Edwin, Crush Luther, Marble Index And Others To Rock For AIDS Relief

The Paragon Muzik Fest will take over Toronto from Oct. 18 to 25 for its "Rocking For AMREF" fundraiser, featuring the likes of former I Mother Earth frontman Edwin, Crush Luther, The Marble Index and other indie talent from across Canada.

The festival will feature music from a variety of genres, with individual singer/songwriter, metal and indie showcases scattered over the week. The artists will perform to help raise funds for the African Medical And Research Foundation (AMREF), which was founded in 1957 by three surgeons who were determined to bring basic medical care to the 80 per cent of Africans who lived beyond the reach of existing medical facilities. With the onset of the AIDS crisis in Africa, one of AMREF's main goals has become raising awareness about the disease and its dire effects.

Tickets for the festival range from $10 to $20 for various nights. Wristbands for all 10 concerts are available for $30.

Here's the schedule for the Paragon Muzik Fest:

Oct. 18 @ The Reverb
Dead Celebrity
Boys Of Thunder
Vultocatzhe

Oct. 18 @ Holy Joe's
Mandippal Jandu
Jesse Labelle
Daphne Darling
Jaded

Oct. 19 @ El Mocambo (Upstairs)
Lioness
Marla Zinger
Sokey
Bellevue
Atlas Eyes

Oct. 19 @ Revival
A-Self
Untitled 3
Executive Religion
Lucid
Blucore
Spider's Kiss
The Balance
Bill Murray
The Randalls

Oct. 20 @ El Mocambo (Downstairs)
Shobha
The Lost Chord
Crush Luther
Jade Greenaway
The Randalls

Oct. 20 @ The Metal Bar
Little
Sunday
Arya
Speed Of Service
FNA
Buried And Breathing
Edwin

Oct 21 @ The Reverb
Synastry
Under The Grave
Lambaste
Caym
Anti-Theory

Oct. 21 Holy Joe's
Between Escapes

Oct. 22 @ Horseshoe Tavern
Docile
Tranquil
The Marble Index
The First Time

Oct. 25 @ Revival
Adam's Rib
The Luminols
Jack D
Thresh
Vital Rain
Matthew Campbell