
Jeremy R. Jansen A birthday party is a bit of an odd time to announce a memorial, but such was the case this past February when, at the end of the successful 9th anniversary bash for Toronto's venerable Wavelength weekly music series, it was announced that the 2010, 10th anniversary shows would also mark the final edition of the showcase... at least in its present form. While the weekly showcases are ending, the Wavelength marque and ethos will continue on via monthly showcases and one-off events, thus ensuring that the stages that gave [...]
So I've consolidated my iTunes onto one computer this year , but as it is with the nature of music, my listening mode has changed. I've begun digging into the past for history and inspiration, and expanded on favorites with re-issues and deluxe editions from the 60s through the 90s. Despite that, most of my top tracks over the year remained in 2008 territory. 3 tracks that weren't came from 2007. Compare with my top 10 albums of 2008 and, for many, this is not a surprise! Since I pretty consistently blog these end of year lists [...]

via INDIEchouette Here's a preview of one of Final Fantasy 's upcoming EP's. Plays to Please was written by Alex Lukashevsky of the band Deep Dark United . The pieces are performed by Final Fantasy, Andrew Bird, and 33 other members. Leave it to Final Fantasy to make indie kids listen to beautiful orchestral music and like it. Plays to Please is full of classical American music influences. Many times, I was reminded of Aaron Copland. "Horsetail Feathers" is [...]
The Sharp Tongues Tonights best of 2007 comes courtesy of the multi talented Marcus Quinn from The Sharp Tongues. Best of 2007 In no particular order) Skeered - Jewelry Rat Check out [...]

{ via } Today it's a collection of lists! Lists by maker of some of my favourite music ever, Sandro Perri , and by the really rather wonderful Efterklang , and by talented young fella Rob St. John . If I was not tired and on holiday, I would provide links for all of these, but heck, you know how to work the internet. The Hype Machine and Elbo.ws are your friends. Sandro Perri's Favourite Live Shows of 2007: [...]