Who: Owen Pallett Where: Danforth Music Hall When: Saturday, 10 May 2014 In One Word: Masterful Owen Pallett never ceases to amaze when it comes to his musicianship. Relying heavily on keyboard and violin, Pallett’s set integrated bass and drums for some added support. However, what Pallett can do simply with...
Who: Groenland Where: Adelaide Hall, Toronto When: Saturday, 10 May 2014 In One Word: Unique For the final night of the CMW round-up, Montreal’s orchestral indie darlings Groenland graced the stage at Adelaide Hall. With a wonderfully eclectic sound, Groenland got those in the already packed bar moving and dancing along...
Who: Kevin Myles Wilson Where: The Central, Toronto When: Thursday, 8 May 2014 In One Word: Powerful Central on Markham Street offers an intimate and relaxed atmosphere where talented singer-songwriters can be truly appreciated and where they can even sit and pen some new songs before their set. Opening Central’s Thursday night,...
Who: Brendan Canning Where: Lee’s Palace, Toronto When: Thursday, 8 May 2014 In One Word: Vibrant Brendan Canning, one of the founding members of Broken Social Scene, took over Lee’s Palace with great energy, fantastic music, and an excellent rapport with the CMW show-goers. Opening the show on a mellow note,...
Who: GrimSkunk Where: Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto When: Thursday, 8 May 2014 In One Word: Psyched Having travelled from Montreal, GrimSkunk came a long way to rock out at Sneaky Dee’s for Toronto’s Canadian Music Week. Having a slight change in schedule, GrimSkunk quickly set up to start their set earlier than...
Who: The Flatliners Where: Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto When: Thursday, 8 May 2014 In One Word: Psyched Local music rocked the stage at Sneaky Dee’s for Toronto’s Canadian Music Week. From Brampton, Ontario, The Flatliners blew up the stage at Sneak’s, creating a crowd like no other. Fans eagerly packed the floor,...
Who: Direct Hit! Where: Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto When: Thursday, 8 May 2014 In One Word: Deadly Direct Hit stole the stage at Sneaky Dee’s for Toronto’s Canadian Music Week. Being a punk rock band from Wisconsin, Direct Hit! also travelled a long way to put on a solid show for their...
Who: Most People Where: The Garrison, Toronto When: Wednesday, 7 May 2014 In One Word: Hypnotic Toronto duo, Most People, integrated audio and visual in their performance. Playing in front of a screen while clips from things like Teen Wolf (yes, the Michael J. Fox movie) and Degrassi High (yes, the...
Who: Mannerisms Where: The Garrison, Toronto When: Wednesday, 7 May 2014 In One Word: Mellow Mannerisms, an alternative/jazz group out of Toronto, features some of the more technically proficient and tighter rhythms lately found in most of today’s instrumental jazz-fusion bands. Opting for purely instrumental music, the set was more about...
Brody Dalle on stage at a headline show at Canadian Music Week 2014 – photo Brian Banks Who: Brody Dalle with Kennedy Cult and The Box Tiger When: Wednesday, 7 May 2014 Where: Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto In One Word: Control People often talk about “energy” at concerts, but energy only works well...Music Vice Magazine - www.musicvice.com - Independent online music magazine established 2002: UK, Canada, Australia and Planet Telex
