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Bidiniband Performs "Big Men Go Fast on the Water"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:45:28 -0500

Former Rheostatic and accomplished Canadian author Dave Bidini's latest project the Bidiniband just released their new record In the Rock Hall. ...Watch Now

John K. Samson Performs "When I Write My Masters Thesis"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:04:17 -0500

Weakerthans frontman John K. Samson definitely impressed with his latest solo effort Provincial, released last month. One of Canada's finest lyricists and all around literate guy, we were delighted to welcome Samson into the Exclaim! office for an acoustic solo session. ...Watch Now

Bidiniband Performs "I Want to Go to Yemen"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:01:43 -0500

The Rheostatics may be no more, but Bidiniband hasn't slowed down at all. Dave Bidini has been making a mark as an author, penning books about music and sports, but he's still making music too. His latest project, the aptly titled Bidiniband, just released their second album In The Rock Hall at the end of January and the group graciously performed a couple new tracks from said album for Exclaim! TV. ...Watch Now

John K. Samson Performs "Letter in Icelandic From the Ninette San"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Chris J. Godwin) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:29:10 -0500

Acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter John K. Samson stopped by Exclaim! TV to perform some material off his newest album; Provincial. The album dropped January 24th via Epitaph Records. ...Watch Now

Mala Live DJ Set in Toronto

editorial@exclaim.ca (Roberto Granados-Ocon) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:14:43 -0500

Mala is one of the most prolific and influential names in dubstep music. Starting his career in south London during the early 2000's in a duo called Digital Mystikz, Mala helped progress the young genre by incorporating new sounds and influences. Mala eventually went on to be one of the founders of DMZ, one of the most respected labels in dubstep. ...Watch Now

Bahamas Performs "Lost in the Light"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:58 -0500

Bahamas mastermind Afie Jurvanen recently made a visit to the Exclaim! lunchroom to perform a couple of new tracks from his upcoming album Barchords. ...Watch Now

Lake Forest Performs "Whispers"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Chris J. Godwin) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:09:27 -0500

Will Whitwham returns to Exclaim! TV performing another song from his solo project Lake Forest. Performing the very ambient and mood-setting "Whispers", the song can also be found on the upcoming debut album Silver Skies. You can also watch Whitwham perform "Escape the Moon" from his upcoming album, Silver Skies. ...Watch Now

Lake Forest Performs "Escape the Moon"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Chris J. Godwin) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:11:35 -0500

The Wilderness of Manitoba's Will Whitwham has taken some time for himself recently to work on his solo project, Lake Forest, and record the debut album Silver Skies. The album will be released on February 14 via Verite Records. ...Watch Now

Bahamas Performs "Caught Me Thinkin'"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:52:48 -0500

Toronto, ON-based musician Afie Jurvanen has garnered praise for his work with artists like Feist and Jason Collett, but he is now set to release his second solo album under the Bahamas moniker. The new record, entitled Barchords, is the follow up to his acclaimed 2009 debut Pink Strat and will be out February 7 via Universal/Republic. ...Watch Now

Los Campesinos! Perform "By Your Hand"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Chris J. Godwin) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:30:00 -0500

Exclaim! TV met up with Los Campesinos! last Sunday at Lees Palace, where the indie-popsters from Wales were playing for the second consecutive night. ...Watch Now

Said the Whale Perform "Lucky"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:35:48 -0500

Vancouver, BC indie-popsters Said the Whale are getting ready to release their follow-up LP to 2009's Islands Disappear. Fans got a taste of new material with the band's New Brighton EP in September, but will be glad to know that Little Mountain is ready to drop on March 6 via Hidden Pony/EMI. ...Watch Now

Los Campesinos! Perform "Songs About Your Girlfriend"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Chris J. Godwin) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:37:07 -0500

The seven-piece indie pop band Los Campesinos! came through Toronto this past weekend to play two nights at Lee's Palace in support of their fourth studio album Hello Sadness, released via Arts & Crafts. ...Watch Now

Said the Whale Perform "Lover/Friend"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Chris J. Godwin) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:47 -0500

