CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

March 9 – 13, 2011

~Opportunity Rocks~

CANADIAN MUSIC FEST

~800 artists, 55 venues, 5 nights, 1 wristband~

http://www.canadianmusicfest.com/

http://www.cmw.net/

 

 

These highlights are among several events taking place during Canadian Music Fest (March 9^th – 13^th in Toronto), a part of Canada Music Week. Please visit http://www.canadianmusicfest.com/ for ticket and venue information.

FRENCH HIGHLIGHTS*

1979	M.T.L
Acid Washed	Marxs
Buddy McNeil & The Magic Mirrors	Medi
Charloote Cornfield	Miracle Fortress
Chris Combette	Misteur Valaire
Dagoba	Noone
Dub Inc.	Parlovr
Elephant Stone	Prince Koloni
Elsiane	Random Recipe
Empire Isis	The Barr Brothers
Jonas & The Massive Attraction	Uncle Bad Touch
Karkwa	Valleys
Land Of Talk	Yeti Lane
Les Breastfeeders	Your Favourite Enemies
Little Scream

ACOUSTIC, SINGER/SONG-WRITER & WORLD MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS*

Acoustic
Amy Heffernan	Chris Velan
Billy The Kid	Craig Smith
Cameron Scott Fraser	Domestic Crisis Group
Chris Simmons	Eli Wolfe
Current Swell	Eric Hutchinson
Dave Hause	Eva Aine
David Blair	J Mascis
Dead Cities	James Vincent McMorrow
Emily Baker	Jen Lane
Grey Kingdom	Jenikz
Jack Carty	Jon Bryant
Jodymoon	Kai
Kenya Kondo	Kurt Vile & The Violators
Kevin Wong	Laura Jansen
KO	Laurell
Lake Of Stew	Mandippal
Lindsay Ell	Maya Solovéy
Maneli Jamal	Melissa Etheridge
Matt Corby	Nate Daniels
Mélissa Laveaux	Noel Johnson
Paisley Jura	Paul Davidson
Quickness	Rob Moir
Robyn Dell'Unto	Seth Anderson
Shawn Hlookoff	Sister Says
Stef Lang	Smokekiller
Windings	T. Nile
Autumn Owls	The R.G. Morrison
Singer / Song-writer	World
After Runnymede	Altan Urag
Ariane Mahryke Lemire	Elsiane
Cahn & Yang	Pedro Menendez Fusion Ensemble
Carey Ott	Peter's Songs
Charlotte Cornfield

ELECTRONIC & EXPERIMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS*

Adaline	Miracle Fortress
Amberhaze	Misteur Valaire
Anna Calvi	Monogrenade
AWOL Nation	Murs
Bloodgroup	Night slugs
Bonjay	Onra
Brandt Brauer Frick	OPOPO
Cadence Weapon	Pick A Piper
Candy Coated Killahz	Piper Davis
Chateau Marmont	Rich Aucoin
DJ Ruffstuff	Robot Bomb Shelter
DVAS	SECRETTES
Esben & The Witch	Sex With Strangers
Empire Isis	Team Canada DJs
Isis (of Thunderheist)	The TANUKI Project
Humans	Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party
John Aquavina	Tupper Ware Remix Party
La patère rose	Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS)
Marxs	Valleys
MC Skibadee	Young Galaxy
MEN	ZE!
Memory House

FOLK, BLUEGRASS, COUNTRY & ROOTS HIGHLIGHTS*

Folk
Andy Brown	Chad Brownlee
Boxer the Horse	Codie Prevost
Brett Caswell & The Marquee Rose	Cody
Chin	Cousin Harley (Paul Pigat)
Chris Assaad	Dan Sultan
Daniel Moir	Dawson Reigns
Darlingside	Del Barber
Gus MacGregor	Dinner Belles
I.No	Haylee McLean
James Vincent McMorrow	Hey Romeo
Jasper Sloan Yip	High Valley
Kalle Mattson	Jason Kirkness
Kim Wempe	JD Clarke
Kurt Vile	Jerry Sereda
Layah Jane	Jo Hikk
McAlister Drive	Judge Jackson
Megan Bonnell	Kim Churchill
Morgan Cameron Ross	Little Foot Long Foot
Olenka and the Autumn Lovers	Maddy Rodriguez
Parks & Rec	Marshall Dane
Racoon Bandit	Melanie Morgan
Raghu Dixit	Melissa Etheridge
Sheep Dogs	Phone Joan
Steph Macpherson	Ruth Minnikin
The Ascot Royals	Ryan Warner & The Moonlight Ride
The Bad Ideas	Serena Ryder
The Matinée	Shane Chisholm
The North Lakes	Six West
The Oh Wells	Tenille
The Strumbellas	The Barr Brothers
The Wilderness of Manitoba	The North
Trevor James	The Pining
& The Perfect Gentlemen Husbands	The River Junction Band
Uncle Bad Touch	The Skirt Chasers
Yukon Blonde	The Treasures
Zaac Pick	The Vanishers
Zachary Lucky	The Wheat Pool
	Toby
Bluegrass / Country / Roots	Tommy Gilham
Bryce Pallister	Val Halla
Buddy McNeil & The Magic Mirrors	Zea Mays
Catl

