blog post Music Notes: CFCF, Montag, Grimes, more!

Watch The Acorn’s NEW video for “Misplaced” (above)

Neil Young and Crazy Horse to perform together for the first time in 8 years, Feb 10, at the Los Angeles Convention Center for the MusicCares Person of the Year Gala, honouring Paul McCartney – Rolling Stone

Exclaim! to hold its 20^th anniversary party this Saturday night in Toronto at the Horseshoe Tavern, hosted by Vish Khanna; see the line-up!

Montreal Electro-Pop producer, Montag, announces a year-long digital single series called Phases, which will see a volume released on the last Tuesday of every month; hear the first single “New Design” – Exclaim!

Paper Bag Records to release CFCF’s new mini-album entitled Exercises, coming April 24; hear a new track – Exclaim!  

SPIN’s 5 Best New Artists for Feb: Grimes

Woods of Ypres’ album release party for Woods 5: Grey Skies and Electric Light, will be held April 5, in Toronto, with a memorial concert for founding member and former lead singer, David Gold, who was killed in a vehicle accident last December, to be held Saturday, April 7, more details TBA – Facebook

Hear a new Great Lake Swimmers song called “Les Champs De Progéniture” – AUX

Young Jeezy announces tour dates: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal – Exclaim!

Trying to stream music while travelling abroad? It’s not so easy – DMN

More cred when dead? Why reunion tours don’t live up to the reuniters’ past greatness – Grid TO

There’s a new currency in the music industry, but will it translate to real currency? DMN

DJs: need a computer language for scratching? Try the “Scratch Markup Language” – The Daily Swarm

Now’s the time to teach your toddler perfect pitch – Wired

RIP: Mike Kelley, 57, visual artist, member of Destroy All Monsters – Pitchfork