Month: April 2008
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Here Come the Woodhands
Thursday night I watched Toronto’s Wrongbar overflow with people for the Woodhands CD release party. I think it is safe to say that Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt are destined for larger venues. If everyone at the Wrongbar had changed their minds and left, there were enough people waiting outside to fill it up again….
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The Diableros Are Ready for the Country, Again
For a little while it looked like the Diableros were done. But, Pete Charmichael quickly filled in the holes and announced the bands return. Now, after a little rehearsal and time to mesh the band is getting ready for a return to the stage. May 21 at Lee’s Palace in Toronto the Diableros will make…
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Eyes On Toronto, Monday April 7
This Monday, April 7, Eyes on Toronto goes again at the Gladstone. This months guests include Tonya Lee Williams founder of The Reel World Film Fest (Running April 2nd to April 6th) and She’s also Olivia from Y & R, comedian Pat Thornton and musical guest USS plus DJ Medley, the usual cast of Eyes…
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75 Million in New Ontario Arts Funding
According to the CBC the Ontario government is prepared to announce 75 million in additional funding for arts and culture including: 12.1 million for the Royal Ontario Museum 8.6 million for the Art Gallery of Ontario 15 million for the Luminato Festival 15 million for the Southern Ontario Library Service 2.5 million for the Canadian…
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Events Toronto
One of the many groups I admin on Facebook is Events Toronto: If you’re in to Toronto stuff and want some good options for stuff to do, please feel free to join – I won’t post these here very often. Thursday, April 3 Guerilla Gardening 2008 Kickoff/Planning Meeting A Magical Night With Woodhands: Heart Attack…
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MVP: Most Vindicated Player?
Back in January, I blogged here about the new hockey soap MVP, having done a little work on the pilot a year prior. I called it “big, stupid, nasty, trashy fun”, and wondered if the CBC could handle such a show. Of course, we know now that it couldn’t. As usually happens, there was some…
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Woodhands CD Release Party
This Thursday at 9 p.m. at the Wrongbar, 1279 Queen Street West (Toronto) the Woodhands will officially release their new CD ‘Heart Attack’ and might even consider playing some songs from it. Holding down the stage while they decide if they feel like it or not will be DJ Howlermonkey and magician and mentalist Jeff…
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Patrick Krief: New Stuff April 26
Patrick Krief reports that the new album is done and will be unveiled, along with his band’s official name, at Lion D’OR on April 26. “Lion D’OR is one of Montreal’s finest venues. We’re bringing in a special line up to try and emulate what happened on the record. The line up will consist of…
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Habitat Downloads
Last year John O’Regan, front man for the D’urbervilles and sometimes David Bowie impersonator and Sylvie Smith formerly of the Barmitzvah Brothers(current whereabouts unknown) got together. They made an EP and played some shows under the name Habitat and were, for a little while, big, mega rock stars (in Guelph). Habitat is no more, but…