2012 is looking to be a great year for the Juno award-winning indie rockers of Said the Whale. The Vancouver-based band will be releasing their third full-length endeavour, Little Mountain, March 6 via Hidden Pony/ EMI. They will also be releasing video counterparts for all 15 songs off their new album. You can check out the first video of the series February 7, right here at Exclaim!. ...Watch Now

The Knocks (Interview)

editorial@exclaim.ca (Chris J. Godwin) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:21:29 -0500

The New York City electronic music duo The Knocks may have gotten their name from irritated neighbours knocking on their door to tell them to turn the music down, but the Knocks have come along way since then. Having toured throughout North America and Europe, the band's success continues to grow and are considered one of the hottest producers right now. ...Watch Now

Vibonics Perform "Flop"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Chris J. Godwin) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:15:46 -0500

The rap-rock collective known as the Vibonics are a relatively new band to Canada's music scene, but a hardworking one with an inventive sound. Intertwining the aggressive flow of lead emcee Crossword with the prominent voice of singer Kubota, creating a very distinct and exciting sound. ...Watch Now

Vibonics Perform "blah blah blah"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:34:08 -0500

It is safe to say that Toronto is a city filled with incredibly talented musicians. Exclaim!TV is working hard to dig deep into the depths of the city to showcase those amazing artists. ...Watch Now

dirtymags Perform "Mainline"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:04:47 -0500

Toronto's dirtymags brought their melodic garage rock to the Bloor Ossington Folk Festival back in October and now you can check out another one of the band's performances above. ...Watch Now

Woolly Leaves Performs "Never Ending Song About Nothing" (BOFF)

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:13:12 -0500

Although fans of the Constantines may be saddened by the band's uncertain future, keyboardist Will Kidman has recently revived his Woolly Leaves solo project. ...Watch Now

dirtymags Perform "Endless Days" (BOFF)

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:52:12 -0500

The Saturday night of the first ever Bloor Ossington Folk Festival moved away from the quiet acoustics of the rest of the festival with a rowdy line-up at the Theatre of Human Health. Kicking off a set that featured METZ and the Cancer Bats, dirtymags's warmed up the crowds with their set of melodic garage rock. ...Watch Now

Woolly Leaves Performs "Big City" (BOFF)

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:38:42 -0500

Known to many as the keyboardist for Canadian greats the Constantines, Will Kidman recently revived his Woolly Leaves solo project. ...Watch Now

Slim Cessna's Auto Club Perform "This is How We Do Things in the Country""

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:00:00 -0500

Denver, CO gothabilly musicians Slim Cessna's Auto Club stopped by Cardinal Skate Co. when they were in Toronto recently and delivered a stripped-down rendition of "This is How We Do Things in the Country." ...Watch Now

Julie Doiron Performs "Last Night" (BOFF)

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:21:41 -0500

Julie Doiron may have come to prominence as part of Eric's Trip, but these days she's making the news by taking up a gig as a yoga instructor in Toronto. That doesn't mean she's slowed down at all on the music front, though. ...Watch Now

Ten Second Epic Perform "Life Times"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:35:17 -0500

Edmonton, AB pop-punksters Ten Second Epic recently stopped by Toronto's Cardinal Skate Co. to perform an intimate set for Exclaim! TV. Check out their acoustic performance of "Better Off" if you haven't already, and as promised, we've got another video of bandmates Andrew Usenik and Daniel Carriere's two man show. ...Watch Now

Slim Cessna's Auto Club Perform "No Doubt About It"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:08:16 -0500

Slim Cessna's Auto Club have been crafting their sound since the early 90s now, and the Colorado natives recently released Unentitled on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label. ...Watch Now

Ten Second Epic Perform "Better Off"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:53:59 -0500

Edmonton, AB alt-rockers Ten Second Epic recently performed an acoustic set for Exclaim! TV at neighbourhood skateboard shop Cardinal Skate Co. Andrew Usenik and Daniel Carriere treated us to a two-man, stripped down acoustic version of "Better Off," the title track from their latest album of the same name, which came out back in September on Blackbox Records. Check out the intimate, acoustic performance of "Better Off" below, and check back at Exclaim! TV soon for another video from Ten Second Epic. You can download the live acoustic performance of "Better Off" from the...Watch Now

