CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2011 HIGHLIGHTS
March 9 – 13, 2011
~Opportunity Rocks~
CANADIAN MUSIC FEST
~800 artists, 55 venues, 5 nights, 1 wristband~
These highlights are among several events taking place during Canadian Music Fest (March 9th – 13th 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
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