It's time for our weekly Top Five Must See Live Gigs! We've combed the Canadian concert calendars and gig listings and have come up with 5 fantastic shows we feel you must see this weekend.
For fans of live shows, January is, by far, the slowest touring month of the year. Tours ramp up in February and explode in March. But... do you miss the live music in the winter? This brings us to our...
Poll Question of the Day:
DO YOU HIBERNATE FROM ATTENDING CONCERTS IN WINTER?
Yes or no? Let us know your thoughts by posting on our blog, or twitter @cbcradio3, and feel free to put a pic of your favourite live band shots in your profile pic today!
Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend
Fri/Sat Jan 27/28, In The Dead Of Winter Festival, Halifax NS. Already well under way since Wed, this yearly fest features Martha Wainwright, Jon McKiel, Whitehorse, Tanya Davis, Andrew Sisk and many others at venues throughout the city.
Fri/Sat Jan 27/28, Coldsnap Music Festival, Prince George BC. Another annual winter highlight, this year featuring Hey Ocean, Steve Dawson, CR Avery, Linda McRae and more.
Fri/Sat Jan 27/28, Tongue on the Post Folk Festival, Medicine Hat AB. Warm up with artists like David Myles, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, and other singer songwriters all weekend throughout the Hat!
Fri Jan 27, Rae Spoon, Toronto ON. Catch one of Canada's finest vocalists and most innovative electro pop musicians at the The Gladstone Hotel.
Sat Jan 28, The Arkells/The Darcys, Montreal QU. A power house double bill hits Le Petite Campus.
Did we miss anything? What are YOU doing this weekend?