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TORONTO
CMW 2010: HOT HOT HEAT @ THE HORSEHOE TAVERN
Crowded, sweaty and full of people with no sense of space, Hot Hot Heat's show at The Horseshoe did not disappoint.

TORONTO
CMW 2010: THE UGLYSUIT'S DIARY - PART TWO
Pizza and frings and sleeping on a bus.

TORONTO
CMW 2010: WILL CURRIE AND THE COUNTRY FRENCH @ MITZY'S SISTER
The band played their usual near-perfect pop. Even if no one was there to see it.

TORONTO
CMW 2010: THE DUDES @ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN
Calgary's not so well-kept secret played to their greatest strength: rocking out.

TORONTO
CMW 2010: THE ACORN @ LEE'S PALACE
Beards, babes and beer. What more can you ask for at CMW?

TORONTO
CMW 2010: THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS @ LEE'S PALACE
Worth getting wet for.

TORONTO
CMW 2010: THE D'URBERVILLES @ THE GARRISON
A fun and exciting set. It's a shame the audience didn't seem that into it.

TORONTO
CMW 2010: SILVER STARLING @ THE GARRISON
Connections to Stars and Arcade Fire made this Montreal buzz band's set one of the most anticipated of the festival.

TORONTO
CMW 2010: GHOSTKEEPER @ THE GARRISON
The Calgary band has decent songs. It's too bad their stage presence ruined them.

TORONTO
CMW 2010: THE GHOST IS DANCING @ THE SILVER DOLLAR
A rowdy night at the Dollar was capped with an ecstatic set, increasingly on the verge of complete disarray.

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TORONTO
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