CMW 2008

Hey Rosetta! @ CMW 2008

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) March 11, 2008 9:30 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: This sextet from the Rock have been making quite the splash on the East Coast with four MUSICNL awards and an East Coast Music Award nomination under their belt. But now Hey Rosetta! are ready to extend their brand of pop rock to the rest of Canada. Grade: 82 Comment: Hey Rosetta! just finished recording their...
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Socalled @ CMW 2008

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) March 11, 2008 8:30 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Socalled is a mad scientist rapper armed with an accordian, a Roland keyboard, a beat machine and Yiddish rhymes. Grade: 95 Comment: Although his look took the crowd by surprise — he's a balding 20-something Jewish dude with an oversized sweater — his massive beats and oddball mix of Yiddish, hip-hop and...
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Catherine MacLellan @ CMW 2008

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 12:30 pm
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Catherine MacLellan is a folksy singer/songwriter backed by a simple but solid guitar, bass and drums combo, who seems to be armed with a whole arsenal of songs about divorce and other heartbreak. With a strong, honest and plaintive voice, MacLellan seems tailor-made for her genre and subject matter. Grade: 80...
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Khiasma @ CMW 2008

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 12:00 pm
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: When DJ Khiasma took the stage with his boyish good looks, thick French accent, oversized scarf and drink in hand, he proclaimed, "It's time to get drunk and party!" Armed with a computer, digital music library and mixing board full of sound effects, that is exactly what happened. Grade: 70 Comment: DJ...
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The Weather Station @ CMW 2008

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 11:00 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: ?The Weather Station are a five-piece of multi-instrumentalists who tackle drums, bass, guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and more in pursuit of a haunting, almost gothic, bluegrass/country/folk sound. Grade: 75 Comment: The Weather Station seem like a band who still have some growing to do. They’re still a...
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Said The Whale @ CMW 2008

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 10:30 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Said The Whale recently won a 2007 CBC Radio 3 Bucky award for Best New Band Name and it just may pave the way to making sentence-fragment monikers cool again. They've been called Canada's answer to The Shins, but are they good enough to avoid becoming a Shins knock-off? Grade: 82 Comment: To add to the "...
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The Ghost Is Dancing @ CMW 2008

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 10:30 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: The Ghost Is Dancing are a collective of class clowns. They never get the best marks, but everyone loves them because they're notorious for actually having fun while they perform. Grade: 86 Comment: There's a new gal in the Ghost Is Dancing troupe, and I'm not sure who she is, but she's playing a fairly...
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The Tom Fun Orchestra @ CMW 2008

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 10:30 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: The Tom Fun Orchestra describe their music as "the sound of exotic birds standing on the sides of forgotten highways, flapping their wings in the winds of speed-induced truckers." An English teacher might have a problem with that "speed-induced truckers" bit, but we'll assume they know what they're...
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Paper Lions @ CMW 2008

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By Natalia Manzocco (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 10:00 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: ?Formerly known as Chucky Danger, these four scruffy young roustabouts boast enough technical prowess to weave all the folk, dance and punk influences they please into their searing indie-rock stylings. Grade: 92 Comment: When these guys showed up onstage all wearing ties, I should have known they meant...
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Black Lungs @ CMW 2008

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 10:00 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Black Lungs used to include Alexisonfire vocalist George Pettit and others, but they recently imploded and turned into guitarist Wade MacNeil with friend Sammi Bogdanski on keys. Grade: 65 Comment: For a one man, one woman show, MacNeil and friend certainly made a lot of noise. He should definitely be...
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DJ Rekha @ CMW 2008

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 9:30 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Looking like a woman who commands respect and dancing, DJ Rekha is a female DJ dressed down in a long "traditional"-looking frock. Grade: 55 Comment: This highly anticipated DJ set was highly disappointing. DJ Rekha set up her pink laptop and slipped right into her set upon arriving on stage. But her...
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Bocce @ CMW 2008

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 9:30 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Bocce are a four piece experimental electronic act with a live drummer. They sound 10 times as big as they are. Grade: 85 Comment: These guys really, really like their knobs, and there are a lot of them to go around in Bocce. Although totally focused on pitching, tweaking and turning...
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Giselle Numba One @ CMW 2008

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 9:30 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Giselle Numba One is a female MC, accompanied by her very own programmed beats blasting from her laptop. She also bares a striking resemblance to Natalie Portman in her Garden State days. Grade: 70 Comment: Although Giselle Numba One's show simply consisted of herself onstage with her...
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Maybe Smith @ CMW 2008

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 9:00 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Maybe Smith is Colin Skrapek. His MySpace page states he's been promoting synchrotron awareness since 2002. A synchrotron is a sub-atomic particle accelerator. Looks like we've got a nerd on our hands. Grade: 94 Comment: Skrapek brought a full band along and it really upped his music's stature. A "one-...
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The Creepshow @ CMW 2008

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 9:00 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Horror punk? Hellbilly? Yup, they're real genres and yes, The Creepshow have contributed to compilations like The Zombie Night In Canada. Their debut, Sell Your Soul, suggests why they're in this. Intoxicated showgoers should be wary if asked to sign any "eternally binding" contracts. Grade: 92...
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The Saint Alvia Cartel @ CMW 2008

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 9:00 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: This six-piece has a helluva lot of buzz to live up to, including the pressure of a Juno nomination. Their sound's a little tough to pin down and they tend to waver from punk to pop to reggae with wreckless abandon. Perhaps a little Ritalin might help them focus in class. Grade: 90 Comment: Some beer was...
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The Mission District @ CMW 2008

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By Jill Langlois (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 8:30 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: The Mission District have learned well from the likes of The Cure and other '80s new wavers when it comes to style. This Montreal sextet get an E for energy — not just singer David Rancourt, but every single member — and managed to get people dancing with their infectious brand of pop. These guys have something unique...
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Cancel Winter @ CMW 2008

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By Jill Langlois (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 8:00 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: You can say that again — Cancel Winter played one of the snowiest nights this winter, but they still managed to get people out of their houses and packed into the tiny, sweaty room at Rancho Relaxo. This indie rock quintet play some of the prettiest songs, but with a rock edge that means both guys and girls will like...
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Rawalpindi @ CMW 2008

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 8:00 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Rawalpindi are two young, adorably awkward males who stand behind a keyboard and mixing board pumping out shards of razor sharp electronic jams. They also have a lot of hair. Grade: 68 Comment: Although they originally hail from Laval, Que., these two not-quite-hipsters could easily be...
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Your Favourite Enemies @ CMW 2008

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By Jill Langlois (CHARTattack) March 10, 2008 8:00 am
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: Your Favorite Enemies are a heavy alt.rock band with a hint of Evanescence, and a male and a female singer. They sound and look exactly how you'd imagine, but with more participation from the other team members than Amy Lee would ever allow. Grade: 84 Comment: These guys were sandwiched between some acts that...
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