Event Listings

Music Shows

Friday February 27, 2009
Still Life Still, The D'Ubervilles, The Paint Movement
@ The Silver Dollar
$6

Saturday February 28, 2009
The Coast, The Diableros, Oh No Forest Fires, Ryan Masters
@ The Horseshoe
$10

Tuesday March 3, 2009
Blue Venus, Dinah Thorpe, Andy Stedman
@ The Supermarket
$6

Wednesday March 4, 2009
The Airborne Toxic Event, Alberta Cross, The Henry Clay People
@ The Mod Club
$12.50

Community Events

Thursday February 26, 2009 - Sunday March 1, 2009
Reel Artists Film Festival
-opening Thurs. Feb 26 @ AGO's Baillie Court (317 Dundas West) 7:30pm
-other screenings at the Al Green Theatre in the JCC (750 Spadina Av.)
-check http://www.canadianart.ca/microsites/REELARTISTS/

Playlist - February 26, 2009

Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip - First Time We Met Musik
Interpol - Slow Hands
People In Planes - Pretty Buildings
The Black Ghosts - Full Moon
City and Colour - Sleeping Sickness
Joel Plaskett - Nowhere With You
Motion City Soundtrack - Antonia
The Strokes - Electricityscape
Dragonette - I Get Around
Lioness - What You Do Will Come Back To You
You Say Party! We Say Die! - Monster
Placebo - The Bitter End
Hey Rosetta! - Another Pilot
Bedouin Soundclash - Until We Burn The Sun
Malajube - Montreal -40
Hot Hot Heat - My Best Friend
Delhi2Dublin - Apples (Tspoon's Po'Girl Rmx ft. Allison Russell)
Katie Herzig - Look At You Now
Santogold - Shove It (Trouble Andrew Rmx)
WhoMadeWho - The Plot (Discodeine Rmx)
Chris Koster - Montreal
Howie Beck - Flashover
Ladyhawk - The Dugout
Phoenix - 1901
The View - Same Jeans
Young Knives - Fit 4 U
The D'Ubervilles - Spin The Bottle
Iran - I Can See The Future
Katchphraze - I Don't Wanna

News February 26th 2009

The Killers will headline the V Festival in August.
The rockers - who won Best International Band at the NME Awards last night (25.02.09) - confirmed they will headline the annual music event, saying their show will be "bigger and better" than ever. Bassist Mark Stoermer said: "We are indeed headlining the V Festival and we're lucky to be doing it on our third album - things keep getting better for us. "We will have the biggest lighting show we've ever had - it costs twice as much as our last tour. When you're playing big places you've got to give something to everyone, including the fans at the back. "We've become more refined as a live act."

Stolen Instruments
A $40,000 viola stolen from the locker of a McGill University music student earlier this month is back in the hands of its owner. The viola, which police say had been sold to a pawn shop for $100, was one of seven instruments stolen from the school over the past two months. The viola had been missing since early February, said its owner Alicia Bisha, 18. Bisha, who is in her first year of violin performance studies, had lent the viola to a student who plays in her quartet. When the group got together to practice on Feb. 7, the student told Bisha that the instrument had disappeared from her locker.

Duffy Wins Big at Brit Awards
Soul singer Duffy scooped top prizes for best album, best British female solo artist and best breakthrough act at the Brit Awards - Britain's version of the Grammys. Wednesday's triple-play caps a great year for the 24-year-old Welsh songstress, whose "Rockferry" album registered 4.5 million in international sales in 2008. Coldplay - who along with the sultry-voiced blonde received four nominations - were given the cold shoulder. Duffy beat a crowded field including singer-rapper Estelle, Grammy-award winning soul singer Adele, and grime-pop Sri Lankan refugee M.I.A. to take the best female solo award.By the time she took home her third prize of the evening, she was beginning to choke up.

News Feb 19 2009

CMW 2009
Canadian Music Week is quickly approaching its taking place from March 11 to the 15th and this year has so many great bands you can check out including The Arkelles, The Ting Tings, Matt Mayes and El Torpedo and tons more for all the events, artists and info on tickets go to http://www.canadianmusicfest.com/

Metric
Metrics new album - FANTASIES - will be in stores across the USA & Canada on April 14, 2009 and in the rest of the world shortly thereafter. Starting March 2, 2009, you'll be able to pre-order FANTASIES directly from ilovemetric.com in one of several excellent bundles including limited edition vinyl, deluxe hardcover CD and straight up download, along with some exclusive extras. Anyone who pre-orders will immediately get an MP3 of the first single “Help I’m Alive”. Until then, here is a free download of an acoustic version of “Help I’m Alive”. The band also working on worldwide touring plans, dates will be announced soon

Ticketmaster
A proposed merger announced Tuesday between top concert promoter Live Nation and the world's dominant ticket seller, Ticketmaster has been creating some strong controversy because of lack of competition in the market. The merger worth about $316 million in stock would create a conglomeration that would generate an estimated revenue of $6 billion a year.

