CMW

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  Nicolas Jaar

  Revival, Toronto ON March 24

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

  After over four hours of waiting on two packed floors that felt more like a series of holding pens than a club, Nicolas Jaar took the stage...

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  The Lytics

  The Velvet Underground, Toronto ON March 24

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

  The Lytics' annual appearances at CMW are criminally under attended, probably due to their early hour. But that never stops the Winnipeg hi...

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  PS I Love You

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON March 24

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

  PS I Love You's set was short and frill-less, but lacked none of the bombast that drew so many to their debut record. Suffering from the fl...

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  Cloud Nothings

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON March 24

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

  With few big names on this year's bill, Cloud Nothings were perhaps one of the most-anticipated acts at CMW, and rightly so. Their shift fr...

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  Zeus

  The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON March 23

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

  It seems that Zeus picked the right name for their band because over the last couple of years, they've managed to achieve almost godlike st...

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  The Darcys

  The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON March 23

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

  The Darcys have finally hit their stride. After their lead singer up and left the band, there was some regrouping to do, which finally paid...

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  Dan Mangan

  The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON March 23

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2012

  Secret guests don't stay secret for very long at Canadian Music Week, so by the time Vancouver troubadour Dan Mangan hit the stage to close...

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  The Dirty Nil

  Cherry Cola's Rock N' Rolla Cabaret, Toronto ON March 22

  PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2012

  Despite the early hour, the energy was palpable for the Dirty Nil's short CMW set. With only a handful of tracks to their name, the power t...