It’s day three of Canadian Music Week, and you can feel the excitement in the air. Before we get started with today’s preview though, we have a couple of public service announcements: German rockers 4LYN have cancelled their show at Clinton’s Tavern due to ill health, and Hollerado are looking for a place to crash for the night. Apparently they’ll make you nachos.
Where were we? Right. There are over 100 bands playing tonight, and you can barely take two steps in any direction downtown without falling into a concert. So, once again, CMWist is here to tentatively nudge you in the direction of awesomeness. Tonight, awesomeness takes the form of Woodhands and Arkells.
Nerdy Toronto two-piece Woodhands will be bringing their distinctly un-nerdy psychedelic synth-pop to the Drake Underground at 12:45 a.m. as part of Paper Bag Records’ epic showcase, which runs from 9 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. Woodhands are joined by Huckleberry Friends, Tropics, Laura Barrett, Slim Twig, Winter Gloves, and Skratch Bastid. And at the bargain price of $5 (all wristbands accepted), this is as close to value-for-money entertainment as it gets on a Friday night. CMWist caught up with Dan Werb yesterday afternoon.
