DevO

The Slackers have a bunch of Ontario dates in May including a Saturday night at Beau's brewery. Highly recommended! May 6, 2014 21:00 Windsor, Ont Dominion House May 7, 2014 21:00 Hamilton, Ont Casbah May 8, 2014 21:00 Guelph, Ont Ebar May 9, 2014 21:00 Toronto, On Lee's Palace (Canadian Music Festival) May 10, 2014 21:00 Van Kleek Hill, Ont Beau's Brewery http://www.theslackers.com/

Sweeeeeet.

I think that's where I saw John Scofield too. (... waiting for Hamilton to correct me...)

If anything I will hope to make it to Canandaigua but definitely no Phish Mail Order for me no more!!

For the past two years my friend Matt has been plugging away making experimental, ambient electronic music in his apartment. His first foray into making beats. He has finally finished it and sent a link around. It's pretty strange, sometimes catchy, sometimes glitchy... Without further ado: EGGPLANT PURPLE MOVES! You can stream it at

So lame! "...in what came as unfortunate news for Mansion and electronic music fans alike, City of Toronto officials denied Mansion’s permit at the last minute, due to a zoning bylaw issue, despite months of talks with Building and Fire departments, along with thousands of dollars sank in for engineering consulting costs, and construction efforts (like the addition of new fire escape doors), to accommodate Mansion’s crowds. It’s important to note that Foundry isn’t a last minute affair thrown together by inexperienced promoters. According to City Councilor Ana Bailao: “It’s really disappointing, the applicants worked really hard. I had a lot of meetings. I tried to help as much as possible. Nothing happens at the Tower Automotive, it would have been great to reuse the space for at least three weekends. They worked hard and spent a lot of energy to make sure that they had a plan.†" http://thump.vice.com/en_ca/words/the-city-of-toronto-forced-the-foundry-festival-to-relocate

Nice!

Looks cool. BUT are people ready to start dropping $15-$25 per digital album download once again? For music that they have already paid for 1,2,3 times in the past in other formats?

Yeah, Steve Earle is actually the only one off of that list that motivates me.

I am smiling ear to ear!! http://theconstantines.wordpress.com/ Posted on February 11, 2014 I thought I was old when we started the band. Twenty-one, facing growing up, and trying to preserve some youth in songs – The Young & The Desperate, Young Offenders, Young Lions, etc. The “Constant Teensâ€, you know… In a lot of ways, the eleven years that we were active as a band was a suspended adolescence. At our best, we consecrated youth in the true rock and roll spirit. Wild, ecstatic moments, pure physical and spiritual energy, free of any past or future. We held on to that for as long as we could. Gradually, an awareness of the passing of time, the changes occurring around us, and personal physical and emotional needs crept into the songs – Soon Enough, Our Age, Windy Road (Best get new dreams – these old dreams won’t last). There were some heavy times in those last few years – each member of the family was being pulled in their own direction, trying to figure out who we were apart from each other. Every family comes to this at some point, and everyone deals with it in their own way. On a cold night in the winter of 2010, walking down Mont-Royal, I called Doug, who I’d been playing in bands with since early high school, and said, “I can’t do this anymore.†I was unsure what kind of response this statement would get, but Doug was kind and understanding, and we spoke as brothers do. That was a basic fact with the Cons: we were as real with each other as people could be. The band played a few shows that year, fulfilled what responsibilities we could, and then we went our separate ways. I believe it had to happen this way. We each had to figure some shit out on our own. The six months after the Cons stopped playing was one of the most fucked up periods in my life. I realized pretty quickly that I didn’t really know how to play music outside of The Constantines. We had learned to be musicians together. There were no real goodbyes, but there was a complicated mourning process, figuring out that there were other things to devote oneself to. Trying to write a resume was a nightmare. Life went on. A great irony in all of this, is that I’ve become more aware of what the Cons meant to people in the years since the band last played together, than I ever was while we were active. I suppose that’s no grand revelation – you often have to get outside of something to get a picture of what it is. We are grateful that people love this band so much. We love it too. In the past year, we’ve had perfect occasions to reconnect with one another, to play together in various forms, and to talk again as brothers do. Timing has never been the Cons’ greatest strength, and as we watched the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of Shine A Light pass by, we joked together, saying, “well, maybe we’ll do something for the 11th…†True to the Cons’ decision making process, the more something made us laugh, the better an idea it seemed. And support came in from some wonderful places. We’ve been talking a lot lately, and we’ve made some plans. What it all comes down to is this: There is too much love and too much life in this music for it to only exist in the past. We’re happy to announce that The Constantines – Will Kidman, Steve Lambke, Doug MacGregor, Bry Webb and Dallas Wehrle – will be playing some shows this summer, leading up to the 11th Anniversary Reissue of Shine A Light. Details will be coming your way soon, but we wanted to give you the news ourselves, and say thanks for everything. Your kind words have meant a lot to all of us, and we look forward to seeing you again. Time can be overcome, BW/Constantines

