Theset, from Victoria, are playing at the House. Check out their latest video that’s on Much Music.

The band originally formed with the intention of playing only one set, so they wrote a full set of songs. They adopted the name ‘Theset’ for this reason. The band members originally included Kyle Dark (guitar), Jory MacKay (guitar), Dean Rode (bass guitar), and Tristan Tarr (drums). Dark asked Martin MacPhail (singer) to sing for the band’s set, and he did. The first show was a success, generating many young fans for the new band, so Theset decided to continue making music. When Dark left the country, he was quickly replaced by Elliot Carter (guitar), who had previously played in local band “Lythic Blue” with MacPhail.

Saturday, May 23th:

Kings of Leon / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Decemberists / Animal Collective / Bon Iver / Devotchka / M. Ward / Doves / Sun Kil Moon / The Gaslight Anthem / King Khan & The Shrines / Ra Ra Riot / Shearwater / Passion Pit / Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band / Vince Mira / Blind Pilot / Owl City / Arthur & Yu / Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele / Death Vessel / Hockey / James Pants

Sunday, May 24th:

Jane’s Addiction / Nine Inch Nails / TV On The Radio / Peter Bjorn and John / of Montreal / The Avett Brothers / Calexico / M83 / The Airborne Toxic Event / The Walkmen / The Wrens / St. Vincent / The Dodos / John Vanderslice / The Submarines / Viva Voce / The Builders And The Butchers / AA Bondy / Fences / Point Juncture, WA / Jon Benjamin / Deadmau5 / Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head

Monday, May 25th:

Ben Harper and Relentless7 / Erykah Badu / Silversun Pickups / Fleet Foxes / Gogol Bordello / Santigold / Grizzly Bear / Explosions In The Sky / Girl Talk / Blitzen Trapper / The Knux / Monotonix / Bishop Allen / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Beach House / Mugison / The Dutchess And The Duke / School Of Seven Bells / Horse Feathers / The Pica Beats / Loch Lomond / BLK JKS / Chromeo (DJ set) / Tobacco

Comedy:

Zach Galifianakis / Demetri Martin / Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job / Todd Barry / Jon Benjamin / God’s Pottery / People’s Republic of Komedy

Library Voices is a ten piece pop collective from Regina, Saskatchewan. Blending tremolo soaked guitars with analog synths, vintage organs, circuit bent electronics, accordion, saxophone, and glockenspiel, their songs play out like an AM radio jingle; mixing the best of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and today.

Since making their out-of-town debut at Pop! Montreal in 2006, the buzz surrounding Rah Rah has been growing steadily. They were voted “Best Band in Regina” by a 2007 Prairie Dog’s Reader’s Poll and have since returned to Montreal to play the Pop! Festival again. Since coming off their winter tour of Western Canada, Rah Rah has been hard at work putting together their first full-length album “Going Steady’, which is now available in stores across Canada and on itunes through Young Soul Records. They played to a capacity crowd at Toronto’s NXNE this June and continued performing throughout the summer with a slot at the Regina Folk Festival and other western tour dates. A February tour is in the works….Rah Rah thanks SaskMusic for their support…

Smoking cigarettes and pounding Pabst Blue Ribbon in its East Van practice space, the group––Haywood, Taylor, and drummer Jordan Alexander––explains that it’s taking a live-off-the-floor approach from now on. Twin Crystals, the act’s self-produced eight-song full-length, is rougher than the slick-sounding tribal beats of “Two Girls”. Recorded entirely in the trio’s jam space, the disc presents Twin Crystals at its rawest.

Feb 15- Closing Iris CD Release
Feb 19- Library Voices
Feb 24 – The Waking Eyes & Arkells
Feb 4,11,18,25 – Open Mic
Mar 1- Pride Tiger
Mar 3- Maurice
Mar 6- Brandi Disterheft Quintet
Mar 8- International Women’s Day
Mar 19- Plants and Animals

Just announced….

March 25 – B.A. Johnston
March 26 – Bend Sinister, Fields of Green, Brandon Scott
April 1 – Hey Rosetta!
May 1 – Ohbijou
May 12 – Joel Plaskett

His new triple CD “Three” comes out on March 24th

New Dates have been announced for Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. On February 18th, these ticket packages will be announced to the general public, but you can get yours now!

These packages are available on the Maple Music site. There are multiple ticket packages with one & two tickets and an autographed CD.

DATES:

May 6 – REGINA, SK The Distrikt Nightclub **NEW
May 12 – KELOWNA, BC The Habitat**NEW
Joel Plaskett @ The Habitat
$39.00 SINGLE TICKET with autographed Three CD
$21.00 SINGLE TICKET

MAY 13 – KAMLOOPS BC The Pavilion Theatre**NEW

May 14 – EDMONTON, AB McDougall United Church **NEW
April 21st – Charlottetown, PEI at The Confederation Centre Of The Arts
April 22nd – Fredericton, NB at The Playhouse Theatre
April 23rd – Saint John, NB at The Imperial Theatre
April 24th – Moncton, NB at The Capitol Theatre
May 21st – Montreal, PQ at Sala Rossa
May 23rd – Toronto, ON at Massey Hall
May 30th – Halifax, NS at the Rebecca Cohn

Vancouver’s newest group of drunken misfits: The Dreadnoughts. One part roaring sea shanty, one part haunting Irish melody, and a solid chaser of gut-crunching street punk.

The tunes are manic, and the live show is not to be missed. SEE THEM NOW, so you can be one of those people who will say “Yeah, I knew them BEFORE they died of alcohol poisoning.”

Catch them before they head out for their European Tour this summer!

The Grateful Fed Psyche Deli offers the finest food delights in a hip n relaxed atmosphere. Cool people & friendly staff are always on hand. Check out their Rock’n’Roll wall of fame!

Shad is back!

His debut album When This Is Over (2005) was self-made, financed with the $17,500 he won from 91.5 The Beat’s Rhythm of the Future talent competition during his time as an undergraduate student at Wilfrid Laurier University. The album is recognized for lyrics deprecating the typical rap scene and focusing on social causes—for example, the track “I’ll Never Understand” examines the Rwandan genocide and includes poetry written by his mother, Bernadette Kabango.

In 2007, he was signed by Black Box Recordings and released his second album, The Old Prince. In 2008, The Old Prince received a Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year, and was nominated for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.

Music critics have compared his style to that of K-os and of Common, and also to a “London (England) sound circa 1990″.