R3 Survival Guide to Rifflandia

Rifflandia kicks off this weekend in Victoria. With 7 venues offering shows all at the same time, we thought we'd plan your Rifflandia experience. Check out our picks for the Top 10 acts playing the festival, and our weekend guide.

More after the jump....

Top 10 Playlist

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Braids
These 2011 Polaris Short listers gave one of the best performances at this week's gala.
Broken Social Scene
Their second to last show before the supergroup takes an indefinite hiatus.
Bonjay
Made The New York Times for their SxSW street performance.
Young Rival
We expect big things for the band when their documentary is released in 2012.
Suuns
The Montreal rockers we one of the most played bands on Radio 3 in 2010.
The Pack A.D.
Their new album Unpersons has us salivating.
Hollerado
Hot sauce, nacho parties, and dates with your mayor. Good times guaranteed!
Library Voices
The Regina band is back in Vancouver with a great new album, Summer of Lust.
Michael Rault
His album Ma-Me-O is a ode to "Rock n' Soul." Expect a flood of imitators.
Rococode 
The Vancouver pop-rockers are championed by Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother, who produced their debut album "Guns, Sex, and Glory."

Weekend Guide after the jump:

Friday:
1:30: Dinosaur Bones (Royal Athletic Park)
2:40: The Cave Singers (Royal Athletic Park)
4:00: Ra Ra Riot (Royal Athletic Park)
4:45: The Besnard Lakes (Royal Athletic Park)
5:25: Mother Mother (Royal Athletic Park)
6:30: Jakarta (Royal Athletic Park)
7:10: Broken Social Scene (Royal Athletic Park)
9:30: Rococode (Metro Theatre)
10:30: Michael Rault (Phillips Brewery)
11:30: Malajube (Metro Theatre)
12:30: Matthew Barber (Wood Hall)

Saturday:
1:30: Vince Vaccaro (Royal Athletic Park)
2:40: Jets Overhead (Royal Athletic Park)
3:20: Library Voices (Royal Athletic Park)
4:45: Hollerado (Royal Athletic Park)
8:30: Beekeeper (Victoria Events Centre)
9:30: Olkena (Metro Theatre)
10:30: Suuns (Metro Theatre)
11:30: Bonjay (Metro Theatre)
12:30 : The Pack A.D (Metro Theatre)

Sunday:
1:30 Kuba Oms (Royal Athletic Park)
5:25 Daniel Wesley (Royal Athletic Park)
7:10: De La Soul (Royal Athletic Park)