PUNK & METAL HIGHLIGHTS*

Rock / Pop /Alternative
Alcoholic Faith Mission	Wide Mouth Mason
Amos The Transparent	Yukon Blonde
Asaf Avidan & The Mojos	Zeus
Balconies
Big Sugar	Punk
Birds of Tokyo	Berri Txarrak
Bombay Bicycle Club	Black Lungs
Buckcherry	Citizens Arrest
Crash Karma	Courage My Love
Dawes	Crass
Dean Lickyer	Darlings of Chelsea
Deer Tick	Dead Messenger
Desperate Union	Elizabeth
Die Mannequin	Fever Fever
Electric Six	Heike Has The Giggles
Finger Eleven	Mad Anthony
Gentleman Reg	Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
Go Back to the Zoo	Orphan Choir
Good Charlotte	Over The Top
Hail The Villain	PKEW PKEW PKEW (gunshots)
Hollerado	Shortpants Romance
Ill Scarlett	Teenage Kicks
Imaginary Cities	The Dirges
Jackalope	The Ettes
Justin Nozuka	The Motorleague
Little Girls	The On Fires
Metz	The Pack AD
Middle Brother	The Resignators
Monster Truck	Trigger Effect
Mother Mother	Ty Segall
My Darkest Days	Without Will
Papa Roach	YOUTHINASIA
Paper Lions
Parlovr	Metal
Preachers Son	Assassinate the Following...
Rah Rah	Bleeker Ridge
Saigon Hookers	Cryptopsy
Stone Parade	Dagoba
The Birthday Boys	Fame
The Jezabels	Flights
The Parlotones	Hunter City Madness
The Shomberg Fair	LastDayHere
The Wildbirds	Promonium Jesters
The Zoobombs	Speak of the Devil
These Electric Lives	Titan

URBAN HIGHLIGHTS*

Hip-Hop / R&B / Rap	Two Crown King
Ab Soul	UGO Crew
Anonymous Culture
Art of Fresh	Funk / Reggae
Burnz N Hell	Auresia
Cadence Weapon	Big Sugar
Cityreal	Blue King Brown
Dalivaa	DJ Ruffstuff
Down With Webster	Dub INC
Janelle Monae	Five Alarm Funk
JRDN	Kaya
Magnum KI	Mean Tangerine
March Forth	MC Skibadee
MIKE-E and AfroFlow	Tiken Jah Foley
Murs
Philly Moves	Soul / Pop
Sean Kingston	Ania Soul
Shad	Danny Fernendez
Tabi Bonney	Emily Spiller
The Lytics	Janet Jackson
The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores	Krystle Dos Santos
Three Sheet	Mz.Chawls & The Wonderfuls
Tiny Danza	Patrick Lehman

Canadian Music Fest, March 9 – 13, 2011 features over 800 local and international artists showcased in 55 venues in Toronto’s downtown core. Tickets and wristbands are available for purchase online at http://www.canadianmusicfest.com/.

Entry is subject to capacity.  Certain restrictions on some shows may apply. Please check website often for updates.

*Lineup and schedule are subject to change - so check the site often for up-to-the-minute information and announcements http://www.canadianmusicfest.com/

Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; four awards shows and the nation's largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest - CMW spans a five-day period from March 9 to March 13, 2011 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For more information, visit http://www.cmw.net/.

For Canadian Music Week information, please contact:

Planet3 Communications: Piera Savage/Jen Sanchez/Joanne Smale

T: 647.346.4101 E: http://www.blogger.com/mc/compose?to=info@planet3com.net

Bessie Bullard - Communications Director

T: 905.858.4747 E: http://www.blogger.com/mc/compose?to=bessie@cmw.net