Editors’ Top Picks – CMW 2015

Editors’ Top Picks – CMW 2015

We dug through hundreds of artists on the CMW 2015 bill, listened to as much a human possibly can, and compiled a list of the top 20 artists to see at this year’s Canadian Music Week. It goes anywhere from grunge/psych/punk/rock bands that grab your brains by the hands and fuck it, to outstanding hiphop acts who are actually from Canada, to sultry soul/rnb/pop/electronic artists that endlessly intrigue, to a one woman jazz orchestra. This is a list of artists who roll a fresh dice on the table.

LEON BRIDGES
Friday, May 1
9:00PM, Drake Hotel

I MOTHER EARTH
Saturday, May 2
9:00PM, Phoenix

LAPSLEY
Tuesday, May 5
8:00PM, Drake Underground

THE WAYO
Tuesday, May 5
9:45PM, The Garrison

DIRTY FRIGS
Tuesday, May 5
11:15PM, The Garrison

BEAUTIFUL NOTHING
Wednesday, May 6
9:00PM, The Rivoli

JUTES
Wednesday, May 6
9:30PM, Smiling Buddha

SOLID GROUND
Wednesday, May 6
10:15PM, Smiling Buddha

THE AIRPLANE BOYS
Wednesday, May 6
11:00PM, Revival

THE WILD ROMANTICS
Thursday, May 7
8:00PM, The Cave

GRADE
Thursday, May 7
12:00AM, The Horseshoe

ACID PRIEST
Thursday, May 7 (technically May 8)
2:00AM, The Horseshoe

GO FOR THE EYES
Thursday, May 7
12:00AM, Rancho Relaxo

MAD ONES
Thursday, May 7
1:00AM, Cherry Cola’s

ZOE KEATING
Friday, May 8
8:30PM, Church of Holy Trinity

JMSN presented by DJ HustleGRL
Friday, May 8
11:00PM, Tattoo

SON REAL
Friday, May 8
11:00PM, The Great Hall

THE WILD!
Friday, May 8
11:00PM, Phoenix
Saturday, May 9
2:00AM, The Horseshoe

BO NINGEN
Friday, May 8
9:45PM, Hardluck Bar
Saturday, May 9
12:00AM, The Bovine

THE LIFTS
Friday, May 8
12:00AM, Handlebar

BONUS ARTISTS

GHOST OF A SABER TOOTH TIGER (GOASTT)
Friday, May 8
1:00AM, The Horseshoe

PICK A PIPER
Saturday, May 9
10:00PM, The Great Hall

You may have noticed on some of the bills, there is a ‘Secret Guest’. We are people attracted to the mysterious and the unveiled, so just FYI…

SECRET GUEST
Wednesday, May 6
11:10PM, Parts & Labour

SECRET GUEST
Thursday, May 7
1:00AM, Sneaky Dee’s

SECRET GUEST
Saturday, May 9
10:15PM, Drake Hotel

SECRET GUEST
Saturday, May 9
2:00AM, The Bovine

Going to any of these shows? Think there’s something we missed? Or simply have feels you need to express? Tweet @thescenemag or holla at The Scene Magazine

Dagmar Yu
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