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Canadian Music Week Nudge | Check These Gigs Out | One Stop Shopping

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:24:35 +0000

Toronto Unplugged will profile individual bands and artists that are worth checking out during Canadian Music Week, but here is a snapshot of of some great line-ups at solid venues.

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Thursday March 6

Live at Lee’s Palace: JASON COLLETT (CD Release Party), BIRDS OF WALES, REBEKAH HIGGS,
9 pm, $18

Live at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: PLANTS AND ANIMALS, THE ACORN, KATIE STELMANIS, DOG DAY, IMMACULATE MACHINE
8:30 pm, $10

Friday March 7th

Live from the Drake Hotel (let’s hope CMW strips away the pretentiousness): WOODHANDS, TROPICS, WINTER GLOVES, LAURA BARRETT, HUCKLEBERRY FRIENDS, SLIM TWIG
9 pm, $5 (or CMW wristband)

Saturday March 8

Live at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: THE CREEPSHOW, WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA, THE GHOST IS DANCING, TOM FUN ORCHESTRA, SAID THE WHALE, MAYBE SMITH
8:30 pm, $12

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

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:45:48 +0000

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, this band will be big. Standout track: 2025

Swedish rockers The Hives recently challenged the Swedish players of the Vancouver Canucks to a game of hockey at General Motors Place. Word is that the band didn’t have a goalie, so they used build it yourself Swedish furniture…

The Hives will be playing Toronto this week as part of Canadian Music Week.

Still on the Plants and Animals train. Their sound is a cauldron of everything I dig. Track to check out: New Kind of Love

Getting ready to go on tour with Feist, Hayden’s new album showcases why the singer songwriter has been a favorite for years and will be for years to come.

What songs have your ear lately?

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Songs from the Week | The Kooks | Plants and Animals | Listen Here

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:28:07 +0000

Holiday Monday…Family Day.

Here are some clips of tracks that had our ear this past week.

The Kooks performed at the MOD Club this past Monday. Straight from (my favorite music site on the web) La Blogotheque’s Take Away Shows is a great clip of The Kooks playing on the street in Paris.

Listening to Plants and Animals this week before the launch of their album this week.

Luke Doucet put on an excellent show at the Starlight in Waterloo this past week. Here is an old clip of an acoustic performance…

Happy Family Day.

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Plants and Animals | CD Release | Hype

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:32:16 +0000

Plants and Animals are breaking out. The Montreal trio are less than a week away from launching their highly anticipated release Parc Avenue. The band has been at it a while – they have been playing as a band since 2000 and have been in the process of this albumfor over two years.

“It’s like an aged whisky or something,” laughs Spicer. “It’s been percolating and developing for a long time to get to the point where now it’s just simple and delicious,”
says band member Warren C Spicer to Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star.

The band has been getting hype for their sound – a bit of Radiohead OK Computer, a dash Flaming Lips, hints of Queen, and a draw of Cat Stevens. They are a very cool band.

Standout Tracks: Lola Who and Bye Bye Bye

Thursday February 21st: PLANTS & ANIMALS CD Release Party @ The Drake 9 pm, $10-$12

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