From the Toronto Star

Musician and performer who worked with Tom Cochrane, Bonnie Raitt and on his own will have cancerous larynx removed.

By Paul Hunter

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Milk & Bone at SXSW 2016

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals, held annually in Austin, TX, is are now accepting programming proposals for the 2017 event with the launch of the PanelPicker, an online tool that allows the SXSW community to have a voice in programming conference activities through an open proposal and voting process. Also, SXSW is now accepting musician/band showcase submissions until Oct. 21, 2016.

SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. The event features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, and a variety of networking opportunities. The 2016 Conference featured more than 2,000 sessions including keynotes by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, plus dozens of visionaries at the forefront of their industries to more than 87,000 participants. SXSW 2017 takes place March 10 – 19, 2017 in Austin, TX.

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Canadian Musician surveyed musicians across the country to find out their experiences and opinions regarding pay-to-play gigs. Here are the results…

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Yondr created a locking pouch for people to hold their phones in during performances.

This article is from Digital Music News

By Paul Resnikoff

Did the Lumineers just solve the cellphone problem?

At almost every show these days, there are fans lifting phones in the air, sometimes to record an entire set.  But even if the band totally hates it, they usually let it ride, simply because they don’t want to piss off the very people who are supporting their livelihood.

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This holiday weekend Music Books Plus wants to help you celebrate. So, it’s having a Holiday Weekend Sale. From today, June 29, 2016 until midnight on July 5th, 2016 – you can SAVE 15% off everything in the store.

Order today at Music Books Plus – www.musicbooksplus.com and simply use coupon code HOLIDAY during check-out to apply the savings.

There are still two left to submit a showcase application for the Canadian Music Café. Returning for its eighth year this September, the Canadian Music Café capitalizes on the international attention placed on Toronto during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to bring  new Canadian music to the ears of film and television music supervisors and the filmed media community gathering at TIFF.

With alumni such as City and Colour, Martha Wainwright, Scott Helman, Donovan Woods, Dear Rouge, Terra Lightfoot and Arkells, the Canadian Music Café is a hub for rising Canadian talent, facilitating connections that lead to song placements in films, television programs, and commercials, including Grey’s Anatomy, Degrassi, Castle, Beauty and The Beast, Ugly Betty, The L Word, and more.

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Music Ontario is now accepting submissions for its second annual Canadian Songwriter Challenge workshop. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, June 29, 2016.  The Canadian Songwriter workshop will be hosted at Metalworks Recording Studios in Mississauga, ON between July 26 and 28, 2016.

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Following DJ Brace bringing Canada its second consecutive DMC World Online DJ Championship with his amazing set, DMC Canada has announced this summer’s first DMC regional event for Toronto.

The Toronto Ontario Regional DMC DJ Competition will be held July 9, 2016 at Rivoli (334 Queen St. W.). The cover at the door is $10.

The event will feature showcase performances from The Roots’ Scratch, 2015 DMC World Champion DJ Vekked, Fresh Kills, and DJ Grouch.

The event begins at 9 p.m.

For more information, go to DMC Canada’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dmccanada.

Red Bull Music Academy will be bringing its program of events, exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and studio sessions to Montreal from Sept. 24 to Oct. 28, 2016, making it the first Red Bull Music Academy to be held in Canada since the Toronto edition in 2007.

“We are very excited to return to Canada and to host our next edition of the Red Bull Music Academy here in Montreal. Some of the most daring music makers from around the globe will soon arrive here to share their musical vision, and this year’s home base in Montreal offers both participants and the Academy the opportunity to deepen relationships with Canada’s vibrant and thriving creative scene,” says Many Ameri, co-founder of Red Bull Music Academy.
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Boys Night Out [Photo by James Heaslip]

Burlington, ON’s Boys Night Out, among the kings of ’00s post-hardcore, have returned with their first new music in almost a decade: new EP Black Dogs will be released July 8th on Good Fight Music.

As a special preview, you can now listen to the new song “Lust Phenomenon” below via Soundcloud.

Of the rebirth of the band, vocalist Connor Lovat-Fraser says, “None of us really knew when or if this day would come, but I’m fairly goddamn sure that we all hoped it would… We may not be touring again any time soon but it’s pretty fucking rad to have the opportunity to write music together again.”

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