Marco Polo is a Hip-Hop producer from Toronto, Canada. Marco Polo was a huge fan of Hip Hop music for a very long time, when he got to a certain point in his life where strictly being a fan wasn't enough anymore. He hooked up with some people in New York and moved to the
Woodhands is an electro-rock duo signed to the Paper Bag Records label. The band was formed in Montreal by Dan Werb (keytar, synths, vocals) and Paul Banwatt (drums, vocals) in 2007, but is currently based in Toronto. They are known for their sweaty and impulsive live shows and were mentioned as one of 5 bands to watch in 2008 by Exclaim! Magazine. Fellow Paper Bag artist Laura Barrett provides guest vocals on their debut full-length, Heart Attack.
Tearjerker is from Toronto. Their music is rich with dreamy guitars, thoughtful vocals, driving bass, and a mix of live and sampled drums. Tearjerker is Micah, Trevor, and Taylor. Their newest album Rare was released on November 15th, 2011. www.tearjerker.ca
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The Darcys will release their self-titled LP in the fall of 2011.
Management: Aaron Miller // aaron.miller@arts-crafts.ca
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Cuff the Duke is a Canadian band from Oshawa, Ontario, that has been active from 2001. They play a blend of traditional country and folk music with indie rock influences, and can be categorized as an alt-country group. The line-up of the band has evolved, with the consistent members thus far being Wayne Petti (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, bass) and Paul Lowman (bass, piano, backing vocals, fiddle, guitar, lap steel). Petti and Murray have also released solo albums.
* 2006 Songwriter of the Year - The International Greenman Review
* 2007 Ontario Council of Folk Festivals 'Songs From The Heart'
* 2007 Canadian Folk Music Award nominee - Best Songwriter
*2008 Mac Beattie Porcupine Award "I aim to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable"
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http://www.facebook.com/nightboxband Nightbox believe the invention of the drum kit has improved humanity's standard of living more dramatically than penicillin, sliced bread, and the wheel combined. The five band members have dedicated their life’s work to the primal bliss that rhythm brings, and their labours have consistently borne joyous, funky fruit. The five piece met in the halls of secondary school in Ireland...
Vacant Lot are an Oi! band from southern Ontario, Canada. Not to be confused with "THE Vacant Lot".
The band formed in 1995 in an attempt to put fun into the anarcho-punk movement. Original Loonies Tony Popkids (drums) and Chris Wheelchair (vocals, keyboards, kazoo; ex-drummer with Oi Polloi, Disorder, Riot/Clone and Dirt, among others) still continue with the band today, having recruited approximately 30 other band members over 10 years. The band was featured in the UK's Channel 4 documentary, Punx Picnic.
Bell Jar is a fantastic band from Cheltenham England.