1 Oct 08
Busking for CHANGE
Join Raine on October 2nd for Busking for Change – a fundraiser throughout the streets of Toronto for War Child Canada.
Your change can change lives! All proceeds support child victims of war.
Watch this space for further location and schedule details.
If you can’t make it out, dig into your pockets and donate on-line.
warchild.ca/buskingforchange
Join us in our vision of a world where no child knows war
28 Sep 07
Raine Added to CASBY lineup in Toronto...
Toronto ON from Lorraine Zarb
102.1 the Edge, Canada's largest and most influential new rock station, is pleased to announce the addition of Raine Maida from Our Lady Peace to the 2007 CASBY Music Awards (Canadian Artists Selected By You) lineup. Maida will perform two acoustic songs from his debut solo album. The CASBYs take place on October 24 at the Kool Haus in Toronto and feature performances by CASBY nominees Sum 41, Matthew Good, Finger Eleven, ill Scarlett, The Operation M.D. and Attack in Black.
A member of the multi-platinum band Our Lady Peace and a political activist (Make Poverty History, War Child Canada), Maida will release his first full-length solo album The Hunter's Lullaby on Tuesday, November 13, fuelled by the first single Yellow Brick Road.
The CASBYs will be hosted by Alan Cross, program director of 102.1 the Edge, and creator, producer, writer and host of Corus Radio's nationally syndicated program The Ongoing History of New Music. The highly-rated program has been on the Edge for more than a decade and is the longest-running music documentary feature in the country.
CASBY performances will be broadcast live on 102.1 the Edge throughout the night but the only way to attend the show is to win tickets from the station. Representing the best in Canadian new rock, CASBY winners are chosen entirely by fans. Other 2007 nominees include: Tokyo Police Club, Billy Talent, Young Galaxy, The Tragically Hip and more. Fans can vote on
The CASBY Music Awards began in 1981 as an alternative to the Juno Awards and were originally called the U-Knows. Through initiatives like the CASBYs, as well as Edgefest and Bookie's Nu Music Night, 102.1 the Edge has earned a reputation as a major force in Canadian talent development, contributing to the commercial breakthrough of some of Canada's most influential artists, including the Barenaked Ladies, Sum 41, The Tragically Hip and Our Lady Peace.
26 Sep 07
A MESSAGE FROM RAINE...
On November 13th the lid will finally be ripped off this collection of music. i'm usually anxious before new songs are uncovered but i'm surprisingly calm as this release approaches. i actually cant wait for everyone to dig into the music. the handful of live shows i've done this past year helped me realize how important this solo record is. these are personal journals put to beats and chords in a way i'd yet to experiment with. the response so far helped fuel this creative urge and i thank you all for your positivity and support. see you on the road.
sincerely,
Raine
