CMF Picks for Friday Mar 22 (part 4)

Hey everybody,

After you listen to Ruby Slippers tonight (hint, hint) there is a big ol' world of Canadian Music Fest out there.

As the week progresses I am finding it harder and harder to pick from among the offerings.  If you find yourself in the same boat, why not go online when all is said and done, and seek out the artists you weren't able to hear in person?  There is enough music out there to keep you going until next year's CMF.

So, without further ado, here's my random picks from the gig guide

Bovine Sex Club  with Hamilton's own Dirty Nil  (played on the show)

Cherry Cola's Rock and Rolla Cabaret  with a full lineup until after 3 am. including Holy Toledo

Drake Underground with Iceland Airwaves including Endless Dark and others: Skratch Bastid after 11:30

Kool Haus  this is the BIG CARD with Cadence Weapon, 360, Canailles, Wooden Sky, Cold Specks, Yukon Blonde, Diamond Rings, Matt Mays, Metric.  Devote your evening here, and come early!!!

Lees Palace  with among others, Imaginary Cities and Besnard Lakes, on most of the music types' must-see  list

Silver Dollar  with fan favorites Boys Who Say No, Xray Eyeballs  ( see this band at least once) and Solids

Sneaky Dee's for We Are Wolves and friends

Wrongbar with Digits, Diamond Rings DJ Set, Dirty Radio and others

The Sister  with Dirty Penny, Pet Clinic and We Need Surgery

Films to consider

TIFF Lightbox  Who the !@#$ is Arthur Fogel  and later The History of Future Folk

Frankly I don't think you could go wrong with any of the lineups.  How's about sending some feedback 

with your Can't Miss List at carolbonciut@gmail.com for inclusion in tomorrow's post? Please and thank you!

A Completely Incomplete Guide to CMW Part Three

Hey everybody,

Should have actually started this two days ago, (parts one and two of this are missing) but life took another minor detour, so on we go for the rest of Canadian Music Week.

After pouring over the list of artists and venues, I have tried to pick some that have stood out for me.

I want to make it PERFECTLY CLEAR however, that any venue  you go to will be interesting, fresh and best of all LIVE, so check out the schedule for yourself at canadianmusicfest.com and plunge in.

For Thursday Mar. 21

Lee's Palace  for, among others, Rah Rah and Two Hours Traffic  

Shanghai Cowgirls  for Papermaps and company

Tattoo Rock Parlour for Chloe Charles and friends

Dakota Tavern  for Acres of Lions, Mohawk Lodge and Amos the Transparent 

Drake Underground for Music from Ireland, and Pop Montreal 

Danforth Music Hall for Said the Whale and Stars (limited access though so be early )

The Sister (In Parkdale....hurray!!!) for Seam, Septembryo, My Excuse and Lumberjack

Tranzac Club for Intergalactic Lovers, City of Glass and others

Silver Dollar for Xray Eyeballs, Cautioneers, Wicked Witches plus more!

Painted Lady for Grey Ghost, and Sweatshop Union et al

The Rivoli for an amazing card of performers including the Zolas

Horseshoe Tavern for Teenage Kicks, Strumbellas, Ben Caplan, Great Bloomers

(My head's exploding! Gotta stop...)

TIFF Lightbox  "Ain't In It For My Health" A film about Levon Helm  and sneak preview of "Spring Breakers"

Some bands will be bouncing around throughout the festival.  If you miss one of your picks, check under the artists' listings to see where else they may pop up.

And remember, this is only the tip of the iceberg. 

Back tomorrow.

Ruby Slippers Mar 22 7-8 pm CMW!!!!!

Hey everybody!

In trying to put together this playlist for the show, I realized that picking from amongst the hundreds of quality artists gigging during Canadian Music Week was going to be impossible.  Fortunately, the excellent music programmes that  come before and after my show this week* will include lots of incredible music. Of course you can also go to shows throughout the fest, regardless of where you are in the downtown core, and see tons of bands you know, bands you think you know and bands you have never heard before (see how not-so-cleverly I slipped in Ruby Slippers' mantra?)

Anyway, I had to chose my CMW picks by the only way possible...closing my eyes and pointing randomly to names from the programme guide.  You can do the same thing by going to www.canadianmusicfest.com where there is a comprehensive schedule of the week's venues and line ups.

Also may I add that the selections for the Music Film Fest, held at the TIFF Lightbox is amazing, with two movies each day Thursday and Friday, as well as four on Saturday.  Who doesn't want to see the continuation of "The Last Pogo (Jumps Again)" or a film about Levon Helm?

Hope to see you out and about, and thanks for listening!

Twenty-Twenty...Parker

X...Xray Eyeballs   (CMW)

Live To Tell The Tale...Passion Pitt

Devon...Grimes  (from the album Halfaxa)

Ungirthed...Purity Ring ( I love this song)

With Her Shadow...Born Ruffians  (CMW)

What I Like About You...Lion Or Gazelle

See...Animalia

Things Are Changing...Hey Rosetta

Sedna...Septembryo  (interview to come) (CMW)

Lost Dream...Digits  (CMW)

The Golden Hour...Ocean City Defender (CMW)

Amaze Me Jane...Parlovr

Nine In The Morning...Panic! In The Disco

Dig, Lazarus,Dig!...Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (CMW)

Be Still...Robyn Hitchcock

Our Retired Explorer...The Weakerthans  (Live from Winnipeg)

Space Oddity...Powerman 5000   (Why not?)

