April 7, 2008
Musicologist: April 7–13
This week's listings offer quite the myriad of options for all you concert-goers, from Nada Surf at the Opera House this evening to the Music Gallery's fundraiser with Swedish sweetheart Jens Lekman, Final Fantasy, and Katie Stelmanis tomorrow at the Great Hall. Wednesday, April 9 offers both The Dodos at El Mocambo and a sold-out New Pornographers/Okkervil River show at the Phoenix. Pas Chic Chic (a French side project from members of Godspeed! You Black Emperor) play at the Drake on Thursday, April 10. And on Friday, April 11, Madlib plays Wrongbar and Thunderheist, Bonjay, and Vitamins for You play Lee's Palace—a lineup almost as good as last year's Thunderheist and Bonjay NXNE showcase alongside Lesbians on Ecstasy and Yo Majesty.
In true Torontoist form, Musicologist has been keeping a close eye on any Radiohead concert announcements. Pitchfork announced this week that the (soon to be set) North American tour dates for August will be opened by art-folk quintet Grizzly Bear. The Brooklyn-based group has been granted handfuls of glossy opportunities as of late, including the opportunity to participate in Brooklyn Academy of Music's Love in Hard Times: The Music of Paul Simon, a concert series that will help to recreate the classic Paul Simon albums alongside the musical icon himself. But opening for Radiohead on this much-anticipated (and perhaps, last) post-In Rainbows tour is probably the most star-studded item on the band's artistic resume—and it's, well, really exciting!
Full listings after the jump.
This Week
Monday, April 7
Nada Surf @ Opera House, $16.50
Victor Wooten @ Lee's Palace, $25
The Torcus @ Horseshoe, $5
Avril Lavigne @ Air Canada Centre, $29.50-$54.50
Tuesday, April 8
Jens Lekman, Final Fantasy, and Katie Stelmanis @ Great Hall, $25
Steve Dawson @ Hugh's Room, $15-$17
Brock Gel @ Sneaky Dee's, $5
National Jazz Awards feat. The Mike Ruby Quartet, Niki Yanofsky, Laila Biali Trio @ Palais Royal, $65
George Jones @ Massey Hall, $59.50-$79.50
Sam Roberts and The Cunninghams @ Opera House, FREE (details below)
Wednesday, April 9
Dodos @ Soundscapes (5 p.m.), FREE
Dodos @ El Mocambo, $8
New Pornographers and Okkervil River @ Phoenix, SOLD OUT
The Silt, Alex Lukashevsky, and Isla Craig @ Tranzac, $5
Toronto Symphony Orchestra @ Roy Thompson Hall, $36-$123
Basement Arms, Soup Kitchen Line Up, and The Hatchetmen @ The Boat, $5
Thursday, April 10
Pas Chic Chic @ Drake, $5
Ghost Hands and Dark Bird @ Tranzac, $5
Galactic @ Lee's Palace, $21.50
Our History of Cowboys, Boxes and Bags, and Itchy Watery Eyes @ Rancho Relaxo, $5
Rock Plaza Central and Jetplanes of Abraham @ Sneaky Dee's, $10
Time Again @ Kathedral, $10.50
Sunparlour Players, Andy Swan and The Hilotrons @ Horseshoe, $8
BA Johnston, Saffron Sect, and Brent Randall and His Pinecones @ The Boat, $5
Ensemble Uniqua feat. Sundar Viswanathan and Bryan Vargas @ Lula Lounge, $20
Carlos Antenna @ Tiger Bar, $5
Friday, April 11
Jewelry Rat, Tropics, and Terror Lake @ Sneaky Dee's, $5
Golden Girls @ Tiger Bar, $5
Madlib and EGON @ Wrongbar, $15
Symphony X @ Opera House, $27.50
Thunderheist @ Lee's Palace, $10
Animal Clinic, Coast Guard, That's the Spirit, and Karma Controllers @ Rancho Relaxo, $6
Run With The Kittens, Jay Spectre, and Scobo @ Horseshoe, $8.00
Sasha and John Digweed @ Kool Haus, $40
Saturday, April 12
The Weather Station, $100, and Sing Leaf @ Tranzac, $5
Autechre @ Lee's Palace, $10
The Cult @ Sound Academy, $46.25
Estelle @ Mod Club, $22
Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few, Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra, and Whale Tooth @ Rancho Relaxo, $7
Grand Theft Bus @ El Mocambo, $10.50
The Burning Hell, The Kettle Black, and Wax Mannequin @ Silver Dollar, $8
Shitt Hottt and The Calrizians @ Mitzi's Sister
Toronto Symphony Orchestra @ Roy Thompson Hall, $36-$123
Sunday, April 13
Carla Bozulich's Evangelista @ Horseshoe, $13
Otep @ Opera House, $20
Purple Hill and Racoon Wedding @ Sneaky Dee's, PWYC
Hamilton Trading Company @ The Boat, PWYC
Just Announced
April 30: Yelle @ Opera House, $17.50
May 3: Midnight Juggernauts @ Mod Club, $12.50
May 5: Erykah Badu @ Massey Hall, $46-$51
May 9: Cut Copy and Black Kids @ Lee's Palace, $17
June 7: Death Cab For Cutie and Stars @ Olympic Island Park, $49.50
July 13: Yes @ Molson Amphitheatre, $39.50-$149.50
July 17: George Michael @ Air Canada Centre, $60.50-$199.50
Photo of Bonjay from their Myspace.
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I just got sent a release about a free Sam Roberts show tonight at the Opera House with the Cunninghams that starts in...well, a few hours tomorrow night! And apparently you have to book tickets in advance, too.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2008 [TORONTO, ON]-Toronto indie band “The Cunninghams,” as chosen by the fans, are the winners of the first ever Mazda Muzik Tour competition. Bands from all over Canada submitted entries in order to earn an opening spot for Canadian rockers Sam Roberts Band at a free show to be held in the hometown of the winning band. The contest, which ran from January and ended Friday, April 4, allowed fans to vote for their favourite band through online voting. In addition, the winning band is also entitled to a recording package with one of Canada’s top studios.
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Admittance to the performance at the Opera house (735 Queen St. E, Toronto, Ontario) this coming Tuesday (April 8) will be free of charge with doors opening at 7:30 P.M. sharp. The Cunninghams will take the stage at 9:15 P.M. followed by Sam Roberts Band who will perform promptly at 10:30 P.M. Tickets can only be reserved in advance at www.mazdamuziktour.ca.
The Cunninghams are a Toronto-based indie rock band who gig regularly throughout the GTA and surrounding area. Consisting of Nigel, Pierce, Clapsbury and Regibald, they are considered by many to be the newest sound of indie rock to hit the torpid Toronto rock scene in the past decade. With their infamous brown blazers quickly becoming a staple around Toronto nightclubs everywhere, The Cunninghams have been dubbed “The first family of Rock’n’Roll" by many within the industry.
For more information on The Cunninghams and the Mazda Muzik Tour, please visit www.thecunninghamsband.com and www.mazdamuziktour.ca.
Yes? Yes! Definitely going to that.
i saw them in 2004 at JLC in London from the third row; fucking amazing concert.
have a peek at their mastery, if you haven't seen it before.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=4WGjIA4a8Kw
Bunny Brown plays the Tranzac Friday April 11, (no cover). www.bunnybrown.com