The deal has raised concerns amongst the justice department in the U.S. who says it will conduct an investigation of the proposed deal, which could take months. A spokeswoman for the department told the Associated Press that they are "committed to vigorous enforcement of the merger antitrust laws and will conduct a thorough investigation of the proposed Ticketmaster/Live Nation transaction."

There is no telling what this new merger will mean especially after recent allegations of Ticketmaster's proposed foul play. The company allegedly boosted prices on Bruce Springsteen tickets recently when consumers were pointed to affiliate, TicketsNow selling the same tickets for a much higher price.

Playlist Feb 19 2009

Jenn Grant- Parachutes
Metric- Help I'm Alive
Lily Allen- The Fear
Sage Francis- Sea Lion
The Tunics- A Winters Tale
Kate Nash- Mouthwash
Brendan Cannings- Churches Under The Stairs
Tusks- The Grieving Game
Hot Hot Heat- My Best Friend
Mando Diao- Gold
The Black Ghosts- Full Moon
Hannah Georges- The Beat Stuff
The Von Bondies- Pale Bride
Amy Millan- Skinny Boy
Anya Marina-Move You (SSSPPII)
Adele - Hometown Glory
My Dear Disco - White Lies
Annuals - Hot Night Hounds
Spoon - Dont Make Me A Target
Kate Rogers Band - Not Okay
The Streets - I Love You More Than You Like Me
Pawnshop Diamond - India
Arkells - Ballard of Hugo Chavez
Ladyhawke - My Delerium
The Kooks - Naive
Frou Frou - Breath In (Jason Bently Rmx)
Field Music - A Gap Has Appeared
White Stripes - The Same Boy Youve Always Known

News Feb 12 2009

Adele
This weekend Adele took home some grammys which is very exciting in my opinion. She won best new artist and best pop vocal album.

Joaquin Phoenix,
You may remember Joaquin Phoenix from movies like Walk the Line, Ladder 49 and The Village but now hes a rapper...for real. Joaquin revealed he’s a long time fan of hip-hop – including artists like Public Enemy and Ice Cube to the Associated Press – and says hes been recording tracks for a rap album at his home studio. You can watch the two-time Academy Awards nominee in his last movie role on Feb. 13 in the romantic drama Two Lovers.

Event Listings

Thursday February 5, 2009

Ruby Coast w/ Winter Gloves & Everything All The Time
@ The Horseshoe Tavern
$5 9pm

Friday February 6, 2009

Arkells & Waking Eyes
@ The Horseshoe Tavern
$10 9pm

Saturday February 7, 2009

The Stills
@ Nathan Phillips Square
8pm FREE

Sunday February 8, 2009

Wavelength #449 feat. Sadie May Crash, Key Witness, & The Machetes
@ Sneaky Dee's
9pm PWYC

News February 5th 2009

Not to much news to report this week but here it is.

Amy Winehouse
Amy's London apartment has been robbed. The singer who has been on an extended vacation in St Lucia was set to return this week and just a few days before her arrival over £15,000 of her things were stolen including five guitars and recording equipment.

And The Nominees Are
The Juno nominees have been annouced for this years award show which is in Vancouver. Some of the nominees include City and Colour, Serena Ryder, Sam Roberts and The Stills to name a few for full list of nominees and more info go to junoawards.ca

Playlist - Thursday February 5, 2009

1. Lioness - Harder They Fall
2. She Wants Revenge - Save Your Soul
3. The Decemberists - O New England
4. People In Planes - Mayday
5. Kasabian - Empire
6. Kate Nash - Pumpkin Soup
7. Primal Scream - Can't Go Back
8. Hey Rosetta! - Swing The Cellar Door
9. We Are Scientists - Cash Cow
10. Mando Diao - Gold
11. Anya Marina - Move You
12. Amy Mann - Skinny Boy
13. Tusks - The Grieving Game
14. Malajube - Montreal -40C
15. Dan Le Sac vs. Scoobius Pip - Beat That My Heart Skipped
16. Jason Bajada - Cut, Watch, Love
17. Sunny Day Sets Fire - Lack Of View
18. A Fine Frenzy - The Whisper
19. Alexisonfire - To A Friend
20. Hope & Social - Mr. M
21. Immaculate Machine - Phone no.
22. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses
23. Ruby Coast - More Than Television
24. Black Keys - I Got Mine
25. Luke Doucette & The White Falcon - Take You Home
26. Nada Surf - See These Bones
27. Mason Proper - A Chance Encounter