Ladyfest has been going on for a few years now. For those of you support it and/or have attended the events over the last few years, it's more-than-fair to say that good times are usually had. Lauren Schreiber, who runs the recent and decent simple slew of shows called NO SHAME, is taking the Ladyfest helm this year and is also putting together Gentlemen's Fest: a benefit for Ladyfest - a fundraiser, if you will. It will be a two-night showcase of Toronto (and Guelph's) entertaining roster of bands. The schedule goes like so:

Over The Top Fest 2007 has come to an end: another year in the books, another year to remember. Japanther reigned the Mod Club stage, Daniel Johnson played to a sold-out crowd, a dance partied went long into the night at Sneaky Dee's, film/theatre/dance were new and successful additions, and above all, it was an enjoyable experience.

Over The Top Fest 2007 is half-way done. However, there's still more great music and theatre to be had! There will be a Saturday afternoon matinee and a film festival! Bands playing are the likes of Mt. Eerie, Bob Wiseman, The Phonemes, Genghis Tron, Arnold Dreyblatt & more. More info? Oh yes, click below!

Over The Top Fest 2007 treads into Night Two. With the weekend beginning, you can't NOT go to so many shows, with the weather being amazing 'n all. Some of the sweet performances to be had tonight are Flosstradamus, The Blankket, Japanther, The Meligrove Band, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Michael Gira & more. Can't forget the continuation of theatre material. Plus, a dance number! More info? Proceed below!

Over The Top Fest 2007 begins tomorrow, and there's a slew of shows to lead off the festivities. The fair share of the bands to see are The Hylozoists, Julie Doiron, DD/MM/YYYY, Page France, Five Blank Pages & more. Oh, and there's some theatre stuff, too. Have a look! Click below!

Cease-and-Desist cases have been mighty popular as of late. I might be exaggerating, but it's no lie that if you've had your ear to the ground within the local scene, you've known about acts being forced by the courts to change their names because of copyright infringement or just using the same name. Eric Warner's experimental noise-band, Dollarama, was told by the eastern Canadian shopping chain to cease-and-desist for using their name. Now, Warner is on the other side of the battle. However, this time, he's the one asking for someone to cease and desist. Who? The Canadian Football League.