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It wasn't long ago that Torontoist was rapping about Five Blank Pages' CD release; Last Blush, their first full-length, was just unleashed onto the white-belt world last October, but this weekend marks a significant change in the band's line-up. Since growing from Noyan Hilmi's solo project to a full-fledged band, the group has consisted of Hilmi, sister Chelen Hilmi, and wife Pinar Ozyetis. The band added bassist Rajiv Thavanathan later on, and has been kicking around Southern Ontario's indie scene with their really, really adorable pop music ever since. Saturday, February 2, however, will be Chelen and Rajiv's last show with the band. The two are moving on to focus their energies on other projects, both musical and non-musical, and Five Blank Pages have promised the "most funnest and craziest show we can" to show them off in style.

Toronto’s Five Blank Pages have been making delightful, rough-edged indie rock for the last four years, and with the release of Last Blush this Friday, the band enters an exciting new stage in their sonic development. Their first full-length record since morphing from frontman Noyan Hilmi’s solo project noyz in 2003, Last Blush promises to deliver the same fragile-voiced power of their 2004 EP, Spaces to Occupy and Abandon, a well-received slice of Brampton-bred pop that managed to recall Elliott Smith at the same time as the slightly more raucous bands that put their hometown on the musical map. Having made the 905 / 416 leap to Toronto, the band, composed of Hilmi, wife Pinar Ozyetis, sister Chelen Hilmi, and non-relative Rajiv Thavanathan, will be celebrating their new records’ release at that most Torontonian of venues, the Horseshoe Tavern, this Friday, October 19. Featuring openers Tin Bangs, Infighter, and Elephant, this will be awesome, so you should probably go.

Photo by Nora Vass.

Even though the Toronto Indie Pop Festival became the Over The Top Festival a long time ago, Thursday night's show at the Whippersnapper Gallery would have fit in easily with the former name. With three bands on the bill, it was a short blast of sweet songs that got the fest off to a good start.

For live music junkies, the week between Christmas and New Year's can offer very little in terms of quality shows. The folks at The Drake Hotel are trying to remedy the situation with their What's In The Box? week of shows. Running from the 26th to the 30th, the Drake Underground and Lounge are featuring the best acts from 2006. Each day is five dollars and features five bands, leading to a nice "5 Bands 5 Days 5 Dollars" slogan.