Run With The Kittens Perform "Better When Planned"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:45:00 -0500

Run With the Kittens treated the patrons at Bloorcourt cafe Saving Gigi to a short set of mostly new and unreleased material, back in October. ...Watch Now

My Friend Peter Performs "Breaking Up With My Grandma"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:28:33 -0500

When the summer came to a close, the Exclaim! TV crew made some upgrades to how sessions were filmed and recorded. This performance by Toronto local, My Friend Peter marked the change, with upgrades to audio quality and a new philosophy on how performances should be shot. ...Watch Now

Watch The Pack A.D. Perform "8"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:16:34 -0500

In the middle of their cross Canada tour, The Pack A.D. paid a visit to the Exclaim! office to play a few songs off their latest album, Unpersons and wake up the neighbourhood. ...Watch Now

The Paint Movement Perform "Young Lights"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:54:30 -0500

With 2011 coming to a close, the Exclaim! TV crew went through the vaults looking for some extra performance footage. ...Watch Now

Bradleyboy Performs "Overpass"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:32:28 -0500

One-man blues band, Bradleyboy MacArthur, stopped by the Exclaim! office and treated the office to some suitcase-stompin' blues, and a brand new song! ...Watch Now

Josh Reichmann / DOPES Perform "Wildly Waiting"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:39:07 -0500

Seasoned Toronto, ON musician, Josh Reichmann, released his Exclaim! approved After Live album this summer and performed a couple of songs with his band, DOPES for Exclaim! TV. ...Watch Now

Bradleyboy Performs "Locomotive Dream"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:30:37 -0500

One-man blues band, Bradleyboy Mac Arthur, swung by the Exclaim! office in Toronto's Bloorcourt Village to perform a couple of songs in the meeting room. Equipped with only a suitcase bass drum, hi-hat stand and guitar, he managed to shake the building with his aggressive blues tunes. ...Watch Now

Little Girls Perform "White Night"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:30:29 -0500

Toronto based post-punk outfit Little Girls invited the Exclaim! TV crew to a rooftop located just outside the downtown core. With the temperature quickly dropping, the band managed to perform a couple songs with the Toronto condo-filled skyline in the background. ...Watch Now

Imaginary Cities Perform "Marry the Sea"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:00 -0500

Check out Marti Sarbit and Rusty Matyas of Imaginary Cities' live performance of "Marry the Sea" from their debut LP Temporary Resident, which was released earlier this fall via Hidden Pony ...Watch Now

Big John Bates Performs "Taste the Barrel"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:38:07 -0500

Vancouver's own Big John Bates stopped by the Cardinal Skate Co. shop to perform a couple of songs for the Exclaim! TV crew. Today the crew brings you the band's performance of "Taste the Barrel" from the yet-to-be released album Battered Bones, which is due out in early 2012. ...Watch Now

Imaginary Cities Perform "Hummingbird"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:12:43 -0500

Winnipeg-based pop outfit Imaginary Cities stopped by the Exclaim! Bloor Street office to perform "Hummingbird" from their debut LP Temporary Resident, which was released earlier this fall via Hidden Pony. ...Watch Now

Big John Bates Performs "Hellfire Remedy"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:25:16 -0500

Big John Bates brought his band and old school style to Cardinal Skate Co. in Toronto to perform "Hellfire Remedy" for Exclaim! TV. ...Watch Now

Dan Mangan Performs "Leaves, Trees, Forest"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Roberto Granados-Ocon) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:09:53 -0500

We have another exclusive video featuring Bucky Award winner for "Sexiest Artist," Dan Mangan. Watch Mangan's solo performance of "Leaves, Trees, Forest," which fills the lobby of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre with his booming baritone voice. ...Watch Now

Dan Mangan Performs "About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Roberto Granados-Ocon) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:17:31 -0500

