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INDIE WEEK Podcast Episode #03

Tickets and wristbands are now available online at TicketScene.ca at early bird prices until Oct 01! Wristbands are only $15 until Oct 01 and will be $20 after. That's cheap!!! Go to TicketScene.ca NOW, save $$$, and support a great indie festival. Act now as there are limited quantities and when they are gone you will have to pay full price. Also note that our schedule is online - check it out! Expect a few changes leading up to the festival as well as more information on the artists with links. We are also working on a really cool day of industry panels at the Drake Underground on Sat Oct 16. Panels include the ever popular demo listening where acts get to have their song critiqued - first come first serve! Also panels on publicity, music publishing and copyright, management and indie101 with INDIE WEEK's own, Darryl Hurs. More info to come but this one is open to the public wristbands will be accepted otherwise there will be a cover charge. Thank you to Lori Hirst for helping organize this years panels. Ok - now go to Ticketscene.ca and get your wristband! SONG : Static in the Stars - Lost Vegas
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SAT OCT 16

Saturday Oct 16 Artist Showcase Listings
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FRI OCT 15

Friday Oct 15 Artist Showcase Listings
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THURS OCT 14

Thursday Oct 14 Artist Showcase Listings
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Indie Week Podcast – Episode #02

Darryl talks about when the Indie Week Canada 2010 schedule will be posted, tickets being available online through Ticketscene.ca, and bands promoting their shows. Song: "Ballad of the Touch Deprived" - Berlin Brides Publicists: Hype Music Publicity and Promotion Must Be Santa Skylar
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Air Travel

Stage and Screen Travel is a division of Flight Centre that specializes in the travel needs of people in the entertainment industry who need to find a balance between budget and traveller experience. Our clients are production, media, music professionals and performers who travel regularly for their jobs. Check us out at www.stageandscreen.travel! We are thrilled to be partnering with Indie Week as their official festival travel partner.  If you are looking for flights or accommodation, please feel free to contact Julie Babin at julie.babin@stageandscreen.travel or +1 416 595-5511. Be sure to mention "Indie Week" for special festival rates.
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Indie Week Podcast – Episode 01

A quick introduction from the director of INDIE WEEK, Darryl Hurs saying thank you to all the bands and artits who applied to INDIE WEEK 2010 as well as a shout out to Industry Images who were instrumental in the re-branding of INDIE WEEK. Song: Riot - Darlings of Chelsea
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2010 IW Canada Schedule

Full Schedule with Artists to be posted at a later date, in the meantime here is the schedule at a glance as to where you can find INDIE WEEK shows during Oct 13 - 17.
DATE DAY VENUE EVENT
13-Oct WEDNESDAY Hideout Christina Maria CD Release / OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY
14-Oct THURSDAY Bovine Sex Club Artist Showcase
Bread & Circus Artist Showcase
Cameron House Artist Showcase
Cherry Cola's Artist Showcase
El Mocambo Blankfest Charity / Artist Showcase
Free Times Artist Showcase
Hard Luck Artist Showcase
Hideout Artist Showcase
Horseshoe Tavern Artist Showcase
Rivoli Artist Showcase
Velvet Underground Artist Showcase
15-Oct FRIDAY Bovine Sex Club Artist Showcase / STUMBLE RECORDS CD RELEASE PARTY
Bread & Circus Artist Showcase
Cameron House Artist Showcase
Cherry Cola's Artist Showcase
Drake Underground Artist Showcase
Free Times Artist Showcase
Hard Luck Artist Showcase
Hideout Irish Showcase
Rivoli Artist Showcase
Silver Dollar Artist Showcase
Velvet Underground Artist Showcase
16-Oct SATURDAY Bovine Sex Club Artist Showcase
Bread & Circus SEMI-FINALS
Cameron House SEMI-FINALS
Cherry Cola's SEMI-FINALS
Drake Underground EAST COAST KITCHEN PARTY
Free Times Artist Showcase
Hard Luck Artist Showcase
Hideout AUSTRALIAN SHOWCASE / SEMI-FINALS
Velvet Underground Artist Showcase
17-Oct TBA INDIE WEEK 2010 FINALS
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Tues Aug 17 : Second Wave of Artists Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 17th, 2010. Contact: INDIE WEEK Email: media[@]indieweek.com

