G33KPRON’s Guide To Canadian Music Week: March 23

Canadian Music Week is back! Now in its 31st year, music fans can cover 1000 bands across 60 venues here in Toronto and if you haven’t picked your must-see’s you could be in trouble. Luckily though, you’re reading this and I’ve made it a little easier, narrowing it down to the 13 gigs I wouldn’t miss if I were you. So keep reading (and listening!) and tell me what shows you’ll be catching during the 6 day festival.

Here are our picks for Saturday night:

If you like: dancing
Check out: DJ Caff
Sat March 23 10pm @ Crawford – 718 College St. (Ignition Party)

If you like: Nine Inch Nails, Queens Of The Stone Age, Soundgarden
Check out: A Primitive Evolution
Sat Mar 23 9pm @ Cherry Cola’s – 200 Bathurst St. | Sat Mar 23 3am @ The Hideout – 484 Queen St. W.

If you like: Tenacious D, Flight Of The Conchords, facial hair
Check out: The Beards
Sat Mar 23 10pm @ Bovine Sex Club – 542 Queen St. W.

If you like: The Buzzcocks, The Only Ones, The Seeds
Check out: The Ketamines
Sat Mar 23 10pm @ Velvet Underground – 510 Queen St. W.

If you like: Poison, Mötley Crüe, Lita Ford
Check out: Diemonds
Sat Mar 23 1am @ The Hideout – 484 Queen St. W.

And as a special bonus, you can catch none other than ME playing tunes to keep you in the 4am last call drinking mood:

If you like: rock n’ roll and late night diners
Check out: DJ Misty
Saturday March 24 12am @ Shanghai Cowgirl – 538 Queen St. W.

Who did you check out during CMW and who is left on your list to go see? Let me know!