Canadian Music Week

That’s right, the Lamb will return on Monday! It’s been killing me to sit and not do anything with the site for the past week but do not fear, I will return with all the news updates and posts-galore! Mostly though, you’ll probably hear a lot about CMW (starting tomorrow!). So I thought I’d give you a taste of what I’ll be up to for the next few days! (I apologize, the following is actually copy and pasted from Facebook!)

So this is more or less my schedule from Wednesday to Saturday this week!

WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 2009

Not many of the kick-off parties sounded interesting to me, so I have opted to go to The Happiness Project/Laura Barrett at the Music Gallery instead. It’s a non-CMW event, but honestly – how do you say no to Laura Barrett!? I haven’t seen her since her CD release party in September, so I’m definitely sticking to that show. But since it ends around 11 pm, I’ll probably trek over to the Gladstone and catch Lioness at midnight. I’ve been listening to a lot of them lately so it would be awesome to catch them live again.

I hate that I’m going to miss: Foxfire, Zeus/Will Currie and the Country French/Sloan

THURSDAY MARCH 12, 2009

This day’s still a little iffy right now but more or less this is how it’s going down: Head over to the Horseshoe for The Lovely Feathers (YES!) and $100 then either a) go down Queen St. to Drake Underground and catchRuby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees at 11 pm OR run up Spadina and catch the Montreal Sirius Radio showcase at El Mocambo (I’d get there in time to catch Radio Radio, We Are Wolves and Malajube).

Edit: So I’ve decided to take a risk and go to Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees and then promptly jump on a streecar (or even take a taxi, because God knows how reliable streetcars are) over to El Mocambo for Malajube. I love Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees too much to miss them!

I hate that I’m going to miss: Laura Peek & The Winning Hearts, The Week That Was/The RAA, Hexes & Ohs/Will Currie and the Country French/Sloan, 6 Day Riot, Mother Mother

FRIDAY MARCH 13, 2009

I think I’ll be skipping out on Friday as I may have to attend a non-CMW Hawaiian luau at a friend’s place. But if plans fall through, I’d be catching Hooded Fang for sure at 9 pm at the Gladstone, followed by Green Go at 11 pm at the Supermarket.

I hate that I’m going to miss: Will Currie and the Country French (it’s just not working out, damn it!), Josh Reichmann & The Oracle Band, Dinosaur Bones/The Bicycles/Human Highway/Handsome Furs, Mothers Fathers, The Ghost is Dancing/The D’Urbervilles, An Horse

SATURDAY MARCH 14, 2009

Okay, there is no changing my mind on this day. I know what I’m doing for sure! In the afternoon, I’ll be catching the all-ages show at Trash Palace featuring The RAA, Dinosaur Bones, Great Bloomers andPeachcake (sweet line up or what!). That’ll take me up to 5 pm, in which I’ll be running to do an interview at the Horseshoe – which is good anyway because I’ll be there for the rest of the night for Chart’s showcase. Most exciting line up of the week: The Hundreds and Thousands, Rebekkah Higgs, Young Galaxy, Two Hours Traffic, The Golden Dogs, Hexes and Ohs, Vancougar and Dave Marsh and True Love Rules. YES!

I hate that I’m going to miss: 6 Day Riot, Hey Rosetta/Crystal Castles, Julie Fader, The Miles/Library Voices/Young Rival, Jon-Rae Fletcher/Herman Dune/Basia Bulat/Elliott Brood/Cuff the Duke (line up that I’m most pissed to miss!), The Ting Tings, Jenn Grant, Valery Gore

AND THAT’S IT! In between all of this craziness, I’ll try to catch a movie or two, do a few interviews for the Singing Lamb, and go to school! Insane? Yes. Fun? HELL YES.

Let me know if we’re compatible! HAVE A FANTASTICAL WEEK, EVERYONE!

Also, I’d like to apologize for the millionth time for the lack of posts on the Lamb. I thought that things would’ve been better kept when I was away but everyone’s been quite busy lately because of school and work. Do not fear though, I will take full control again and the site will be booming with posts; I promise! The Singing Lamb is a top priority of mine; who needs a child when you have a lamb? Oh also, the Shows page has been partially updated! By next week, it’ll be 100% fixed for your viewing pleasures! Thanks for bearing with us; we love you all!

Happy listening!

Musically,
Melody

Young Galaxy

Lame phrase, but I like it.

As you can guess, The Singing Lamb is going to take a tiny, miniscule break from the site! Lambs have school work to catch up on too, you know! And don’t worry, by “Singing Lamb”, I just mean me (Melody). The rest of the staff should still be around, posting exciting news and features for everyone! And by “break”, I mean I’ll only be gone for 2 week, max! I’ll still send news updates over to others to post up so don’t worry, the News Updates will still be around!

May as well leave you with some fantastic news updates though!

Breaking news: Death Cab For Cutie will be at the Sound Academy on Sunday April 5th. This is an all-ages show and it’s a pricy one too – $40.50. But as a good side note, Ra Ra Riot and Cold War Kids will be opening.

The Vivian Girls are back, with Crystal Antlers, at the Horseshoe on May 8th.

The Dirty Projectors are opening for TV on the Radio on June 2nd at the Sound Academy. All-ages, $22.50, doors at 8:00 pm.

Lady Sovereign will be at Lee’s Palace on May 1st. 19+, $20.00, doors at 9:00 pm.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart return to Toronto on April 28th at Lee’s Palace. 19+, $10.00, doors at 8:00 pm.

Opening for Passion Pit on their rescheduled show at Lee’s Palace on April 3rd will be Cale Parks and Paper Route. 19+, $10.00, doors at 9:00 pm.

Murder By Death will play the Horseshoe on April 16th. 19+, $13.50, doors at 8:30 pm.

Hollywood Undead and Madina Lake will be at the Phoenix on April 23rd. All-ages, $18.50, doors at 7:30 pm.

Spinal Tap will be at Massey Hall on May 21st – but “Unwigged and Unplugged”. Read more here.

Lonely Dear will be at the Rivoli on May 8th.

Ohbijou’s April 18th show at the Opera House has been postponed as well as its release date. Further details TBA.

And last but not least, Montreal’s Young Galaxy have finally announced a new album! A release date has not been decided on yet but we do know that the new album is called Invisible Republic and the band has a new single out called “Long Live the Fallen World”. The song is fantastic; a slight departure from their debut self-titled album, but still possesses dreamy pop elements, fused with danceable beats and beautiful vocals from Catherine McCandless. To download the track right now, go to their website! The band will preview their new material on tour so I recommend you check out their set at the Horseshoe during CMW (March 14th, as part of Chartattack’s showcase)! Also, look out for a follow-up interview with lead singer, Stephen Ramsay soon!

See you soon and don’t forget – happy listening!

Musically,
Melody