Episode 39 is Cliking on four cylindars, Ember Swiftly.

[Joe Chisholm]

I know I will live to regret the pun in the subject line, but still, I  
don't erase it. 

   Like a dutiful parent I don’t like to go on about one show being  
(as my word-smith Virgo friends would say) more specialler – but some  
shows are just more fun to do.  Episode 39 is one of those.  I had a  
chance to see Lucas and the Cliks chicks at Canadian Music Week for  
the first time and Lucas and chatted after the set.  Being myspace  
pals for months it was a long awaited meeting for Lucas and I.  He had  
been stoked for some time about playing some Cliks tunes over the  
IndieCan airwaves. Lucas said “let’s do it, Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah, Oh  
Yeah!” and here we are.  You won’t want to stream this show – download  
it, this one’s a keeper.

   Lucas, Morgan, Nina and Jen of THE CLIKS are in the IndieCan house  
and giving the world a sneak peak from their April 24th release of  
their full length CD, “Snakehouse.”  Assuming you like what you hear,  
have your pen or keypad handy as we will be announcing some of the  
upcoming concert dates.  Western Canada - you get the first crack at  
the “Clik” tracks as April 10th to 16th will be the Winnipeg to  
Vancouver leg of the tour.  For you U.S.A. and U.K. listeners, you’ll  
want to consult their web site for dates and Toronto; you’ll have to  
wait until June 19th at the Amphitheatre as part of the “True Colors  
Tour.”  Sounds a little Cyndy Lauper doesn’t it?  Well rumour has it;  
there will be a little Debbie Harry and The Dresden Dolls action with  
this tour, too.

   Also on this weeks show, another sneak peak:  We’ll hear a track  
from Lye’s April 10th DVD release from the concert shot at The Opera  
House.  The Ride Theory gives us our Hamilton connection, Hurricane  
Cletus checks in from Saskatchewan, from Halifax, we have next weeks  
“live at IndieCan” guests, Down With The Butterfly and for those of  
you like to play “connect the dots” you can figure out how Galore was  
a natural fit of this show.  We spin another great tune from The  
U.K.’s The Buck Brothers who after Canadian Music Week, found time to  
entertain us with about six shows in Ontario and Quebec before heading  
back to Greenwich time.  

   Our industry insider was at the CMW Indies to receive an Indie  
Award on March 7th.  While the rest of us attended panels about “the  
new DIY” and “how to make a living in the music business in this  
shifting paradigm” Ember Swift and her band left to give performances  
in the 810 and the 613 area code before her sold out show Sunday March  
11th at Hugh’s Room back here in 416.  Now I am not taking anything  
away from the Canadian Music Week pontificators, but here’s how a  
pragmatist like myself sees things:  After paying $15 a ticket and the  
cost of Hugh-Room-feeding, Toronto music fans patiently endured the  
merch-table log jam after Ember’s show to buy one or some of the nine  
indie CDs released since 1996.  So, if you want to know how to make a  
full time living and support a band in this day and age, I humbly  
suggest to you, that Ms. Swift is the authority to go to.  Assuming  
you already know that you should write clever songs and give  
breath-taking performances, Ember will tell you the rest in Episode 39  
of The Toronto Indie Scene.

   Oh dear, I have started typing and I just can’t stop, meaning A)  
There was so much to share with you, B) This is a very busy time in  
the Toronto Indie Scene, or C) I didn’t take the time to edit my  
“verbosiage.”  That said, I will quickly add that this week you also  
see a reviews of The Skylar Entertainment Showcase March 22nd at the  
Elmo and Eden Ant’s sell out EP release party March 23rd at the Riv  
with Spiral Beach and others.  These reviews will be added early this  
week.

   Next week it is Down With The Butterfly “live at IndieCan” with  
Producer-engineer Laurence Currie in the house + we hear from Phil  
Klygo, CMW Festival Director and WeeWerk Records. czar.

   Keep the cards and mysace comments coming and be good to each other  
this week.
 
Happy Spring, 

   Team IndieCan

   http://www.indiecan.com the best music you've never heard
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