Canadian Music Week 2019 is rapidly approaching and we're getting excited. And we're not the only ones.
To get us one step closer, we caught up with one of our Toronto favourites for their CMW recommendations. Goodnight, Sunrise hooked us up with their Top 5 choices for the packed week of music in the city.
The band also has two shows of their own during Canadian Music Week. We've got the details for both of the sets in the post here!
Check that out, and then get to the Goodnight, Sunrise picks!
Related: MONOWHALES Top 5 Picks for Canadian Music Week 2019
102.1 The Edge and CMW Present Nick WaterhouseDate: Friday May 10th
Venue: Horseshoe Tavern
Location: 370 Queen St. West
Doors: 7:30 PM
Ticket Price: $25.66 ($20.00 + $5.66 Fees)
Concert Type: Concert Series
Ages: / 19+. / All wristbands accepted. / Limited wristbands. / Limited tickets at the door.
Date: Sunday May 12th
Venue: Bovine Sex Club
Location: 542 Queen St W
Doors: 8:00 PM
Concert Type: Club Series
Ages: / 19+. / All wristbands accepted. / Limited wristbands.
We are stoked to be a part of CMW again this year, not once but twice! First we've got the party slot Friday night - 2 am at the Horseshoe, closing the night after Nick Waterhouse. Then on Sunday we're shutting down the fest at the Bovine with a double celebration - it's our 8th annual band birthday party show and ALSO exactly the one-year anniversary of us opening for Bon Jovi last year at the ACC! We actually ended that night at Bovine so it'll all come full circle - and yes, we'll be throwing in a Bon Jovi cover...
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We picked some videos from bands we either have played with before or are playing with next week, plus a wild card at the end - and perhaps in some way these bands all smushed together kind of cover the musical bases of our influences!
Busty and the Bass
We opened up for them in Saint John, NB last summer - the talent, energy, creativity, and musical range in this band is bonkers.
Date: Friday, May 10th
Venue: The Rec Room
Location: 255 Bremner Blvd
Doors: 7:30 PM
Concert Type: Club Series
Ages: / 19+. / All wristbands accepted. / Limited wristbands. / Limited tickets at the door.
Skye Wallace
We played with Skye at Dawson City Music Festival in the Yukon last summer and she kicks ass. She's rocking CMW and then in June we're opening up her album release party too!
APA Presents -Danko Jones at The HorseshoeDate: Saturday, May 11th
Venue: Horseshoe Tavern
Location: 370 Queen St. West
Doors: 7:30 PM
Ticket Price: $19.76 ($15.00 + $4.76 Fees)
Concert Type: Concert Series
Ages: / 19+. / All wristbands accepted. / Limited wristbands. / Limited tickets at the door.
Moon Tan
We saw Winnipeg's Moon Tan last year and their live show is INSANE. They are basically (and we mean this in the absolute best possible way) like Rush means Kiss. They play CMW but we're also playing with them in Peterborough May 9th!
Update: The CMW Presents George Clanton showcase at The Garrison that included Moon Tan on the bill has been canceled. Stay tuned for updated show info.
Like a Motorcycle
LAM are Canada's most badass band - we played with them in their hometown of Halifax a couple years back, and we seriously wish we were 1/100th as cool as them.
ONE RPM and CMW PresentsDate: Friday, May 10th
Venue: Lee's Palace
Location: 529 Bloor St. West
Doors: 7:00 PM
Concert Type: Club Series
Ages: / 19+. / All wristbands accepted. / Limited wristbands. / Limited tickets at the door.
Date: Saturday, May 11th
Venue: Cherry Cola's
Location: 200 Bathurst St.
Doors: 5:00 PM
Concert Type: Club Series
Ages: / 19+. / All wristbands accepted. / Limited wristbands. / Limited tickets at the door.
The Dirty Nil
Ok this last one is kind of a wild card, but possibly the funniest thing currently on the internet is Luke's "Tone Tips" series on The Dirty Nil's Instagram. Seriously.
SiriusXM House PresentsDate: Friday, May 10th
Venue: Phoenix Concert Theatre
Location: 410 Sherbourne St.
Doors: 8:00 PM
Ticket Price: $40.77 (32.00 + $8.77)
Concert Type: Club Series
Ages: / 19+. / All wristbands accepted. / Limited wristbands. / Limited tickets at the door.
And here are our most recent videos:
Feel Good
Catch Up
Remember Now (live at ACC)
photo credit: Ryan Brough
