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Rush documentary hits Hot Docs

April 28, 2010

City Sonic artist, Geddy Lee (Rush) will be on the big screen once again in “Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage.” If you haven’t landed your tickets to the sold-out screening kicking off Hot Docs this year, you can still stand in the rush line.

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, the latest from Banger Films, screens Thursday, April 29th 9:30pm at the lovely Winter Garden Theatre.

While you’re waiting for the film to start, get our free iPhone app or go to http:m.citysonic.tv on your smartphone and check out Bruce McDonald’s City Sonic film about Rush and their historic gig at Massey Hall.

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Get Outside: Cancer Bats at the ACC

March 26, 2010

Well the Cancer Bats certainly have come a along way from their DIY shows down in the Adrift Clubhouse. This Sunday they hit the big time opening up for Billy Talent at the Air Canada Center.

The lineup also includes fellow Canadian heavy hitters Alexisonfire, and America’s favourite punk-rock cowboys Against Me! All together this should make for one of the loudest shows the ACC will see this year.

Tickets for the show are still available through ticketmaster.ca, but for the best view show up early and pay extra for something on the floor. See you in the pit!

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Get Outside and Buy Tickets Now!

March 25, 2010

Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage, the latest materpiece from Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn, will have its Canadian premiere at the Hot Docs Film Festival on April 29th at the Winter Garden Theatre. The film questions why one of the greatest selling bands of all time never got the respect from critics they deserved.

McFayden and Dunn are the metalhead duo behind some of Canada’s most successful music documentaries. They’re company Banger Films burst onto the scene in 2005 with the smash success Metal: A Headbangers Journey, and they’ve since been the kings when it comes to hard rock documentaries.

Hot Docs is still over a month away, but tickets for screenings are already online, and for a show this big you can’t afford to leave it to the last minute. Until then, get your Rush fix from City Sonic, and we’ll see you at the festival.

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Get Outside: Canadian Music Fest Day 3

March 12, 2010

328 bands down, only 372 left to go. The first two nights of Canadian Music Week have been incredible and tonight promises even more.

Tonight there’s another great set of lineups full of Canadian talent. Holy Fuck’s Brian Borcherdt is putting on a solo show live at the Music Gallery between Julie Fader and Eastcoster Postdata.

Also playing shows tonight are Our Lady Peace with the first of two back-to-back shows at Massey Hall. Bedouin Soundclash hits the stage of the MOD Club at 8:50pm, legendary Canadian bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur is playing the Chart Attack Showcase at the Horseshoe, and the amazingly talented Catl are starting things off at the Silver Dollar tonight around 7:30pm.

All tickets and details can be found through the festival schedule of the CMW website.

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Get Outside: Canadian Music Fest Day 2

March 11, 2010

Not to be outdone by day one, day two of Canadian Music Fest has another amazing list of performances ready to go on tonight.

Be sure to check out Woodhands when they perform at the Opera House in between sets from two Toronto hip-hop legends, Saukrates and K-OS.
The show starts at 8pm and tickets are still available through the CMF website.

If dancing’s not your thing then head down to the El Mocambo to check out an amazing new band called Clothes Make the Man. Or get down to the Horseshoe to catch Chart Attack’s first showcase with Hollerado and Magneta Lane.

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