This week Canadian Music Week gave us a sneak peek into the lineup for 2018. The festival, which runs May 7- 13 this year, is a great way to welcome spring in Toronto.
There's a focus on local music, followed closely by Canadian content, after all, it is "Canadian" Music week. One of the many things CMW does a fabulous job of is bringing music from multiple genres to the festival for our listening pleasure. After a quick glance at the list of artists, we see R&B, indie/folk, rock, emo, alternative, punk, rap, country, pop, Americana, hip-hop, electropop, singer-songwriter and so much more! There's something for everyone.
Joining Lindi Ortega and Keys'n' Krates, who were announced with the initial lineup in December are some of our favourites including Ben Hudson, Birds of Bellwoods, Crown Lands, FXRRVST, Goodnight, Sunrise, Mad Caddies, and The Dirty Nil. If you're wondering if your favourite band is appearing, you can check out the current, full artist listing here.
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This year, Toronto's longest running multi-venue discovery festival includes a free show at Yonge-Dundas Square featuring Sloan on Saturday, May 12th.
In addition to the music festival, there's the music conference, the comedy fest and the film festival also running over the week. These events feature authors, guest speakers, panels and more. If you haven't checked them out before we highly recommend you have a look at what they've got going on.
Wristbands are currently on sale at early bird prices, but they won't last for long. Still wondering what to get that special someone for Valentine's Day, give the gift of music, you can find out all about tickets here.
Keep an eye open for our upcoming CMW coverage as the festival gets closer. We'll have previews, interviews and our must-see lists!
