CMW Critical Conclusions for: The Strumbellas
The penultimate band at the Indies was one of the hottest indie bands around, The Strumbellas. The band are making waves in the States, and played as part of CMW2016 last night. Check out our thoughts....
View ArticleCMW Critical Conclusions for: Wintersleep
The Indies at CMW2016 closed out with east coast headliners, Wintersleep. They were one of the first interviews we ever had, so check out our 2012 chat with them here. Venue: The Phoenix First...
View ArticleCMW Critical Conclusions for: Boreal Sons
The first band for our Thursday night Canadian Music Week experience was Boreal Sons. They played the somewhat awkward Cameron House (in that you walk right beside both the front room stage and then...
View ArticleCMW Critical Conclusions for: Gosti
The second band on my bill for a Thursday night Canadian Music Week show was Australian act Gosti, proving that you don’t need to be Canadian to partake in a week celebrating Canadian music. Venue:...
View ArticleCMW Critical Conclusions for: Mise En Scene
One of the small joys of Canadian Music Week is venue hopping, but only when the scheduling works in your favour, otherwise it is the worst part of CMW. The third band of the night found us heading...
View ArticlePreview! Canadian Music Week 2017
Canadian Music Week is back, and has moved from its May slot back a few weeks into April. This year’s edition is April 18 to 23, and promises to be another good one. Following our coverage in 2013...
View ArticleCMW Critical Conclusions for: Basement Revolver
I missed night 1 of Canadian Music Week 2017 – but who cares, as Wednesday is the new Tuesday (or something like that). So this is my night 1, and I kicked it off right, checking out Basement Revolver...
View ArticleCMW Critical Conclusions for: Dentist
After a pause to watch Game 4 between the Leafs and Capitals (let’s not talk about the disappointing result), the second band on my bill for a Wednesday night Canadian Music Week show was Dentist from...
View ArticleCMW Critical Conclusions for: Goodbye Honolulu
My Wednesday night Canadian Music Week gigfest continued with the band known as Goodbye Honolulu, also playing at Monarch Tavern, convenient for some delicious Bitondo’s Pizza after the show. Well, it...
View ArticleCMW Critical Conclusions for: Explosions in the Sky
Canadian Music Week ended with a huge bang from mainstay of the post-rock movement, Explosions in the Sky, at The Rebel, aka swankier Sound Academy. The new roof really makes the venue look “classy”....
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