CANADIAN MUSIC FEST
2010 HIGHLIGHTS

~700 artists, 45 venues, 5 nights, 1 wristband~

A PART OF CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2010
www.canadianmusicfest.com
www.cmw.net


Canadian Music Fest, March 10 – 14, 2010, features over 700 new local and international artists showcased in 45 venues in Toronto’s city centre. Tickets and wristbands are available for purchase at Ticketmaster, TicketBreak, Rotate This, Soundscapes, KOP Records and www.canadianmusicfest.com. Your wristband gets you access to Canadian Music Fest showcases, film screenings, exclusive gigs, afternoon shows, club nights and after parties. For public queries please visit the Frequently Asked Questions page on the Canadian Music Fest website: http://www.canadianmusicfest.com/faq/



Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Cage the Elephant w/ Morning Teleportation and As Tall As Lions (Limited Wristbands) - AA
Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St.
Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m.
Tickets $16.50 (plus taxes & service charges)


Alicia Keys (VIP Wristband Win-To-Get-In: Center stage Rows 10-14) w/ Robin Thicke and Melanie Fiona - AA
Air Canada Centre, 40 Bay St.
Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $49.50 / $124.50


Jamie Cullum (VIP Wristband Win-To-Get-In)
Support TBD
Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St
Tickets $39.50 / $47.50 (plus taxes & service charges)


Jason Collett, Zeus and Bahamas present: The Bonfire Ball (Revue)
Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St. W.
Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m.
Tickets $20.00 (plus taxes & service charges)


Platinum Blonde w/ Sadie May Crash, The Mission District and Kate Miller-Heidke
Mod Club Theatre, 722 College St.
Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m.
Tickets $20.00 (plus taxes & service charges)


Speech Debelle w/ Kae Sun
Revival, 783 College St.
Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m.
Tickets $15.00 (plus taxes & service charges)


Indiscover / Orange Record Label Showcase
Alexz Johnson, Justin Hines, Robyn Dell’unto and Mark Feldman
Rivoli, 334 Queen St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)


K-Rock Showcase
Fugitive Underground, Nightbox, The Barettas, Metro4, Hello Beautiful
Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)


Copeland w/ I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business, Person L and Deas Vail (Limited Wristbands) - AA
Opera House, 735 Queen St. E.
Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $19.50 (plus taxes & service charges)


Vivian Girls w/ Male Bonding, Mutiny Within and more (Limited Wristbands)
Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St. W.
Doors 9 p.m.
Tickets $14.00 (plus taxes & service charges)


Eye Weekly Opening Party
Styrofoam Ones, Parallels, DVAS, CFCF, Dave and Stu (DJing)
The Roosevelt Room, 2 Drummond Pl.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10.00 (plus taxes & service charges)


Brought to you by Galaxie Rising Star…
Hot Kid, Ace Kinkaid, Pick a Piper, Adebisi Shank and The Wilderness
Rancho Relaxo, 300 College St.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes $ service charges)



Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Agency Group Showcase
Default, My Darkest Days, Daniel Wesley, Soul Side In and Clayton Bellamy
Tattoo Rock Parlour, 567 Queen St. W.
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $15.00 (plus taxes & service charges)


Steel Panther - AA
Support TBD
Sound Academy, 11 Polson St.
Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m.
Tickets $26.50 Advance (plus applicable service charges) / $50 for VIP Balcony (plus applicable service charges)
All Ages Show, with Legal Age 19+ VIP Balcony


Children Collide, Dead Famous, Nightmare Air & The State of Things
Velvet Underground, 508 Queen St. W.
Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)


Champion and his G-Strings w/ Misstress Barbara and Beast
Guvernment, 132 Queens Quay East
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $20 (plus taxes & service charges)


Tech N9ne w/ So Sick Social Club and Peter Jackson (Limited Wristbands) - AA
Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St.
Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m.
Tickets $25 (plus taxes & service charges)


Arts and Crafts Showcase
Featuring Timber Timbre w/ Dan Mangan and Sally Seltmann
The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W.
Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m.
Tickets $20.00 (plus taxes & service charges)


K-OS w/ Woodhands and Saukrates presented by CBC Radio 2
The Opera House, 735 Queen St. E.
Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m.
Tickets $25.00 (plus taxes & service charges)


RJD2 w/ Mymanhenri, Break Science and Happy Chichester (Limited Wristbands)
Mod Club Theatre, 722 College St.
Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m.
Tickets $21.50 (plus taxes & service charges)


Energy 101.5 Presents
Amy Heffernan, Ghostkeeper, Broken Ride, Sonal and Chasing Jones
Bread and Circus, 299 Augusta Ave
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10.00 (plus taxes & service charges)


Proud FM Showcase
Hunter Valentine, Pinup Saints, The Craft Economy and more
Gladstone Hotel (North Ballroom), 1214 Queen St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10.00 (plus taxes & service charges)


Audio Blood Showcase presented by Exclaim!
Leif Vollebekk, We Are The City, The Darcys, Clothes Make The Man, Make Your Exit and Sandman Viper Command
El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)


