website often for updates.
___________ a-ha
MULTIMILLION SELLING NORWEGIAN TRIO TO BRING FAREWELL TOUR TO TORONTO'S MASSEY HALL ON
MAY 10 ::
Multimillion selling trio a-ha will tour together for the last time in 2010. The band best known for their hits "Take On Me" and "The Sun Always Shines On TV" have set their farewell show for Toronto on Monday,
May 10 at Massey Hall. The last time a-ha played in Toronto was at Massey Hall on October 16, 1986.
Late last year, a-ha's members, Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy,
announced they would split after a final world tour. Upon announcing their final show at Olso Spektrum on December 4, 2010 tickets sold out immediately leading the band to add 2 additional shows on December 2 & 3.
Throughout their career, a-ha has sold in excess of 35 million albums and has scored multiple top 10 singles around the world. a-ha's world tour also coincides with the anniversary year of the
release of debut album Hunting High & Low. Their debut album featuring the international number-one single, "Take on Me" which peaked at #15 on the Billboard charts and earned the band a Grammy nomination
as Best New Artist.
Tickets go on sale this Saturday, March 6 at 12:00 PM. ___________ |
