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CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2011 HIGHLIGHTS
March 9 – 13, 2011
~Opportunity Rocks~
CANADIAN MUSIC FEST
~800 artists, 55 venues, 5 nights, 1 wristband~
 
 











These highlights are among several events taking place during Canadian Music Fest (March 9th – 13th in Toronto), a part of Canada Music Week. Please visit http://www.canadianmusicfest.com/ for ticket and venue information.

FRENCH HIGHLIGHTS*


1979
M.T.L
Acid Washed
Marxs
Buddy McNeil & The Magic Mirrors
Medi
Charloote Cornfield
Miracle Fortress
Chris Combette
Misteur Valaire
Dagoba
Noone
Dub Inc.
Parlovr
Elephant Stone
Prince Koloni 
Elsiane
Random Recipe
Empire Isis
The Barr Brothers
Jonas & The Massive Attraction
Uncle Bad Touch
Karkwa
Valleys
Land Of Talk
Yeti Lane
Les Breastfeeders
Your Favourite Enemies
Little Scream


ACOUSTIC, SINGER/SONG-WRITER & WORLD MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS*


Acoustic
Amy Heffernan
Chris Velan
Billy The Kid
Craig Smith
Cameron Scott Fraser
Domestic Crisis Group
Chris Simmons
Eli Wolfe
Current Swell
Eric Hutchinson
Dave Hause
Eva Aine
David Blair
J Mascis
Dead Cities
James Vincent McMorrow
Emily Baker
Jen Lane  
Grey Kingdom
Jenikz
Jack Carty
Jon Bryant
Jodymoon
Kai
Kenya Kondo
Kurt Vile & The Violators
Kevin Wong
Laura Jansen
KO
Laurell
Lake Of Stew
Mandippal
Lindsay Ell
Maya Solovéy
Maneli Jamal
Melissa Etheridge
Matt Corby
Nate Daniels
Mélissa Laveaux
Noel Johnson
Paisley Jura
Paul Davidson
Quickness
Rob Moir
Robyn Dell'Unto
Seth Anderson
Shawn Hlookoff
Sister Says
Stef Lang
Smokekiller
Windings
T. Nile
Autumn Owls
The R.G. Morrison
Singer / Song-writer
World
After Runnymede
Altan Urag
Ariane Mahryke Lemire
Elsiane
Cahn & Yang
Pedro Menendez Fusion Ensemble
Carey Ott
Peter's Songs
Charlotte Cornfield

ELECTRONIC & EXPERIMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS*


Adaline
Miracle Fortress
Amberhaze
Misteur Valaire
Anna Calvi
Monogrenade
AWOL Nation
Murs
Bloodgroup
Night slugs
Bonjay
Onra
Brandt Brauer Frick
OPOPO
Cadence Weapon
Pick A Piper
Candy Coated Killahz
Piper Davis
Chateau Marmont
Rich Aucoin
DJ Ruffstuff
Robot Bomb Shelter
DVAS
SECRETTES
Esben & The Witch
Sex With Strangers
Empire Isis
Team Canada DJs
Isis (of Thunderheist)
The TANUKI Project
Humans
Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party
John Aquavina
Tupper Ware Remix Party
La patère rose
Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS)
Marxs
Valleys
MC Skibadee
Young Galaxy
MEN
ZE!
Memory House

FOLK, BLUEGRASS, COUNTRY & ROOTS HIGHLIGHTS*


Folk
Andy Brown
Chad Brownlee
Boxer the Horse
Codie Prevost
Brett Caswell & The Marquee Rose
Cody
Chin
Cousin Harley (Paul Pigat)
Chris Assaad
Dan Sultan
Daniel Moir
Dawson Reigns
Darlingside
Del Barber
Gus MacGregor
Dinner Belles
I.No
Haylee McLean
James Vincent McMorrow
Hey Romeo
Jasper Sloan Yip
High Valley
Kalle Mattson
Jason Kirkness
Kim Wempe
JD Clarke
Kurt Vile
Jerry Sereda
Layah Jane
Jo Hikk
McAlister Drive  
Judge Jackson
Megan Bonnell
Kim Churchill
Morgan Cameron Ross
Little Foot Long Foot
Olenka and the Autumn Lovers
Maddy Rodriguez
Parks & Rec
Marshall Dane
Racoon Bandit
Melanie Morgan
Raghu Dixit
Melissa Etheridge
Sheep Dogs
Phone Joan
Steph Macpherson
Ruth Minnikin
The Ascot Royals
Ryan Warner & The Moonlight Ride
The Bad Ideas
Serena Ryder
The Matinée
Shane Chisholm
The North Lakes
Six West
The Oh Wells
Tenille
The Strumbellas
The Barr Brothers
The Wilderness of Manitoba
The North
Trevor James 
The Pining
   & The Perfect Gentlemen Husbands
The River Junction Band
Uncle Bad Touch
The Skirt Chasers
Yukon Blonde
The Treasures
Zaac Pick
The Vanishers
Zachary Lucky
The Wheat Pool
Toby
Bluegrass / Country / Roots
Tommy Gilham
Bryce Pallister
Val Halla
Buddy McNeil & The Magic Mirrors
Zea Mays
Catl