http://torontourbanrootsfest.com/ Toronto Urban Roots Fest announces 2014 Lineup Toronto Urban Roots Fest (TURF) will take place on Friday, July 4 to Sunday, July 6 at Garrison Commons outdoors at Historic Fort York in Downtown Toronto. The 2014 fest EXPANDS to THREE STAGES and now FORTY-FOUR artists. The 3-day lineup features headliners NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL and SAM ROBERTS BAND with guests GASLIGHT ANTHEM, GOGOL BORDELLO, VIOLENT FEMMES, LOCAL NATIVES, GARY CLARK JR, ANDREW BIRD, STEVE EARLE, JENNY LEWIS, BORN RUFFIANS, SHOVELS & ROPE and more… A complete listing of all the artists announced are on the TURF Lineup page. Many more artists will be announced in the upcoming weeks. This year the EAST and WEST stages will be scheduled with 10 minute breaks to make it easier to get food and bev in-between sets. The new SOUTH stage, which will be surrounded by amphitheatre-like grassy hills, will have longer changeover breaks. Two of the three stages will now be running at the same time giving everyone more musical choices throughout the weekend. EARLYBIRD 3-day wristbands, EARLYBIRD 3 day VIP bracelets, and the new EARLYBIRD MASTER VIP, go on sale Thursday, February 27th at noon. Prices and links are listed on the TURF Ticketing page. EARLYBIRD pricing will only last for a month. If TURF does not sell out in advance, Single day concert tickets will go on sale in early April. At that time 3 Day, 3 Day VIP, and 3 Day Master will all increase in price. LEE’S PALACE and The LEGENDARY HORSESHOE TAVERN will once again host AFTER HOURS BONUS SHOWS for a limited number of TURF artists including new pre-TURF concerts on Wednesday, July 2 and Thursday July 3rd, and post-TURF concerts at both venues on Monday, July 7. The CLUB BONUS SERIES will only be announced mid-April. You need a separate ticket for any of these shows (unless you buy a MASTER VIP) and they will only go on sale in late April/early May.

Not far from Southern Ontario either..

Buffalo on April 8th Toronto on April 9th (The Phoenix) Montreal on May 18/19 (Pouzza Festival) http://theholdsteady.net/

The only one I've read is the Celine Dion one and it was really enjoyable. The author who is a well known Canadian music and culture critic starts out on the premise that he despises the music of Celine Dion, yet she is a global phenomenon. Then he sets about exploring what could possible make so many people feel this way about music that he hates so much. It's an interesting and funny read.

March 12, 1993 - DevO attends first real concert: Guns N Roses at Copps Coliseum with the Brian May Band opening. Is Copps actaully getting a facelift or just a re-naming?

Summer’s festival fever will hit Toronto early this year as CMW (Canadian Music Week) 2014 makes its official move from March to May 6-10. The citywide celebration will offer music fans from near and far the chance to catch more than 1000 acts in a jam-packed week of shows. From some of the year’s best to several of the most anticipated, the initial lineup spans the spectrum of electronic to experimental, indie pop to alternative, punk to hip hop and much more in between. M.I.A., City and Colour, Ellie Goulding, Tegan and Sara, Television, Neko Case, The 1975, Walk Off The Earth, Flatbush Zombies, OFF, The Dodos, The King Khan and BBQ Show, Basecamp, Odesza, No Age, Woods, Cheetah Chrome, Sleepy Suns, Comeback Kid, Breton, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Indian Handcrafts, Jon Batiste, Three O’Clock Train, Cerebral Ballzy, The Organ Thieves, Tasha the Amazon (The Truth), The Nils, Jr Gone Wild, Richard Duguay, Bipolar Sunshine, Elizabeth Rose, The Damn Truth, Tiger Bell, White Hills, Tanika Charles, Maylee Todd, The Dirty Nil, Parade of Lights, Oscar Key Sung, Sean Leon & Daniel Caesar of IXXI, Noname, Gypsy, King Reign, The 6th Letter (Bakers Club) , OSIYM, Roney, and The Wyld are just some of the incredible acts confirmed to perform. Additional headliners and emerging frontrunners will also take centre stage as the lineup continues to unfold. Stay tuned for more news and updates in the coming weeks. Specific show details are still to be announced. In the meantime, music fans can purchase wristbands to gain access to festival performances on the CMW website at www.cmw.net/music. --------------------- Thanks NW (and Basher) for the Neko Case presale link today. I got FRONT ROW, almost centre! This might be the first time I've pulled that calibre of ticket for anything. Also: Television @ The Phoenix (TO) on May 10: http://cmw.net/music/tickets/ticket-details/?schedule_ID=139

Is this about the North Bay Duplicate Bridge Club open pairs tournament? If so, it already happened. Here are the results (spoiler alert): http://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoc/bw.cgi?pid=display_rank&msec=1&event=20140126_1&wd=1&club=northbay

So, no Shakey/Jack album buuuuuuuuuuut... http://exclaim.ca/News/neil_young_to_release_new_album_letter_home_via_third_man

Hammertown on the up and up!

When are these dudes going to have some tour dates? You've got enough Phish on vinyl to do a whole damn night of it?

Try Stash's hot sauce, it is friggin' amazing! http://davidloomisphoto.com/MyRecipes/Stash_s_Hot_Sauce-516.html Let me know what you think.

at 7:30 PM http://new.livestream.com/jazz/events/2676886

This could give Americana a run for its money.