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Toronto Unplugged

Archive for the ‘Music Lists’ Category

May 6th, 2008

Tracks of the Day | Jazz, Blues and Hippie Sounds

This week we’re still pulling some key tracks from other blogs in the channel.  We are diversifying our portfolio so to speak.  Start out your day with some quality Jazz.  Some people don’t ‘get’ jazz.  Appreciation can be simple for jazz and any other genre - listen to it and pick out why it’s different […]

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March 13th, 2008

SXSW Band + Beverage + BBQ

Here you go Lana Gay…I’m expanding your Band Pairings concept to this side of the Net.
Band at SXSW + a Beverage + BBQ’d something…
The Tom Fun Orchestra…
Tom Collins (Hayman’s Old Tom Gin…of course)..
BBQ’d Nova Scotia Lobster…
Fun Dip for dessert…who remembers fun dip?
No idea what I’m talking about…go here.
Tags: CBC Radio 3, SXSW, Tom Fun OrchestraShare […]

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March 3rd, 2008

Songs that have our ear | The Coast | Plants and Animals | Hayden

The Coast is quickly becoming one of Toronto’s most talked about Indie sensations. This track The Lines Are Cut lets you in on the buzz.

The Salingers are another Toronto band getting some pre-hype. The band is working hard to get a sharp new release out. If their Myspace tracks are any indication, […]

By Mike -- 4 comments

February 25th, 2008

Fellow bloggers have songs stuck in their head

Around the b5media Music Channel, a few bloggers have listed off tracks that are stuck in their head. In addition to our list of ‘songs that get stuck in your mind‘ some others have listed songs (both good and bad) that they can’t shake. Have you say by checking them out….
Metal Martyr has […]

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February 21st, 2008

Toronto acts to break in 2008 | Who’s Next? | We need your help

Toronto Unplugged needs your help….
We’ve been charged with creating a list of bands/musicians/artists to watch in 2008 - those who we think will break the scene.
We have our personal favorites, but we want to hear from you.  Who are you following as of late?  Who have you seen lately that blew you away?   Is […]

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February 10th, 2008

This Week Toronto | Xavier Rudd | Vampire Weekend | The Kooks | The Bravery

Decent week this week for shows in Toronto…and it all starts tonight…yes, a Sunday.
Xavier Rudd sings to the sold out crowd at the Danforth Music Hall tonight. Vampire Weekend play a hyped up ’show of the year’ at the Horseshoe Tavern.
The Kooks are at the Mod Club on Monday, The Bravery rock out the […]

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February 8th, 2008

Hype Machine | Feist | Vampire Weekend @ The Shoe

Do you follow Hype Machine? If you’re in to music, I suggest you do.
Easy and cool way to find (and listen to) bands generating hype. Everywhere.
The Hype Machine follows music blog discussions.  Every day, thousands of people around the world write about music they love — and it all ends up there.
The Hype […]

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February 7th, 2008

Undesirable Artists to Swap Places With | Top few

A fellow friend and blogger Arjun at The Good Musician proposed the questions to a number of us bloggers, “what artists would you not want to trade places/lives with?”
A great question. I had to base my answers on a few criteria: I couldn’t immediately name the members of Nickelback one after another (it […]

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February 2nd, 2008

Songs of the Week (listen right here) | Music is Free

Here are three songs that crept their way into heavy rotation this past week. There is a hearty mix of…an up and coming pair of young American musicians touring through Toronto shortly, a Canadian group from Winnipeg who take their curling very serious, and a six shooter from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Click play […]

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February 2nd, 2008

Toronto’s Top Concert Venues: Opera House

A good number of years ago I had read about this UK band that Mick Jones from the Clash had produced. They were a little known band called The Libertines and they had a little known lead singer named Pete Dougherty. The band was about to release their album in North America […]

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