* Some of our outstanding music shows  include Dreaming In Stereo Friday 3-5 pm, Mixtape Escape Friday noon to 2, Bang  Friday 5-6 pm, Catwoman Friday 6-7 pm, Blissful Thunder  Thursday noon to 2 pm, Stylistic Endeavours 8-10 pm on Friday, Vinyl from the CIUT Crypt Sat. 8-10 pm, and so many 

NO Ruby Slippers Mar. 15

Hey everybody,

Due to unforseeable circumstances, there was not a live show last night.  CIUT played a repeat of last week's programme, and what with the technical problems plaguing the board last night, I was grateful that at least the hard rocking show from the previous week could be broadcast.

I am looking forward to a new live show with music from the artists of CMW (starting this Tuesday), and in the not too distant future, an interview with the band Septembryo.

Things are beginning to swing back into line, so on we go...

Thanks for listening and back next week!

Ruby Slippers Mar. 8 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

Kind of a heavy sound this week.  It's always surprising to me when I play the final selections of tunes just how the mix comes together.  Is there a shortcut in the brain between how you are feeling, and how you seek to express that through music?

You may notice as well that I have not gravitated toward retro sounds like last week, but most of the music is from earlier works of the artists.  Next week, I have some oldie goldie surprises in store, so be sure to check it out.

Finally, here is a great video of auditions for the band Postal Service that as music fans I know you will enjoy.

via http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0dadfc1070/the-postal-service-auditions

So away we go

The Shakes...Atlas Sound

That Girl...Shana Falana

Searchlight...Young Galaxy

Visiting statue...Grimes

Call It A Mission...Gowan  (pump fist in the air, dance, bop around you get the picture)

Roland...Bicycles

Neon Blue...Still Life Still

People of the Deer...The Trews

Everybody Knows...Slow Loris

We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed...Los Campesinos (Struggle with that name, don't know why)

Cosmic Country Noir...Stereolab

Late Last Year...Shotgun Jimmie

Fever Of The Time...Zeus

Soul Unwind...Apostle of Hustle

So Blue... Low (new!)

****Mar. 9th  Because of technical difficulties, these did not get played... next week?

Under Pressure...The Used (yes, that "Under Pressure")

Cracked LCD...Ladytron

BONUS TRACKS   check these out

Boy Like Me.. ACBs

Hidden Sound...Water Colour

That's all folks.

Thanks for listening!!

Ruby Slippers for Mar. 1 7-8 pm

Hey everybody!

First day of the month, and a new start!

Gonna try and revisit some sounds from the past in the playlists this month.  See if you can pick these gems out!

I Can't Make It---Small Faces  (easy start...)

Out Of My Mind---Eric Burdon and the Greenhornes  (something older, something new)

Into Ashes White---Raising The Fawn

Help Me---Kensington Market (psychedelic Toronto Band)

Vacation---Best Scheme

B.A.B.E.---The Smugglers (West Coast...)

Erl King---Ghost Bees

The Man With The Child In His Eyes---Kate Bush

Little Boat---Chelsey Scott

Ocarina---Birds and Batteries

What Do You Think Will Happen Next?---Cadence Weapon/Final Fantasy

Memories Like Photographs---The Rest

Nothing Ever Happens It Only Seems To---Royal Chant

Summersweat---Royal Canoe

On Top Of Your Love---Royal Wood  (the Royals have it!)

Spotlight---Leagues  (new track)

Concrete---The Features

Onward and upward, my friends!

Thanks for listening!

Ruby Slippers for Feb. 22 7-8 pm

Hey everybody,

I'm back in the usual spot, and rarin' to go.  Hope you enjoyed Lupercalia last week, and have been following the Folk Alliance event in Toronto (and broadcast here on CIUT) this week.

There's so much excellent music out there, it's hard to choose who gets played from week to week, but I think this is an interesting playlist, some of which was inspired by the fill in last Saturday, so here goes.

Boomerang...Allistair

You're Not That Great...Dog Bite

Stay Don't Go...Spoon

Underwood...NoteBookMan

Mary Was Once Alive  (demo)...Minotaurs

Dry Your Eyes (Angels and Airwaves cover)...chanceaaron

This is Now...The Knife

Top Secret Kisses...deBra 666

Crawlerout...Purity Ring

kind and sterling...Violet Letters

Watching You Without me...Kate Bush

Map of The World (Part 1)...Jane Siberry

Youth and Beauty...Rebekah Higgs

Born Again(Luke Lalonde from Born Ruffians remix)...DIANA

Don't Stop Now...Willy Mason

Are You Ready?...Starpilot

Distance...Beach Fossils

BONUS TRACK  time permitting

Be Professional...The ACB's

Thanks for listening, and will see you next week.