Toronto Music Scene

CONTEST: WIN INDIE WEEK WRISTBANDS (5 pairs)

Toronto Music Scene October 1, 2012

INDIE WEEK IS ALMOST HERE! From October 10-14 more than 200 bands will be playing across various venues in Toronto. We're giving away a pair of wristbands every day this week (monday to friday) to one lucky Tweeter who tweets:

I WANT TO WIN @INDIEWEEK WRISTBANDS FROM @TO...

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An Evening With Craig Stickland

Sheena Lyonnais September 6, 2012
 
Craig Stickland first heard the poem when he was stuck in LA traffic, trying not to think about his brother who was over in Libya with the Canadian Navy. The ship his brother arrived on had been fired upon by artillery from the land, and the Stickland family was c...

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CMW 2013 Film Review: Big Star - Nothing Can Hurt Me

By: Myles Herod April 3, 2013

During their existence, no one ever heard of Big Star.  And if you did, you were cooler than most.  

At the heart of the touching new documentary, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, is a dilemma synonymous with musical lore: what went wrong.  

Big Star never grasp...

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CD Review: Grimes - Visions

Dance Pop In a Trance
By: Laura Phillips
April 1, 2012

She’s said of herself to believe in aliens, and as Grimes continues her venture through the music wheel, it’s possible such views could be received as a kind of strategy for self-promotion. There’s something otherworldly about Grimes that taps beyond...

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TMS Indie Week Band of the Day: Silvergun and Spleen

Toronto Music Scene October 10, 2012
 
Our last pick already? It's hard to believe this is our 40th Band of the Day. With more than 200 bands playing Indie Week, I feel like we've barely scratched the surface. To round off our recommendations, let's end with a band from our nation's capitol. Silverg...

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