CMW

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  Hooded Fang

  The Toronto Institute for the Enjoyment of Music, Toronto ON March 11

  PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2011

  Like a quirky collection of B-sides, the mostly fantastic Live Near Bellwoods afternoon sessions have given bands an off-the-beaten-path ch...

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  The Jezabels

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON March 11

  PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2011

  If Gina Gershon gave up on her guitar, went back in time, and fronted Joydrop a few years before she made Bound, the aesthetic and sound wo...

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  The Breezes

  The Painted Lady, Toronto ON March 9

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2011

  The Breezes began their first-ever Toronto show by dedicating a song to the springtime, a charming sentiment that excused a shaky start. Th...

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  Gentleman Reg

  Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON March 9

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2011

  Gentleman Reg is a superstar of Toronto indie rock, even if he occasionally finds himself playing to a half empty room. While it's unfortun...

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  Creature

  Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON March 9

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2011

  Creature are infectious, in an epidemic-of-good-vibes kind of way. Even when challenged to play a room where people are usually eating brun...

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  Rituals

  The Garrison, Toronto ON, March 10

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2011

  Toronto three-piece Rituals had the unfortunate fate of being the first band to perform the Garrison's main stage as part of the split Hand...

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  Austra

  Wrongbar, Toronto ON, March 10

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2011

  No longer a solo artist, Toronto singer Katie Stelmanis is now one third of gothic electronic act Austra, and she's never sounded better. O...

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  Miracle Fortress

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON March 10

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2011

  In case you didn't get the memo that Montreal's Miracle Fortress had spent the last couple of years completely overhauling their sound, fro...