T-Mak World coverage of Canadian Music Week 2013 is centralized here – your one stop guide for rock at this year’s festival.
March 13, 2013 – Canadian Music Week 2013 is almost upon us and as always it promises to be an incredible event. CMW is actually three events in one, Music, Comedy and Film. T-MAK World is primarily focused on the Music and Film of CMW. This year the Music Fest is bigger than ever with over 1000 artists playing at 60 venues over 6 nights. To take full advantage of what CMW has to offer, a wristband is really the only way to go. At only $60 for the week, it’s a great value because it provides access to all CMW showcases, the Comedy festival and Film screenings. The VIP wristband is recommended for enthusiasts who’ll be very active at venues. Aside from the exclusive VIP gigs like Nick Cave at Massey Hall, and after parties, it provides priority access to clubs at capacity (this is especially important if the weather is less than ideal). And it comes with an official 2013 Canadian Music Fest t-shirt. Get your wristbands here.
March 13, 2013 – Canadian Music Week 2013 is almost upon us and as always it promises to be an incredible event. CMW is actually three events in one, Music, Comedy and Film. T-MAK World is primarily focused on the Music and Film of CMW. This year the Music Fest is bigger than ever with over 1000 artists playing at 60 venues over 6 nights. To take full advantage of what CMW has to offer, a wristband is really the only way to go. At only $60 for the week, it’s a great value because it provides access to all CMW showcases, the Comedy festival and Film screenings. The VIP wristband is recommended for enthusiasts who’ll be very active at venues. Aside from the exclusive VIP gigs like Nick Cave at Massey Hall, and after parties, it provides priority access to clubs at capacity (this is especially important if the weather is less than ideal). And it comes with an official 2013 Canadian Music Fest t-shirt. Get your wristbands here.
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| One Bad Son at CMW 2012 |
So, you’re getting a wristband, now what? With 1000 artists, where do you start? How do you plan your week? Well that’s where T-MAK World comes in. To help you out, we’ve reviewed every band playing at CMW and made a list of just those that rock. Bad news is there’s so much good music that even this “short” list has 109 bands playing a total of 136 shows. But that’s hardly bad news! Plus there are 6 “Secret” shows that won’t get announced until the day of the event. Stay close to Twitter to find out who’s playing. There is no way to see every worthy band, so strategies need to be formulated. Do you pick the highlights and move from venue to venue or pick your favourite venue and see the bands that are playing there? Ultimately, as we have in the past, we’ll likely employ a hybrid model where we focus on the Queen W section from Spadina to Bathurst. From there it’s just a quick jog to cover our core clubs of Cherry Cola’s, the Bovine, the Hideout and the Horseshoe. Since it’s impossible to see everything you want to see, it’s important not to stress too much about the ones you can’t.
Lastly, download the CMW app for your iPhone or Android smartphone to help with the full listings and addresses. With 60 venues, there are bound to be some that you’ll visit for the first time.
T-MAK World CMW2013 Recommendations
Tuesday
| Time | Band | Venue |
| 9 pm | Alex Bien Band | Central |
| 10 pm | The In & Outs | Bovine |
| Live How You Live | Underground Garage | |
| 11 pm | 20 Amp Soundchild | Cherry Colas |
| Atlantis Blueprint | Underground Garage | |
| 12 am | The Bloody Five | Horseshoe |
| Mad Anthony | Bovine | |
| Riding Shotgun | Cherry Colas | |
| 1 am | Eagleson | Underground Garage |
| The Rabid Whole | Bovine | |
| Short of Able | Cherry Colas | |
| 2 am | Wildheart | Cherry Colas |
| 3 am | London Swagger | Cherry Colas |
Wednesday
| Time | Band | Venue |
| tbd | Monster Truck | Kool Haus |
| Yukon Blonde | Danforth Music Hall | |
| Hey Brother | Hard Rock Bar | |
| 8 pm | The StandStills | Painted Lady |
| The Lost Chord | Velvet Underground | |
| 9 pm | Incura | Painted Lady |
| Savanah | Bovine | |
| Scott McCord & the Bonafide Truth | Velvet Underground | |
| Josy | Clinton’s Tavern | |
| 10 pm | Colin James | Lee’s Palace |
| My Excuse | Hideout | |
| The Stogies | El Mo (Downstairs) | |
| Rain Over St. Ambrose | Cherry Colas | |