Brought to you by Galaxie Rising Star
Darin Yorston, L’il Andy, Katie Moore, Christian D and the Hangovers, The Real McCoys
Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


Eye Weekly Showcase (Limited Wristbands)
First Rate People, Diamond Rings, Fields of Fur, Cadence Weapon and Empire
The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $12 (plus taxes and service charges)


Music From Ireland
Neosupervital, Funeral Suits, Villagers, Dark Room Notes, Adebisi Shank, And So I Watch You From Afar
Hideout 484 Queen St. W.
Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


CHARTattack Showcase
Magneta Lane, Amos The Transparent, Green Go, Hollerado, The Besnard Lakes, Great Bloomers, Arietta
Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W.
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $16 (plus taxes and service charges)


Windish Agency Showcase
New Look, Speech Debelle, Neon Indian, Little Dragon and more
Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $20 (plus taxes and service charges)


Marianas Trench w/ Carly Rae Jepsen (Limited Wristbands) - AA
Massey Hall, 178 Victoria Street
Doors 7 p.m.
Tickets $29.50 / $36.50


Spotlight on India (Produced by Blueband Musiq)
Farid Khan, Zameer, Jsin, Delhi 2 Dublin, The Kominas
Revival, 783 College St.
Doors 9 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


Keys N’ Krates
Piper Davis, Donnis, Keys N’ Krates, Grand Theft and more
Wrongbar 1279 Queen St. W.
Doors 9 p.m.
Tickets $15 (plus taxes and service charges)



Friday, March 12, 2010
Windup/Wax Records Showcase
Jesse Labelle, Elias, Theset and Hawthorne Heights
Tattoo Rock Parlour, 567 Queen St. W.
Doors 7 p.m.
Tickets $15 (plus taxes and service charges)


The Fantasy Defender, Danger! Danger!, Queen Licorice and Nightmare Air
Velvet Underground, 508 Queen St. W.
Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


Metal Blade Records & Exclaim! Present
Assassinate The Following, Titan, Starring Janet Leigh, Barn Burner, BISON b.c., and more
Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen St. W.
Doors 8:30pm
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


Music BC Showcase
Adaline, We Are The City, Dan Mangan and The Left
Courthouse, 57 Adelaide St. E.
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


Country Showcase Presented by KX 96
Mark Lorenz, Cathy-Anne McClintock, Chad Brownlee, Marshall Dane, Dean Brody and Jason Blaine
Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen St. W.
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $15 (plus taxes and service charges)


Brought to you by Galaxie Rising Star…
Barron 5, AfterpartY, Les Handclaps, Gobble Gobble and Fighter/Lover
Bread and Circus, 299 Augusta Ave
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


Sirius Salutes Quebec
Navet Confit, Fred Fortin, Parlovr, Winter Gloves and Handsome Furs
El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave.
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $15 (plus taxes and service charges)


Spotlight on India (Produced by Blueband Musiq)
Prita Chhabra, Gurpreet Chana, Shobha, JT & MC JD Roadshow, The Bilz & Kashif and En Karma
Revival, 783 College St.
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)
Billions Showcase
Winter Gloves, The Russian Futurists, The Acorn, Plants and Animals, Think About Life and The Uglysuit
Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $18 (plus taxes and service charges)


Our Lady Peace (VIP Wristband Win-To-Get-In)
Massey Hall, 178 Victoria Street
Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m.
Tickets $42.50 & $52.50 (plus FMF and service charges)
Reserved seating


Bedouin Soundclash w/ Charlie Winston
Mod Club Theatre, 722 College St.
Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m.
Tickets $25 (plus taxes & service charges)
All Ages / General Admission


S.L. Feldman & Associates Showcase
Maurice, Jesse Labelle, Street Pharmacy, Children Collide, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Armchair Cynics and Pinup Saints
Gladstone Hotel (North Ballroom), 1214 Queen St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)


Paquin Entertainment Showcase
Villagers, Hannah Georgas, Ladies of the Canyon, Christina Martin, Brasstronaut, Techromancer
Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W.
Doors 7:00 p.m.


Postdata w/ Brian Borcherdt & Julie Fader
The Music Gallery, 197 John Street
Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m.
Tickets $15.00 (plus FMF and service charges)
All Ages / General Admission


Eye Weekly Showcase
Ghostkeeper, The D’urbervilles, Silver Starling, Metz, Soft Copy
Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


Roadrunner Records Showcase
Bootleg Glory, Baptized in Blood, Hail the Villain, Mutiny Within, Callahan
Hideout, 484 Queen St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


CHARTattack Showcase
Bend Sinister, The Dudes, Jets Overhead, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Hot Hot Heat, Paper Lions, Glory Hound
Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W.
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $17.50 (plus taxes and service charges)


Windish Agency Presents
Simian Mobile Disco DJ Set
Mod Club, 720 College St.
Doors 10:30 p.m.
Tickets $15 (plus taxes and service charges)


