Hope your week got off on a good start! For those returning from reading week, I hope it was more eventful than mine. For those who have yet to have their reading week, please take advantage of it. I sat at home doing work. I need to go on a trip next year. Anyway, back in the realms of Toronto, we were treated to this fantastic piece of news today.

Edgefest has announced their line up this year. The annual music fest will again take place at Downsview Park (for a second year) on June 20th (here’s a Lamb fact for everyone: it’s also my birthday!). Here’s who we have so far on the bill:

Billy Talent
AFI
Alexisonfire
Metric
k-os
The Stills
The Arkells
Moneen
The Waking Eyes
The Midway State
Beast
Flash Lightnin
Still Life Still
Clothes Make the Man
Dean Lickyer
Dinosaur Bones
La Casa Muerte

*The bolded bands will be performing on the main stage, whereas the rest will perform on the second stage.

Tickets will go on sale on Saturday February 28th at 10:00 am on Ticketmaster, but early bird, discounted tickets ($39.50 as opposed to $49.50) will be available between Tuesday morning and Friday night.

I’ve got to say, I was never a fan of Edgefest but this year’s line up is actually decent enough for me to make it out to! Pending I have the money…BMV trip again? I think so. What can I say, the young teen in me is still screaming over Alexisonfire and Billy Talent.

Speaking of Alexisonfire, according to Chart, the guys are back in the studio for a follow-up to 2006′s Crisis. Fans can follow the production of Young Cardinals through their new studio blog. Read more about it here.

One of the bands off that bill that I’m most excited to see though (well, that’s if I don’t catch them live before June) is East York’s very own Still Life Still. Hailed as “the new Broken Social Scene”, this band has some pretty big expectations to meet – and I believe they may be able to do just that. It’s not hard to see why Still Life Still gets so many comparisons as they possess the same sonically layered, collective indie-rock force that Broken Social Scene is so well-known for but these guys are definitely not Broken Social Scene, in a good way. Kevin Drew can be listed as one of their many fans though; Arts & Crafts Records are even slated to release the band’s highly anticipated debut album this summer. So I suggest you check them out now and try to catch one of their upcoming sets at The Silver Dollar (Feb. 27th – with The Paint Movement and The D’urbervilles) or at Lee’s Palace on March 20th. For music, go to their MySpace now! These guys are going to be big.

Happy listening!

Musically,
Melody