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CMW Review: Night one at The Central

March 11th, 2010

Well, CMW has officially started and the streets last night were crawling with music fans (despite the rain). I, like most people, had my show schedule carefully planned out so I could make it on time to each of my picks. Unfortunately that plan went down the crapper by about 8:30pm due to some unforeseen [...]

Tags: canadian music week, family of the year, nive nielsen, the o'darling
Posted in Concert Reviews, Concerts & Events, Music & Videos | Posted by Maddy

CMW Scoop: Jason Collett, Bahamas and Zeus to play in one band

March 10th, 2010

A little birdie (named Bahamas) told me this afternoon that the Canadian Music Week show at Lee’s Palace tonight featuring Bahamas, Jason Collett and Zeus will actually feature the three acts playing together in one big band. The bands are kicking off their tour tonight as The Bonfire Ball Revue, and from what Bahamas tells [...]

Tags: bahamas, canadian music week, cmw, jason collett, Zeus
Posted in Concerts & Events, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Maddy

Get Yer CMW Wristbands While They’re Hot!!!

March 10th, 2010

Fresh out the kitchen!!! (My desk drawer) Get them while they’re hot!!! (slightly below room temperature) But seriously, folks – we’ve got THREE Canadian Music Week wristbands to give away to ONE lucky winner! That’s good for you and two friends (duh) to score access to all the CMW shows taking place in Toronto this [...]

Tags: canadian music week, cmw, Contests
Posted in Contests | Posted by Wendy

CMW: Great Music (On a Silver Platter)

March 10th, 2010

Canadian Music Week, among other things, is a musical festival where Canadian musicians have the opportunity to showcase their talent. I have always found it very difficult to discover awesome Canadian musicians, having not been too impressed with what music labels love to spew out (with the exceptions of a few). I am willing to [...]

Tags: canadian music week, cmw, correspondents, magneta lane
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Megan C

Canadian Music Week: Jess’ Picks

March 9th, 2010

Rural Alberta Advantage Hey music lovers. Canadian Music Week is hitting Toronto from March 10-14 packing dozens of the coolest local and international bands into a few short days. We at MuchMusic.com will be bringing you some great coverage of the exciting week and you can also expect to see some of the bands coming [...]

Tags: cadence weapon, canadian music week, cmw, Diamond Rings, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, rural alberta advantage, The Acorn, The Wooden Sky, Think About Life, Timber Timbre, Winter Gloves
Posted in Blog | Posted by Jessica F

Canadian Music Week: Maddy’s Picks

March 8th, 2010

I always look forward to Canadian Music Week! It’s like all the awesome bands in Canada come together to make it uber convenient for you to check them out. There are always some big names (this year it’s Ke$ha, Alicia Keys, Robin Thicke etc.) but the majority of the bands are lesser known. It can [...]

Tags: bahamas, Born Ruffians, canadian music week, cmw, feist, Grand Analog, maylee and pegwee power, spirits, the o'darling, yukon blonde
Posted in Concerts & Events, Music & Videos | Posted by Maddy