SECOND WAVE OF BANDS PERFORMING AT INDIE WEEK 2010 ANNOUNCED

The INDIE WEEK CANADA 2010 music festival slams downtown Toronto’s live music venues October 13-17 with stellar lineups representing bands from every genre. As usual INDIE WEEK is showcasing some extreme unsigned talent. Perhaps the most exciting change from last year is the expansion of INDIE WEEK’s successful regional showcases. With bands hailing from ten countries such as Ireland, Australia, Greece, Iran, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US, INDIE WEEK is giving Torontonians a reason to look forward to the end of summer. For the full list of acts, please see www.indieweek.com. 5th PROJEKT (Toronto: Cinematic Rock) Ahoora (Tehran, Iran: Indie Modern Rock) Alert The Medic (Halifax: Rock) Black Napalese (Toronto: Rock) Carlo Meriano (Toronto: Acoustic Folk Experimental) Dead Messenger (Montreal: Rock) English Words (Charlottetown, Pop Rock) Joel Battle (Toronto: Folk Country) Last Second Magic (Dublin, Ireland: Pop Rock) Lauren Malyon (Toronto: Pop) Mad June (Montreal: Pop Rock) Maneli Jamal (Toronto: Acoustic) Modified (Toronto: Hard Rock/Metal) Nans & Nat (Montreal: Electronic Pop/DJ) Organ Thieves (Toronto: Rock/Soul/R&B) Our Friend & The Spiders (Montreal: Alternative Forest Rock) Pinup Saints (Montreal: Electronic Pop/DJ) Portrait (Toronto: Alt Rock) Stacey Kaniuk (Toronto: Soul Pop) StereoGoesStellar (Windsor: Power-Piano Pop) The Fantasy Defender (Toronto: Pop Rock) The Hyena Dog Robbery (Toronto: Crimewave) The TANUKI Project (Montreal: Electro Visual Rock) Vinyl Hero (Montreal: Rock) WAXMEN (Toronto: Alt Rock) For more information or for media enquiries, please email media[@]indieweek.com.

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Tues Aug 10 : First Round of Artists Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 10th, 2010. Contact: INDIE WEEK Email: media[@]indieweek.com

FIRST WAVE OF BANDS PERFORMING AT INDIE WEEK 2010 ANNOUNCED

The INDIE WEEK CANADA music festival will hit the Queen Street strip in Toronto October 13-17. This year’s stellar lineup represents bands from every genre. Perhaps the most exciting change from last year is the expansion of INDIE WEEK’s successful regional showcases. With bands hailing from Ireland, New York, Australia and the Maritimes, Torontonians will have a reason to look forward to the end of summer. A Primitive Evolution (Toronto, ON) Alternate End (Toronto, ON) Andy Brown (Fredericton, New Brunswick) Atlantis Blueprint (Barrie/Orangeville, ON) Axis Of (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Basia Lyjak (Toronto, ON) Berlin Brides (Athens, Greece) Black Majik Movement (Welland, ON) Camera (Wrexham, United Kingdom) CAPTAINS (Los Angeles, California) Colors In The Air (Buffalo, New York) Diet Kong (Brooklyn, New York) Doll (Ottawa, ON) Faye Blais (Toronto, ON) GoobyGoo & Peekers (Los Angeles, California) Grace Over Diamonds (Ottawa, ON) Graydon James & the Young Novelists (Toronto, ON) Hot White Chocolate (Toronto, ON) Inlet Sound (Hamilton, ON) Jia Harlow (Toronto,ON) John Allaire (Ottawa, ON) Kate Rogers Band (Toronto, ON) Kick Evrything (Vancouver, British Columbia) Kobra and the Lotus (Calgary, Alberta) Kristina Trites (Halifax, Nova Scotia) L.Stadt (Lodz, Poland) Life Size Dream (Toronto, ON) LION RIDE (Sault Ste Marie, ON) Mary Rose Obsession (Toronto, ON) Mean Tangerine (Toronto, ON) Melina Soochan (Montreal, Quebec) Milow the Girl (Switzerland) Morgan David (Toronto, ON) NOBLE BLOOD (Toronto, ON) Old Crowns (Ottawa, ON) Roymackonkey (Melbourne, Australia) Sabrina Korva (Toronto, ON) SECRETTES (Toronto, ON) Serena Pryne and the Mandevilles (Welland, ON) Sherman Downey and The Ambiguous Case (Corner Brook, Newfoundland/Labrador) Simon Fagan (Dublin, Ireland) Sofia Talvik (Stockholm, Sweden) Static In The Stars (Vancouver, British Columbia) Ten Kens (Toronto, ON) The Ascent of Everest (Nashville, Tennessee) The Ascot Royals (Brantford/Hamilton, ON) The Black Atlantic (Groningen, Netherlands) The Breaking Lakes (Orangeville, ON) The Coppertone (King City, ON) The Cunninghams (Toronto, ON) The Drama (Toronto, ON) The Live Lights (Houston, Texas) The Lost Boys (Lakeport, California) The Murder Plans (Ottawa, ON) The North (Toronto, ON) The Partland Brothers (Mississauga, ON) The Whatmans (Slane, Ireland) The Withouts (Toronto, ON) These Electric Lives (Toronto, ON) Thunderclap! (Niagara Falls, ON) Tin Star Orphans (Toronto, ON) Trench Town Oddities (Cornwall, ON) Valentine Black (Kildare, Ireland) What She Said (Guelph/Toronto, ON) YOU HANDSOME DEVIL (Toronto, ON) YOUTHINASIA (Brantford, ON) For more information or for media enquiries, please email media[@]indieweek.com.

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