Canadian Music Week Announces Additional Programming Including Little Dragon, Travi$ Scott, Kongos, Born Ruffians And Many More!

Introducing New Cmw Concert Lottery Program

Tickets On-Sale And Media Accreditation Open Now

Canadian Music Week announces a stellar second round of artists and showcases to its 2014 festival programming. In addition to headlining acts City and Colour, Tegan and Sara, Ellie Goulding, M.I.A., Neko Case, The 1975, Television and Flatbush Zombies, a new slew of additions include Little Dragon, Travi$ Scott, Justin Nozuka, Owen Pallett, Mastodon, and Hollerado (see full list below). CMW will also showcase over 800 bands in 60 different venues across the city.

SECOND WAVE ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT:

Little Dragon
Travi$ Scott
Kongos
Born Ruffians
Mounties
The Hidden Cameras
Hollerado
Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene
Rubblebucket
Nothing
Matt Pond PA
ASTR
DIANA
Broods
The Slackers
The Operators w/Dan Boeckner
PYPY
Red Mass
Wildlife
The Flatliners
High Dials
Biblical
Justin Nozuka
Nikki Yanofsky
Trevor Guthrie
Tyler Shaw
Brett Kissel
The Strumbellas
The Treasures
The Balconies
No Sinner
Ponctuation
Dear Rouge
Direct Hit!
Grey Kingdom
Flash Lightnin’
Grimskunk
Ron Hawkins
Monkey Junk
The Green Rays
Cafeine
The BB Guns
Vogue Dots
Grounders
Miracles
The Mohrs
The Motorleague
Naturally Born Strangers
Good For Grapes
Alexandre Desilets
Step Rockets
The Airplane Boys
B-17
Tre Mission
Justin Keenan
Foreign Diplomats
Hein Cooper
Motel Raphael
Orkestar Kriminal
Pat Jordache
The Loodies
Wolf Saga
Shaqisdope
Mad Ones
Lil Simz
Luca Vasta

To see full list of artists performing at CMW please visit: https://cmw.net/v2/music/

FEATURED SHOWCASE PARTNERS

M for Montreal and Wavelength’s Festival Showcase – Wednesday, May 7 – The Great Hall
Blackbox Records 10^th Anniversary – Thursday, May 8 – Adelaide Hall
Punch Records – Best of British Hip-Hop – Thursday, May 8 – Baltic Avenue
Musebox Showcase – Thursday, May 8 – The Bovine Sex Club
Madic Records Launch (Dan Mangan’s New label) – Thursday, May 8 – Cameron House
DAWG FM and Toronto Blues Society – Thursday, May 10 – El Mocambo
Reeperbahn Festival Showcase – Thursday, May 8 – The Garrison
BRBR – Thursday, May 8 – The Gladstone Hotel
Taiwan Showcase – Thursday, May 8 – Hard Rock Café
Underground Operations Showcase – Thursday, May 8 – Parts & Labour
Hand Drawn Dracula Records and NeXT Showcase – Thursday, May 8 – Silver Dollar
Amnesia Rock Fest and New Damage Records Showcase – Thursday, May 8 – Sneaky Dee’s
HustleGirl Showcase – Thursday, May 8 – Tattoo
Osheaga – Friday, May 10 – Adelaide Hall
Alberta Music/ SaskMusic Showcase – Friday, May 9 – The Gladstone Hotel
Culture Collide Showcase – Friday, May 9 – The Horseshoe Tavern
Monster Energy Presents – Friday, May 9 – Phoenix Concert Theatre
Berlin Music Week and Two Way Monologue Showcase – Friday, May 9 – Rancho Relaxo
Music BC Showcase – Friday, May 9 – Rivoli
Silent Shout and NeXT Showcase – Friday, May 9 – The Silver Dollar Room
Life or Death – Saturday, May 10 – Adelaide Hall (Indies After party)
Hillydilly Showcase – Saturday, May 10 – The Garrison
Anchorshop Showcase – Saturday, May 10 – The Gladstone Hotel
Sounds Australia Aussie BBQ – Saturday, May 10  – The Horseshoe Tavern
Metal on Ice – Saturday, May 10 – The Opera House
Filter Magazine Showcase – Saturday, May 10 – Phoenix Concert Theatre
Music Nova Scotia Showcase – Saturday, May 10 – Rivoli
Pop Montreal and NeXT Showcase – Saturday, May 10 – The Silver Dollar Room
The Agency Group presents – May 6-9 – The Supermarket and May 8 – Lee’s Palace

Stay tuned for more to be announced.

TICKET INFO

5-day festival wristbands are available now for $75. Wristbands allow access to all showcases throughout the week. Fans can purchase them here (https://cmw.net/v2/music/wristbands/).

Tickets for guaranteed entry to Canadian Music Week events are now available for purchase here (https://cmw.net/v2/music/tickets/).

CONCERT LOTTERY

This year sees the introduction of the CMW Concert Lottery: a new program that offers wristband holders the chance to guarantee their spot at some of the larger shows during the festival. The Concert Lottery will be announced via CMW’s social platforms: Twitter, Facebook and the CMW website along with an RSVP link for fans to follow.

To view further details visit: https://cmw.net/v2/music/

Lottery concerts include:

Tuesday, May 6 – The 1975
Wednesday, May 7- Canadian Radio Music Awards
Friday, May 9 – City and Colour
Saturday, May 10 – Owen Pallett
Saturday, May 10 – MASTODON
Saturday, May 10 – Neko Case

Lottery entries will be restricted to wristband holders with valid photo ID for themselves and a guest, provided that both are wristband holders.

MEDIA ACCREDITATION

Media accreditation is now open; if you are interested in covering CMW please fill out the accreditation form here:  (https://cmw.net/v2/media/media-accreditation/).

About Canadian Music Week


Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining three information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; a comedy festival; four awards shows and the nation’s largest new music festival, CMW spans a five-day period from May 6 to May 10, 2014 at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel and over 60 downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

LINKS

https://cmw.net/v2/
https://twitter.com/CMW_Week
https://www.facebook.com/canadianmusicweek

For Canadian Music Week Media Inquiries please contact:
Sacha Miller – CMW Publicity Manager
T: 416-703-9703 E: sacha@audioblood.com
 

For Canadian Music Week General information, please contact:
Bessie Bullard – Communications Director
T: 905.858.4747 E: bessie@cmw.net