Sunday Playlist #9

Sunday Playlist #9: CMW Preview

There's a lot to see over the five nights of CMW. I'm willing to vouch for all of these bands, and to back me up, here's some live samples to give you a hint of what to expect. Check the schedule for up-to-date info.

Best Bets:

Actual Water

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10, 10 p.m. @ The Garrison. A very tasty-looking showcase from labels Unfamiliar and Hand Drawn Dracula, you'll notice a few other bands playing that night on this list.

Listen! Actual Water - unknown

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Rich Aucoin

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10, 1: 30 a.m. @ Horseshoe Tavern / Friday @ Live Near Bellwoods. Always a sweaty interactive DIY spectacle machine.

Listen! Rich Aucoin - It

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Austra

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10, 1 a.m. @ Wrongbar. Katie Stelmanis has conquered her MIDI controller and the world entire may be next. Part of a stacked night at Wrongbar.

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Bonjay

Playing: Saturday Mar. 12, 12:15 a.m. @ Mod Club. Beyond electro-dancehall into massive dance imperative.

Listen! Bonjay - Frawdulent

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catl

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10, 10 p.m. @ Velvet Underground / Friday Mar. 11, 11 p.m. @ Silver Dollar / Saturday Mar. 12, between-set side-stage @ Comfort Zone. One of the city's best dance bands happens to play some mean ol' scuzzy blues.

Listen! catl - Hold My Body Down

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Gentleman Reg

Playing: Wednesday Mar 9, 11:30 p.m. @ Gladstone Hotel. With an armload of new songs, Reg is one this blog's longtime faves.

Listen! Gentleman Reg - New Song [a.k.a. "It's True"]

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The Golden Dogs

Playing: Saturday Mar. 12, 12 a.m. @ Rivoli.

Listen! The Golden Dogs - Weapon

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Hooded Fang

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10 @ Live Near Bellwoods / Friday Mar. 11, 10:20 p.m. @ Horseshoe Tavern. Always worth stopping by for a fuzzy hug from one of T.O.'s top pop units.

Listen! Hooded Fang - Laughing

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Allie Hughes

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10 @ Live Near Bellwoods / Friday Mar. 11, 11 p.m. @ Sneaky Dee's. Don't be put off by people saying things like "quirky" or "musical theatre" — this is smart pop by a talented singer.

Listen! Allie Hughes - Headmaster

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Loom

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10, 10 p.m. @ Czehoski / Saturday Mar. 12 @ Live Near Bellwoods. Quiet intensity can sometimes knock you right over.

Listen! Loom - unknown

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METZ

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10, 12 a.m. @ Wrongbar. Loud intensity can sometimes knock you right over.

Listen! METZ - Soft Whiteout

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The Peelies

Playing: Saturday Mar. 12, 2 a.m. @ Silver Dollar. Visiting from some of Montréal's finest garages.

Listen! The Peelies - Merde in French

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The Sadies

Playing: Saturday Mar. 12, 7:30 p.m. @ Mod Club. I'm not sure what sort of "secret headliner" isn't going to be upstaged by The Sadies — I'm guessing maybe Bo Diddley and Jesus jamming out together.

Listen! The Sadies - The Introduction / Leave Me Alone

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RatTail

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10, 11 p.m. @ The Garrison / Sunday Mar. 13, 11:50 p.m. @ Horseshoe Tavern. The unpasturized milk of the T.O. pop scene.

Listen! RatTail - George Mounsey

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Snowblink

Playing: Wednesday Mar 9, 11:00 p.m. @ Painted Lady. Things with antlers may leave you scarred for life if they spear you just right.

Listen! Snowblink - unknown

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Teenanger

Playing: Saturday Mar. 12, 1 a.m. @ Wrongbar. Rock / sweat / swig / repeat.

Listen! Teenanger - Louisiana Lounger

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Maylee Todd & Pegwee Power

Playing: Friday Mar. 11, 8:45 p.m. @ Revival / Friday Mar. 11, 1:00 a.m. @ Supermarket. From a whisper to a scream, soulful funk served all styles.

Listen! Maylee Todd & Pegwee Power - Aerobics in Space

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The Wilderness of Manitoba

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10, 8 p.m. @ Lee's Palace / Saturday Mar. 12 @ Live Near Bellwoods. BYOC (Bring Your Own Campfire) for these folky harmonizers.

Listen! The Wilderness of Manitoba - Hermit

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Young Galaxy

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10, 11:30 p.m. @ Lee's Palace. Shimmering shapeshifters.

Listen! Young Galaxy - Queen Drum

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Zeus

Playing: Thursday Mar. 10, 12:20 a.m. @ Horseshoe Tavern. Four-headed retro-rock monster.

Listen! Zeus - The Renegade

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The Zoobombs

Playing: Saturday Mar. 12, 3:30 p.m. @ Bait Shop / Saturday Mar. 12, 1 a.m. @ Comfort Zone. Legendary honourary citizens return to crush Toronto.

Listen! Zoobombs - Mo'Funky (Part 1)

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Worth noting:

• The Balconies
• Dinosaur Bones
• Shad
• Mathemagic
• Hotkid
• Epigram
• The Mark Inside
• Fred Penner (!)
• The Paint Movement
• Rouge
• The Schomberg Fair
• Little Girls
• Kurt Vile and the Violators

You can always search the tags on the right to see what I originally wrote about the shows the songs above came from.