Egg Hunt

Just clearing out some links and info below before the weekend's done and hopefully I'll have my review of The Raveonettes show at The Opera House from this past Good Friday up tomorrow:

Just around the corner on April 7 and 8, the one and only Jens Lekman returns to Toronto for two shows at The Music Gallery. The first night local Katie Stelmanis will play a short set and the second night Final Fantasy, Mr Owen Pallett will be there. Presented by Wavelength, the two shows are part of a fundraiser for The Music Gallery as well as a special addition to the Images Festival. Tickets are $20 advance at www.ticketweb.ca, on sale now(oh, and $25 at the door - advance tickets for the April 8 show might already be sold out.) Full details of the shows over at Stille Post.

Eye Weekly lists the The Teenagers at Lee's Palace on May 1, although the band's MySpace is still saying the venue's suppose to be Anti. Things should hopefully get sorted out soon according to Danieljosef in my last post's comments.

Brooklyn, NY indie bad Mobius Band have been added to the Black Kids/Cut Copy bill at Lee's Palace on May 9.

Kids, get your dance on - Diplo and Nasty Nav stop at Wrongbar on April 19 while Berlin DJ Ellen Allien is at The Mod Club on May 7. I believe both of these shows are performance(not DJ shows) but I'm only guessing since their respective MySpace sites don't seem to indicate they are DJ gigs.

Stay tuned this March 25 for the announcement of the lineup for the 2nd annual Sled Island Festival which takes place in various venues around Calgary from June 25 to June 28.

Looking to the summer, for more cultured events look to the Luminato Festival - there's already a schedule of events posted over at the festival MySpace.

Brooklyn Vegan has tour dates for Toronto comedy troupe Kids In The Hall who are jumping on the reunion bandwagon for a series of live shows in the US and Canada. Things get underway on April 4 and culminate with a hometown show at Massey Hall in TOronto on June 5.

Thank God for Youtube and for someone posting the videos for PJ Harvey 's recent performance/interview on VH1 Jo Whiley's Inside Track(and no, still no news of any North American tour dates):

Video: PJ Harvey - "Grow Grow Grow" - VH1 Inside Track (3/21/08)
Video: PJ Harvey - "Interview" - VH1 Inside Track (3/21/08)
Video: PJ Harvey - "The Devil" - VH1 Inside Track (3/21/08)

Over The Top

If spring is still holding out on us, at least the Over The Top Fest announcement gives us something to look forward to. As previously announced, the local indie music festival takes place April 30-May 4, 2008. The official band line-up announcement was made over at Stille Post yesterday(and you can also check out Chartattack's story on it which is a little easier on the eyes) and there's a number of artists that should pique one's interest. Most interestingly to me, The Inbreds' Mike O'Neil has a new act The Beginners that I'd like to check out especially if it is anything along the lines of his solo material or The Inbreds. Legendary-in-some-circles like Hamilton's Simply Saucer or psychedelic electronic duo Silver Apples are bands I'd like to check out for sheer curiosity, Silver Apples in particular for having read their name in print numerous times in reference to modern acts(like Stereolab) they'd influenced.

UK/French combo The Teenagers return to Toronto for a show at Anti on May 1st. Coincidentally I caught their music video for their song "Starlett Johansson" on The Wedge the other night and was taken by the song's almost perfect blend of euro-cool and American indie slackerdom. The song has such a delicious melody, that I can almost forgive them for their band name.

Video: The Teenagers - "Starlett Johansson" (music video)
MySpace: The Teenagers

During the month of April, Tranzac brings back Wombat Wednesdays with a weekly lineup of local indie acts to check out. Perhaps saving best for last, Snailhouse with Sandro Perri and Dan Goldman close out April with a show at the venue on Wednesday April 30. The full schedule is over at Stille Post.

We Are Wolves headline the Shit La Merde party at Sneaky Dee's on March 28, tickets $7.[more info over at Stille Post]

Indie-folkie Jeffrey Lewis has been added to the British Sea Power/The Rosebuds bill taking place at Lee's Palace on May 16. [via Ground Control Touring] Aversion has an interview with singer/guitarist Yan of British Sea Power.

Local indie rockers The Diableros have found a new organist - Craig Gloster(of Fjord Rowboat) has joined the crew, and Pete promises some shows in the near future. [from the band's MySpace blog]