July 22nd, 2008
A band forms.
They play in a basement.
They play a few bars.
Word spreads that they’re pretty good.
They play some bigger bars.
They go on tour hitting a few cities in the province.
Word spreads that they’re better than good.
They play a few bigger shows.
They play the States.
They try their hand at a tour overseas.
“There’s a reason why Toronto’s […]
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July 7th, 2008
The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label.
The award was established in 2006 and includes a C$20,000 cash prize. The Polaris Music Prize is modelled after the Mercury Music Prize, which is handed to the […]
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July 6th, 2008
Facebook lurking helped me (re) find Five Star Trailer Park. I saw an alert that a mate had joined their group and I went back and listened to them again, because I remembered digging their sound when they were featured on CBC Radio 3 back in February. A very cool indie rock pop band from our fair […]
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March 13th, 2008
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 OrchestraRate […]
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March 13th, 2008
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Working away today listening to CBC Radio 3 and caught their live feed from SXSW.
Grant Lawrence was on site (or was he…) at the outdoor stage at Emo’s.
Radio 3 shot the feed through all the snow to us Canadians. The line-up was […]
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February 18th, 2008
CBC Radio 3 is always on top on what is breaking in Canadian Music. This week’s NMC features local Toronto band Five Star Trailer Park.
Five Star Trailer Park are an emerging band from Toronto’s vibrant independent music scene. Drawing comparison’s to bands as varied as the Foo Fighters and Ryan Adams, this sextet is reputed […]
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