Approaching the end of his lengthy Oh Fortune North American tour, Dan Mangan charmed audiences at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto. Before the show, we had the pleasure of recording a special performance just for Exclaim! TV viewers. ...Watch Now

Library Voices Perform "Be My Juliette Gréco, Paris 1949"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:48:57 -0500

Library Voices came by to perform "Generation Handclap" with their assortment of instruments including multiple guitars, a sax, and Amanda Scandrett holding her keyboard in one arm and jamming out with the other! ...Watch Now

Dr. Ozi Interview

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:51:01 -0500

With the rise of Dubstep and the bass culture scene in Toronto, along come Nix and Christian known simply as Dr. Ozi. The Toronto duo, who are part of the We Love Machines crew, have been been on the come up for quite some time now. ...Watch Now

Library Voices Perform "Generation Handclap"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:00 -0500

Indie-popsters Library Voices made a stop at Cardinal Skate Co. on Bloor West to perform a couple songs for Exclaim! TV before their evening gig in Toronto. The Saskatchewan based band performed "Generation Handclap" from their recent Exclaim!-approved full-length album, Summer of Lust, which was released earlier this year. ...Watch Now

Doug's Metal Zone with Cancer Bats

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:40:52 -0500

Heavy metal enthusiast and host of "Doug's Metal Zone," Doug, sits with Cancer Bats front-man Liam Cormier to talk about their upcoming Bat Sabbath Tour, which has the hardcore outfit covering Black Sabbath tunes all over Ontario this December. Watch the clip above to find out how little in common our host, Doug, has with Cormier, except for the love of Black Sabbath. ...Watch Now

METZ Perform "Wet Blanket" (BOFF)

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:54:01 -0500

Toronto-based noise punks METZ were slotted to play the Theatre of Human Health on Bloor Street earlier this fall, opening for the Cancer Bats as a part of the Bloor Ossington Folk Festival. Upon entering the theatre, attendees were hit with a wall of humidity and noise--the heat coming from over a hundred bodies packed into the windowless space in true punk fashion, and the noise coming courtesy of METZ. ...Watch Now

Tera Melos Perform "Aped" / "Trident Tail"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:51:58 -0500

In accordance with requests from fans, the Exclaim! TV crew brings you a second edit from Tera Melos' performance of "Aped" from their 2010 album Patagonian Rats. ...Watch Now

Eamon McGrath Performs "Machine Gun Cowboy" (BOFF)

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:38:18 -0500

Prolific songwriter and musician Eamon McGrath is originally from Edmonton, but has since relocated to Toronto, which means we were lucky enough to catch him performing at the inaugural Bloor Ossington Folk Festival last month. ...Watch Now

Forest City Lovers Perform "Tell Me, Cancer"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:00:00 -0500

Before Forest City Lovers set out on their Exclaim!-sponsored Western Canadian tour with Ox, Kat Burns visited the offices for an exclusive performance. The band is currently promoting their album Carriage, released last year, and Exclaim! was lucky enough to hear the indie-pop artist play a more sultry and smooth acoustic version of "Tell Me, Cancer." ...Watch Now

Eamon McGrath Performs "Rabid Dog" (BOFF)

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:50:09 -0500

Back in October, Toronto-based musician Eamon McGrath played a heated set at the first ever Bloor Ossington Folk Festival. ...Watch Now

Forest City Lovers Perform "Keep the Kids Inside"

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:08:52 -0500

Indie popsters Forest City Lovers, originally started in Whitby, Ontario by front woman Kat Burns, are currently on an Exclaim! sponsored tour with Ox (see tour dates below). Kat stopped by Exclaim! to play a few songs. Appropriate for a stormy day, Burns sang "Keep the Kids Inside" (rainy day version) from Carriage. ...Watch Now

Tera Melos Perform "Aped" and Get Interviewed

editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:08:54 -0500

Experimental rockers, Tera Melos, stopped by the Bloorcourt neighbourhood while they were in Toronto to treat us to a couple songs from their Exclaim!-approved 2010 album, Patagonian Rats. ...Watch Now