Loose Ends: Juno Presenters, Leahy Bus Crash And More Lawsuits

Feist, Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle and Bob Hallett, Hot Hot Heat, Jann Arden, Joel Plaskett, Jully Black, Kalan Porter, Kardinal Offishall, K-OS, Luke Doucet, Martha Wainwright, Rex Goudie, Sophie Milman, Jason McCoy, Skye Sweetnam, Melissa O'Neil and Olympic gold medal-winning curler Brad Gushue have all been confirmed as presenters for the April 2 Juno Awards in Halifax.

A woman drove head-on into Leahy's tour bus on Interstate 84 outside Danbury, Conn. early on Saturday morning and was killed instantly. The eight members of the Lakefield, Ont. Celtic family band were uninjured.

The woman, 21-year-old Jeri DeFabbia, was travelling west in the eastbound lane at around 1:30 a.m. when the accident occurred. DeFabbia had apparently spent Friday night at a Saint Patrick's Day party at a local club. Leahy had performed in West Point, N.Y. and were headed to another show in New Bedford, Mass. The bus sustained damage but the group were able to perform the concert.

An injunction against World Wide Red Light District has been extended, preventing the company from distributing or promoting the infamous video featuring Kid Rock and Scott Stapp enjoying the sexual services of four strippers. Lawyers for Rock and the video company agreed to the deal, and a court hearing has been scheduled to determine the final fate of the clip.

Aston Barrett, the longtime bassist for Bob Marley And The Wailers, is suing Universal-Island Records for $105 million U.S. Barrett's deceased brother, Carlton, who played drums in the band, is also part of the lawsuit.

Barrett, nicknamed "Family Man," claims that he's owed royalties from a 1974 contract with Island as well as earnings from songs that he co-wrote with Marley, who died of brain cancer at age 36 in 1981. The record company had tried to have the case thrown out of court because Barrett had previously accepted a settlement.

"We All Need Love: A Tribute To Domenic Troiano," hosted by the late guitarist/composer/producer's family, will be held at Joe Badali's Ristorante in Toronto on April 20.

Troiano - who played with Ronnie Hawkins, Mandala, The James Gang and The Guess Who - died last May at age 59 after a 10-year battle with cancer. Radio personality John Donabie will host the charity event, while the house band will be comprised of Bernie LaBarge, Howard Ayee, Whitey Glan, Michael Sloski and Doug Riley.

The $60 admission price includes a light dinner and the money raised will go to the Toronto East General Hospital Foundation, which is selling advance tickets along with The Orbit Room and Joe Badali's.

Still on the April 20 fundraising front, Indiepolitik is holding an event at The Boat in Toronto to raise money for the Regent Park School Of Music.

A team of DJs will be playing Alice Cooper's "School's Out" non-stop for six straight hours, and people are invited to raise pledges or pay the $5 cover to put toward the cause.

The group has held similar nights featuring Motorhead's "Ace Of Spades" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and has raised almost $1,500 for charity.

Toronto concert announcements:

March 30 The Ride Theory, Faces On Film and The Nathan Coles Outfit @ Crowbar
March 31 Rik Emmett @ Hugh's Room
April 2 Another Blue Door, The D'Ubervilles and Dylan Goodhue Band @ Sneaky Dee's
April 2 Hidden Cameras @ Music Gallery
April 5 Kevin Fox, Ken Tizzard, NLX, Daniel Greaves, Audio Playground High And Wide @ NOW Lounge
April 5 Wayne Shorter Quartet and Brad Mehldau @ Massey Hall
April 6 Pilate, Five Blank Pages and Kill The Lights @ The Drake (Chart showcase)
April 7 Buckcherry @ Opera House
April 7 The Creeping Nobodies, Anagram, They Shoot Horses Don't They? @ Sneaky Dee's
April 8 Ninja High School, No Dynamics, Republic Of Safety and Hank @ Tranzac Club
April 8 Lo And The Magnetics @ Reverb
April 9 Final Fantasy, Mantler, Matias and Mortimercy @ Music Gallery
April 10 Shawn Mullins @ Horseshoe
April 12 James Hunter @ Supermarket
April 13 Dayglo Abortions, Alcoholic White Trash, Out Of Hand and Bunchofuckingoofs @ Kathedral
April 14 Deep Dark United and Singing Saw Shadow Show @ Sneaky Dee's
April 17 Clit 45, Brutal Knights and The Fallout @ Kathedral
April 17 Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders, Rye Coalition and Driveblind @ Mod Club
April 18 Elbow @ Opera House
April 22 Ember Swift @ El Mocambo
April 27 Matt Barber And The Union Dues @ The Drake
April 27 Arrogant Worms @ Hugh's Room
April 30 The Patients, Julie Doiron, Shotgun, Jaybird and Basement Arms @ Sneaky Dee's
May 9 Tracii Guns and Doron Zor @ Reverb
May 11 Matt Costa @ Opera House
May 15 Xavier Rudd @ Phoenix
May 16 The Black Crowes and Matt Mays & El Torpedo @ Massey Hall
May 24 Angels And Airwaves @ Phoenix
May 24 Sue Foley and Roxanne Potvin @ Mod Club
May 27 Vader, Kataklysm, Destruction, Speed Kill Hate, Graveworm and The Absence @ Reverb
June 27 The Walkmen @ Phoenix
June 30 The Cat Empire @ Mod Club
July 8 Great Big Sea and Corb Lund And The Hurtin' Albertans @ Molson Amphitheatre
Aug. 25-26 Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding @ Cadillac Lounge
Sept. 23 Sacrifice, Usurper and Rammer @ Opera House
Sept. 29-30 Wanda Jackson and The Rizdales @ Cadillac Lounge

Vancouver concert announcements:

April 15 Garnet Rogers @ St. James Hall
April 15 Living Things, Diamond Nights and The Adored @ Plaza Club
April 29 Johnny Cash's The Tennessee Three @ River Rock Casino Resort
April 29 Huevos Rancheros, Carolyn Mark and The Buttless Chaps @ Railway Club
April 30 Ice Cube @ Commodore Ballroom
May 4 The Black Crowes @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
May 8 Tiesto and Kevin Shiu @ Commodore Ballroom
May 24 Mogwai @ Commodore Ballroom
May 25 Constantines, Blood Meridian and Chad Vangaalen @ Richard's On Richards
May 27 I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness and The Rogers Sisters @ Media Club
June 9 Liars, The Apes and The Rabbits @ Richard's On Richards
July 13 Slayer, Lamb Of God, Children Of Bodom, Mastodon and Thine Eyes Bleed @ GM Place