PUNK & METAL HIGHLIGHTS*


Rock / Pop /Alternative
Alcoholic Faith Mission
Wide Mouth Mason
Amos The Transparent
Yukon Blonde
Asaf Avidan & The Mojos
Zeus
Balconies
Big Sugar
Punk
Birds of Tokyo
Berri Txarrak
Bombay Bicycle Club
Black Lungs
Buckcherry
Citizens Arrest
Crash Karma
Courage My Love
Dawes
Crass
Dean Lickyer
Darlings of Chelsea
Deer Tick
Dead Messenger
Desperate Union
Elizabeth  
Die Mannequin
Fever Fever
Electric Six
Heike Has The Giggles
Finger Eleven
Mad Anthony
Gentleman Reg
Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
Go Back to the Zoo
Orphan Choir
Good Charlotte
Over The Top
Hail The Villain
PKEW PKEW PKEW (gunshots)
Hollerado
Shortpants Romance
Ill Scarlett
Teenage Kicks
Imaginary Cities
The Dirges 
Jackalope
The Ettes
Justin Nozuka
The Motorleague
Little Girls
The On Fires
Metz  
The Pack AD
Middle Brother
The Resignators
Monster Truck
Trigger Effect
Mother Mother
Ty Segall
My Darkest Days
Without Will
Papa Roach
YOUTHINASIA
Paper Lions
Parlovr
Metal
Preachers Son
Assassinate the Following...
Rah Rah
Bleeker Ridge
Saigon Hookers
Cryptopsy
Stone Parade
Dagoba
The Birthday Boys
Fame
The Jezabels
Flights
The Parlotones
Hunter City Madness
The Shomberg Fair
LastDayHere
The Wildbirds
Promonium Jesters
The Zoobombs
Speak of the Devil
These Electric Lives
Titan

URBAN HIGHLIGHTS*


Hip-Hop / R&B / Rap
Two Crown King
Ab Soul
UGO Crew
Anonymous Culture
Art of Fresh
Funk / Reggae
Burnz N Hell
Auresia
Cadence Weapon
Big Sugar
Cityreal
Blue King Brown
Dalivaa
DJ Ruffstuff
Down With Webster
Dub INC
Janelle Monae
Five Alarm Funk
JRDN
Kaya
Magnum KI
Mean Tangerine
March Forth
MC Skibadee
MIKE-E and AfroFlow
Tiken Jah Foley
Murs
Philly Moves
Soul / Pop
Sean Kingston
Ania Soul
Shad
Danny Fernendez
Tabi Bonney
Emily Spiller
The Lytics
Janet Jackson
The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores
Krystle Dos Santos
Three Sheet
Mz.Chawls & The Wonderfuls
Tiny Danza
Patrick Lehman

Canadian Music Fest, March 9 – 13, 2011 features over 800 local and international artists showcased in 55 venues in Toronto’s downtown core. Tickets and wristbands are available for purchase online at http://www.canadianmusicfest.com/.

Entry is subject to capacity.  Certain restrictions on some shows may apply. Please check website often for updates.

*Lineup and schedule are subject to change - so check the site often for up-to-the-minute information and announcements http://www.canadianmusicfest.com/

Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; four awards shows and the nation's largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest - CMW spans a five-day period from March 9 to March 13, 2011 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For more information, visit http://www.cmw.net/.


For Canadian Music Week information, please contact:
Planet3 Communications: Piera Savage/Jen Sanchez/Joanne Smale

Bessie Bullard - Communications Director
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