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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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Get Outside: Canadian Music Fest Day 1

March 10, 2010

It’s finally that time of year, Canadian music lovers rejoice! Today marks the start of the 28th annual Canadian Music Week, and as Toronto gears up for Canada’s largest new music festival, both City Sonic’s artists and venues are well represented.

Tonight the party starts will a horde of great bands taking the stage all across the city. Make your way to Lee’s Palace at 8pm to see Jason Collett, Bahamas and new superstars Zeus perform.

But if soft rock isn’t your thing the El Mocambo is putting on a heavy lineup with hardcore punks Fucked Up. Tickets for that show are just $15 and can be found through the CMF website.

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Get Outside: Fucked Up at The Opera House

February 25, 2010

Photo Courtesy: Rasmin

Not many bands will bleed for you. Thankfully Fucked Up isn’t just any band. Their aggressive experimental style and on stage mayhem have landed them in the hearts of fans and critics alike, and this Friday you can check out the insanity for yourself up close and personal.

Fucked Up will be playing at the Opera House this Friday, February 26th, alongside the D’Urbervilles and Philadelphia folk rockers Kurt Vile.

Tickets for Fucked Up can be found at Rotate This, Soundscapes, Hits and Misses, or online at Ticketweb.ca.

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Get Outside: Barenaked Ladies Free Show at Nathan Phillips Square

February 20, 2010

It seems the closer you can get to the Olympic action, the louder you feel like cheering. So thankfully for those not able to make it out to Vancouver, CTV and the city of Toronto are bringing the games to you.

This Saturday, CTV is bringing you the Barenaked Ladies live from Nathan Phillips Square as part of their ‘Olympic Celebration Tour’. The show features other great Canadian acts like Fefe Dobson and Justin Hines, as well as a ton of other activities including an ice hockey shootout and an aerial show.

Even if you’re not a sports fan, a free concert from BNL and a beer tent will definitely get you in the Olympic spirit. The festivities begin at 1pm to coincide with the ladies alpine super G final. GO CANADA GO!!

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Fucked Up’s all-star Christmas charity single out now!

December 15, 2009

It’s Christmas time, and there’s no need to be afraid of holiday music anymore: hardcore heroes Fucked Up have re-recorded the classic charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” The band used part of the $20,000 they earned as Polaris Prize winners in September to fund the recording, which benefits three charities helping to bring an end to violence against native women in Canada. All 100% of the proceeds from sales of this song will go to Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Montreal), DTES Power of Women Group (Vancouver) and Sisters in Spirit (Ottawa).

Oh, and the celebrity guest singers? Yo La Tengo, GZA, Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend), Bob Mould (Husker Du), Tegan & Sara, Andrew W.K., Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio), David Cross (comedian) and Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene).

You can buy it right now for 99 cents on iTunes. (Actually came out last week but we blame too much eggnog and free President’s Choice appetizers for our forgetfulness in pointing it out tout suite.) And of course there will be a 7″ vinyl version, coming in February.

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