The Aussie BBQ presented by One Movement
Children Collide, Sally Seltmann, Kate Miller-Heidke, Dead Letter Chorus, Grand Atlantic, Fergus Brown and Paul Greene
Rivoli, 334 Queen St W
Doors 8:30 p.m
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


Dexateens, Ian Blurton’s Happy Endings, Huron, The Lawn, CATL and Isla Craig & The Continental Drift
Comfort Zone, 480 Spadina Ave
Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes and service charges)


illScarlett with guests
Sound Academy, 11 Polson St
Doors 7 p.m.
Tickets $23.50 (plus taxes and service charges)


YYZ Records Showcase
Piper Davis, Jeremy Glenn, Madrid, Viatminsforyou, TMDP, Nasty Nav with a Secret 1am performance announced day of
Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St. W.
Tickets $10.50 (plus taxes and service charges)


Hammerfall w/Conflicted and Powerglove (Produced by Inertia Entertainment) (Limited Wristbands)
Opera House, 735 Queen St. E
Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $28.50 (plus taxes and service charges)



Saturday, March 13, 2010
Our Lady Peace (VIP Wristband Win-To-Get-In)
Massey Hall, 178 Victoria Street
Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m.
Tickets $42.50 & $52.50 (plus FMF and service charges)
Reserved seating


Milow
The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W.
Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m.
Tickets $13.50 (plus FMF and service charges)


Electric Six w/ Sweet Thing, Ben Stevenson, Hot Panda and more
Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St. W.
Doors 9 p.m. Show 10 p.m.
Tickets $15 (plus taxes & service charges)


The Indie Awards – Concert Series
Desperate Union, Plants and Animals, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Great Lake Swimmers and Constantines
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, 100 Front St. W
Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m.
Tickets $20 (plus taxes & service charges)
All Ages / General Admission


Distort Entertainment Showcase presented by Jägermeister
Comeback Kid, Dead & Divine, Periphery and Structures
El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave.
Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m.
Tickets $20 (plus taxes & service charges)


Sirius Songwriters Café
Joel Plaskett, Jeff Martin, Default and The Trews
Mod Club Theatre, 722 College St.
Doors 6:30 p.m.
Tickets $25 (plus taxes & service charges)


The Bats Pajamas, Ten Kens, The Two Koreas and Nightmare Air
Velvet Underground, 508 Queen St. W.
Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)


Dine Alone Records and Friends Present
Moneen w/ Songs from a Room, Sights and Sounds, Meligrove Band and Mocking Bird Wish Me Luck
The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W.
Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $20 (plus taxes & service charges)


Gasoline Magazine/Hi-Hat Recordings
Blind Mule, The Good Times, Corpusse, The Job, Spookey Rueben with Special 2am performance announced day-of
Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen St. W.
Doors 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)


CHARTattack Showcase
Yukon Blonde, The Balconies, The Beauties, The Wooden Sky, Two Hours Traffic, The Junction, The Stanfields
Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W.
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $16 (plus taxes & service charges)


Blues Showcase Presented by DAWG FM
Rick Taylor, Alfie Smith, Elyssa Mahoney & Lucas Haneman Band, Thom Swift and Monkey Junk
Silver Dollar, 486 Spadina Ave
Doors 5:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)


Delta Hotels Music Nova Scotia Stage: Enter the Tiki (DELEGATES ONLY UNTIL 9pm)
Steve MacDougall, Laura Merrimen, Charlie A’Court, Erin Costello, Postdata and more
Rivoli, 334 Queen St.W.
Doors 5:30 p.m.
Tickets $10 (plus taxes & service charges)


Wolfgang Gartner (Limited Wristbands)
DMT, Harvard Bass and Jon Roman
The Social, 1100 Queen St. W.
Doors 9 p.m.


Redbull Thr3e Style
A-Trak, Skratch Bastid, Klever, Meech and many more
Sound Academy, 11 Polson St.
Doors 9 p.m.
Tickets $15 (plus taxes & service charges)


Best of 2009 (Presented by Opera House)
Glass Ampp, Faithdown, Split the Skye, Noble Rogues
Opera House, 735 Queen St. W.
Doors 7 p.m.
Tickets $15 (plus taxes & service charges)



Sunday, March 14, 2010
100 Monkeys w/ New Teeth and Desperate Union
Tattoo Rock Parlour, 567 Queen St. W.
Doors 6:30 p.m. Show 7 p.m.
Tickets $15 (plus taxes & service charges)
All Ages / General Admission


Born Ruffians w/ Young Rival and Parlovr
Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St.
Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m.
Tickets $25 (plus taxes & service charges)
All Ages / General Admission


P.O.S. w/ The Leathers, Astronautalis, Dessa and Prolific
Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St.
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets $15 (plus taxes & service charges)


Dillinger Escape Plan w/ Animals As Leaders, I wrestled a bear once and Darkest Hour
Opera House, 735 Queen St. E.
Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $20 (plus taxes & service charges)

All Canadian Music Fest shows are 19 and over – unless stated all ages. The schedule will be updated frequently - so check the site often for up-to-the-minute information and announcements. www.canadianmusicfest.com