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CMW Contest Winner shares her experience of getting That Much Closer

April 24th, 2013

This year, Much sent contest winner Kaleigh and her boyfriend Ryan to CMW in Toronto to check out Rihanna’s concert and watch amazing bands all week. Kaleigh had an amazing time in the big city and sent us a recap of her week. Click here to sign up for your own MuchCloser account. Get points [...]

Tags: canadian music week, cmw, contest, MuchCloser
Posted in Blog, Contests | Posted by Allison

RT to win a pair of wristbands to CMW!

March 22nd, 2012

We’ve got five pairs of wristbands to see some of music’s best acts during Canadian Music Week and we wanna give ‘em to you! Winning a pair of wristbands to the biggest week in music is as easy as repeating what we say. This is also known as a Re-Tweet. To win a pair of [...]

Tags: canadian music week, cmw, contest, twitter
Posted in Concerts & Events, Contests | Posted by Allison

The Black Keys, Metric and Arcade Fire among big winners at CMW

March 14th, 2011

Canadian Music Week wrapped up seven days of shows in Toronto with the annual Indie Awards held at the Fairmount Royal York Hotel. Singer Janelle Monae and Canadian rapper Shad entertained the crowd while international acts like The Black Keys, Taylor Swift, Mumford and Sons and Sleigh Bells picked up awards, including favourite international group [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Black Keys, cmw, Janelle Monáe, marianas trench, Mumford and Sons, shad, taylor swift, The Wedge
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events, News, The Wedge | Posted by Allison

DVAS Looking For Music Video Cast

March 15th, 2010

DVAS, one of the hottest live dance bands that performed during last week’s Canadian Music Festival are releasing their newest single “Society” very soon. But if you want a sneak peek at the track or just want to be in a music video then cancel your plans for tonight. DVAS will be shooting the music [...]

Tags: cmw, DVAS
Posted in Blog | Posted by Jessica F

CMW Bands with the Twilight Cast!

March 15th, 2010

The Mission District While Liz was out talking to bands during Canadian Music Week, she had them all pose with a giant cutout of your favourite movie trio, Jacob, Bella and Edward. Check out the hilarious pictures after the jump!

Tags: cmw, Dean Lickyer, magneta lane, Mishou, Mission District, twilight
Posted in Blog | Posted by Jessica F

Bahamas talks CMW, Gossip Girl and his next album

March 12th, 2010

We caught up with Bahamas (aka Afie Jurvanen) before his ultra-packed Canadian Music Week show on Wednesday. The Juno-nominated singer-songwriter (and Feist’s former guitar player) chatted with us about his new album “Pink Strat”, Gossip Girl and his potential metal side projects with Jason Collett. Much: How do you think being nominated for a Juno [...]

Tags: bahamas, bonfire ball, canadian music week, cmw, feist, jason collett, Zeus
Posted in 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