| Weekend Riot Club | Painted Lady | |
| 11 pm | The Damn Truth | Supermarket |
| Hunter Valentine | Great Hall | |
| AyOH | Underground Garage | |
| Rulers of the Moon | Bovine | |
| Miesha and the Spanks | Painted Lady | |
| 12 am | One Bad Son | Underground Garage |
| The Stanfields | El Mo (Downstairs) | |
| Stone River | Cadillac Lounge | |
| Voodoo Bunny | Bovine | |
| 1 am | The StandStills | El Mo (Downstairs) |
| The In & Outs | Cherry Colas | |
| Son of a 1000 | Brooklynn | |
| Anna Rose | Underground Garage | |
| The Mercy Now | Bovine | |
| 2 am | Sorry Ok Yes | Rancho Relaxo |
| Live How You Live | Cherry Colas |
Thursday
| Time | Band | Venue |
| 7 pm | Simon Townshend | Massey Hall |
| 7:30 pm | Gentlemen Spectres | Hard Rock Bar |
| Your Favorite Enemies | Tranzac | |
| 8 pm | Heart | Massey Hall |
| A Northern Drawl | Velvet Underground | |
| 9 pm | One Bad Son | Hideout |
| Fur Eel | Cherry Colas | |
| Beginners Guide to Endings | Underground Garage | |
| The Breaks | Cadillac Lounge | |
| Mary Rose Obsession | Cherry Colas | |
| Future History | Rancho Relaxo | |
| 9:30 pm | Ravenscode | Hard Rock Bar |
| 9:45 pm | Coheed and Cambria | Sound Academy |
| 10 pm | Poor Young Things | Horseshoe |
| The Balconies | Lee’s Palace | |
| Mad Ones | Great Hall | |
| Saint Alvia | Sneaky Dee’s | |
| In My Coma | Cherry Colas | |
| 10:45 pm | Secret | Rivoli |
| 11 pm | Bend Sinister | Cherry Colas |
| Grimskunk | Hideout | |
| Jojeto | Velvet Underground | |
| The Blue Stones | Rancho Relaxo | |
| Acres Of Lions | Dakota | |
| 11:30 pm | Secret | Rivoli |
| 12 am | My Excuse | The Sister |
| Teenage Kicks | Horseshoe | |
| Iamdynamite | El Mo (Downstairs) | |
| Wildlife | Great Hall | |
| 1 am | Lumberjunk | The Sister |
| Savanah | Hideout | |
| Dangerband | Silver Dollar | |
| HellBros | Underground Garage | |
| 2 am | The StandStills | Hideout |
| The Stogies | Underground Garage |
Friday
| Time | Band | Venue |
| 8 pm | Last Bullet | Cherry Colas |
| 8:30 pm | Acres Of Lions | Tranzac |
| 9 pm | The Cheap Speakers | Cabin 5 |
| Fuss | Hideout | |
| 9:30 pm | Yukon Blonde | Kool Haus |
| Angel At My Table | Tranzac | |
| Weekend Riot Club | Concierge Lounge (Marriott) | |
| The Meds | El Mo (Upstairs) | |
| 10 pm | Incura | Rivoli |
| 10: 40 pm | Matt Mays | Kool Haus |
| 11 pm | Heaven’s Basement | Cherry Colas |
| Black Mastiff | Hideout | |
| Blackdog Ballroom | Hard Rock Bar | |
| Navy Skies | Rancho Relaxo | |
| Secret | Rivoli | |
| 12 am | Limblifter | Horseshoe |
| TimeGiant (acoustic) | Shanghai Cowgirl | |
| The Dyadics | Painted Lady | |
| One Day Late | Underground Garage | |
| Strangers | Cherry Colas | |
| Secret | Rivoli | |
| 1 am | Jackson Firebird | Rivoli |
| Rain Over St. Ambrose | Hideout | |
| Static In The Stars | Cherry Colas | |
| The Meds | Dakota | |
| Secret | Garrison | |
| 1: 30 am | Gloryhound | Horseshoe |
| 2 am | Bend Sinister | Hideout |
| The Roper Show (blues) | Underground Garage | |
| 2:30 am | The Damn Truth | Horseshoe |
Saturday
| Time | Band | Venue |
| 2 pm | Jackson Firebird | Horseshoe |
| 3:20 pm | Strangers | Horseshoe |
| 8 pm | Project Mars | Hideout |
| 9 pm | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Massey Hall |
| A Primitive Evolution | Cherry Colas | |
| Kingdom of Few | Underground Garage | |
| Angel At My Table | Sneaky Dee’s | |
| 9:20 pm | No Sinner | Horseshoe |
| 10 pm | Jackson Firebird | Hideout |
| Go For The Eyes | Rancho Relaxo | |
| Manic Sheep | Painted Lady | |
| 10:15 pm | Acres Of Lions | Concierge Lounge (Marriott) |
| 10:30 pm | Billie Dre & the Poor Boys | Rivoli |
| 11 pm | Heaven’s Basement | Hideout |
| TimeGiant | Underground Garage | |
| Six Side Die | Cherry Colas | |
| 12 am | Dance Laury Dance | Hideout |
| The Dead Exs | Cherry Colas | |
| Mad June | The Garrison | |
| The Little Black Dress | Sneaky Dee’s | |
| 12:45 am | Gloryhound | Rivoli |
| 1 am | Black Mastiff | Cherry Colas |
| Chris Caddell and the Wreckage | Underground Garage | |
| Diemonds | Hideout | |
| James Cohen | C’est What? | |
| 2 am | Biblical | Cherry Colas |
| Pat Wright | Underground Garage | |
| Strangers | Hideout | |
| Secret | Bovine | |
| 3 am | A Primitive Evolution | Hideout |
Sunday
| Time | Band | Venue |
| 9 pm | In My Coma | Horseshoe |
| 10 pm | Atom and The Volumes | Painted Lady |
| 11 pm | Revolvers | Annex |
| The Beauties | Dakota | |
| Static In The Stars | Horseshoe |
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