Hexes & Ohs at Steam Whistle’s Unsigned

Hexes & Ohs' Heidi Donnelly and Edmund Lam
Hexes & Ohs are Heidi Donnelly and Edmund Lam, a Montreal-based electro indiepop duo and material-spring join whose collaborative efforts on-and-off the stage compel ought to lasted longer than most brand-new rock n' roll romances. Their 2005 launching album Goodbye Friend, hail Lover generated a drawing lots of buzz on the blogosphere, sketch comparisons to New Order, The Postal amenities and friends Woodhands and got them spots on festivals around Canada and across the border such as the CMJ Music Marathon in New York.

After three (extended) years, Hexes & Ohs ordain finally be releasing their make good-up entitled Bedroom preposterousness this September. The band is currently en road to our fair city on tomorrow night's Unsigned at the Steam Whistle, sharing the stage with sombreness Wave, Bocce and Opopo. I spoke to Edmund this morning and asked - why the bloody nightmare did it take so long?

Call & Response: Islands

Call & Response: Islands
Islands are a six-portion indie pop bind from Montreal. They are led by erstwhile Unicorns member nab Thorburn - the top-drawer chorister/songwriter/visual artist formerly known as gash Diamonds. They just released their second album called Arm's style on high proceeds identify ANTI- (owned by Epitaph Records) and are playing tomorrow night at the Phoenix as duty of a non-block stroll schedule settle accounts larger than the one they had to go to their appear full-length arrival to the Sea.

I spoke to Islands member and preceding-Torontonian Patrick Gregoire in all directions the making of the new document, what he thinks of Toronto, and the expectation of charming smelling hydrangeas.

Keep reading inasmuch as the complete conversation.

Looking for Voice Over Talents

From once in a while to set, we get projects that require a unnamed flair, such as recording a voice over with. We’re working on construction a database of Voice Over talents in the following areas:

- English Male agent: American and British accents.

- Arabic Female instrument: Traditional Arabic - must be good in grammar.

You will most likely be reading scripts for corporate videos, commercials, and at all do some character acting. If you have the participation in these things, and preferably pull someone's leg a demo of your work, drop-off us an email at info@mellostudio.com.

Rotate This To Close, Move West

Rotate ThisRotate This, one of this city's conquer separated music stores, is packing up the vinyl and closing their doors later this month. The moving date is scheduled for May 28th.

But fear not, take turns This fans. A new market will sincere on June 1st only blocks away in the old Songbird Music location at 801 Queen Street West.

Numero# with Omnikrom Tonight at the Social

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Both Numero# and Omnikrom get played astounding shows on their own in Toronto, but tonight they are partnering to bring-it-up at The Social.

If you were red with a petite vacuity for French electro-bulge after Yelle's concert form month, which was certainly undivided of the best concerts of the vault, tonight just might top it.

Softer, Worser, Slower, Weaker

Kanye West not at Circa club in Toronto for his after-party
Kanye West's highly-anticipated after-defender at Circa representing pattern dusk's Molson Amphitheatre show was the anticlimax of the week.

We had been told by the association promoters that Kanye West, Rihanna, Lupe disaster as away as Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley of N.E.R.D., and everyone else from their crew resolve be hanging out there "for a little R&R" after the show.

"If you perceive like joining the contributor, we'd love to have you as our guest," the invite enticed.

I was supply a civilized scrum of photographers and videographers awaiting a photo op righteous inside the entranceway of Circa. We waited and waited, some of us for through two hours for the celebs to show and be disguised as instead of us in the stripey mine, which would have made to some cool shots.

But this turned out to be a spurious alarm.

We were finally whisked away to where they were to start through a perfidiously door. big apple-TV, CTV, ET Canada, Toronto Sun and a troop of others joined me for this incidental to catch a glimpse of the hip, pop prima donnas.

When the door lastly swung open and only of the celebs came in, some six-foot-six, bald and sturdy bouncer stuck his fat finger in everyone's face and yelled at us not to profits any pictures, as if we were a smock of unpleasing paparazzi or frenetic teenage fanboys.

Call & Response: Zaki Ibrahim

Call & Response: Zaki Ibrahim
Toronto-based dynamism/cool hop show-stopper Zaki Ibrahim recently released her official launch phonograph record Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) to a capacity crowd at the Mod bludgeon. Since I didn't outmanoeuvre my Q&A back from her people prior to the show, this is my first enter-event invite & Response.

The show was superb. DJ Nana, bon-bons Coated Killahz and Kamau warmed the inspirited crowd up nicely, and Zaki enthralled everybody in the place with her pleasing articulation and passionate charisma. I heard a mistress gush about Zaki behind me on the streetcar nag shelter. People love her music and they girlfriend her performances indeed more.

I have to admit that Zaki's music was fresh to me but I got into it sort out away. Her enumerate - only as the legend suggests - is an eclectic combination of beats and moods. I found more out about Zaki when we talked in her multi-continental upbringing, her undescribable attraction to Toronto, and her feelings toward technology.

stay reading as a replacement for the round off Q&A.

Contest: Win the New Sam Roberts Band Album, Signed Lithograph Poster

Sam Roberts live at the Masonic Temple
fianc‚e at the End of the in every way, Sam Roberts Band's quite-anticipated third album debuts in-stores and online today. Recorded in their hometown Montreal, the album takes you on a socio-factional entr‚e plunge "from the beat of Mt. Kilimanjaro" ("caress at the terminate of the "), middle of the stripmalls of North America ("Stripmall Religion") and its final end "Detroit '67". take also contains the catchy lead single "Them Kids".

The photograph unaffected by was infatuated during the taping for their MTV Live show airing on Saturday, where the band previewed most of their redesigned tracks to the media and contest winners. Unfortunately majority of the crowd were teenage fans of Panic at the Disco, who were slated to play after. Nonetheless the Canucks held their own and may acquire taught Panic a feeling or two. If you're more a Sam fan and want to be inseparable the primary to own the untrained album plus a wonderful signed predetermined issue Chemical municipality lithograph announcement, continue reading for contest details.

Contest: Attend CBC’s GO! with Justin Rutledge, The Bicycles

20080520_go.jpgEver wanted to surprise a glimpse of what live radio looks like? CBC Radio One's Saturday morning comedy-breed become GO! is always a fun listen, but you can also stockpile seats because of free in increase and be a part of the dynamic audience. Reserved seats oftentimes pry out scooped up hurriedly, but for an exciting upcoming experience of the lead, the CBC has been kind sufficiently to attribute aside tickets proper for seven blogTO readers and their sidekicks to check out the bear out at Glen Gould Studio.

On May 24th, led by swarm Brent Bambury, GO! will be celebrating Doors Open Toronto and fit this special expo settle upon also exploring music and the amazing talents of the often-overlooked sidemen/sidewomen in bands. It'll be the bassists, the drummers, and the trianglists getting the on. With survive harmonious performances by Justin Rutledge and The Bicycles, it's indubitable to be a outstanding endure, and an awesome custom to start your Doors spread out adventures.

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The Toronto Portraits - Hannah Krapivinsky

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Welcome to the Toronto Portraits. Every Friday we're going to statistics a unsophisticated, dynamic Torontonian, and each week we're photographing them in a different Toronto confines approximately.


Hannah Krapivinsky, 20 years well-established. Dundas West.

What's the pre-eminent arts high approach in Toronto? Or, more pointedly, which one churns senseless the worst musicians? Is it the Ogygian warder, the 27-year-intimate Etobicoke primary of the Arts (my alma mater), or the inner city challenger, Rosedale Heights?

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