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Pretty much any press event where we get to pass through a giant synthetic rolling fog entryway into the guts of the CBC building is alright with us. But the mood at the "All-New 2" formal launch party yesterday was kinda sorta awkwardly sombre, with lots of cross-armed silent protests (not to be confused with the not-so-silent protests of months past) emanating from certain attendees as the network celebrated its two week countdown to the third and final phase of its widescale Radio 2 revamp.

A brief stint of Radiohead concert rumours spread like wildfires last week. Ticketmaster had announced that the band would play two shows on May 26 and 27 at the Air Canada Centre, but mentioned neither the date for the tickets to go on sale nor the price of the tickets themselves—the announcement was quickly removed from the site. This is not the first time Ticketmaster has announced a Radiohead show that did not exist, and most knew the ticket-selling mongrels were wrong, as both Greenplastic and W.A.S.T.E. (the two most reliable Radiohead news sources) announced a small batch of US dates to come in May with the remainder of (unannounced) North American dates to follow Radiohead’s summer tour of the UK and Europe. With accurate Canadian dates sure to be released any day now, Musicologist recommends relying on both Greenplastic and W.A.S.T.E. for pre-sale opportunities.

Most should be very excited by the wide gamut of shows announced this week; Musicologist is excited, but distracted by the concept of a $30.75 Hedley ticket. But yes, excitement: Rick White and The Luyas (one third Jessie Stein of Miracle Fortress and SS Cardiacs, two thirds Bell Orchestre’s Pietro Amato and Stefan Schneider) play the Music Gallery on February 9. Gogol Bordello returns on March 2, shortly after their over-the-top performance last October. New York’s Vampire Weekend evidently can’t get enough of Toronto coming back for the third time since last summer on February 11. Basia Bulat (with Musicologist-loving Katie Stelmanis) is headlining her own show after a heavy North American, Hayden-supporting tour on March 29. Finally, Thee Silver Mt. Zion play on June 7 and 8 as per their (sometimes) annual Toronto visit—sadly, both shows will be Patti Smith-less.

For some magically ridiculous reason, CBC Radio 3's weekly countdown, the R3-30, is broadcasting from a skating rink this week in a move that's heavily dividing the hipster set after the announcement of another free—and markedly less active—event that same night: Tokyo Police Club at Nathan Phillips Square.

Photo of Ani DiFranco by Maria Bree. This week, our must-see show is Ani DiFranco at Music Hall Theatre. Having seen her in concert multiple times, Musicologist can vouch for the fact that the Righteous Babe is an amazing live musician. There seems to be some stigma about liking Ani, but don't fall victim to that or you'll be missing out. If you're looking for something free, Ottawa's Melissa Laveaux plays Hart House's Arbor...

Very early on this year, Torontoist was bold enough to predict that this may be the year of Basia Bulat. Nine months later and we may not have been very far off the mark. Ms. Bulat released her new album Oh, My Darling in Europe this past March, and has recently signed to Hardwood Records to finally (finally!) release her debut album tomorrow here in Canada.

Sure, it's only a couple of days into 2007, but that doesn't mean we can't start making predictions of what musicians will be big this year. Don't feel ashamed if you haven't heard of Basia Bulat yet, but you might want to get on the bandwagon now so that you don't look like a fool later on. The incredibly gifted singer-songwriter from London, Ontario (but originally from Toronto) seems to be heading towards big things, with a steady Internet buzz building around her debut album Oh, My Darling. The album will be released in the UK in March by Rough Trade, but currently does not have North American distribution (which, quite frankly, smells).

before even taking the stage - a bit of a rarity at Wavelength. Through a Dan Burke-organized fundraiser (so that The Adam Brown could financially recover after stolen equipment) and a popular MySpace page, there's already quite an Adam Brown awareness in the city amongst scene-people and to local record labels. For those unaware of The Adam Brown, the tag of 'power-pop-punk-DIY' should cover all bases.

If there was ever any confusion, NOW Magazine clears it up in this week's issue: Gentleman Reg is a local homo heartthrob. That's right. A bona-fide heartthrob of the homo variety. So when someone asks, "Who's this Gentleman Reg character?" You need only respond with three words: 'Local,' 'homo,' and 'heartthrob' (in that order). This question-answer scenerio may even come up this weekend, as G-Reg plays Alexander Parkette on Sunday at 6 pm. The heartthrob, along with other Pride acts, can be seen for free.